All Author Q&As
Charlayne Hunter-Gault: 鈥業 want to tell the truth about our people鈥�Veteran journalist Charlayne Hunter-Gault talks about civil rights and her new book, 鈥淢y People: Five Decades of Writing About Black Lives.鈥�
US poet laureate Ada Lim贸n: 鈥楾hings can grow here, and I can grow here.鈥�Poetry helps us 鈥渨alk into the room of ourselves鈥� and reconsider who we are, says Ada Lim贸n, the new U.S. poet laureate.
In the story of women鈥檚 rights, diverse voices add depthIn a Q&A, historian Elisabeth Griffith talks about weaving together a narrative of the equal rights movement that is comprehensive and inclusive.聽
Solution for ideological division: Revising the Constitution?Courts have reduced complex discussions about constitutional rights into zero-sum conflicts, says Professor Jamal Greene.
Nina Totenberg on NPR, RBG, and a 50-year friendshipIn 鈥淒inners With Ruth,鈥� NPR legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg celebrates the enduring power of female friendships, including hers with RBG.聽
How the 1954 Brown decision still influences today鈥檚 teaching ranksWhat historical patterns have influenced the need for diverse teachers today? The author of a recent book addresses myths and solutions.
鈥楾he Case Against the Sexual Revolution鈥�: How feminism let women downHas the sexual revolution let women down? An author examines the gap between the rhetoric and the real world when it comes to valuing women.
Adapting to climate change will take cooperation. Gaia Vince is hopeful.Although the picture appears grim, 鈥渃ooperation is in our DNA,鈥� says the author of 鈥淣omad Century: How Climate Migration Will Reshape Our World.鈥澛�
鈥業 put the students first鈥�: A public school librarian on book bansAs some parents push book bans, scrutiny extends to school staff. Yet school librarians like Martha Hickson defend their responsibility to students.
How Sasha Alsberg stays true to herself in the romance genreSasha Alsberg, who has a half-million followers on social media, explains how she stays true to herself and how she wrote her novel 鈥淏reaking Time.鈥�
Giving Black women in pop music their due: Q&A with author of 鈥楽hine Bright鈥�Journalist and super fan Danyel Smith champions the role of Black women in pop music in 鈥淪hine Bright,鈥� which combines memoir with music history.聽
She overcame bias as a woman in science. Her memoir is testimony.Lindy Elkins-Tanton, lead scientist for NASA鈥檚 Psyche mission, describes challenges and successes in 鈥淎 Portrait of the Scientist as a Young Woman.鈥澛�
If 鈥榳ork is the new religion,鈥� does society lose out?Silicon Valley strives to meet workers鈥� every need. But what happens when employees get so ensconced in work that they disengage from outside life?聽
鈥楽tar-Spangled Banner鈥�: How its meaning changes with each generationAmerica鈥檚 national anthem forged a vision of unity. Today, says a musicologist, it can also highlight 鈥渨hether the country is living up to its ideals.鈥�
If dinosaurs hadn鈥檛 died out, humans might not be hereIn 鈥淭he Last Days of the Dinosaurs,鈥� Riley Black explains why they聽鈥漬eeded to step off the evolutionary stage鈥� so the age of mammals could appear.
More than fashion: Vogue鈥檚 Anna Wintour influences culture at largeVogue editor Anna Wintour鈥檚 cultural clout extends from Hollywood to Washington and beyond, says biographer Amy Odell in 鈥淎nna: The Biography.鈥�
鈥楾ake one more step鈥�: How curiosity can bridge political dividesM贸nica Guzm谩n, of Braver Angels, talks about her book, 鈥淚 Never Thought of It That Way,鈥� and shares her ideas on overcoming polarization.聽
鈥楬appiness is love.鈥� Decades of research yield a timeless truth.A new book takes the idea of happiness beyond self-help, and offers simple ideas we can all explore for deeper meaning.
Andrey Kurkov wrote about Ukrainians caught up in war. Now he is one.Author Andrey Kurkov, who鈥檚 sheltering in western Ukraine, answers questions about the situation in his country and about his new novel, 鈥淕rey Bees.鈥澛�
Why this author says free speech is needed now more than everFree speech has evolved over time, says Jacob Mchangama, author of 鈥淔ree Speech: A History From Socrates to Social Media鈥� 鈥� but its value hasn鈥檛.聽
