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Library Talks

Library Talks

By: The New York Public Library
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 Feed your brain with the best live conversations from The New York Public Library. An eclectic mix of voices and perspectives, 'Library Talks' features your favorite writers and the ones you’ll love next. Politics & Government
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  • John B. King, Jr. with Lisette Nieves: Teacher by Teacher

    John B. King, Jr. with Lisette Nieves: Teacher by Teacher
    Jul 9 2025

    Former U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King, Jr talks to Lisette Nieves about his latest book, Teacher by Teacher.
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    43 mins
  • Kate Marvel and Friends, ‘Human Nature’

    Kate Marvel and Friends, ‘Human Nature’
    Jul 2 2025

    In this episode of Library Talks, author and climate scientist Kate Marvel explores her latest book, Human Nature, with David Wallace-Wells, Monica Youn, and Lauren Kurtz through talks, performances, and more

    Each chapter of Kate Marvel’s new book, Human Nature, employs a different emotion to explore the science and stories behind climate change. Kate Marvel shares some of the hope, heartbreak, and humor that she uses to help readers confront the questions about what future lies ahead and how we can help shape it.
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    56 mins
  • Stephanie Burt with Special Guests: Super Gay Poems: LGBTQIA+ Poetry after Stonewall

    Stephanie Burt with Special Guests: Super Gay Poems: LGBTQIA+ Poetry after Stonewall
    Jun 25 2025

    In this episode of Library Talks, poets and critics read from and discuss the new anthology, Super Gay Poems: LGBTQIA+ Poetry after Stonewall.

    In Super Gay Poems, Stephanie Burt curates a boundary-pushing anthology of 51 poems by LGBTQIA+ writers, tracing the evolution of queer poetry since the Stonewall Riots. From sonnets to shaped poems, elegies to joyful provocations, the collection features luminaries like Frank O’Hara and Audre Lorde alongside vital contemporary voices such as Chen Chen and The Cyborg Jillian Weise.
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    1 hr and 1 min
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