Talks & Entertainment

Melinda Gates

In Conversation with Patty Stonesifer

The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World highlights the unique obstacles women and girls are overcoming around the world, and comes at a crucial moment when the struggle for women’s voices to be heard is making headlines on a daily basis.

Robert Caro

In Conversation with Chuck Todd

From the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Power Broker and The Years of Lyndon Johnson comes Working, a vivid and candid look into the historian’s approach to research and writing.

Ani DiFranco

In Conversation with Lauren Onkey

In her memoir No Walls and the Recurring Dream, the singer-songwriter and social activist combines personal expression, the power of music, feminism, political activism, and storytelling.

Jill Biden

In Conversation with Tracy Pollan

Where the Light Enters offers a candid look into a beloved American family, from the pranks Jill played to keep everyone laughing to the traditions she formed that would carry them through tragedy.

José Andrés

In Conversation with Joe Yonan

The two-Michelin-starred and James Beard Award-winning chef and humanitarian brings his passion for food to Vegetables Unleashed, his first cookbook dedicated entirely to vegetables.

Admiral William H. McRaven

In Conversation with Jake Tapper

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Make Your Bed comes Sea Stories, a collection of stories of bravery and heroism from the four-star admiral’s 37-year-long career as a Navy SEAL and commander of all U.S. Special Operations Forces.

Terrible, Thanks for Asking LIVE

Hosted by “notable widow” Nora McInerny, the podcast features real stories of love, grief, and pain that are sometimes sad, sometimes funny, and always human. 

Jonathan Van Ness

In Conversation with Mara Keisling

Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love uncovers the pain and passion it took for the “Queer Eye” star to become the model of self-love and acceptance that he is today, revealing sides of himself that the public has never seen.

Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey

In Conversation with Bob Woodward

In She Said, Kantor and Twohey—awarded the Pulitzer Prize for their reporting of the Weinstein case—share the untold story of their investigation and its consequences for the #MeToo movement.

Ann Patchett

In The Dutch House, Patchett’s first novel since Commonwealth, she once again pushes against conventional notions of family to explore the intertwined lives of two siblings.