Talks & Entertainment

Janelle Monáe and Collaborating Writer Alaya Dawn Johnson

In Conversation with Kimberly Drew

From groundbreaking musician, actor, fashion icon and futurist Janelle Monáe and an outstanding group of collaborators comes The Memory Librarian, a collection of short fiction, bringing to the written page the rebellious and Afrofuturistic world of Monáe’s critically acclaimed album, Dirty Computer.

Randy Rainbow

Playing With Myself Book Tour

In his memoir Playing with Myself, the viral sensation and three-time Emmy-nominated musical comedian takes readers through his life—the highs, the lows, the lipstick, the pink glasses, and the show tunes.

CANCELED: Jennifer Grey

In Conversation with Sarah L. Kaufman

Best known for her iconic, Golden Globe-nominated portrayal of Baby in the beloved classic Dirty Dancing, Jennifer Grey offers a deeply candid and refreshingly spirited memoir of identity lost and found in Out of the Corner. Get ready to have the time of your life!

CANCELED: Jeff Nussbaum

In Conversation with Jonathan Karl

In Undelivered: The Never-Heard Speeches that Would Have Rewritten History, Jeff Nussbaum—who most recently served as a special assistant and senior speechwriter to President Biden—presents the most notable speeches that were never delivered, from Dwight Eisenhower’s apology for a D-Day failure to Richard Nixon’s refusal to resign the presidency, and even Hillary Clinton’s acceptance for a 2016 victory—the latter never seen until now.

Kwame Onwuachi

In Conversation with Nina Oduro

In his first cookbook, My America: Recipes from a Young Black Chef, the acclaimed author of Notes from a Young Black Chef shares over 125 dishes showcasing the true diversity of American food.

NEW VENUE: Emma Straub

In Conversation with Jennifer Close

The New York Times bestselling author of The Vacationers and All Adults Here returns with This Time Tomorrow, a moving father-daughter story and whimsical twist on time travel asking an age-old question: what would you do differently as your teenage self?

Jhumpa Lahiri

In Conversation with Nicoletta Pireddu

In Translating Myself and Others, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author reflects on her emerging identity as a translator and bilingual writer in a collection of candid and disarmingly personal essays.

Rebecca Soffer

In Conversation with Hanna Rosin

In The Modern Loss Handbook: An Interactive Guide to Moving Through Grief and Building Your Resilience, the Modern Loss cofounder offers candid, practical, and witty advice for confronting a future without your person, honoring their memory, dealing with trigger days, managing your professional life, and navigating new and existing relationships.

Dan Pfeiffer and Jen Psaki: Battling the Big Lie

In Battling The Big Lie: How Fox, Facebook, and the MAGA Media Are Destroying America, the “Pod Save America” co-host dissects how the right-wing built a massive, billionaire-funded disinformation machine powerful enough to bend reality and nearly steal the 2020 election.

Eric Holder

In Conversation with Michele Norris

In Our Unfinished March: The Violent Past and Imperiled Future of the Vote—A History, a Crisis, a Plan, the former U.S. Attorney General, civil rights leader, and chairman of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee presents a chronicle of the brutal, bloody, and at times hopeful history of the vote; a frontlines account of how opponents are fighting to take it away; and a powerful playbook for how we can save our democracy before it’s too late.