Author Talks

Speculative writers Olga Ravn, Juhani Karila, and Maru Ayase discuss writing innovative fiction in translation.Read More ›

The author of "How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures" stops by Hudson Park Library to discuss how writing can challenge categories and break boundaries.Read More ›

Talking Books: Asian American Authors in Conversation series, in collaboration with AAWW and Yu and Me Books, presents the paperback book launch of Ava Chin’s Mott Street: a Chinese American Family's Story of Exclusion and Homecoming.Read More ›

Join us online to discuss The Downstairs Girl with Stacey Lee, part of NYPL's Teen Banned Book Club.Read More ›

Join Stephen Graham Jones for a live conversation about his book My Heart is a Chainsaw as part of NYPL's World Literature Festival followed by a special musical performance from Frank Waln.Read More ›

Author and journalist Zahra Hankir joins us to discuss her new book, Eyeliner: A Cultural History.Read More ›

Author Caoilinn Hughes joins us to discuss her new novel, The Alternatives, with fellow author Brandon Taylor.Read More ›

Author Chris Payne joins us to discuss his book, Where Are Your Boys Tonight? The Oral History of Emo's Mainstream Explosion 1999-2008, with writer Leslie Simon.Read More ›

Author Jasper Fforde joins us to discuss his new book Red Side Story.Read More ›

Join author Kamini Dandapani as she discusses her book Rajaraja Chola: King of Kings with Navina Haidar, art historian and curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Read More ›

Join Pelham Parkway-Van Nest Library,in discussion with author, Natalie Jenner, bestselling author of 'The Jane Austen Society" and "Bloomsbury Girls", as she talks about her latest book, "Every Time We Say Goodbye".Read More ›