Podcast
The Free Library Podcast is an easy way to participate in the author events and lectures that take place at the Central Library. Visit Author Events to find upcoming events.
Recent Episodes
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Bernard-Henri Lévy | The Empire and the Five Kings: America’s Abdication and the Fate of the World
• Recorded Feb 14, 2019In conversation with Carlin Romano , Critic-at-Large, The Chronicle of Higher Education , former literary critic The Philadelphia Inquirer and author of America the Philosophical . “Perhaps the most prominent intellectual in France today” ( The… more
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Howard Schultz | From the Ground Up: My Journey to Reimagine the Promise of America
• Recorded Feb 13, 2019In conversation with William Kristol, founder and former editor-at-large of The Weekly Standard . The former chairman and CEO of Starbucks, Howard Schultz led the java giant from eleven cafes in the Seattle area to more than 28,000 locations… more
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Victor LaValle with Justina Ireland, Sam J. Miller, and Alice Sola Kim | A People's Future of the United States: Twenty-five Visionary Stories
• Recorded Feb 12, 2019 Explicit ContentAmidst a climate of division, tumult, and fear, what will the United States look like tomorrow? In A People’s Future of the United States , 25 diverse writers synthesize hopeful, cynical, prescient visions of a country shaped by struggle and… more
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Chris Wilson | The Master Plan: My Journey from Life in Prison to a Life of Purpose
• Recorded Feb 7, 2019In conversation with State Representative Jordan A. Harris Convicted of murder at 18 and sentenced to life in prison with no hope of release, Chris Wilson began to improve himself through study, physical fitness, and even started a business. For… more
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Feminista Jones | Reclaiming Our Space: How Black Feminists Are Changing the World from the Tweets to the Streets with DaMaris B. Hill | A Bound Woman is a Dangerous Thing
• Recorded Feb 5, 2019Social worker, public speaker, community activist, and blogger Feminista Jones is the author of the novel Push the Button and the poetry collection The Secret of Sugar Water . She was named one of the 100 Most Influential People in Philadelphia (… more
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Jane Brox | Silence: A Social History of One of the Least Understood Elements of Our Lives
• Recorded Jan 31, 2019Penning “nonfiction literature of a high and lasting order” ( Chicago Tribune ), Jane Brox is the author of, among other books, Five Thousand Days Like This One , a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award; Brilliant: The Evolution of… more
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Bridgett M. Davis | The World According to Fannie Davis: My Mother's Life in the Detroit Numbers
• Recorded Jan 29, 2019Bridgett M. Davis is the author of Into the Go-Slow , the acclaimed story of a young woman traveling from Detroit to Nigeria as she mourns the death of her sister, and Shifting Through Neutral , a finalist for the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award. She… more
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Dani Shapiro | Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love
• Recorded Jan 22, 2019In conversation with Beth Kephart , the award-winning author of twenty-four books, including Going Over , Handling the Truth: On the Writing of Memoir , and Flow: The Life and Times of Philadelphia’s Schuylkill River . Delivering “an… more
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Ha Jin | The Banished Immortal: A Life of Li Bai (Li Po)
• Recorded Jan 17, 2019In conversation with Carlin Romano , Critic-at-Large, The Chronicle of Higher Education , former literary critic The Philadelphia Inquirer and author of America the Philosophical . Celebrated internationally for a prolific, “achingly beautiful” (… more
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One Book, One Philadelphia Kickoff Event | Featuring Jesmyn Ward
• Recorded Jan 16, 2019One Book, One Philadelphia 2019 kicks off with a reading and conversation between Jesmyn Ward, author of the One Book featured selection Sing, Unburied, Sing, and WURD President/CEO Sara Lomax-Reese. Their talk will be followed by a… more
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20th & Vine - Backstage with Kristen Roupenian
This month we're featuring Kristen Roupenian, who recently visited the Free Library of Philadelphia to discuss her new short story collection You Know You Want This: "Cat Person" and Other Stories. Roupenian spoke to Laura Kovacs backstage about the mind blowing reception of "Cat Person" and the effect it has had on her life and her writing. 20th & Vine features behind-the-scenes conversations from the Free Library of Philadelphia's award-winning Author Events series. Subscribe now for more videos with your favorite authors.
Top 10 Podcast Episodes January 2019
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Kristen Roupenian
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One Book, One Philadelphia Kickoff
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Gregory B. Jaczko
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Mary Schmidt Campbell
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Ha Jin
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Dani Shapiro
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The Legacy of the Thirteenth Amendment
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Trevor Noah
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Yann Martel
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Andrew Delbanco