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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Kevin Hearne | Besieged with Chuck Wendig | Star Wars: The Aftermath Trilogy and Fran Wilde | Updraft
• Recorded Jul 14, 2017In conversation with Dena Heilik, Department Head of Philbrick Hall, the fiction department of the Central Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia. Kevin Hearne is the author of the New York Times bestselling Iron Druid Chronicles, the… more
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Zinzi Clemmons | What We Lose
• Recorded Jul 13, 2017A cofounder and former publisher of Apogee Journal and a contributing editor for Literary Hub , Zinzi Clemmons has had work published in a variety of literary magazines, including Zoetrope: All Story, The Paris Review Daily , and Transition .… more
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Mark Bowden | Hue 1968: A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam
• Recorded Jul 11, 2017In conversation with Bill Marimow, editor at large, The Philadelphia Inquirer “One of the most intense, visceral” ( Philadelphia Inquirer ) writers of our time, Mark Bowden is a national correspondent for The Atlantic and Vanity Fair and is the… more
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Harvey Sachs | Toscanini: Musician of Conscience
• Recorded Jun 27, 2017Music historian Harvey Sachs’s many books include The Ninth: Beethoven and the World in 1824 , a biography of Arthur Rubenstein, and two collections of essays on musical subjects. He has written for dozens of newspapers, magazines, and literary… more
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Douglas Brunt | Trophy Son in conversation with Megyn Kelly
• Recorded Jun 26, 2017In conversation with Megyn Kelly, host of Sunday Night with Megyn Kelly Ghosts of Manhattan , Douglas Brunt’s New York Times bestselling debut novel about a flawed but highflying Bear Stearns bond trader, took “a smart shot at the absurdity of… more
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Richard Russo | Everybody’s Fool and Trajectory
• Recorded Jun 20, 2017Winner of the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for his novel Empire Falls , Richard Russo is acclaimed for capturing the “foolishness of this lonely world, but also the humor, friendship and love that abide” ( San Francisco Chronicle ). His many other novels… more
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David Baron | American Eclipse: A Nation's Epic Race to Catch the Shadow of the Moon and Win the Glory of the World
• Recorded Jun 15, 2017As NPR’s science correspondent, David Baron received awards from the National Academy of Sciences, the American Medical Association, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, among many other organizations. He is the author of… more
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Patricia Lockwood | Priestdaddy: A Memoir
• Recorded Jun 13, 2017Patricia Lockwood, “The Poet Laureate of Twitter” (unofficial), is the author of 2014’s groundbreaking Motherland Fatherland Homelandsexuals , a book of obscene, angry, funny verse that “is unforgettable, literally: once read, it cannot be… more
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Yaa Gyasi | Homegoing with Kei Miller | Augustown
• Recorded Jun 8, 2017Yaa Gyasi’s breakout debut novel Homegoing , a multigenerational tale that “brims with compassion” ( NPR Books ), follows two half-sisters on opposite sides of the 18th-century Ghanaian slave trade and their descendants. It was a New York Times… more
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Janet Benton | Lilli de Jong
• Recorded Jun 5, 2017In conversation with Sam Katz, civic entrepreneur and executive producer of History Making Productions. Janet Benton’s writing has appeared in some of America’s most prestigious periodicals and literary journals, including The New York Times, The… more
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20th & Vine - Backstage with Sherman Alexie
This month we're featuring Sherman Alexie who speaks with Laura Kovacs backstage at the Free Library of Philadelphia during his book tour for You Don't Have To Say You Love Me, his searing and soaring 2017 memoir. 20th & Vine is 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 June 2017
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Joshua Ferris with Jim Shepard
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Dr. Willie Parker
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China Miéville
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David Baron
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Richard Russo
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Thomas E. Ricks
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William Hogeland
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Patricia Lockwood
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Dennis Lehane
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Yaa Gyasi with Kei Miller