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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

  • Julie Salamon | An Innocent Bystander: The Killing of Leon Klinghoffer

    • Recorded Jul 16, 2019

    Exploring an astonishing range of genres and subject matter, Julie Salamon is the author of a score of novels, children’s books, and nonfiction books. Initially a longtime banking reporter and film critic for the Wall Street Journal , then a TV… more

    Author Events  Politics  History 

  • Andrew Shaffer | Hope Rides Again: An Obama Biden Mystery

    • Recorded Jul 15, 2019

    They’re back! In Andrew Shaffer’s sequel to the New York Times bestseller Hope Never Dies , the bromantic thriller that saw the former president and vice president tumble down a Delaware rabbit hole of conspiracy and murder, Obama and Biden are… more

    Author Events  Fiction  Humor 

  • Mary Pope Osborne | Magic Tree House: To the Future, Ben Franklin! with Natalie Pope Boyce

    • Recorded Jul 11, 2019

    Mary Pope Osborne is the prolific author of the beloved Magic Tree House series of children’s books. Featuring time-traveling brother and sister Jack and Annie, the wildly popular books have been translated into nearly three dozen languages and… more

    Author Events  Children  Fiction  Philadelphia  Philadelphia History  General Research  History 

  • Jennifer Weiner | Mrs. Everything

    • Recorded Jul 9, 2019 Explicit Content

    “One of the biggest names in popular fiction” ( USA Today ), Jennifer Weiner is the beloved number-one  New York Times  bestselling author of more than a dozen novels—including Good in Bed , All Fall Down , and In Her Shoes , which was made into… more

    Author Events  Fiction  Literature 

  • Rachel Louise Snyder | No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us

    • Recorded Jun 26, 2019

    The recipient of an Overseas Press Award for her contributions to This American Life , Rachel Louise Snyder is the author of No Visible Bruises . A “gut-wrenching” ( Esquire ) and intimate investigation into the scope and root causes of one of… more

    Author Events  Politics  Psychology  General Research  Social Science 

  • Elaine Welteroth | More Than Enough: Claiming Space for Who You Are (No Matter What They Say)

    • Recorded Jun 25, 2019

    In conversation with Rakia Reynolds , founder and CEO of Skai Blue Media The firebrand former editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue and the first African American ever to hold the post of beauty and health director in Condé Nast’s 107-year history,… more

    African American  Author Events  Biography & Autobiography   Body, Mind & Spirit  Psychology  Self-Help 

  • Jason Baumann | The Stonewall Reader with Mark Segal, Karla Jay and Joel Hall

    • Recorded Jun 20, 2019

    On the eve of the 50th anniversary of the riots that started the fight for American LGBTQ+ rights, The Stonewall Reader highlights some of the movement’s most iconic moments and figures in the years before and after those tumultuous events.… more

    African American  Author Events  Biography & Autobiography   Law  LGBTQ  Philadelphia History  General Research  Technology  History 

  • Frank Langfitt | The Shanghai Free Taxi: Journeys with the Hustlers and Rebels of the New China

    • Recorded Jun 19, 2019

    In conversation with Bill Marimow As NPR's Correspondent in Shanghai, Frank Langfitt created a free-taxi service where he offered rides in exchange for passenger's stories and candid conversation. He met a motley crew of characters whose lives he… more

    Author Events  Biography & Autobiography   Business & Economics  Politics  General Research  Automotive  History 

  • Esi Edugyan | Washington Black

    • Recorded Jun 18, 2019

    Esi Edugyan’s novel Half-Blood Blues , the story of a World War II–era mixed-race jazz band’s abducted star trumpeter, was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, among other honors. She is also the author of another novel, The Second Life of… more

    African American  Author Events  Fiction  Literature  Science 

  • Mark Kram Jr. | Smokin’ Joe: The Life of Joe Frazier

    • Recorded Jun 13, 2019

    In conversation with longtime radio host Steve Ross Mark Kram Jr. won the 2013 PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing for Like Any Normal Day , the tragic story of two brothers bonded but separated by a devastating sports injury. He formerly… more

    African American  Author Events  Biography & Autobiography   Philadelphia History  Sports & Recreation 

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20th & Vine - Backstage with Bill McKibben

This month we're featuring Bill McKibben, who recently visited the Free Library of Philadelphia to discuss his new book Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out. McKibben spoke to Laura Kovacs backstage about the differences regarding climate change since he wrote The End of Nature in 1989, and potential solutions to address the problem. 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 June 2019

  1. Rick Atkinson Rick Atkinson
  2. James Ellroy James Ellroy
  3. Jacob Shell Jacob Shell
  4. Nicole Dennis-Benn Nicole Dennis-Benn
  5. James Patterson James Patterson
  6. John Waters John Waters
  7. Mark Kram Jr. Mark Kram Jr.
  8. Esi Edugyan Esi Edugyan
  9. Frank Langfitt Frank Langfitt
  10. Trevor Noah Trevor Noah

Top 10 YouTube Videos June 2019

  1. Pete Buttigieg
  2. Slavoj Zizek
  3. Ta-Nehisi Coates
  4. Ben Macintyre
  5. James Ellroy
  6. Lamont "U-God" Hawkins
  7. Robert A. Caro
  8. Camille Paglia
  9. Timothy Snyder
  10. René Redzepi and David Zilber

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