Library of America

Contemporary writers, literary critics, historians, and other scholars in readings, panel discussions, and other programs inspired by Library of America publications.

The Radical Imagination of Octavia E. Butler

The Radical Imagination of Octavia E. Butler
Reading Democracy in America Now

Reading Democracy in America Now
1925: The Scopes Trial, the Culture War, and Four American Masterpieces

1925: The Scopes Trial, the Culture War, and Four American Masterpieces
Four Hundred Years of Latino Poetry: A Panel Discussion

Four Hundred Years of Latino Poetry: A Panel Discussion
8. Why Log-Truck Drivers Rise Earlier Than Students of Zen

8. Why Log-Truck Drivers Rise Earlier Than Students of Zen
7. San Juan Ridge

7. San Juan Ridge
6. Straits of Malacca

6. Straits of Malacca
5. Journals & Notebooks

5. Journals & Notebooks
4. Dharma Bums

4. Dharma Bums
3. Sourdough Mountain Lookout

3. Sourdough Mountain Lookout
2. The San Francisco Scene

2. The San Francisco Scene
1. Bring in the Ax, the Rake, the Wood

1. Bring in the Ax, the Rake, the Wood
The Black Fantastic: The New Wave of Afrofuturist Fiction [EDITED]

The Black Fantastic: The New Wave of Afrofuturist Fiction [EDITED]
The Greatness of Sylvia Plath

The Greatness of Sylvia Plath
What Is Totalitarianism? Understanding Hannah Arendt Now

What Is Totalitarianism? Understanding Hannah Arendt Now
A Look Inside the Annotated Great Gatsby

A Look Inside the Annotated Great Gatsby
Francisco Aragón Reads “Nicaragua in a Voice”

Francisco Aragón Reads “Nicaragua in a Voice”
Latino Poetry: A Conversation and Performance at the Center for Brooklyn History

Latino Poetry: A Conversation and Performance at the Center for Brooklyn History
Javier Zamora Reads “Punctum / Image of an Intifada” by Carolina Ebeid

Javier Zamora Reads “Punctum / Image of an Intifada” by Carolina Ebeid
Javier Zamora Reads “El Salvador”

Javier Zamora Reads “El Salvador”
LOA at the Movies Discusses Intruder in the Dust (1949)

LOA at the Movies Discusses Intruder in the Dust (1949)