Evenings with an Author

In the presence of NASA experts, explore space exploration: Artemis III, lunar science, and bridging the scientific knowledge gap.

Lou Stoppard, curator of “Exteriors—Annie Ernaux & Photography,” speaks with Lauren Collins about writing and seeing.

Prolific novelist and journalist Nick McDonell joins us at the Library for a conversation about his new memoir, Quiet Street.

Professional Philosophers Scott Hershovitz and Sarah Bakewell explore the big questions of life: the nature of goodness, the possibility of ethical living, and the meaning of being human.

Writer-in-Residence Stacy Schiff joins us at the Library for a conversation about biographical writing.

Ahead of the upcoming Jeux Olympiques in Paris this summer, climate advocate and sports researcher Madeleine Orr joins us to discuss the effects of climate change on the sporting world.

As we approach the 80th anniversary of D-Day, join Linda Hervieux and Raymond Kemp as they discuss the more than one million African American men and women who served in uniform during World War II.

The Library is delighted to welcome esteemed poets Catherine Barnett and Maureen McLane.

Join a special roundtable discussion of female creativity in interwar Paris, with experts on Joesphine Baker, Janet Flanner, Anaïs Nin, and more.

Who, really, was Shakespeare? Why do so many theories circulate about his identity? What happens when we challenge the widely-accepted image of the Bard?