At the Library

By Louisville Free Public Library

Explore the world of literature and ideas with the Louisville Free Public Library's “At the Library” podcast. Join us for engaging conversations with bestselling authors and subject matter experts as ... more

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The podcast currently has 57 episodes available.

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January 23, 2024 Honorée Fanonne Jeffers: Acclaimed poet, essayist, and novelist
Acclaimed poet, essayist, and novelist Honorée Fanonne Jeffers visited LFPL's Main Library to discuss her bestselling novel, The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois, which won the National Book Critics Circle Award in Fiction, was longlisted for the National Book Award in Fiction, and was included in “Ten Best Books of 2021” by The New York Times and The Washington Post.
Jeffers is the recipient of the 2023 Spalding Prize for the Promotion of Peace and Justice in Literature for her much lauded debut.
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1h 14min
January 16, 2024 Adam Rubin: NYT bestselling children's author
Adam Rubin, the #1 New York Times bestselling children’s author of Dragons Love Tacos, The Ice Cream Machine, and the new book, The Human Kaboom.
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26min
January 09, 2024 Natalie Hodges, Author and Violinist
In her acclaimed memoir, Uncommon Measure: A Journey Through Music, Performance, and the Science of Time,
debut author and violinist Natalie Hodges explores the science of time and consciousness through the lens of her own experiences.
A young Korean American and an aspiring concert solo violinist, she was forced to give up her dream due to performance anxiety. Anchoring her story with illuminating research in neuroscience and quantum physics, Hodges traces her own passage through
difficult family dynamics, prejudice, and enormous personal expectations to come to terms with the meaning of a life re-imagined.
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1h 13min
January 02, 2024 Leah Rothstein - Just Action: How to Challenge Segregation Enacted Under the Color of Law
Housing policy expert and author Leah Rothstein visited
the Main Library on Wednesday, October 25, for a discussion of her new
book, Just Action:
How to Challenge Segregation Enacted Under the Color of Law,
co-written with her father Richard Rothstein. The book is a follow-up to her
father’s bestseller, The
Color of Law, which examined institutionally-created segregation in
America. Just Action lays
out ways our society can undo this institutional segregation—including housing
reform.
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1h 6min
October 24, 2023 Jermaine Fowler: "The Humanity Archive"
Join local author Jermaine Fowler, host of the top-rated history
podcast, "The Humanity Archive", for the launch of his new book of the
same name. This sweeping survey of Black history challenges dominant
perspectives and goes outside the textbooks to reveal America’s hidden
history.
Presented in partnership with Carmichael’s Bookstore.
#blackhistory #thehumanityarchive #podcast

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58min
October 17, 2023 Steven Rowley: "The Celebrants"
For lovers of The Big Chill and Four Weddings and a Funeral, Rowley’s latest book, The Celebrants, explores and celebrates decades-long friendships with a deeply honest tribute to the growing pains of selfhood and the people who keep us going.

NY Times bestselling author Steven Rowley is the New York Times bestselling author of Lily and the Octopus, a Washington Post Notable Book of 2016, The Editor, named by NPR as one of the Best Books of 2019, The Guncle, a Goodreads Choice Awards finalist for 2021 Novel of the Year and winner of The 22nd Thurber Prize for American Humor, and The Celebrants, a TODAY Show Read With Jenna Book Club pick.

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1h 1min
October 10, 2023 Celeste Ng
Celeste Ng is the New York Times bestselling author of two novels, Everything I Never Told You and Little Fires Everywhere. Just released in paperback, Little Fires Everywhere was Amazon's #2 best book and best fiction book of 2017, and was named a best book of the year by over 25 publications. This complex suburban saga was a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick and is currently being adapted for an eight-episode series on Hulu, starring Witherspoon and Kerry Washington.

Join Celeste Ng, in conversation with Anne Bogel—author and creator of the popular Modern Mrs.
Darcy blog and “What Should I Read Next” podcast—for a discussion of Ms. Ng’s work and followed by Q&A. This talk was presented by Carmichael's Bookstore.
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1h 14min

FAQs about At the Library:

How many episodes does At the Library have?

The podcast currently has 57 episodes available.