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Yascha Mounk: "The People vs. Democracy" | Talks at Google
Yascha Mounk is a writer, academic and public speaker known for his work on the rise of populism and the crisis of liberal democracy. He is a Lecturer on Government at Harvard University, a Senior Fellow at New America, a columnist at Slate, and the host of "The Good Fight" podcast.

Using his own original research and on-the-ground reporting from countries around the world, Mounk discusses the themes and highlights from his latest book, "The People vs. Democracy." He explains what is at risk if the current trends in America and Western Europe continue. For those unwilling to give up on either individual rights or the popular will, Mounk explains, there is little time to waste: this may be our last chance to save democracy.
Ken Bensinger, "Red Card"
Ken Bensinger, an investigative reporter for BuzzFeed News, talks about the U.S. government's case against FIFA and some of the organization's most powerful leaders.
Meg Wolitzer | Appel Salon
"...the world will whittle your daughter down, but a mother never should, and my mother never did. And I find that is feminism in action."—Meg Wolitzer

Meg Wolitzer in conversation with Nathalie Atkinson at the Toronto Reference Library.
Nomi Prins: Collusion
Author and journalist Nomi Prins shines a light on the dark conspiracies and unsavory connections within the halls of power along with journalist Rich Benjamin.

The 2008 financial crisis started a chain reaction that boosted the influence of central bankers and caused a massive shift in the world order. Central banks and institutions are overstepping the boundaries of their mandates and directing the flow of money without any restrictions. Meanwhile, the cozy relationship between private and central banking ensures boundless manipulation with government support.

Nomi Prins is a journalist, speaker, respected TV and radio commentator, and former Wall Street executive. The author of six books, including All the Presidents' Bankers, Other People's Money, and It Takes a Pillage, her writing has been featured in the New York Times, Fortune, Mother Jones, Guardian, and Nation, among others. She was a member of Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT) Federal Reserve Reform Advisory Council, and is on the advisory board of the whistle-blowing organization ExposeFacts.

Rich Benjamin is an American cultural critic, anthropologist, and author, best known for the non-fiction book Searching for Whitopia: An Improbable Journey to the Heart of White America.
Roxane Gay introduces Not That Bad
Cultural critic and New York Times best-selling author of Bad Feminist and Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body, Roxane Gay, shares a new anthology.

Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture collects original and previously published essays from established and up-and-coming writers, performers (including actors Ally Sheedy and Gabrielle Union), and critics that address what it means to live in a world where women have to measure the harassment, violence, and aggression they face, and where they are routinely second-guessed, blown off, discredited, gaslit, insulted, and bullied for speaking out. Searing and heartbreakingly candid, this provocative collection both reflects the world we live in and offers a call to arms insisting that not that bad must no longer be good enough.
Valeria Luiselli: Interpreters can help children from getting deported
Valeria Luiselli reads from her new book Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay in 40 Questions, about her experience interpreter in a federal immigration court in New York City.
Madeleine Albright: "Fascism: A Warning" | Talks at Google
In Fascism: A Warning, former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright draws on her experiences as a child in war-torn Europe and her distinguished career as a diplomat to provide a personal and urgent examination of Fascism in the twentieth century and how its legacy shapes today’s world. A Fascist, observes Madeleine Albright, “is someone who claims to speak for a whole nation or group, is utterly unconcerned with the rights of others, and is willing to use violence and whatever other means are necessary to achieve the goals he or she might have.”

Fascism, as she shows, not only endured through the twentieth century but now presents a more virulent threat to peace and justice than at any time since the end of World War II. The momentum toward democracy that swept the world when the Berlin Wall fell has gone into reverse. In many countries, economic, technological, and cultural factors are weakening the political center and empowering the extremes of right and left. Contemporary leaders such as Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un are employing many of the tactics used by Fascists in the 1920s and 30s.

Fascism: A Warning is a book for our times that is relevant to all times. Written by someone who has not only studied history but helped to shape it, this call to arms teaches us the lessons we must understand and the questions we must answer if we are to save ourselves from repeating the tragic errors of the past.
On the Future Prospects for Humanity, by Martin Rees
Humanity has reached a critical moment. Our world is unsettled and rapidly changing, and we face existential risks over the next century. Various prospects for the future—good and bad—are possible. Yet our approach to the future is characterized by short-term thinking, polarizing debates, alarmist rhetoric, and pessimism. In this short, exhilarating book, renowned scientist and bestselling author Martin Rees argues that humanity’s future depends on our taking a very different approach to thinking about and planning for tomorrow.
Reading Without Walls: Ilyasah Shabazz + Mahogany L. Browne
Writer and activist Ilyasah Shabazz, author of “Betty Before X,” and poet Mahogany L. Browne, author of “Black Girl Magic,” discuss their work with Princess Weekes of The Mary Sue. This conversation is presented in partnership with the Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group and the Reading Without Walls Challenge.

About Reading Without Walls: Former National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Gene Luen Yang calls us all to READ WITHOUT WALLS, exploring books about characters who look or live differently than you, topics you haven’t discovered, or formats that you haven’t tried. READING WITHOUT WALLS promotes diversity and opens readers’ eyes to new ideas and experiences. In this divided time in our nation’s history, READING WITHOUT WALLS is an inclusive way to spread appreciation and understanding for others — and to learn new and exciting things.

Reading Without Walls is happening now, and anyone can participate — teachers, librarians, book-sellers, and readers. Just find something new and different to read — and let books open up the world around you.

Join us as these writers share their work and discuss the importance of reading a diverse selection of stories.
Amber Tamblyn's "Any Man" Book Release and Conversation with Jodi Kantor
An empowering and inspiring conversation with two trailblazing voices of the #MeToo movement.

Amber Tamblyn, the Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated actor, director and founding member of Time’s Up, joins us for the launch of her debut novel, Any Man. Her book sheds crucial light on rape culture, the experience of trauma and the uplifting of victims and their stories. She talks with New York Times investigative reporter Jodi Kantor, who, with Megan Twohey, broke the Harvey Weinstein story. The event includes a galvanizing reading from Tamblyn’s novel and dialogue on this watershed moment of reckoning in our society and around the world.
Weike Wang | Chemistry
Author Weike Wang introduces her new novel “Chemistry” in conversation with writer and critic Maris Kreizman.

Facing a demanding academic curriculum, overbearing parental expectations, and a marriage proposal from her devoted partner, the unnamed narrator of “Chemistry” is facing pressure and scrutiny from all sides. But this overwhelming amount of pressure will launch our flawed and insightful chemist heroine into a path of self discovery and realization. Leaving the familiar plan for the future behind, she tries to find the balance of self sacrifice, true desire, and love in a two year journey that is sure to captivate modern readers.

Weike Wang is a graduate of Harvard University, where she earned her undergraduate degree in chemistry and her doctorate in public health. She received her MFA from Boston University. Her fiction has been published in or is forthcoming from Alaska Quarterly Review, Glimmer Train, The Journal, Ploughshares, Redivider, and SmokeLong Quarterly. She is a 2017 “5 Under 35” honoree of the National Book Foundation.

Maris Kreizman is the creator of Slaughterhouse 90210, a blog and book (Flatiron Books, 2015) that celebrates the intersection of literature and pop culture. She's a writer and critic, as well as a former book editor and, most recently, she was the editorial director of Book of the Month.
Appel Salon | Alan Hollinghurst
"London seemed almost physically to represent new possibilities...I had a very excited and strong sense that I was going to be a Londoner. And I think it quite quickly suggested itself as a subject to me."—Alan Hollinghurst

The Man Booker Prize-winner, Alan Hollinghurst, discusses his latest novel, The Sparsholt Affair with Dimitri Nasrallah.
Rachel Kushner | Appel Salon
"I think it's not good art to just sort of shove misery in people's faces."—Rachel Kushner

Rachel Kushner appeared at the Toronto Reference Library to discuss her book The Mars Room with Jessica Allen.
Peter Carey | Appel Salon | March 5, 2018
"The book really began when I thought about the redex trial and I looked at the old newsreel footage and it's extraordinary. The whole country is mad about a car race."—Peter Carey

Winner of the Booker Prize and Commonwealth Writers' Prize among others, Peter Care discusses his novel, A Long Way From Home.
Terrance Hayes + Mary Karr | American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin
Poets Terrance Hayes and Mary Karr celebrate the launch of Terrance Hayes' newest collection, “American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin.”

Terrance Hayes is the author of Lighthead, winner of the 2010 National Book Award and finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. His other books are “Wind In a Box,” “Hip Logic,” and “Muscular Music.” His honors include a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and a 2014 MacArthur Fellowship. “How To Be Drawn,” his most recent collection of poems, was a finalist for the 2015 National Book Award and received the 2016 NAACP Image Award for Poetry.

Mary Karr is a poet, essayist and memoirist. She rose to fame with the publication of her bestselling memoir "The Liars' Club." She is the Jesse Truesdell Peck Professor of English Literature at Syracuse University. Her latest book is "Tropic of Squalor: Poems," out in May from Harper.

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