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How Judy Collins Conquered Her Cravings Aug 08, 2017

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Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, and best-selling author Judy Collins came to the Library back in February, to celebrate the publication of her most recent book, Cravings. "As an active, working alcoholic with an eating disorder," she writes, "I yearned for serenity and was tormented for much of my life by longings, addictions, and painful crises over food: bingeing, bulimia, weight loss and gain." Collins spoke with William Kelly, who is NYPL's Andrew W. Mellon Director of the Research Libraries.

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Lynn Nottage & Sweat Aug 01, 2017

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The Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright was joined in May by members of the Broadway cast of Sweat to talk about the play and the issues behind it at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.

Immigrant Stories—Min Jin Lee with Simon Winchester Jul 25, 2017

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Best-selling novelist Min Jin Lee on her latest book, the ups and downs of her career, the history of Koreans in Japan, and the treatment of Asians in America.

Phillip Glass, Words Without Music Jul 18, 2017

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Philip Glass is a giant of twentieth-century American music, arguably of the most influential composers of his time. He spoke with LIVE from the NYPL's Paul Holdengräber last June about his memoir "Words Without Music." It is a riveting record of a life very well lived, and a fascinating conversation with a legendary artist.

Janet Mock, Surpassing Certainty Jul 11, 2017

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Writer, activist, and podcast host Janet Mock joins for a discussion of her second memoir, Surpassing Certainty. She's interviewed by Lisa Lucas, the Executive Director of the National Book Foundation. The two talked about everything from Mock's time in the publishing industry to her work in a Honolulu strip club, from spam recipes and Zara dresses to the influence of writers like Maya Angelou and Zora Neale Hurston.

Inside the Work and Mind of Nick Cave Jul 04, 2017

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One of contemporary art's most towering figures guides us through his astonishing new exhibition at MASS MoCA.

David Grann Jun 27, 2017

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In the 1920s, the Osage Indian nation in Oklahoma become oil millionaires after black gold was discovered under their land. Discover the stories of the mysterious that followed and one of the FBI's earliest investigations.

Tracy K. Smith, New U.S. Poet Laureate Jun 20, 2017

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Tracy K. Smith was named 22nd U.S. Poet Laureate last week. In 2016 she came by the Library to discuss her memoir, Ordinary Light.

Jelani Cobb, The Half-Life of Freedom (Part 2: Demagogues of American History) Jun 15, 2017

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This week, the second part of Jelani Cobb's lecture on politics, journalism, and history entitled "The Half-Life of Freedom: The Demagogues of American History."

Jelani Cobb, The Half-Life of Freedom (Part 1: The Media and Alternative Facts) Jun 13, 2017

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New Yorker staff writer and Columbia Journalism School professor Jelani Cobb delivers a lecture on politics, journalism, and history entitled "The Half-Life of Freedom." This episode is part 1: "The Media and Alternative Facts."

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