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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.

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Jesmyn Ward: Sing, Unburied, Sing
Two-time National Book Award-winner Jesmyn Ward joins us for a discussion of her most recent novel, Sing, Unburied, Sing, a profound Southern odyssey and searing chronicle of twenty-first-century America. Drawing on Morrison and Faulkner, The Odyssey and the Old Testament, Ward shows us life on the gulf coast of Mississippi for one American family, as they travel through the South. Ward is the author of the critically acclaimed titles Salvage the Bones and Men We Reaped, and editor of The Fire This Time. She will be joined in conversation with Lisa Lucas, Executive Director of the National Book Foundation.
Appel Salon | Kim Thuy
"When I write, in a way, I'm not doing reality justice. Reality is way beyond what we can imagine." —Kim Thuy

Kim Thuy discusses her latest novel, Vi, with Jessica Allen at the Toronto Reference Library.
Alastair Campbell interviews Caitlin Moran | British GQ
In print and in person, one voice in Britain's chattering classes talks louder, faster and with more clarity than any other. And yet, somehow remarkably, not a word goes to waste. Here, the journalist and author displays her verbal dexterity on cyber-ethics, pornography and the cults of Corbyn and Kardashian.
Hadley Freeman: "The Lessons We Learned from Eighties Movies"
If you think Ferris Bueller's Day Off is just a lighthearted comedy, author and journalist Hadley Freeman would like to have a word with you. Her encyclopedic knowledge of 80s films combines with a keen eye for cultural and political zeitgeist, to put a new perspective on much-loved classics. In this discussion about her book, "Life Moves Pretty Fast: The Lessons We Learned From 80s Movies", she explores the social commentary contained in these films, and compares that with the state of cinema (and TV) today. Oh, and you might want to block off time to rewatch some classic movies afterwards.
Pen Out Loud: Freedom, Power, and Rage
Join Black feminist, academic, author, and co-founder of the Crunk Feminist Collective Dr. Brittney Cooper, along with writer, activist, and editor Darnell L. Moore, as they break down the ways their work informs, challenges, and shapes our understanding of the current political situation. Following the tradition of black literary salons, our guests will interrogate each other’s work and engage in a lively discussion on the intersection of race and gender in their activism; the importance of translating theory into accessible ideas that inspire collective change; and how we can use our freedom, power, and rage to change the world.

Dr. Brittney Cooper writes a popular monthly column on race, gender and politics for Cosmopolitan, and is the author of Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower. A professor of Women’s and Gender Studies and Africana Studies at Rutgers University, she co-founded the Crunk Feminist Collective. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, Salon, Ebony.com, and The Root.com, among others.

Darnell L. Moore is an editor-at-large at CASSIUS (Urban One), a columnist at LogoTV.com and NewNextNow.com, and a contributor at Mic. He writes regularly for Ebony, Advocate, Vice, and Guardian. Moore is a writer-in-residence at the Center of African American Religion, Sexual Politics, and Social Justice at Columbia University, has taught at NYU, Rutgers, Fordham, and Vassar, and was trained at the Princeton Theological Seminary. He divides his time between Brooklyn and Atlanta.
A Celebration of Muriel Spark
A Celebration of Muriel Spark with Rivka Galhen, Joseph O'Neill, Gerald Howard and Joseph Kanon. A tribute reading to celebrate the centenary of Muriel Spark, "whose wit produced effects and insights only matched in contemporary fiction by the glittering jests of Nabokov," wrote Shirley Hazzard.
On Civil Society | Yanis Varoufakis: Has capitalism failed us?
"Money is a political construct, a construct of community, a construct of a society, that must be political. And if we do not control this, by definition, political force, because money is a force—it makes the world go round, as we know—if this political force it not controlled democratically, then we do not live in a democracy."

Yanis Varoufakis, the former Minister of Finance for Greece at the height of Europe's debt crisis, was at the Appel Salon as part of the TPL's #OnCivilSociety series, to talk about his new book "Talking to My Daughter About the Economy: A Brief History of Capitalism",

In conversation with Ana Serrano, Chair of the Open Democracy Project.
Ottessa Moshfegh | My Year of Rest and Relaxation
Ottessa Moshfesh sits down with Lena Dunham to discuss her novel.

Our narrator should be happy, right? She's young, beautiful,has a job at a happening art gallery,and lives in the upper east side in an apartment she pays for out of her inheritance. However, there are storm clouds hanging over her head, and not only because of the loss of her parents, or her toxic friendship with her friend Reva, or the way her investor boyfriend treats her. What else could be going on in her head? My Year of Rest and Relaxation gives us a view into this young woman's journey attempting to heal her alienated self through psychotherapy and pharmaceuticals, and the revelations she has about said alienation. This story is bold, compassionate and darkly humorous in a way that we have come to anticipate from Ottessa Moshfegh.
Life of a Poet: Matthew Zapruder
Washington Post Book World editor Ron Charles spoke with poet Matthew Zapruder about his career and the major events that have shaped his work.
Philip Pullman in conversation with Michael Sheen
Closing the show, an exclusive conversation between award-winning actor Michael Sheen and much-loved His Dark Materials author Philip Pullman.

Michael narrated the audiobook of Philip's latest novel La Belle Sauvage, the much-anticipated return to the world of Lyra and Oxford, which won 2017's Waterstones Book of the Year.
Rex Sorgatz: The Encyclopedia of Misinformation
Wading through propaganda and subterfuge in eclectic contexts, from science and religion, to comedy and law, Rex Sorgatz has explored it all. He has sifted through various conspiracy theories, the complex construct of internet and popular culture, and perplexing psychological phenomena, gathering them together in one humorous collection. His book covers deliriously diverse subjects including auto-tune, Chilean sea bass, false flag operations, kayfabe, laugh tracks, Rachel Dolezal, and more.

Rex Sorgatz is a writer and technologist based in NYC whose reflections on the intersection of media, technology and culture have appeared in New York Magazine, Wired, and Backchannel.
TimesTalks: Glenn Close and Meg Wolitzer
Join six-time Academy Award nominee Glenn Close and best-selling author Meg Wolitzer for a spirited conversation about the new film, “The Wife,” opening Aug. 17 and based on Wolitzer’s critically acclaimed novel of the same name. In it, Close plays a highly intelligent and striking beauty — the perfect wife — who has spent 40 years sacrificing her own identity, dreams and ambitions to fan the flames of her husband’s skyrocketing career, ignoring his excuses along the way. The duo will discuss womanhood, self-discovery, liberation and our attempts to make meaning of our lives with Parul Sehgal, book critic at The New York Times.
YA author panel: Social Justice Warriors – Redefining Youthful Rebellion
Each and every day is an opportunity for change. In this panel, YA authors Jacqueline Woodson (Brown Girl Dreaming), Jason Reynolds (Long Way Down), and Angie Thomas (The Hate U Give) join activist DeRay Mckesson (On the Other Side of Freedom: The Case for Hope) to explore social justice and positive representation in young adult lit, and how their work redefines our ideas about youth in the resistance. Moderated by author Kwame Alexander. Filmed at BookCon 2018.
2018 PEN World Voices Festival: Fighting Fake News
Journalists fight against the propagation of fake news while being accused of it themselves every day. Media luminaries Yamiche Alcindor, Peter Barbey, and William Kristol discuss how they do just that in a panel moderated by PEN America CEO, Suzanne Nossel.
Robin DiAngelo, Erin Trent Johnson + Aaron Morrison | White Fragility
Robin DiAngelo, author of the new book “White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism,” sits down with Community Equity Partners CEO Erin Trent Johnson and Mic Senior Writer Aaron Morrison to discuss one of the most daunting barriers to true racial equality.

In this groundbreaking and timely book, antiracist educator Robin DiAngelo deftly illuminates the phenomenon of "white fragility". Referring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt, and by behaviors including argumentation and silence. These behaviors, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent any meaningful cross-racial dialogue. In this in-depth exploration, DiAngelo explores how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what we can do to engage more constructively.

Robin DiAngelo received her PhD in Multicultural Education from the University of Washington in Seattle in 2004. She earned tenure at Westfield State University, where she has taught courses in Multicultural Teaching, Inter-group Dialogue Facilitation, Cultural Diversity & Social Justice, and Anti-Racist Education. Her work on White Fragility has been featured or cited in Salon, NPR, Slate, Alternet, the Atlantic, The New York Times, and The Seattle Times. For over 20 years, DiAngelo has been a consultant and trainer on issues of racial and social justice, working with a wide-range of organizations including private, non-profit, and governmental. She was recently appointed to co-design the City of Seattle’s Race and Social Justice Initiative Anti-Racism training (with Darlene Flynn).

Erin Trent Johnson is the CEO and principal coach, facilitator, and consultant for Community Equity Partners (CEP) and serves as the Senior Advisor for The Equity Lab. Erin works with organizations in the education, non-profit, government, and tech arenas that are committed to creating equitable and inclusive practices. Erin’s approach to coaching and leadership development helps organization leaders notice, name and disrupt systemic barriers to equity and inclusion within themselves and their organizations. As a coach and facilitator, Erin provides a dynamic learning experience for leaders that fosters personal and professional growth, transforms organizational culture and leads to community impact. Erin has nearly fifteen years of experience and leadership in education, community organizing and community development which has prepared her to support leaders in solving their own problems of equity and community building.

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