Poets & Writers Theater
Every day we share a new clip of interest to creative writers—author readings, book trailers, publishing panels, craft talks, and more. So grab some popcorn, filter the theater tags by keyword or genre, and explore our sizable archive of literary videos.
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In this event from the 2024 Atlantic Festival on the topic of books bans in the United States and the world, Atlantic staff writer Gal Beckerman moderates a discussion with Cindy Hohl, president of the American Library Association, and Victoria Scott-Miller, owner of Liberation Station Bookstore, as well as a discussion with Iranian American journalist and activist Masih Alinejad and author and activist Rania Mamoun.
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Lauren Groff discusses how she unpacks the history of British colonialism in America and reckons with the frontier narrative in her new novel, The Vaster Wilds (Riverhead Books, 2023), in this conversation with Atlantic managing editor Andrea Valdez held at the 2023 Atlantic Festival.
Tags: Fiction | Lauren Groff | The Vaster Wilds | Riverhead Books | Atlantic | Atlantic Festival | Andrea Valdez | interview | discussion | 2023