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 video, Marilynne Robinson talks about her new book, Reading Genesis (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2024), a new interpretation and analysis of the book of Genesis, in a conversation with author Ayana Mathis for the LIVE From NYPL series.
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“There’s nobody left here now. Cows. Graves. Me. There’s not but a thousand acres of Bonaparte left between us.” In this virtual City Lights LIVE event, Ayana Mathis reads from her new novel, The Unsettled (Knopf, 2023), and speaks about finding her compass again after the success of her debut book and the need for quiet and privacy to develop characters in a conversation with author Angela Flournoy.
Tags: Fiction | Ayana Mathis | The Unsettled | Knopf | Angela Flournoy | City Lights Bookstore | City Lights Live | reading | conversation | novel | 2023