Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, award-winning author of Americanah and We Should All Be Feminists, discusses her journey as an author, from her childhood in Nigeria to the present-day.

Renowned playwright Terrence McNally discusses his career in theatre and the crucial artistic inspiration and support he received along the way.

Robert Bly—groundbreaking poet, editor, and translator—shares his poetry in this recording from 2006.

Diannely Antigua, Jericho Brown, and Malcolm Tariq discuss the power of poetry and the individual experience at the 2019 Portland Book Festival.

Bestselling author, New Yorker staffer, and renowned podcast producer, Malcolm Gladwell, discusses his latest book, Talking to Strangers.

Amor Towles discusses his celebrated second novel, A Gentleman in Moscow, with this lecture that explores the historical inspiration for the story and setting.

National Book Award-winning writer Ta-Nehisi Coates discusses his debut novel, The Water Dancer, in an onstage conversation with Renée Watson.

The Atlantic staff writer George Packer shares from and discusses his recent biography, Our Man: Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American Century.

Margaret Atwood, acclaimed novelist, poet, literary critic, and activist, in conversation with author and journalist Omar El Akkad.

Listen to highlights from select events at Portland’s 2019 Lit Crawl, featuring poetry and fiction readings shared by a collection of voices.