Toni Morrison discusses how her work—specifically in her novels Beloved and Jazz—examines the evolution of racial self-regard in African Americans.

Poet and social justice advocate Martín Espada discusses his then most recent collection, A Mayan Astronomer in Hell’s Kitchen.

Author Tayari Jones discusses her newest novel An American Marriage, an Oprah’s Book Club selection, as well her complex journey to literary success.

Barbara Kingsolver, author of bestselling the novel The Poisonwood Bible and Animal Dreams, discusses her then most recent novel Flight Behavior as well as her career up to that point.

In 1988, John Updike reads from various works, including poems and an essay, and discusses his then 35-year career in this rare recording.

Internationally recognized civil rights leader DeRay Mckesson joins Literary Arts in Portland to celebrate the publication of his book, On the Other Side of Freedom: The Case for Hope.

New York Times bestselling author Jill Lepore discusses the central ideas in her latest book, These Truths: A History of the United States.

David Wolman and Julian Smith discuss their book, Aloha Rodeo, which spotlights Hawaiian cowboys and a hidden gem from Western America’s history.

Poets Shayla Lawson, Stephanie Adams-Santos, and Jane Wong perform poems and discuss their work, from Literary Arts’s Poets on Broadway series.

Joan Didion reads from her book Political Fictions that focus on her experience observing and participating in the American political process.