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The Vital CenterThe Legend of Murray Kempton, with Andrew HolterMurray Kempton (1917-97) was one of the greatest American journalists of the twentieth century. His career extended across seven decades, during which he produced somewhere around 11,000 columns, essays, and pamphlets, nearly all of them marked by his distinctive dry wit, insight, and stylistic elegance. He wrote about government and politics but also the civil rights movement (of which he was one of the earliest and most incisive white chroniclers) and a range of subjects that included jazz, sports, the arts, religion, history, and philosophy. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished Commentary in 1985 but was not widely known to...
2025-09-101h 17
New Books in BiographyAndrew Holter, ed., "Going Around: Selected Journalism / Murray Kempton" (Seven Stories Press, 2025)From 1949 until his death in 1997, Murray Kempton was a distinct presence in New York City journalism. Peddling around town on a three-speed bicycle wearing a three-piece suit, he wrote about everything from politics to jazz to the Mafia. His writing was eloquent, his perspective unique, and his moral judgements driven by a profound sympathy for losers, dissenters and underdogs. His best-known work was written for the New York Post, New York Newsday, and later the New York Review of Books.
Kempton could find a good story in a criminal trial or a bureaucratic report, and he peppered his...
2025-05-191h 02
New Books in JournalismAndrew Holter, ed., "Going Around: Selected Journalism / Murray Kempton" (Seven Stories Press, 2025)From 1949 until his death in 1997, Murray Kempton was a distinct presence in New York City journalism. Peddling around town on a three-speed bicycle wearing a three-piece suit, he wrote about everything from politics to jazz to the Mafia. His writing was eloquent, his perspective unique, and his moral judgements driven by a profound sympathy for losers, dissenters and underdogs. His best-known work was written for the New York Post, New York Newsday, and later the New York Review of Books.
Kempton could find a good story in a criminal trial or a bureaucratic report, and he peppered his...
2025-05-1859 min
Notes from America with Kai WrightWriter Darryl Pinckney on James Baldwin’s LoveIn the fourth episode of “Notes on a Native Son,” our guest is the writer and essayist Darryl Pinckney. His work has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Review of Books and The Village Voice. Most recently, he's been the recipient of a highly prestigious award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters for his contribution to American literature. Host Razia Iqbal meets up with Pinckney in Harlem, where James Baldwin grew up and eventually left in the 1940s. Pinckney lives there in a striking, sprawling house with the English poet James Fenton, and they...
2024-10-1229 min
Love & Philosophy#26: Saving Yourself by Being Yourself with the legendary Darryl PinckneySend a love messageNYC in the 1970s and the spatiotemporal transmissions of writing with Darryl Pinckney: Why do books and poetry matter so much and what is the real avant garde? Does anyone else feel nostalgic for literary movements?An enriching conversation with acclaimed writer Darryl Pinckney exploring the evolution of literature, poetry, and the arts in New York from the 1970s to the present day. Discover personal anecdotes and reflections on the legacies of influential figures like Elizabeth Hardwick and Robert Lowell, delve into the impact of historical and political events on the literary s...
2024-08-061h 19
Poured OverVinson Cunningham on GREAT EXPECTATIONSGreat Expectations by Vinson Cunningham is a clear-eyed, charming coming-of-age-story set in the world of power, money, and political campaigns. Cunningham joins us to talk about choosing the title for his book, the connections between art and identity, what it means to write about politics and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over. This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang. New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app. Featured Books (Episode): Great Expectations by Vinson Cunningham High Cotton by Darryl P...
2024-03-2855 min
Not All Propaganda Is ArtNot All Propaganda is Art 4: Propagande NoireIn 1956, Richard Wright spoke of islands of free men at the first Congress of Black Writers and Artists in Paris. James Baldwin critiqued the event for Encounter, the CIA’s propaganda magazine. We take a close listen to the original recordings.
Shownotes: Merve Fejzula and Cedric Tolliver both wrote about the 1956 Congrès des écrivains et artistes noirs. Darryl Pinckney wrote on Norman Mailer and Denis Leroux wrote on Antoine Bonnemaison.
Support ToE and get access to the incredible exclusive bonus companion series to Not All Propaganda is Art by subscribing at https://theoryofeverything.supercast.com...
2024-02-131h 01Benjamen Walker's Theory of EverythingNot All Propaganda is Art 4: Propagande NoireIn 1956, Richard Wright spoke of islands of free men at the first Congress of Black Writers and Artists in Paris. James Baldwin critiqued the event for Encounter, the CIA’s propaganda magazine. We take a close listen to the original recordings.
Shownotes: Merve Fejzula and Cedric Tolliver both wrote about the 1956 Congrès des écrivains et artistes noirs. Darryl Pinckney wrote on Norman Mailer and Denis Leroux wrote on Antoine Bonnemaison.
Support ToE and get access to the incredible exclusive bonus companion series to Not All Propaganda is Art by subscribing at https://theoryofeverything.supercast.com...
2024-02-131h 01
Free Black Thought PodcastEp. 34 - Bowen + Twyman, Ep. 3Episode 3 of our new series featuring FBT co-founder Michael David Cobb Bowen and author Winkfield Twyman Jr. Mike and Wink compare their respective imagined roles as King(s) of (black) History Month. "Mirrors on the ceilingThe pink champagne on iceAnd she said, "We are all just prisoners hereOf our own device"And in the master's chambersThey gathered for the feastThey stab it with their steely knivesBut they just can't kill the beast." ---- Hotel California lyr...
2024-02-011h 22
2 Bees in the TrapThe Ballot or the BulletThe midterm election is on November 8, 2022. The country, especially Black voters, has the power to contest the placement of 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 34 of the 100 seats in the Senate. In honor of Black History Month, we discuss the history of Black voter suppression and evaluate how Malcolm X’s 1964 speech, “The Ballot or the Bullet'' still maintains significant relevance today and why the power of the Black vote is just as important now as it was then. What is black nationalism? Why has political efficacy been historically lower among Black voters? Why is Dr. Corne...
2024-01-2036 min
Critics at Large | The New YorkerThe Case for CriticismIn this episode of Critics at Large, the staff writers Vinson Cunningham, Naomi Fry, and Alexandra Schwartz turn their attention to the art—and purpose—of criticism itself. First, they revisit the work of Joan Acocella, a legendary practitioner of the craft who wrote for The New Yorker until her death, at age seventy-eight, earlier this month, applying her distinctive humor and evocative style to such diverse subjects as Mikhail Baryshnikov, the acclaimed dancer and choreographer, and the Wife of Bath, from Geoffrey Chaucer’s “Canterbury Tales.” Then the hosts reflect on their own formative influences and the role a critic c...
2024-01-1843 minCritics at Large | The New YorkerThe Case for CriticismIn this episode of Critics at Large, the staff writers Vinson Cunningham, Naomi Fry, and Alexandra Schwartz turn their attention to the art—and purpose—of criticism itself. First, they revisit the work of Joan Acocella, a legendary practitioner of the craft who wrote for The New Yorker until her death, at age seventy-eight, earlier this month, applying her distinctive humor and evocative style to such diverse subjects as Mikhail Baryshnikov, the acclaimed dancer and choreographer, and the Wife of Bath, from Geoffrey Chaucer’s “Canterbury Tales.” Then the hosts reflect on their own formative influences and the role a critic c...
2024-01-1843 min
Get Hooked On Into A Eye-Opening Full Audiobook While Cooking.Orlando by Virginia WoolfPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/730265to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Orlando
Author: Virginia Woolf
Narrator: Cori Samuel
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 8 hours 39 minutes
Release date: January 1, 2024
Genres: LGBTQ+
Publisher's Summary:
Orlando: A Biography is a novel by Virginia Woolf, first published on 11 October 1928. Inspired by the tumultuous family history of the aristocratic poet and novelist Vita Sackville-West, Woolf's lover and close friend, it is arguably one of her most popular novels; Orlando is a history of English literature in satiric form. The book describes the adventures of a poet who changes sex from man to woman and lives for...
2024-01-018h 39Savor An Riveting Full Audiobook And Elevate Your Mindset.Orlando by Virginia WoolfPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/730265to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Orlando
Author: Virginia Woolf
Narrator: Cori Samuel
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 8 hours 39 minutes
Release date: January 1, 2024
Genres: Classics
Publisher's Summary:
Orlando: A Biography is a novel by Virginia Woolf, first published on 11 October 1928. Inspired by the tumultuous family history of the aristocratic poet and novelist Vita Sackville-West, Woolf's lover and close friend, it is arguably one of her most popular novels; Orlando is a history of English literature in satiric form. The book describes the adventures of a poet who changes sex from man to woman and lives for...
2024-01-018h 39
One Bright BookEpisode #18: Map: Collected and Last Poems, by Wislawa SzymborskaJoin our hosts Rebecca, Frances, and Dorian as they discuss MAP: COLLECTED AND LAST POEMS by Wislawa Szymborska, and chat about their current reading. For our next episode, we will discuss MEMORIES OF A CATHOLIC GIRLHOOD by Mary McCarthy. We would love to have you read along with us, and listen in on our conversation coming to you in October or November, scheduling and consistency being our strong points. Want to support the show? Visit us at Bookshop.org or click on the links below and buy some books! ...
2023-10-131h 21
LARB Radio HourMary Gabriel's "Madonna: A Rebel Life"Journalist and author Mary Gabriel joins Eric and Medaya to talk about her latest book, Madonna: A Rebel Life. The massive, richly researched biography follows every detail of the superstar’s life: her Michigan roots, her debut amid New York’s heady underground scene, her film career, her London era, finally catching up with Madge in 2020. The book is also a history of the culture that shaped her, and which she shaped in her wake. Mary discusses writing the book, as well as Madonna’s breakthrough performances, the AIDS crisis and its legacy, sweeping changes in the music industry, and a...
2023-10-0654 min
LA Review of BooksMary Gabriel's "Madonna: A Rebel Life"Journalist and author Mary Gabriel joins Eric and Medaya to talk about her latest book, Madonna: A Rebel Life. The massive, richly researched biography follows every detail of the superstar’s life: her Michigan roots, her debut amid New York’s heady underground scene, her film career, her London era, finally catching up with Madge in 2020. The book is also a history of the culture that shaped her, and which she shaped in her wake. Mary discusses writing the book, as well as Madonna’s breakthrough performances, the AIDS crisis and its legacy, sweeping changes in the music industry, and a re-e...
2023-10-0654 min
kembang dangdutREAD [ePub] Come Back in September: A Literary Education on West Sixty-seventh Street, Manhattan by Darryl Pinckney READ [ePub] Come Back in September: A Literary Education on West Sixty-seventh Street, Manhattan by Darryl Pinckney Read Online Come Back in September: A Literary Education on West Sixty-seventh Street, Manhattan by Darryl Pinckney is a great book to read and that's why I recommend reading or downloading ebook Come Back in September: A Literary Education on West Sixty-seventh Street, Manhattan for free in any format with visit the link button below. **Read Book Here ==> https://sledrimateng.blogspot.com/59808575-come-back-in-september **Download Book Here ==> https://sledrimateng.blogspot.com/59808575-come-back-in-september Book Synopsis : Critic and...
2023-09-0100 min
kembang waruREAD [ePub] Come Back in September: A Literary Education on West Sixty-seventh Street, Manhattan by Darryl PinckneyREAD [ePub] Come Back in September: A Literary Education on West Sixty-seventh Street, Manhattan by Darryl Pinckney Read Online Come Back in September: A Literary Education on West Sixty-seventh Street, Manhattan by Darryl Pinckney is a great book to read and that's why I recommend reading or downloading ebook Come Back in September: A Literary Education on West Sixty-seventh Street, Manhattan for free in any format with visit the link button below. **Read Book Here ==> https://sledrimateng.blogspot.com/59808575-come-back-in-september **Download Book Here ==> https://sledrimateng.blogspot.com/59808575-come-back-in-september Book Synopsis : Critic and writer Darryl Pinckney recalls his friendship and apprenticeship...
2023-09-0110 min
kembang warlapREAD [ePub] Come Back in September: A Literary Education on West Sixty-seventh Street, Manhattan by Darryl Pinckney READ [ePub] Come Back in September: A Literary Education on West Sixty-seventh Street, Manhattan by Darryl Pinckney Read Online Come Back in September: A Literary Education on West Sixty-seventh Street, Manhattan by Darryl Pinckney is a great book to read and that's why I recommend reading or downloading ebook Come Back in September: A Literary Education on West Sixty-seventh Street, Manhattan for free in any format with visit the link button below. **Read Book Here ==> https://sledrimateng.blogspot.com/59808575-come-back-in-september **Download Book Here ==> https://sledrimateng.blogspot.com/59808575-come-back-in-september Book Synopsis : Critic and...
2023-09-0100 min
mangan nangkaread [epub] Black Deutschland by Darryl Pinckney read [epub] Black Deutschland by Darryl Pinckney Read Online Black Deutschland by Darryl Pinckney is a great book to read and that's why I recommend reading or downloading ebook Black Deutschland for free in any format with visit the link button below. **Read Book Here ==> https://sr-book-sudut.blogspot.com/25664520-black-deutschland **Download Book Here ==> https://sr-book-sudut.blogspot.com/25664520-black-deutschland Book Synopsis : An intoxicating, provocative novel of appetite, identity, and self-construction, Darryl Pinckney's Black Deutschland tells the story of an outsider, trapped between a painful past and a tenebrous future, in Europe's brightest and...
2023-09-0100 min
mangan kodokread [epub] Black Deutschland by Darryl Pinckney read [epub] Black Deutschland by Darryl Pinckney Read Online Black Deutschland by Darryl Pinckney is a great book to read and that's why I recommend reading or downloading ebook Black Deutschland for free in any format with visit the link button below. **Read Book Here ==> https://sr-book-sudut.blogspot.com/25664520-black-deutschland **Download Book Here ==> https://sr-book-sudut.blogspot.com/25664520-black-deutschland Book Synopsis : An intoxicating, provocative novel of appetite, identity, and self-construction, Darryl Pinckney's Black Deutschland tells the story of an outsider, trapped between a painful past and a tenebrous future, in Europe's brightest and...
2023-09-0110 min
mangan walangread [epub] Black Deutschland by Darryl Pinckneyread [epub] Black Deutschland by Darryl Pinckney Read Online Black Deutschland by Darryl Pinckney is a great book to read and that's why I recommend reading or downloading ebook Black Deutschland for free in any format with visit the link button below. **Read Book Here ==> https://sr-book-sudut.blogspot.com/25664520-black-deutschland **Download Book Here ==> https://sr-book-sudut.blogspot.com/25664520-black-deutschland Book Synopsis : An intoxicating, provocative novel of appetite, identity, and self-construction, Darryl Pinckney's Black Deutschland tells the story of an outsider, trapped between a painful past and a tenebrous future, in Europe's brightest and darkest city. Jed―young, gay, black, out of rehab and...
2023-09-0110 min
mangan betonread [epub] Black Deutschland by Darryl Pinckney read [epub] Black Deutschland by Darryl Pinckney Read Online Black Deutschland by Darryl Pinckney is a great book to read and that's why I recommend reading or downloading ebook Black Deutschland for free in any format with visit the link button below. **Read Book Here ==> https://sr-book-sudut.blogspot.com/25664520-black-deutschland **Download Book Here ==> https://sr-book-sudut.blogspot.com/25664520-black-deutschland Book Synopsis : An intoxicating, provocative novel of appetite, identity, and self-construction, Darryl Pinckney's Black Deutschland tells the story of an outsider, trapped between a painful past and a tenebrous future, in Europe's brightest and...
2023-09-0100 min
mangan betonread [epub] Black Deutschland by Darryl Pinckney read [epub] Black Deutschland by Darryl Pinckney Read Online Black Deutschland by Darryl Pinckney is a great book to read and that's why I recommend reading or downloading ebook Black Deutschland for free in any format with visit the link button below. **Read Book Here ==> https://sr-book-sudut.blogspot.com/25664520-black-deutschland **Download Book Here ==> https://sr-book-sudut.blogspot.com/25664520-black-deutschland Book Synopsis : An intoxicating, provocative novel of appetite, identity, and self-construction, Darryl Pinckney's Black Deutschland tells the story of an outsider, trapped between a painful past and a tenebrous future, in Europe's brightest and...
2023-09-0100 min
madmoiZelle en audio (replays, interviews)« Mary said what she said » : quand Isabelle Huppert devient Reine d'EcossePour la reprise de « Mary said what she said » de Robert Wilson au Théâtre de la Ville, le podcast Dramathis revient sur cette performance magistrale d'Isabelle Huppert. Une incarnation précise, millimétrée et mécanique sur une musique de Ludovico Einaudi.30 ans après son adaptation d'Orlando de Virginia Woolf, le metteur en scène texan retrouve l'auteur Darryl Pinckney et Isabelle Huppert pour un spectacle radical : Mary said what she said. Le seul en scène, mis en mouvement par Fani Sarantari, met en scène les derniers instants de Mary Stuart, reine d'Ecosse...
2023-04-2612 minMadmoizelle« Mary said what she said » : quand Isabelle Huppert devient Reine d'EcossePour la reprise de « Mary said what she said » de Robert Wilson au Théâtre de la Ville, le podcast Dramathis revient sur cette performance magistrale d'Isabelle Huppert. Une incarnation précise, millimétrée et mécanique sur une musique de Ludovico Einaudi.30 ans après son adaptation d'Orlando de Virginia Woolf, le metteur en scène texan retrouve l'auteur Darryl Pinckney et Isabelle Huppert pour un spectacle radical : Mary said what she said. Le seul en scène, mis en mouvement par Fani Sarantari, met en scène les derniers instants de Mary Stuart, reine d'Ecosse...
2023-04-2612 min
Dramathis (Madmoizelle)« Mary said what she said » : quand Isabelle Huppert devient Reine d'EcossePour la reprise de « Mary said what she said » de Robert Wilson au Théâtre de la Ville, le podcast Dramathis revient sur cette performance magistrale d'Isabelle Huppert. Une incarnation précise, millimétrée et mécanique sur une musique de Ludovico Einaudi.30 ans après son adaptation d'Orlando de Virginia Woolf, le metteur en scène texan retrouve l'auteur Darryl Pinckney et Isabelle Huppert pour un spectacle radical : Mary said what she said. Le seul en scène, mis en mouvement par Fani Sarantari, met en scène les derniers instants de Mary Stuart, reine d'Ecosse...
2023-04-2612 minDramathis (Madmoizelle)« Mary said what she said » : quand Isabelle Huppert devient Reine d'EcossePour la reprise de « Mary said what she said » de Robert Wilson au Théâtre de la Ville, le podcast Dramathis revient sur cette performance magistrale d'Isabelle Huppert. Une incarnation précise, millimétrée et mécanique sur une musique de Ludovico Einaudi.30 ans après son adaptation d'Orlando de Virginia Woolf, le metteur en scène texan retrouve l'auteur Darryl Pinckney et Isabelle Huppert pour un spectacle radical : Mary said what she said. Le seul en scène, mis en mouvement par Fani Sarantari, met en scène les derniers instants de Mary Stuart, reine d'Ecosse...
2023-04-2612 min
The Empty Chair by PEN SAS7E7: Darryl Pinckney Remembers Elizabeth Hardwick and 1970s New YorkAngelo Fick asks Darryl Pinckney about his book Come Back in September: A Literary Education on West Sixty-seventh Street, Manhattan.
Darryl remembers his friendship with critic and author Elizabeth Hardwick, who taught him that writing is a matter of reading. He reflects on his diaries, avant-garde New York in the 1970s, Robert Lowell, feminism and Black politics, The New York Review of Books and aging.
Angelo Fick is the Director of Research at ASRI. For two decades he taught across a variety of disciplines in the Humanities and Applied Sciences in universities in South Africa a...
2023-04-2052 min
Les Matins Jazz"Mary said what she said" : Isabelle Huppert vue par Robert Wilson au Théâtre de la Ville“La plus exceptionnelle des personnes avec qui je travaille, c’est Isabelle Huppert. On n’a pas une telle star dans mon pays. Elle est exceptionnelle pour mon travail, parce qu’elle peut penser de manière abstraite. Et l’une des raisons pour lesquelles j’aime travailler avec elle, c’est que nous n’avons pas besoin de parler. On travaille comme en sténo. Et en particulier, ce que j’aime avec elle, c’est que nous n’avons pas besoin de parler de la signification des choses.”
Elle apparaît sur scène, immobile, sa silhouette se découpant sur un rectangl...
2023-04-1805 min
Library of America presents LOA LIVEReading James Baldwin Now: Darryl Pinckney on No Name in the StreetJuly 16, 2020 — Novelist and cultural critic Darryl Pinckney offers a close reading of Baldwin’s beautiful, blistering memoir of the events that forged his consciousness of race and identity: growing up in Harlem, the murders of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Malcolm X, his long residence in France, his fateful decision to return to the American South.
Presented in partnership with the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research, the Association of Literary Scholars, Critics & Writers (ALSCW), the American Writers Museum, and the University of Houston.
2023-04-1456 min
Literature & Libations32. The Map of Salt and Stars by Zeyn JoukhadarIn this week’s episode, Kayla and Taylor discuss Zeyn Joukhadar’s 2018 novel The Map of Salt and Stars. Topics include parallel journeys, the refugee experience, and the joys of a truly well-done audiobook. This week’s drink: City of Stars via BevvyINGREDIENTS:1 oz Gin1 oz Sweet Vermouth1 oz Campari1 barspoon St. Elizabeth Allspice DramOrange twist, star anise, or cinnamon stick for garnishINSTRUCTIONS:Add all ingredients except...
2023-04-1145 min
Letters Off Paper"Writing In a Time of Uncertainty"A highly emotional conversation with Darryl Pinckney, a long time contributor to The New York Review of Books whose most recently published work Come Back in September: A Literary Education On West Sixty-Seventh Street, revisits his relationship with writer Elizabeth Hardwick. Other topics we dive into include writing in the U.S. today as compared to in less troubling eras.
2023-03-081h 08
Big TableEpisode 46: Darryl Pinckney's Literary EducationDarryl Pinckney arrived at Columbia University in New York City in the early 1970s and had the opportunity to enroll in Elizabeth Hardwick’s creative writing class at Barnard. It changed his life. When the semester was over, he continued to visit her, and he became close to both Hardwick and Barbara Epstein, Hardwick’s best friend, neighbor, and fellow founder of The New York Review of Books. Pinckney was drawn into a New York literary world where he encountered Susan Sontag, Robert Lowell, and Mary McCarthy, among many others. Yet the intellectual and artistic freedom that Pinckney observed on We...
2023-01-0934 min
fiction/non/fictionLive from Writers for Readers in Kansas City: Alexander Chee on Editing Best American Essays 2022Writer and editor Alexander Chee joins hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell live from the annual Writers for Readers gala in Kansas City to discuss editing Best American Essays 2022. Chee talks about what makes a strong essay and how he curated the volume, as well as how his training as a speed reader stood him in good stead as he made his selections. He also comments on specific pieces by Alex Marzano-Lesnevich, Kaitlyn Greenidge, Anthony Veasna So, Ryan Bradley, Vauhini Vara, Erika J. Simpson, and others. Writers for Readers is an ongoing partnership between the Kansas C...
2022-11-2356 minLA Review of BooksPeter Brooks' "Seduced by Story: The Use and Abuse of Narrative"Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher are joined by literary critic and scholar Peter Brooks. Brooks is the Sterling Professor of Comparative Literature Emeritus at Yale. He is the author of many books but perhaps most notably of Reading for the Plot, originally published in 1984, which initiated the narrative turn in literary criticism. In it, Brooks focused on the story, how it was told and how it moved forward.
His latest book Suduced by Story returns to narrative as its main subject, 30 years later. Brooks now finds narrative everywhere — from President Bush invoking the “stories” of all of his cabinet members to cor...
2022-11-1151 minLARB Radio HourPeter Brooks' "Seduced by Story: The Use and Abuse of Narrative"Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher are joined by literary critic and scholar Peter Brooks. Brooks is the Sterling Professor of Comparative Literature Emeritus at Yale. He is the author of many books but perhaps most notably of Reading for the Plot, originally published in 1984, which initiated the narrative turn in literary criticism. In it, Brooks focused on the story, how it was told and how it moved forward. His latest book Suduced by Story returns to narrative as its main subject, 30 years later. Brooks now finds narrative everywhere — from President Bush invoking the “stories” of all of his cabinet...
2022-11-1151 min
Red Table TalkSay Her Name (Breonna Taylor recap)Tracy T. Rowe and Cara Pressley are bringing themselves to the table to unravel their thoughts and emotions surrounding the bombshell Red Table Talk episode that uncovered the remaining details of the Breonna Taylor tragedy. Let’s Red Table That hosts are also welcoming spoken word artists Arielle Estoria and Roscoe Burnems to perform poetry they’ve created in response to unjust Black deaths. Come, heal, and receive hope in this episode of Let’s Red Table That. Hear more of Arielle’s work Hear more of Roscoe’s work Learn more from Brittney C...
2022-10-3151 minLet's Red Table ThatSay Her Name (Breonna Taylor recap)Tracy T. Rowe and Cara Pressley are bringing themselves to the table to unravel their thoughts and emotions surrounding the bombshell Red Table Talk episode that uncovered the remaining details of the Breonna Taylor tragedy. Let’s Red Table That hosts are also welcoming spoken word artists Arielle Estoria and Roscoe Burnems to perform poetry they’ve created in response to unjust Black deaths. Come, heal, and receive hope in this episode of Let’s Red Table That. Hear more of Arielle’s work Hear more of Roscoe’s work Learn more from Brittney C...
2022-10-3151 minLA Review of BooksDarryl Pinckney's "Come Back in September"Eric Newman and Kate Wolf speak with the novelist and critic Darryl Pinckney about his new memoir, Come Back in September: A Literary Education on West Sixty-Seventh Street, Manhattan. The book recounts Pinckney’s relationship with a legend of American letters: the singular stylist Elizabeth Hardwick. Hardwick was Pinckney’s professor in a creative writing class at Barnard in the early 1970s, and they quickly became close friends. She invited him into her home, into her writing process, and into a world of New York literary culture and gossip, which Pinckney doles out here in generous cupfuls. It was through Hard...
2022-10-2846 minLARB Radio HourDarryl Pinckney's "Come Back in September"Eric Newman and Kate Wolf speak with the novelist and critic Darryl Pinckney about his new memoir, Come Back in September: A Literary Education on West Sixty-Seventh Street, Manhattan. The book recounts Pinckney’s relationship with a legend of American letters: the singular stylist Elizabeth Hardwick. Hardwick was Pinckney’s professor in a creative writing class at Barnard in the early 1970s, and they quickly became close friends. She invited him into her home, into her writing process, and into a world of New York literary culture and gossip, which Pinckney doles out here in generous cupfuls. It was thro...
2022-10-2846 min
The Virtual Memories ShowEpisode 509 - Darryl PinckneyLiterary & cultural critic Darryl Pinckney rejoins the show to celebrate his new memoir/memorial, Come Back In September: A Literary Education on West Sixty-Seventh Street, Manhattan (FSG). We get into Darryl's friendship with/apprenticeship to Elizabeth Hardwick, and the relationships he built with Susan Sontag, Barbara Epstein, and the New York Review of Books in the '70s & beyond. We also talk about recognizing a golden age when you're in it, our current professionalization of culture and why it leads to meh art, the value of his literary/writing education from Hardwick (& others), the NYC New Wave scene he...
2022-10-251h 44
The Virtual Memories ShowEpisode 500 - ALL The GuestsFIVE-HUNDRED EPISODES of The Virtual Memories Show?! Let's celebrate this milestone episode with tributes, remembrances, jokes, congrats, non-sequiturs, and a couple of songs (!) from nearly 100 of my past guests, including Maria Alexander, Jonathan Ames, Glen Baxter, Jonathan Baylis, Zoe Beloff, Walter Bernard, Sven Birkerts, Charles Blackstone, RO Blechman, Phlip Boehm, MK Brown, Dan Cafaro, David Carr, Kyle Cassidy, Howard Chaykin, Joe Ciardiello, Gary Clark, John Crowley, Ellen Datlow, Paul Di Filippo, Joan Marans Dim, Liza Donnelly, Bob Eckstein, Scott Edelman, Barbara Epler, Glynnis Fawkes, Aaron Finkelstein, Mary Fleener, Shary Flenniken, Josh Alan Friedman, Kipp Friedman, Michael Gerber, Mort Gerberg...
2022-08-192h 46
Düsseldorfer SchauspielhausEinführung zu »Dorian« von Darryl Pinckney und Robert WilsonDramaturg Konrad Kuhn und Schauspieler Christian Friedel geben in der Audioeinführung zur Inszenierung »Dorian« Einblicke in die Arbeit mit Regisseur Robert Wilson. Auch Robert Wilson selbst kommt zu Wort und berichtet vom Entstehungsprozess des Abends. Für alle, die wissen wollen, wie der Abend konzipiert wurde, welche Gemeinsamkeiten Oscar Wildes Roman »Das Bildnis des Dorian Gray«, Wildes Leben und die Geschichte des Malers Francis Bacon haben und wie diese in der Inszenierung verwoben wurden, gibt es ab sofort diese Podcastfolge in unserem D’radio.
2022-06-2037 min
Krissi ReadsS1E3: Mark Twain's Pudd'nhead WilsonSecrets, murders, and lies, oh my! What's so wrong with one little switch? Let's find out...In this episode, we tackle an underrated classic, Mark Twain's Pudd'nhead Wilson. References:Fishkin, Shelley Fisher. “Mark Twain's Inconvenient Truths.” STANFORD Magazine, Stanford University, 2007, https://stanfordmag.org/contents/mark-twain-s-inconvenient-truths#:~:text=In%20his%20%E2%80%9Cschoolboy%20days%2C%E2%80%9D,which%20he%20had%20grown%20up. “The Mississippi River.” Mark Twain at Large: The Mississippi River, https://bancroft.berkeley.edu/Exhibits/MTP/mississippi.html#:~:text=Clemens%20first%20signed%20his%20writing,safe%20depth%20for%20the%20steamboat. Quirk, Thomas V. “Literary Mat...
2022-06-0318 min
Full Audiobook: Making Boring Moments Funny Since Forever1619 Project: A New American Origin Story - Nikole Hannah-JonesListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: 1619 Project: A New American Origin StoryAuthor: Nikole Hannah-JonesNarrator: Full Cast , Nikole Hannah-JonesFormat: UnabridgedLength: 18:57:16Language: EnglishRelease date: 11-16-2021Publisher: Penguin Books LTDGenres: Non-Fiction, Politics, Social Science, Political IdeologiesSummary:Brought to you by Penguin.
A dramatic expansion of a groundbreaking work of journalism, The 1619 Project: A New American Origin Story offers a profoundly revealing vision of the American past and present.
In late August 1619, a ship...
2021-11-166h 57
Get Lost In This Captivating Full Audiobook — Perfect Between Meetings.The 1619 Project: A New American Origin Story by Nikole Hannah-JonesPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/549663to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The 1619 Project: A New American Origin Story
Author: Nikole Hannah-Jones
Narrator: Nikole Hannah-Jones, Full Cast
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 18 hours 57 minutes
Release date: November 16, 2021
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2
Genres: Social Science
Publisher's Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin. A dramatic expansion of a groundbreaking work of journalism, The 1619 Project: A New American Origin Story offers a profoundly revealing vision of the American past and present. In late August 1619, a ship arrived in the British colony of Virginia bearing a cargo of twenty...
2021-11-166h 57
Journey Through: This Breakthrough Full Audiobook For Story Seekers.The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story by Nikole Hannah-JonesPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505637to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story
Author: Nikole Hannah-Jones
Narrator: Nikole Hannah-Jones
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 18 hours 57 minutes
Release date: November 16, 2021
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.39 of Total 275
Ratings of Narrator: 3.73 of Total 37
Genres: Social Science
Publisher's Summary:
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A dramatic expansion of a groundbreaking work of journalism, The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story offers a profoundly revealing vision of the American past and present. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post • NPR • Marie Claire In late August 1619, a ship arrived in the...
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Title: The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story
Author: Nikole Hannah-Jones
Narrator: Nikole Hannah-Jones
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 18 hours 57 minutes
Release date: November 16, 2021
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.39 of Total 275
Ratings of Narrator: 3.73 of Total 37
Genres: The Americas
Publisher's Summary:
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A dramatic expansion of a groundbreaking work of journalism, The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story offers a profoundly revealing vision of the American past and present. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post • NPR • Marie Claire In late August 1619, a ship arrived in the...
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Title: The 1619 Project: A New American Origin Story
Author: Nikole Hannah-Jones
Narrator: Nikole Hannah-Jones, Full Cast
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 18 hours 57 minutes
Release date: November 16, 2021
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2
Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
Publisher's Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin. A dramatic expansion of a groundbreaking work of journalism, The 1619 Project: A New American Origin Story offers a profoundly revealing vision of the American past and present. In late August 1619, a ship arrived in the British colony of Virginia bearing a cargo...
2021-11-166h 57
Download Best Full-Length Audiobooks in History, The AmericasThe 1619 Project: A New Origin Story by Nikole Hannah-JonesPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505637 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story Author: Nikole Hannah-Jones Narrator: Nikole Hannah-Jones Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 57 minutes Release date: November 16, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.39 of Total 275 Ratings of Narrator: 3.73 of Total 37 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A dramatic expansion of a groundbreaking work of journalism, The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story offers a profoundly revealing vision of the American past and present. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post • NPR • Marie Claire In late August 1619, a ship arrived...
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Title: The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story
Author: Nikole Hannah-Jones
Narrator: Nikole Hannah-Jones
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 18 hours 57 minutes
Release date: November 16, 2021
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.39 of Total 275
Ratings of Narrator: 3.73 of Total 37
Genres: The Americas
Publisher's Summary:
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A dramatic expansion of a groundbreaking work of journalism, The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story offers a profoundly revealing vision of the American past and present. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post • NPR • Marie Claire In late August 1619, a ship arrived in the...
2021-11-166h 57
Get Top Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Social ScienceThe 1619 Project: A New Origin Story by Nikole Hannah-JonesPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505637 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story Author: Nikole Hannah-Jones Narrator: Nikole Hannah-Jones Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 57 minutes Release date: November 16, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.39 of Total 275 Ratings of Narrator: 3.73 of Total 37 Genres: Social Science Publisher's Summary: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A dramatic expansion of a groundbreaking work of journalism, The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story offers a profoundly revealing vision of the American past and present. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post • NPR • Marie Claire In late August 1619, a ship arrived...
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Title: The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story
Author: Nikole Hannah-Jones
Narrator: Nikole Hannah-Jones
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 18 hours 57 minutes
Release date: November 16, 2021
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.39 of Total 275
Ratings of Narrator: 3.73 of Total 37
Genres: Social Science
Publisher's Summary:
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A dramatic expansion of a groundbreaking work of journalism, The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story offers a profoundly revealing vision of the American past and present. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post • NPR • Marie Claire In late August 1619, a ship arrived in the...
2021-11-166h 57
Access Must-Have Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Social ScienceThe 1619 Project: A New American Origin Story by Nikole Hannah-JonesPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/549663 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The 1619 Project: A New American Origin Story Author: Nikole Hannah-Jones Narrator: Nikole Hannah-Jones, Full Cast Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 57 minutes Release date: November 16, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Social Science Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. A dramatic expansion of a groundbreaking work of journalism, The 1619 Project: A New American Origin Story offers a profoundly revealing vision of the American past and present. In late August 1619, a ship arrived in the British colony of Virginia bearing a cargo of...
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Title: The 1619 Project: A New American Origin Story
Author: Nikole Hannah-Jones
Narrator: Nikole Hannah-Jones, Full Cast
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 18 hours 57 minutes
Release date: November 16, 2021
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2
Genres: Social Science
Publisher's Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin. A dramatic expansion of a groundbreaking work of journalism, The 1619 Project: A New American Origin Story offers a profoundly revealing vision of the American past and present. In late August 1619, a ship arrived in the British colony of Virginia bearing a cargo of twenty...
2021-11-166h 57
Get New Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Current Affairs, Law, & PoliticsThe 1619 Project: A New American Origin Story by Nikole Hannah-JonesPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/549663 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The 1619 Project: A New American Origin Story Author: Nikole Hannah-Jones Narrator: Nikole Hannah-Jones, Full Cast Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 57 minutes Release date: November 16, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. A dramatic expansion of a groundbreaking work of journalism, The 1619 Project: A New American Origin Story offers a profoundly revealing vision of the American past and present. In late August 1619, a ship arrived in the British colony of Virginia bearing a...
2021-11-1605 minGet New Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Current Affairs, Law, & PoliticsThe 1619 Project: A New American Origin Story by Nikole Hannah-JonesPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/549663to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The 1619 Project: A New American Origin Story
Author: Nikole Hannah-Jones
Narrator: Nikole Hannah-Jones, Full Cast
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 18 hours 57 minutes
Release date: November 16, 2021
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2
Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
Publisher's Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin. A dramatic expansion of a groundbreaking work of journalism, The 1619 Project: A New American Origin Story offers a profoundly revealing vision of the American past and present. In late August 1619, a ship arrived in the British colony of Virginia bearing a cargo...
2021-11-166h 57
How to Fix DemocracyThe State of American Democracy | Featuring Darryl PinckneyThe State of American Democracy American novelist, playwright, and essayist Darryl Pinckney takes host Andrew Keen on a tour d’horizon of the state of American democracy, from the current political discourse to the impact of identity politics, cancel culture, social media, and the role of education in teaching the young generation what it means to be a citizen.
2021-10-2036 min
МЫ ЗДЕСЬ РАДИ ДЕНЕГЭпизод 5. Paul Beatty «The Sellout» / Пол Бейти «Продажная тварь»Пятый эпизод – снова о литературе. В этом выпуске мы разбираем роман американского писателя Пола Бейти «The Sellout», который вышел на русском языке под названием «Продажная тварь».
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Упомянутые имена, названия, издания и т.д.:
• Аллен Гинзберг (Allen Ginsberg, 1926-1997) – американский поэт и журналист;
• Персиваль Эверетт (Percival Everett) – американский писатель;
• Ральф Эллисон (Ralph Ellison, 1913-1994) – американский писатель, литературный критик и исследователь; автор романа «Невидимка» (Invisible Man, 1952);
• Атланта / Atlanta (телесериал, 2016; создатель – Дональд Гловер);
• Прочь / Get Out (фильм, 2017. Режиссёр – Джордан Пил);
• Лунный свет / Moonlight (фильм, 2016. Режиссёр – Барри Дженкинс);
• Микеланджело Антониони (Michelangelo Antonioni, 1912-2007) – итальянский режиссёр;
• Даниэль Дюмиле (или же Дэниел Думилей) (Daniel Dumile, 1971-2020) – американский и британский рэпер и продюсер, известный, в частности, под псевдонимом MF DOOM;
• Спайк Ли (Spike Lee) – американский режиссёр;
• Марк Твен (Mark Twain, 1835-1910) – американский писатель;
• Дэррил Пинкни (Darryl Pinckney) – американский драматург, романист, литературный критик;
• Маркус Гарви (Marcus Garvey, 1887-1940) – деятель всемирного движения чернокожих за права и освобождение от угнетения;
• Судоходная линия «Чёрная звезда» (Black Star Line, 1919-1922) – компания, организованная Маркусом Гарви и другими членами UNIA (Всемирной Ассоциации За Улучшение Положения Негров / Universal Negro Improvement Association); одной из целей данной компании являлась миграция темнокожих жителей США в Африку (конкретно – в Либерию);
• Мартин Лютер Кинг-младший (Martin Luther King Jr., 1929-1968) — американский баптистский проповедник, общественный деятель и активист, получивший известность как самый заметный представитель и лидер движения за гражданские права чернокожих в США с 1954 года до своей смерти в 1968 году;
• Малколь...
2021-01-2530 min
The Virtual Memories ShowEpisode 412 - The Guest List 2020It's the 8th annual Guest List episode! Thirty of this year's Virtual Memories Show guests tell us about the favorite books they read in 2020 and the books they hope to get to in 2021! Guests include Derf Backderf, Philip Boehm, Ruben Bolling, Betsy Bonner, Henri Cole, Joan Marans Dim, Emily Flake, Jonathan W. Gray, Tom Hart, Arthur Hoyle, Rian Hughes, Richard Kadrey, Ben Katchor, Kathe Koja, Tess Lewis, Ellen Lindner, Margot Mifflin, David Mikics, Otto Penzler, Woodrow Phoenix, Darryl Pinckney, Alta Price, Steve Ronin, Dmitry Samarov, Michael Shaw, Stoya, Benjamin Taylor, Jeff Trexler, John Vercher, and Sheila Williams! • More info at...
2020-12-141h 00
The Virtual Memories ShowEpisode 402 - Darryl PinckneyWriter and cultural critic Darryl Pinckney joins the show to celebrate the new edition of Blackballed: The Black Vote and US Democracy (NYRB) and the paperback of Busted in New York and Other Essays (Picador). We talk about revisiting his Obama-era writings in the post-2016 world, the importance of the vote and the question of whether there's a Black vote, or Black voters. We discuss his surprise at the persistence of makeup of the BLM protests, his place in the historical chain and the moment he felt out of touch, and his history at the New York Review of...
2020-10-131h 22
Welcome To My VaginaA Singer and a Vigneron Walked Into a Bar : Bios of Gladys Bentley and Kirtsa ScruggsIn this weeks podcast, we talked about some pretty amazing women! Jessy will tell you all about the badass gender-bending blues singer Gladys Bentley, and Rebekah will introduce you to Kirsta Scruggs, a serious taste maker in the natural wine world! In lieu of all the usual notes, we are going to share with you some resources for things to read, places to donate and things to watch. We are living through a revolution, friends.
Here is an AMAZING reading list by Victoria Alexander (you can find her on Twitter @victoriaalxndr):
Anti-Racist Lit: Starter Kit:
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2020-06-1136 min
IlliterateEight minutes, forty-six secondsEight minutes, forty-six seconds.
That is how long a police officer kept his knee on George Floyd’s neck. A murder committed on an unarmed black man, in broad daylight, by law enforcement.
Today, we are silent for 8 minutes, 46 seconds - to honor and remember George Floyd, and the many others who have died, as the United States confronts the injustices of police brutality, systematic racism, and white supremacy.
The United States wrote in its founding document that “all men are created equal”, and it has not lived up to that promise. America can no...
2020-06-0508 minLARB Radio HourJ Hoberman: Ronald Reagan, Donald Trump and the American Political ImaginaryLegendary film critic J Hoberman joins Kate and Daya to discuss Make My Day: Movie Culture in the Age of Reagan, which is the the final installment of his film history trilogy Found Illusions. Hoberman describes how he set out to tell the story of how cinema operated as the social and political unconscious of American society throughout the Cold War and discovered along the way that Ronald Reagan was the "protagonist" of this story. The conversation traces Reagan's career in Hollywood and politics; and how the development of feel good blockbusters in the 1970s harmonized with Reagan's message...
2020-01-0346 minLA Review of BooksJ Hoberman: Ronald Reagan, Donald Trump and the American Political ImaginaryLegendary film critic J Hoberman joins Kate and Daya to discuss Make My Day: Movie Culture in the Age of Reagan, which is the the final installment of his film history trilogy Found Illusions. Hoberman describes how he set out to tell the story of how cinema operated as the social and political unconscious of American society throughout the Cold War and discovered along the way that Ronald Reagan was the "protagonist" of this story. The conversation traces Reagan's career in Hollywood and politics; and how the development of feel good blockbusters in the 1970s harmonized with Reagan's message as...
2020-01-0346 minLARB Radio HourDarryl Pinckney: Reflections on the Present through the Prism of Our HistoryAuthor Darryl Pinckney joins Kate and Medaya to discuss his new collection, Busted in New York and Other Essays, which includes twenty-five pieces from the past two and a half decades, which reflect and report on politics, culture, and African-American lived experience. The conversation begins with Pinckney's thoughts on Barack Obama's election and presidency, and it's unexpected tragic denouement with the victory of Donald Trump. Pinckney reflects on what remains of the great advance that Obama represented. How much was lost? Should the next act have been so surprising? Looking back further, he wonders have we lost the America...
2019-12-1444 minLA Review of BooksDarryl Pinckney: Reflections on the Present through the Prism of Our HistoryAuthor Darryl Pinckney joins Kate and Medaya to discuss his new collection, Busted in New York and Other Essays, which includes twenty-five pieces from the past two and a half decades, which reflect and report on politics, culture, and African-American lived experience. The conversation begins with Pinckney's thoughts on Barack Obama's election and presidency, and it's unexpected tragic denouement with the victory of Donald Trump. Pinckney reflects on what remains of the great advance that Obama represented. How much was lost? Should the next act have been so surprising? Looking back further, he wonders have we lost the America we...
2019-12-1444 min
Library TalksDarryl Pinckney & Zadie Smith on Achievement & BeyoncéThis week, we welcome two award-winning authors: American writer Darryl Pinckney and popular English novelist Zadie Smith. In this wide-ranging conversation, Pinckney and Smith talk about race, class, and Pinckney’s new novel, “Black Deutschland.”
2016-03-1544 min
BookwormDarryl Pinckney: Black DeutschlandDarryl Pinckney talks about the attraction of leaving America to discover how to be an African-American in America.
2016-02-1830 min
Soundings from The New York ReviewCivil Rights & PolicingA panel discussion with Laurie Robinson, co-chair of the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing, critic and novelist Darryl Pinckney, and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams. The panelists reflect on issues of race and bias in law enforcement and whether the recommendations of the White House Task Force, if implemented, can practically address and dismantle sources of conflict, deepening racial divisions, and high rates of incarceration in the US. Recorded on September 20, 2015 at the Brooklyn Book Festival.
2015-10-0533 min
The Briefing with Michael WaldmanThe Black Vote & U.S. DemocracyDarryl Pinckney’s new book, Blackballed: The Black Vote and US Democracy, is a meditation on the intersection between civil rights and the history of black participation in U.S. electoral politics. Fifty years after the first passage of the Voting Rights Act, Pinckney investigates the struggle for black voting rights from Reconstruction through the civil rights movement to Barack Obama’s two presidential campaigns. Mr. Pinckney is joined by Wade Henderson, President and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, and Brennan's Washington D.C. office director, Nicole Austin-Hillery.
2015-03-3153 min
Enoch Pratt Free Library PodcastDarryl Pinckney, Blackballed: The Black Vote and US DemocracyBlackballed is Darryl Pinckney's reflection on a century and a half of black participation in US electoral politics. In this combination of memoir, historical narrative, and contemporary political and social analysis, he investigates the struggle for black voting rights from Reconstruction through the civil rights movement, leading up to the election of Barack Obama.Darryl Pinckney, a frequent contributor to The New York Review of Books, is the author of a novel, High Cotton, and Out There: Mavericks of Black Literature.Mr. Pinckney's talk is part of the Brown Lecture Series, sponsored by a generous...
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