This week, we continue to celebrate National Poetry Month with a conversation from the 2023 Portland Book Festival featuring Jane Hirshfield and Major Jackson with moderator Matthew Zapruder.

National Poetry Month 2024

10 days ago 54m

April is National Poetry Month, and we are celebrating with a collection of some of our favorite poetry moments over the years at Literary Arts.

Karen Armstrong (REBROADCAST)

17 days ago 1h 13m

Former nun Karen Armstrong makes a deeply felt argument rooted in history, and a lifetime of learning, and drawing on religions from all over the world.

Kesha Ajose Fisher, Anis Mojgani, Ashley Toliver

24 days ago 54m

Oregon Poet Laureate Anis Mojgani leads a conversation between 2020 Oregon Book Award winners Kesha Ajose Fisher and Ashley Toliver.

Everybody Reads: Ruth Ozeki

Mar 18th, 2024 51m 50s

Ruth Ozeki, the featured author for Everybody Reads 2023, speaks about reading, writing, and the power of storytelling in her metafictional novel A Tale for the Time Being.

The Future: Naomi Alderman

Mar 11th, 2024 57m 55s

Naomi Alderman discusses her novel The Future, about friends who plot a daring heist to save the world from the tech billionaires threatening it.

Tom Hanks, in conversation with Jon Raymond

Mar 4th, 2024 1h 17m

Legendary actor Tom Hanks shares his debut novel, as well as anecdotes from his storied career, in this conversation with screenwriter Jon Raymond.

Eat Your Vegetables: Writing Vegetarian Cookbooks

Feb 26th, 2024 51m 43s

Hetty Lui McKinnon, Aaron Adams, & Liz Crain discuss food, cooking, and their latest vegetarian & vegan cookbooks with chef Gregory Gourdet.

David Grann

Feb 19th, 2024 1h 14m

Literary journalist David Grann talks about writing adventure and true crime stories, including The Wager and Killers of the Flower Moon.

Tracy K. Smith, in conversation with Major Jackson

Feb 12th, 2024 52m 26s

Tracy K. Smith discusses her latest poetry collection, To Free the Captives, in this conversation with fellow poet, Major Jackson.

Caryl Phillips

Feb 5th, 2024 1h 9m

Celebrated author Caryl Phillips discusses the life and impact of singer-songwriter Marvin Gaye in this lecture from 1999.

Ann Patchett, in conversation with Cheryl Strayed

Jan 29th, 2024 1h 28m

Ann Patchett discusses her latest best-selling novel, Tom Lake, with Cheryl Strayed in this conversation recorded in Portland, Oregon.

Viet Thanh Nguyen, in conversation with Tommy Orange

Jan 22nd, 2024 57m 42s

Viet Thanh Nguyen discusses his family, the American Dream, and his memoir, A Man of Two Faces, in this conversation with Tommy Orange.

Music & Storytelling with Oregon Symphony & 45th Parallel

Jan 15th, 2024 52m 5s

Explore the intersections of literature and music in these conversations between writers and members of both Oregon Symphony and 45th Parallel.

Mary Beard

Jan 8th, 2024 1h 12m

Renowned classicist Mary Beard takes us back in time to ancient Rome, in this lecture about the making of her latest book, Emperor of Rome.

Amor Towles: The Lincoln Highway (Rebroadcast)

Jan 1st, 2024 52m 7s

Amor Towles discusses the inspiration for and process of writing his latest bestseller, The Lincoln Highway, at this event in Portland.

Leslie Marmon Silko & Molly Gloss (Rebroadcast)

Dec 25th, 2023 53m 48s

Leslie Marmon Silko discusses her first book of nonfiction, The Turquoise Ledge, in this 2010 conversation with Molly Gloss.

V. S. Naipaul (Rebroadcast)

Dec 18th, 2023 56m 34s

Nobel Prize-winning author, V. S. Naipaul, shares and contextualizes selections from India: A Million Mutinies Now in this event from 1991.

PBF Recommended Reading

Dec 11th, 2023 51m 47s

Update your TBR list: 2023 Portland Book Festival authors recommend some of their favorite writers and titles featured at the event.

Barbara Kingsolver, in conversation with Jess Walter

Dec 4th, 2023 1h 14m

Barbara Walter discusses her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Demon Copperhead, with Jess Walter at this live event in Portland, Oregon.

Colson Whitehead, in conversation with Mitchell S. Jackson (Rebroadcast)

Nov 27th, 2023 52m 48s

Colson Whitehead, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Underground Railroad and The Nickel Boys, interviewed by Mitchell S. Jackson.

Michael Lewis: Going Infinite

Nov 20th, 2023 1h 5m

In the wake of the Sam Bankman-Fried trial, Michael Lewis discusses Going Infinite, his book exploring the rise and fall of Bankman-Fried’s cryptocurrency hedge fund and exchange.