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12 talks from authors

These well-known writers weave beautiful words on the page ... and on the stage.

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The danger of a single story
18:32

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The danger of a single story

18 minutes 32 seconds
Confessions of a bad feminist
11:18

Roxane Gay

Confessions of a bad feminist

11 minutes 18 seconds
Where is home?
13:47

Pico Iyer

Where is home?

13 minutes 47 seconds
Tales of passion
17:42

Isabel Allende

Tales of passion

17 minutes 42 seconds
The beauty of being a misfit
12:48

Lidia Yuknavitch

The beauty of being a misfit

12 minutes 48 seconds
Why a good book is a secret door
16:50

Mac Barnett

Why a good book is a secret door

16 minutes 50 seconds
Finding the story inside the painting
14:04

Tracy Chevalier

Finding the story inside the painting

14 minutes 4 seconds
Be an artist, right now!
16:40

Young-ha Kim

Be an artist, right now!

16 minutes 40 seconds
Where does creativity hide?
22:32

Amy Tan

Where does creativity hide?

22 minutes 32 seconds
The politics of fiction
19:28

Elif Shafak

The politics of fiction

19 minutes 28 seconds
What fear can teach us
11:13

Karen Thompson Walker

What fear can teach us

11 minutes 13 seconds
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