Lannan Center Podcast
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Volha Hapeyeva and Valzhyna Mort | 2025-2026 Readings and Talks
On April 7th, 2026, the Lannan Center hosted a poetry reading and talk with Volha Hapeyeva and Valzhyna Mort. Hosted by Carolyn Forché.Volha Hapeyeva (b. in Minsk, Belarus) is a...
2026 Lannan Literary Festival: An Evening with Salman Rushdie
On March 31, 2026, Acclaimed author Salman Rushdie joined former NPR host and Princeton visiting professor Razia Iqbal for a conversation about his extraordinary writing life, viewed through the lens of change Rushdie will discuss his latest wo...
2026 Lannan Literary Festival: An Evening with Travis Chi Wing Lau
On March 26, 2026, Poet Travis Chi Wing Lau, author of What’s Left Is Tender, joined radio host Georgina Godwin for an intimate conversation about his powerful exploration of disability, chronic pain, and family silence.
2026 Lannan Literary Festival: An Evening with Julia Alvarez
On March 24, 2026, Dominican-American poet, novelist and essayist, Julia Alvarez read from her latest poetry collection in conversation with radio host Georgina Godwin. The poems in Visitations reflect on change across the arc of decades—family...
Yuri Herrera | 2025-2026 Readings and Talks
On Tuesday, February 10, 2026, the Lannan Center hosted a conversation between Mexican novelist Yuri Herrera and Carmen Lamas (Latinx Literary Culture Professor at the University of Virginia).
Jenny Offill | 2025-2026 Readings and Talks
On Tuesday, January 20th, the Lannan Center hosted a reading and discussion by American fiction writer Jenny Offill, hosted by Lannan Visiting Chair Rabih Alameddine. Jenny Offill is an acclaimed American fiction writer whose...
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o Tribute | 2025-2026 Readings and Talks
On Tuesday, November 18th, the Lannan Center hosted a special tribute evening honoring Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, featuring writers Nukoma wa Ngugi, Novuyo Rosa Tshuma, and Helon Habila. Moderated by Lannan Visiting Lecturer Tope Folarin.Ngũg...
Fady Joudah | 2025-2026 Readings and Talks
On Tuesday, October 21st, the Lannan Center hosted a reading and discussion by Palestinian-American poet Fady Joudah, hosted by Carolyn Forché.Fady Joudah is the author of […], a 2024 finalist for the National Book Award ...
Rabih Alameddine | 2025-2026 Readings and Talks
On Tuesday, September 30th, the Lannan Center hosted a book launch for Rabih Alameddine's The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (And His Mother), hosted by Tope Folarin, Lannan Visiting Lecturer.Rabih Alameddine is the L...
Roger Reeves | 2024-2025 Readings and Talks
On Tuesday, April 8th, the Lannan Center hosted a reading by award-winning poet Roger Reeves, hosted by Carolyn Forché.Roger Reeves is the author of Dark Days: Fugitive Essays (Graywolf, 2023) and Best Barbarian ...
Susan Sarandon and Dr. Dino J. Martins | Writing Climate 2025
On Thursday, March 27th, the Lannan Center welcomed actress and activist Susan Sarandon to begin the final night of the center's annual symposium, this year entitled "Writing Climate", with a reading from Rachel Carson's Silent Spring....
Omar El Akkad | Writing Climate 2025
On Thursday, March 27th, the Lannan Center welcomed award-winning author and journalist Omar El Akkad for a conversation with New York Times contributor Aida Alami as part of the center's annual symposium, this year entitled "Writing C...
Kumi Naidoo | Writing Climate 2025
On Wednesday, March 26th, the Lannan Center welcomed human rights and environmental justice activist Kumi Naidoo for a conversation with Climate Rights International Founder Brad Adams as part of the center's annual symposium, this year entitle...
Amitav Ghosh | Writing Climate 2025
On Tuesday, March 25th, the Lannan Center welcomed award-winning author Amitav Ghosh for a conversation with journalist Razia Iqbal as part of the center's annual symposium, this year entitled "Writing Climate".Amitav Ghosh was bo...
Dana Levin | 2024-2025 Readings and Talks
On Tuesday, February 25th, the Lannan Center welcomed award-winning poet Dana Levin for a reading, hosted by Carolyn Forché. Dana Levin is the author of five collections of poetry, most recently Now Do You Know Where You ...
Anne Carson | 2024-2025 Readings and Talks
On Tuesday, February 4th, the Lannan Center welcomed renowned poet, essayist, professor of Classics, and translator Anne Carson for a reading, hosted by Carolyn Forché.Anne Carson was born in Toronto, Ontario, on June 21, 1950. Sh...
Eduardo C. Corral and Tyree Daye | 2024-2025 Readings and Talks
On Tuesday, January 21st, the Lannan Center presented a reading featuring poets Eduardo C. Corral and Tyree Daye, hosted by Carolyn Forché.Eduardo C. Corral is the son of Mexican immigrants. He’s the author of Guillotine,...
Aleksandar Hemon in Conversation with Rabih Alameddine | 2024-2025 Readings and Talks
On Tuesday, October 22nd, the Lannan Center presented an evening with award-winning author Aleksandar Hemon, hosted by Rabih Alameddine, Lannan Visiting Chair.Aleksandar Hemon is most recently the author of The World and All T...
Shehan Karunatilaka in Conversation with Tope Folarin | 2024-2025 Readings and Talks
On Tuesday, October 1st, the Lannan Center presented an evening with Booker Prize winner Shehan Karunatilaka, hosted by Tope Folarin, Lannan Creative Writing Visiting Lecturer.Shehan Karunatilaka is a Sri Lankan author from Colomb...
Duncan Wu | 2024-2025 Readings and Talks
On Tuesday, September 24th, the Lannan Center presented a reading by Duncan Wu, Raymond Wagner Professor in Literary Studies, from his debut collection of poems Origin Myths (Shearsman, 2024).Duncan Wu began his career as...
2024 Lannan Literary Festival | "The Writer in Prison" with Reginald Dwayne Betts and Zeke Caligiuri
On March 21, 2024, renowned authors Reginald Dwayne Betts (Felon: Poems) and Zeke Caligiuri (This is Where I Am) offered their thoughts on the intersection of literature and the prison system as they discussed the impact of in...
2024 Lannan Literary Festival | An Evening with Sara Nović
On March 20, 2024, bestselling author and deaf rights’ activist Sara Nović talked about her writing life and novelTrue Biz, with the Washington Post‘s Amanda Morris. This event was coponsored by the Disability Cultural Center ...
2024 Lannan Literary Festival | An Evening with Pulitzer Prize-winner Viet Thanh Nguyen
On March 19, 2024 , acclaimed author Viet Thanh Nguyen discussed his memoir, A Man of Two Faces, and reflected on the TV adaptation of his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Sympathizer. With former Newshour host Razia...
Nikola Madzirov and Aleš Šteger | 2023-2024 Readings & Talks
On Tuesday, February 27, 2024, the Lannan Center presented a reading featuring Macedonian poet Nikola Madzirov and Slovene poet Aleš Šteger.Nikola Madzirov is the author of Remnants of Another Age and Relocated Stone...
A Group Reading Featuring Victoria Adukwei Bulley, Saddiq Dzukogi, Henneh Kyereh Kwaku, and Tolu Oloruntoba | 2023-2024 Readings & Talks
On Tuesday, February 6, 2024, the Lannan Center presented a reading by poets Victoria Adukwei Bulley, Saddiq Dzukogi, Henneh Kyereh Kwaku, and Tolu Oloruntoba.Victoria Adukwei Bulley is a poet, writer and artist. Her debut poetry...