2024 SESSIONS
Archival recordings are available for the following sessions from BBF 2024
Nonfiction
Art History Keynote: Paris in Ruins: Sebastian Smee, Host: Jared Bowen
Black Resistance and Leadership: Thulani Davis, Eddie Glaude, Kellie Jackson, Sarah Lewis, Host: Noelle Trent
Fashion, Power, and Fighting Back: Cameron Russell, Host: Bethany Van Delft
Foundational American Stories: Lori Ginzberg, John Kaag, Robert Parkinson, Host: Megan Marshall
Grub Street Presents Totally Obsessed: How Writers Turn Their Passions into Prose: Steve Almond
Hidden Histories: Caleb Gayle, David Blight, Antonia Hylton, Host: Cameo George
How Technology Shapes History: Daron Acemoglu, Sunil Amrith, Host: Arun Rath
Kickoff Keynote: Malcom Gladwell, Host: Susan Goldberg
Life Hacks: Rituals and Vows: Michael Norton, Cheryl Mendelson, Host: Callie Crossley
Memoir: Creating Identity: Jerald Walker, Oliver Radclyffe, Anne Cheng, Host: James Bennett
Memoir: Follow Your Bliss: Rich Benoit, Alizah Holstein, Trish O’Kane, Host: Robin Young
Memoir: Rising Above: Nicole Treska, Nikkya Hargrove, Tom Seeman, Host: Tina Cassidy
Science and Society Keynote: Francis Collins, Host: David Leonard
Seeking Joy in our Life Journeys: John O’Connor, James Parker, Simon Wu, Host: Edgar Herwick
The Poetry of Nature: Renée Bergland, Alan Lightman, Host: Julia Cort
The Temper of Revolution, The Wardrobe of Liberation: Robert Darnton, Anne Higonnet, Host: Rachel Slade
Threats to Democracy: Elections and Algorithms: Renee DiResta, Lawrence Lessig, Host: Adam Reilly
Trends in Technology: Devilish or Divine?: Jeff Jarvis, Daniela Rus, Andrew Smith, Host: Dan Lothian
United We Stand, Divided We Fall: Nick Troiano, Theodore Johnson, Darrin Mcmahon, Host: Jeremy Siegel
What is the Future of Free Speech on Campuses and Beyond?: Lee C. Bollinger, Cass R. Sunstein, Host: Omar Sultan Haque
When History Gets Personal: Charles Trueheart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Host: Linda Henry
Women, Politics, and Power: Honor Moore, Dawn Tripp, Host: Debby Applegate
Fiction
Between Worlds: Memory, Revelation, and Coming of Age: Jeanne Blasberg, Henriette Lazaridis, Caroline Leavitt, Host: Jessica Keener
Faith, Desire, Devotion – The Power of Relationships: Marjan Kamali, Susan Minot, Jamie Quatro, Host: Tim Ehrenberg
Fate and Artistic Awakening: Ann Hood, Diane Richards, J. Courtney Sullivan, Host: Katherine Sherbrooke
Fiction Keynote: Louise Erdrich, Host: Kate Tuttle
Generational Stories: Wendy Chen, Ben Shattuck, Jessica Shattuck, Host: Stephen Kiernan
Goethe-Institut Boston presents Djinns: A Web of Stories: Jon Cho-Polizzi, Host: Fatma Aydemir
Human Connections and Choice: Samuel Kolawole, Neel Mukherjee, Adelle Waldman, Host: Alex George
Mystery Keynote: The Art and Allure of Suspense: Jeffery Deaver, Isabella Maldonado, Host: Sara DiVello
Mystery: Who is in control? Pulse-pounding Secrets and Scandals: Vincent Tirado, Danielle Trussoni, Teddy Wayne, Host: Sara DiVello
Romance-ish: Public Lies, Private Loves: Xio Axelrod, Iman Hariri-Kia, Riss Neilson, Host: Meena Jain
SPARK: The Call to Adventure: Mark Cecil, Crystal King, Stephen McCauley, Host: Whitney Scharer
SPARK: The Suspenseful, Speculative, and Surreal: Juliet Grames, Margot Livesey, Ruben Reyes, Host: Whitney Scharer
SPARK: Using Form To Explore Universal Truths: K Iver, Ananda Lima, Joan Wickersham, Host: Dawn Tripp
Poetry
Blue Flare: Haitian Women Poets of the Now: Danielle Legros Georges, Marie-Célie Agnant
Poetry as a Radical Act: Joan Glass, Matthew Henry, Jennifer Martelli, Kevin McLellan, Anna V.Q. Ross
Poetry Headliners: Cynthia Manick, Robert Pinsky
Poetry Off The Page: Parker-Vincent Alva, Essmaa Litim, Princess Moon, D Ruff, Maria Zaki, Host: Amanda Shea
BBF Unbound
Bio-GRAPHIC: Women Comic Artists Draw their Truth: Julie Heffernan, Jesse Lee Kercheval, Host: Caroline Hu
Get the Inside Scoop: Associates of BPL Writer-in-Residence Program: Autumn Allen, Elaine Dimopoulos, Jennifer De Leon, Host: Laura Koenig
National Book Critics Circle at 50: The Past, Present, and Future: Stephanie Burt, Jesse Mccarthy, Nina Maclaughlin, Host: Kate Tuttle
Young Adult
Magic to Save, Magic to Shatter: Kendare Blake, Freddie Kolsch, Ladarrion Williams, Host: Rebecca Podos
Not-So-Perfect Families: Desmond Hall, Bryce Moore, Patricia Park, Host: Cathryn Mercier
Old Tales, New Spins: Anne Camlin, Sajni Patel, James Persichetti, Host: Amy Pattee
Turn Back Now!: Kelly Andrew, Ciera Burch, Tatiana Schlote-Bonne, Host: Hannah Robinson
YA Keynote: Aiden Thomas, Host: Alex Schaffner
Kids
MIDDLE GRADE: Adventures in Folklore: Tracey Baptiste, Cindy Rodriguez, S.J. Taylor, Host: Elissa Gershowitz
MIDDLE GRADE: Fantasy: Different worlds… right in front of you: Piper Cj, Craig Kofi Farmer, Marjorie Liu, Host: Patricia C. Lawley
MIDDLE GRADE: Kaboom!: Laugh Out Loud Mayhem in Graphic Books: Jorge Cham, John Patrick Green, Host: Liz Phipps-Soeiro
MIDDLE GRADE: Mystery: Sleuthing and Solving: Kekla Magoon, Karla Arenas Valenti, Jasmine Warga, Host: Nicholl Montgomery
Storytime!: Alex London and Paul O. Zelinsky
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