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Kathleen Norris, Irene Borger
May 18, 1997
California/The West, Essay/Memoir, Religion/Spirituality
Dr. Gary Small, Gigi Vorgan
February 13, 2012
Science/Nature
Vievee Francis, Phillip B. Williams, Alice Quinn
April 20, 2017
Poetry
Lisa Randall
November 19, 2012
Science/Nature
Gar Anthony Haywood, Naomi Hirahara, Mark Haskell Smith
July 14, 2011
Fiction/Literature
Roy Choi, Evan Kleiman
November 13, 2013
Arts & Entertainment, Essay/Memoir
Natalie Diaz, Layli Long Soldier, Natalia Toledo
November 9, 2017
Poetry
Laura Karpman, Janai Brugger, Victoria Kirsch, Taura Stinson, David Young
July 29, 2015
Arts & Entertainment, Fiction/Literature, History/Bio
Lauren Groff, Julie Robinson
September 30, 2015
Arts & Entertainment, Fiction/Literature
Minal Hajratwala
April 2, 2009
Biography, History/Bio, Essay/Memoir
Bernard Henri-Levy
September 25, 2008
Current Events
Sarah Schulman, David Román
May 3, 2022
History/Bio, Social Sci/Politics
Harvey Pekar, Robbie Conal
June 8, 2006
Fiction/Literature, Arts & Entertainment, History/Bio
Amanda Gorman, Kris Bowers, Robin Coste Lewis, Safiya Sinclair, Kevin Young
January 28, 2021
Poetry
Marilynne Robinson, Michael Silverblatt
November 5, 2014
Fiction/Literature, Religion/Spirituality
Cristina Rivera Garza, Ceci Bastida
November 16, 2023
Essay/Memoir
Linda Gregerson, Paul Muldoon, Robert Pinsky
April 22, 2009
Poetry
Brian DeShazor, Nina Revoyr, Melvin L. Rogers
July 14, 2016
History/Bio
James Forman, Jr., Robin D.G. Kelley
November 29, 2017
Current Events, Social Sci/Politics
Christos H. Papadimitriou
October 7, 2009
Arts & Entertainment, Biography, Others
Glen Creason, D.J. Waldie
October 28, 2010
Fiction/Literature, California/The West, Social Sci/Politics
George Kieffer, Robin M. Kramer, Geneva Overholser, Kevin Roderick, Joel Sappell, Brady Westwater, David Lauter
August 14, 2008
Current Events
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