Here is Gary Krist giving a book talk at the 2014 Louisiana Book Fair
May’s Book: Empire of Sin
May’s book is Empire of Sin: A Story of Sex, Jazz, Murder, and The Battle for Modern New Orleans by Gary Krist. Copies can be picked up at the Circulation Desk to check out.
The discussion will be held on May 21st in Room H, on the 2nd floor of the library near the Reference Desk.
Ocean Vuong Reading
Here is Ocean reading at the T.S. Eliot Prize Shortlist Readings. Ocean does not talk until about the 2nd minute. The person introducing him is Ian McMillan
Ocean Vuong Interview
Here is an interview Ocean Vuong did with PBS NewsHour
Jahren Lab
To get an idea about the author’s work, visit her website http://jahrenlab.com/ . She has a list of free PDF’s of her research and professional publicans that you can download and read. They also have a Twitter feed you can follow which is full of pictures.
Johnstown Flood Pictures
Here are some photos from the Johnstown Flood Museum, borrowed from the Library of Congress, to give you an idea of the devastation.
David McCullough Interview
I could not find an interview from 1968, the year the book was published, with McCullough talking about the book. Nor have I found anything of him recently talking about the book. Instead, here’s a video from The Kalb Report interviewing McCullough.
WWI Overview
Here’s a great video that summarizes WWI from Ferdinand’s assassination all the way to the end.
True Story Book Club 