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Natalie Portman & Gregory Maguire: A virtual talk

NYS Writers Institute

Oct 15, 20203 min read

Natalie Portman & Gregory Maguire: A virtual talk

A virtual talk with Academy Award-winning actress Natalie Portman for her new picture book Natalie Portman’s Fables, joined by Gregory...

What would Allen Ginsberg say about these days?

NYS Writers Institute

Jun 24, 20202 min read

What would Allen Ginsberg say about these days?

Were you part of the packed Page Hall crowd that greeted poet Allen Ginsberg nearly 30 years ago on November 29, 1990? After his...

Video interview: Dennis Mahoney, author of "Ghostlove"

NYS Writers Institute

Jun 16, 20201 min read

Video interview: Dennis Mahoney, author of "Ghostlove"

NYS Writers Institute Director Paul Grondahl talks with author Dennis Mahoney, whose newest novel Ghostlove recently received a positive...

NYS Writers Institute

Jun 4, 20201 min read

"March On!" with Lucy and Grace Lang

In this new #indiebookstoreboost post, WAMC Northeast Public Radio's Joe Donahue and NYS Writers Institute Director Paul Grondahl talk...

Madeline Miller, international bestselling author of "Circe" and "The Song of Achilles"

NYS Writers Institute

May 20, 20202 min read

Madeline Miller, international bestselling author of "Circe" and "The Song of Achilles"

A conversation with Madeline Miller, international bestselling author of Circe and The Song of Achilles, about re-imaging mythology and...

#IndieBookstoreBoost featuring children’s author-illustrator Samantha Cotterill

NYS Writers Institute

May 11, 20202 min read

#IndieBookstoreBoost featuring children’s author-illustrator Samantha Cotterill

Samantha Cotterill wishes there were picture books when she was growing up four decades ago that depicted someone like her, a young...

NYS Writers Institute

May 8, 20203 min read

Indie bookstores, we support you!

More news on our #IndieBookstoreBoostinitiative to support the Capital Region’s indie bookstores... Have you read Jack Rightmyer's story...

"Living in the Long Emergency" interview with James Howard Kunstler

NYS Writers Institute

May 1, 20202 min read

"Living in the Long Emergency" interview with James Howard Kunstler

An #indiebookstoreboost post to support independent bookstores in the Capital Region during the time of coronavirus An...

Joining forces to support the Capital Region’s indie bookstores with #IndieBookstoreBoost

NYS Writers Institute

Apr 28, 20202 min read

Joining forces to support the Capital Region’s indie bookstores with #IndieBookstoreBoost

#IndieBookstoreBoost Independent bookstores are communal gathering places that are central to a vibrant village, town or city. They are...