Author Events
Sunday, September 6, 11:30 am
11:30 am: Joshua Jelly-Schapiro: Daylight Come: Harry Belafonte and the World He Made
Join Ben Ratliff of The New York Times as he interviews Joshua Jelly-Schapiro about his biography of the King of Calypso, who broke down formidable racial boundaries across multiple mediums, transforming island folk music into mainstream American pop, becoming America’s first black movie star and playing a critical role in the Civil Rights Movement.
Join Ben Ratliff of The New York Times as he interviews Joshua Jelly-Schapiro about his biography of the King of Calypso, who broke down formidable racial boundaries across multiple mediums, transforming island folk music into mainstream American pop, becoming America’s first black movie star and playing a critical role in the Civil Rights Movement.
1:00 pm: Melina Hammer, A Year at Catbird Cottage: Recipes for a Nourished Life
Melina Hammer shares insight into her celebrated book of 100 seasonal recipes in a conversation with Academy Board member Cindy Atkins. Hammer’s globally inspired recipes, featured at her bed-and-breakfast in Ulster County, NY, emphasize local sourcing, foraging and preserving.
Melina Hammer shares insight into her celebrated book of 100 seasonal recipes in a conversation with Academy Board member Cindy Atkins. Hammer’s globally inspired recipes, featured at her bed-and-breakfast in Ulster County, NY, emphasize local sourcing, foraging and preserving.
2:30 pm: Michelle Young, The Art Spy: The Extraordinary Untold Tale of WW II Resistance Hero Rose Valland, and Gerri Willis, Lincoln’s Lady Spymaster: The Untold Story of the Abolitionist Southern Belle Who Helped Win the Civil War
Espionage is at the heart of this discussion of two books, led by interviewer and award-winning writer Emily Arnold McCully. Michelle Young’s The Art Spy is a riveting saga set in Paris during World War II and reveals how Rose Valland penetrated Nazi leadership to save some of the world’s most treasured art pieces. Gerri Willis’s Lincoln’s Lady Spymaster tells the story of Elizabeth Van Lew who, from the most elegant mansion in Richmond, built a secret espionage network of slaves, Unionists and prisoners of war.
Espionage is at the heart of this discussion of two books, led by interviewer and award-winning writer Emily Arnold McCully. Michelle Young’s The Art Spy is a riveting saga set in Paris during World War II and reveals how Rose Valland penetrated Nazi leadership to save some of the world’s most treasured art pieces. Gerri Willis’s Lincoln’s Lady Spymaster tells the story of Elizabeth Van Lew who, from the most elegant mansion in Richmond, built a secret espionage network of slaves, Unionists and prisoners of war.