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Author Events
Saturday, September 5, 12:30 pm
12:30 pm: Nicholas Boggs, Baldwin: A Love Story
Nicholas Boggs discusses this first major Baldwin biography in three decades, a book drawn from recently uncovered archival material, original research and interviews. Boggs will talk with Williams College Associate Professor Ricardo A. Wilson II about how profoundly the writer’s personal relationships shaped his life and work. Baldwin was named one of the best books of 2025 by Time, The New York Times and Amazon
Nicholas Boggs discusses this first major Baldwin biography in three decades, a book drawn from recently uncovered archival material, original research and interviews. Boggs will talk with Williams College Associate Professor Ricardo A. Wilson II about how profoundly the writer’s personal relationships shaped his life and work. Baldwin was named one of the best books of 2025 by Time, The New York Times and Amazon
2:00 pm: Casey Scieszka, The Fountain, and Jessica Berger Gross, Hazel Says No
These two authors discuss their debut novels with award-winning author and journalist Gayle Forman. The Fountain is about a woman’s search for a fountain of youth and asks what it would be like to live forever. In Hazel Says No, Gross explores the before-and-after of a traumatic event, the cost of speaking out, family dynamics and being an outsider in a new community.
These two authors discuss their debut novels with award-winning author and journalist Gayle Forman. The Fountain is about a woman’s search for a fountain of youth and asks what it would be like to live forever. In Hazel Says No, Gross explores the before-and-after of a traumatic event, the cost of speaking out, family dynamics and being an outsider in a new community.
3:30 pm: James Bradley, Martin Van Buren: America’s First Politician
James Bradley talks about his biography of Van Buren that presents the case that he was the architect of the American political party system, essentially founding the Democratic Party in the process. He will discuss Van Buren’s political work in various offices and how he became the first president to use the party system to gain power with playwright and former NYU professor Liz Diggs
James Bradley talks about his biography of Van Buren that presents the case that he was the architect of the American political party system, essentially founding the Democratic Party in the process. He will discuss Van Buren’s political work in various offices and how he became the first president to use the party system to gain power with playwright and former NYU professor Liz Diggs