American Libraries’ George M. Eberhart interviews novelist and neuroscientist Lisa Genova, who presented the 2013 Arthur Curley Memorial Lecture. Genova uses her expertise and research on the brain to write detailed portrayals of characters with neurological conditions, including autism and early-onset Alzheimer’s.
Steven Johnson, author of Future Perfect, spoke as part of the Auditorium Speaker Series about decentralized peer-to-peer networks and how they can benefit society.
American Libraries’ George Eberhart interviews Katherina Lee, senior staff member for the National Library Board of Singapore and executive director of its international library development company Cybrarian Ventures, and Lee Kee Siang, director of technology and innovation for the National Library Board of Singapore.
American Libraries’ Phil Morehart visits librarians volunteering at Seattle’s Straley House as part of the Librarian Outreach to the Homeless in Seattle: Midwinter Day of Caring program. Librarians helped to clean the house for homeless youth and see up-close the essential services and support it provides.
Authors Terry Brooks, Ruth Ozeki, Gregg Olsen, and Ivan Doig talk about their craft at “The Novel is Alive and Well”—the 2013 edition of the immensely popular ERT/Booklist Author Forum.
