Albany Book Festival special event: Tribute to Hunter S. Thompson
“A Tribute to Hunter S. Thompson” will be one of the premier events of our upcoming Albany Book Festival on Saturday, Sept. 17, at the...
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NYS Writers Institute
- Aug 3, 2021
- 3 min
Announcement: 4th Annual Albany Book Festival
The 4th Annual Albany Book Festival, presented by the NYS Writers Institute at the University at Albany, will be held Saturday, September...
NYS Writers Institute
- Sep 25, 2020
- 1 min
Sister Helen Prejean: Activist and author of "Dead Man Walking"
“When you're writing a book, you're not really alone... When I wrote Dead Man Walking and I began to dig into the case of Pat Sonnier, I...
NYS Writers Institute
- Sep 23, 2020
- 1 min
Matthew McElligott: Children's book author/illustrator
“Of course, who isn't a Maurice Sendak fan. Where the Wild Things Are is the classic of picture book literature. I do a whole thing with...
NYS Writers Institute
- Sep 22, 2020
- 2 min
Edwidge Danticat and Kali Fajardo-Anstine: The Joys of the Short Story Form
“I did not set out with any agenda with my work. I obsessively wanted to tell stories and there were certain things from my home life,...
NYS Writers Institute
- Sep 21, 2020
- 1 min
Noam Chomsky and Robert Pollin on the climate crisis
“A green new deal is an absolute essential for human survival." —Noam Chomsky, in an interview with co-author Robert Pollin on their new...
NYS Writers Institute
- Sep 18, 2020
- 1 min
Albany Book Festival: One week down, one to go!
Updates on Week Two of the Albany Book Festival Hundreds of book lovers have viewed online videos of author events posted on our YouTube...
NYS Writers Institute
- Sep 10, 2020
- 3 min
Albany Book Festival: J. Courtney Sullivan, Thursday, starting at 1 p.m.
Hello Friends, We're thrilled to launch our third annual Albany Book Festival with today's event: Novelist J. Courtney Sullivan in...
NYS Writers Institute
- Sep 9, 2020
- 3 min
Albany Book Festival: What you need to know
"Books possess a transformative power, perhaps more so during lockdowns and quarantine. Books can open our hearts. Books can change our...
NYS Writers Institute
- Sep 8, 2020
- 2 min
Free writing workshops at the Albany Book Festival!
One of the many awesome features of this year's Albany Book Festival -- kicking off Thursday and running through Thursday, Sept. 24 -- ...
NYS Writers Institute
- Sep 7, 2020
- 2 min
Albany Book Festival: "Global Green New Deal" discussion with Noam Chomsky
"The dissidence now is much wider and more deeply rooted, and it’s found in sectors of the population that were excluded from the...
NYS Writers Institute
- Sep 3, 2020
- 2 min
Albany Book Festival: Sierra Crane Murdoch & David Treuer
One is a detective story, the other offers an updated history. Both feature Native American life and culture as the core of their...
NYS Writers Institute
- Sep 2, 2020
- 6 min
Albany Book Festival: National Book Award winner Colum McCann
We're delighted to have National Book Award winner Colum McCann join us (online) for our upcoming Albany Book Festival September 10-24....
NYS Writers Institute
- Sep 1, 2020
- 2 min
Coming to the Albany Book Festival: Sister Helen Prejean
It's September 1 and that means it's Albany Book Festival month! Our third annual Albany Book Festival kicks off on Thursday, Sept. 10,...
NYS Writers Institute
- Aug 27, 2020
- 2 min
Albany Book Festival author spotlight: Edwidge Danticat and Kali Fajardo-Anstine
One of the most anticipated events at the Albany Book Festival -- coming to you online September 10-24 -- will be an author-to-author...
NYS Writers Institute
- Aug 25, 2020
- 2 min
Albany Book Festival author spotlight: Former child soldier Ishmael Beah
We're using this space to highlight authors and books that'll be featured at our upcoming Albany Book Festival coming to you online...
NYS Writers Institute
- Aug 20, 2020
- 4 min
Albany Book Festival Pick of the Week: "The Resisters" by Gish Jen
We're using this space to highlight authors and books that'll be featured at our upcoming Albany Book Festival coming to you online...
NYS Writers Institute
- Aug 18, 2020
- 2 min
Announcing the 3rd Annual Albany Book Festival...
HAPPENING A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY THIS YEAR The NYS Writers Institute’s 3rd Annual Albany Book Festival will be held September 10 through 24...