Albany Book Festival special event: Tribute to Hunter S. Thompson
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- Aug 3, 2021
- 3 min
Announcement: 4th Annual Albany Book Festival


- Sep 25, 2020
- 1 min
Sister Helen Prejean: Activist and author of "Dead Man Walking"


- Sep 23, 2020
- 1 min
Matthew McElligott: Children's book author/illustrator


- Sep 22, 2020
- 2 min
Edwidge Danticat and Kali Fajardo-Anstine: The Joys of the Short Story Form


- Sep 21, 2020
- 1 min
Noam Chomsky and Robert Pollin on the climate crisis


- Sep 18, 2020
- 1 min
Albany Book Festival: One week down, one to go!


- Sep 10, 2020
- 3 min
Albany Book Festival: J. Courtney Sullivan, Thursday, starting at 1 p.m.


- Sep 9, 2020
- 3 min
Albany Book Festival: What you need to know


- Sep 8, 2020
- 2 min
Free writing workshops at the Albany Book Festival!


- Sep 7, 2020
- 2 min
Albany Book Festival: "Global Green New Deal" discussion with Noam Chomsky


- Sep 3, 2020
- 2 min
Albany Book Festival: Sierra Crane Murdoch & David Treuer


- Sep 2, 2020
- 6 min
Albany Book Festival: National Book Award winner Colum McCann


- Sep 1, 2020
- 2 min
Coming to the Albany Book Festival: Sister Helen Prejean


- Aug 27, 2020
- 2 min
Albany Book Festival author spotlight: Edwidge Danticat and Kali Fajardo-Anstine


- Aug 25, 2020
- 2 min
Albany Book Festival author spotlight: Former child soldier Ishmael Beah


- Aug 20, 2020
- 4 min
Albany Book Festival Pick of the Week: "The Resisters" by Gish Jen


- Aug 18, 2020
- 2 min
Announcing the 3rd Annual Albany Book Festival...