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NYS Writers Institute
- Jul 31, 2020
- 2 min
114 years after putting an African man on display in its Monkey House, zoo issues apology
Paul Grondahl discusses this breaking news story with two-time Writers Institute guest Pamela Newkirk, author of Spectacle: The...
NYS Writers Institute
- Jun 16, 2020
- 1 min
Video interview: Dennis Mahoney, author of "Ghostlove"
NYS Writers Institute Director Paul Grondahl talks with author Dennis Mahoney, whose newest novel Ghostlove recently received a positive...
NYS Writers Institute
- Jun 10, 2020
- 1 min
Times Union Editor Casey Seiler: "A remarkable week"
NYS Writers Institute Director Paul Grondahl talked with Times Union (Hearst Newspapers) Editor and Vice President Casey Seiler last...
NYS Writers Institute
- Jun 8, 2020
- 1 min
Soul singer/songwriter Bryan "Professor Buggy Jive" Thomas
In today's post, Paul Grondahl interviews soul singer/songwriter Bryan "Professor Buggy Jive" Thomas. (Editor's note: The interview was...
NYS Writers Institute
- Jun 4, 2020
- 1 min
"March On!" with Lucy and Grace Lang
In this new #indiebookstoreboost post, WAMC Northeast Public Radio's Joe Donahue and NYS Writers Institute Director Paul Grondahl talk...
NYS Writers Institute
- Jun 3, 2020
- 1 min
Alice Green & Leon Van Dyke: Fighting injustice and racism since the 1960s
"Have we really had any change here in this country?" Dr. Alice Green In today's post, NYS Writers Institute Director Paul Grondahl talks...
NYS Writers Institute
- May 28, 2020
- 1 min
Catching up with writer and UAlbany alumnus Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Acclaimed fiction writer and UAlbany alumnus Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah talks about his mother's struggle with COVID-19 and the...
NYS Writers Institute
- May 27, 2020
- 1 min
A conversation with Writers Institute founder and Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist William Kennedy
Over the course of one hour, ten minutes and a couple glasses of wine, Writers Institute Director Paul Grondahl enjoyed a leisurely...
NYS Writers Institute
- May 26, 2020
- 5 min
NYS Writers Hall of Fame induction ceremony postponed to 2021
After discussion among its leadership and a commitment to protecting the health and safety of everyone involved during the coronavirus...
NYS Writers Institute
- May 20, 2020
- 2 min
Madeline Miller, international bestselling author of "Circe" and "The Song of Achilles"
A conversation with Madeline Miller, international bestselling author of Circe and The Song of Achilles, about re-imaging mythology and...
NYS Writers Institute
- May 18, 2020
- 11 min
Words of advice for the Class of 2020
Recognizing that commencement ceremonies for colleges -- and high schools -- have been cancelled across the country, we asked a selection...
NYS Writers Institute
- May 15, 2020
- 1 min
Poetry in the age of coronavirus, with NYS Poet Alicia Ostriker
NYS Poet Alicia Ostriker talks with NYS Writers Institute Director Paul Grondahl about poetry in the age of coronavirus and her own...
NYS Writers Institute
- May 6, 2020
- 1 min
How are college students coping in a time of pandemic?
University at Albany Distinguished Professor Dr. Jeffrey Berman helps students express, discuss grief, trauma and loss in his English...
NYS Writers Institute
- May 1, 2020
- 2 min
"Living in the Long Emergency" interview with James Howard Kunstler
An #indiebookstoreboost post to support independent bookstores in the Capital Region during the time of coronavirus An...
NYS Writers Institute
- Apr 28, 2020
- 2 min
Joining forces to support the Capital Region’s indie bookstores with #IndieBookstoreBoost
#IndieBookstoreBoost Independent bookstores are communal gathering places that are central to a vibrant village, town or city. They are...
NYS Writers Institute
- Apr 8, 2020
- 2 min
Talking Teddy with novelist Jerome Charyn
We were disappointed these COVID-19 protocols forced us to postpone the April 2 Writers Institute event with Jerome Charyn, author of...
NYS Writers Institute
- Apr 6, 2020
- 2 min
Catching up with sportswriter Rick Reilly
We emailed Rick Reilly to find out what he's up to since he visited us in February. One of America’s preeminent sportswriters, Rick was...
NYS Writers Institute
- Mar 26, 2020
- 5 min
Dispatches from 'solitary confinement' in a local nursing home
Donald Black, 97-year-old World War II vet and Writers Institute contributor, contemplates the coronavirus pandemic in isolation in a...
NYS Writers Institute
- Mar 13, 2020
- 2 min
Message from Paul Grondahl
The New York State Writers Institute at the University at Albany is postponing its inaugural Albany Film Festival, scheduled for March...