Themes:

If you click on a theme that has been linked you will go to a full record of that year's Event. (This referral is only possible for the last eight years.)

Writers and Social Responsibility

Invention and the Writing Life

Writers and Unexpected Outcomes

The Underlying Story

Alternative Worlds

Writing with Conscience

The Search For Identity

Does Truth Matter?

Bearing Witness

Imagination and Its Limits
Writing in Unpredictable Times
Shaping History
Frontiers in a Changing World

Identity: Who Are We Now?

 

Writers/Participants

A Liaquat Ahamed Mitch Albom Lori Alvord Richard Appel Kit Armstrong Nick Arvin Margaret Atwood Antoine Audouard   B Jon Robin Baitz David Barron Dave Barry Adrian Bejan James Bellows Jeffrey Bezos Linda Bierds Coit D. Blacker Amy Bloom Roy Blount Jr. Roy Bogas Irene Borger Charles Brandt Rosemary Bray Chloe Breyer Stephen Breyer Breyten Breytenbach Richard Brookhiser Angela M. Brown Kathleen Brown Ian Buruma Paul Buttenwieser   C Jason Cahill Thomas Cahill Carolee Campbell Barbara Schuler Canin Ethan Canin Stuart Canin Eric Carle Ina Caro Robert A. Caro Lillian Carson Michael Chabon Russell Chatham Da Chen Sunny Chen Harriet Scott Chessman Nicholas Clapp Stanley Cloud Billy Collins Ted Conover Cristina Ceccatelli Cook Aleksandra Crapanzano Vincent Crapanzano   D Antonio Damasio Hanna Damasio Louise Dennys Digby Diehl E. L. Doctorow Mary Anne Dolan Laura Donohue Michael Dorris Bob Doyle Richard Dreyfuss Peter Duchin Firoozeh Dumas William Dunlap Jamie and Jim Dutcher Douglas Dutton   E Timothy Egan Dave Eggers Gretel Ehrlich Hector Elizondo   F Paul Farmer John Felstiner Mary Felstiner Timothy Ferris Anne Taylor Fleming Karl Fleming Kathleen Foley Judith Freeman Tad Friend   G Gerald Gardner James Geary Graeme Gibson Tom Gjelten Doris Kearns Goodwin Richard Goodwin Annette Gordon-Reed Philip Gourevitch Vartan Gregorian A. R. “Pete” Gurney   H David Halberstam Jane Hamilton Jane Hamilton-Merritt Sister Janet Harris Daniel Hays Tony Hernandez Peter Hessler Amanda Hesser Carl Hiaasen Oscar Hijuelos Edward Hirsch Adam Hochschild Arlie Russell Hochschild Amb. Richard C. Holbrooke Eri Hotta Gary Hunt Patrick Hunt   I Greg Iles Stanislav Ioudenitch Maxine Isaacs   J Phil Jackson Adrienne Jamieson Haynes Johnson Bret Anthony Johnston Vernon Jordan, Jr.   K Maira Kalman Ryszard Kapuscinski Mary Karr John Kaye Juliette N. Kayyem William Kelly Thomas Keneally Danielle Kennedy David M. Kennedy Donald Kennedy William Kennedy Ann Kerr Chip Kidd Tracy Kidder Gary Kinder Stephen King W. P. Kinsella William Kittredge Ted Kooser Jean Hanff Korelitz Richard Koshalek Bill Kovach Jane Kramer Michael Krasny Gerald Krovatin

L Anne Lamott Nam Le Jonah Lehrer Jonathan Lethem Phillip Levine Reed Lindsay John Lithgow Sterling Lord Joe Loya   M David Macaulay Larissa MacFarquhar Robert MacNeil Jon Maksik Alberto Manguel Larry Mantle Michael Maren Tyler Marshall Kati Marton Peter Matthiessen J. D. McClatchy Ellen Frey McCourt Frank McCourt David McCullough Ian McEwan Clinton McKinzie Kate Medina W. S. Merwin Jack Miles Freida Lee Mock Mick Moloney Lorrie Moore Susanna Moore Ebrahim Moosa Gretchen Morgenson Joe Morgenstern Jan Morris Walter Mosley Nader Mousavizadeh Daniel Patrick Moynihan John Mroz Paul Muldoon Caryle Murphy   N Azar Nafisi Howard Norman Naomi Shihab Nye   O Sandra Day O'Connor Sharon Olds Lynne Olson Michael Ondaatje   P George Packer Harriet Parker-Bass Ridley Pearson Diane Josephy Peavey Alan Pesky Jayne Anne Phillips Robert Pinsky Stanley Plumly Samantha Power   Q Anna Quindlen   R Martha Raddatz Cokie Roberts Steve Roberts George Russell, Jr.   S Mark Salzman Martha Salzman Marlene Samuels Jessica Sanders Terry Sanders Van Gordon Sauter Rockwell Schnabel John Burnham Schwartz Alice Sebold Sir Peter Shaffer Dani Shapiro James Shapiro Carol Shields Mona Simpson Jane Smiley Alexander McCall Smith Anna Deavere Smith Linda Spaulding Scott Spencer Walter Stahr S. Frederick Starr Page Stegner Mark Stevens Brandon Stoddard Robert Stone Jean Strouse Rose Styron William Styron Joe Sutton Annalyn Swan   T Strobe Talbott Gay Talese Nan Talese Amy Tan Shashi Tharoor Mary Turco   U Barry Unsworth   V Abraham Verghese   W Richard Wald Ayelet Waldman Diana Walker Ethan Watters James Welch Lois Welch Lawrence Weschler Roger Wilkins Bruce Willis James Wright   Y John Sacret Young Jessica Yu   Z Phil Zabriskie Philip D. Zelikow