Book Salon

Clayborne Carson in a discussion on Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Americanah

Listen to Professor Ari Kelman discuss ‘Prisoner’s Dilemma’ for Book Salon 2013-2014 season. (3/1/2014)

Listen to author, Professor Tanya Luhrmann describe her book, ‘When God Talks Back: Understanding the American Evangelical Relationship with God’ for the Book Salon 2013-2014 season. (9/1/2013)

Listen to Professor Noah Diffenbaugh discuss ‘Flight Behavior’ for Book Salon 2013-2014 season. (4/1/2014)

Listen to Professor Peggy Phelan discuss ‘The Bluest Eye’ for the Book Salon 2013-2014 season. (02/1/2014)

Listen to Professor Gabriella Safran discuss 'Tevye the Dairyman and the Railroad Stories' for Book Salon 2012-2013. (11/1/2012)

Listen to Professor Gavin Jones discuss 'The Great Gatsby' for Book Salon 2012-2013. (1/1/2013)

Listen to Professor Steven Carter discuss 'Black Rain' for Book Salon 2012-2013. (1/1/2013)

Listen to Professor Helen Stacy discuss 'Any Human Heart' for Book Salon 2012-2013.

Lecturer Jennifer Wolf introduces the young adult novel "The Hunger Games" to members of the Stanford Book Salon community. (May 1, 2012) r

Claire Jarvis, assistant professor of English, introduces "Great Expectations" to the Stanford Book Salon community. A scholar of Victorian literature, she discusses why this classic novel holds up to re-reading. (March 1, 2012)

Scotty McLennan introduces "Jasmine" to the Stanford Book Salon community. He discusses why he chose this book and conveys important themes for readers to explore. (January 6, 2012)

Professor Eavan Boland introduces the book "Testament of Youth" to members of Stanford Book Salon community. (November 1, 2011)

Professor Abraham Verghese introduces his novel "Cutting for Stone" to members of Stanford Book Salon community. (September 22, 2011)

Stanford Professor of Writing and Rhetoric discusses Marjane Satrapi's political graphic novel Persepolis. (October 25, 2009)

Charlie Junkerman, Stanford Associate Provost and Dean of Continuing Studies, discusses Brian Friel's play, Dancing at Lughnasa, in context of cultural, community, political, religious, and feminist relations. (May 28, 2009)

English Professor Elizabeth Tallent introduces readers to Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage by Alice Munro. (March 2009)

Martin Evans introduces the book salon group to "The Quiet American," by Graham Greene. (January 2009)

Stanford English Professor, Martin Evans, examines the once controversial novel "The Quiet American" by Graham Green, with Stanford alumni. (January 28, 2009)

Rick Banks introduces the book salon group to Barack Obama's "Dreams from My Father." (November 2008)