Program

3:00 pm to 4:00 pm, September 21, 2018 CANYON THEATER, BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY

Inaugural Address: Imagining Our Worlds

Address by Namita Gokhale, William Dalrymple, and Sanjoy K. Roy

4:15 pm to 5:15 pm, September 21, 2018 CANYON THEATER, BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY

The Meaning of Everything

Simon Winchester in conversation with William Dalrymple

5:30 pm to 6:30 pm, September 21, 2018 CANYON THEATER, BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY

Forensic Anthropology: From Crime Lab to Crime Fiction

Kathy Reichs in conversation with Arsen Kashkashian

10:00 am to 10:30 am, September 22, 2018 CANYON THEATER, BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY

Morning Music

Utsav Lal

10:45 am to 11:45 am, September 22, 2018 SKYSCAPES, BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY

Creation and Destruction: Art, Politics and the Worlds of Islam

Molly Crabapple and Shahzia Sikander in conversation with William Dalrymple

10:45 am to 11:45 am, September 22, 2018 CANYON THEATER, BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY

Listen

Arun Maira in conversation with Maeve Conran

10:45 am to 11:45 am, September 22, 2018 STEPS, BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY

The Blue Hour

Laura Pritchett in conversation with Teow Lim Goh

10:45 am to 11:45 am, September 22, 2018 BROOK, BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY

WORKSHOP: Round the World Storytime

Krissy Jensen

12:00 pm to 1:00 pm, September 22, 2018 CANYON THEATER, BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY

An Orchestra of Stories

Chigozie Obioma in conversation with Aruni Kashyap

Saturday -

12:00 pm to 1:00 pm, September 22, 2018 STEPS, BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY

The Waters: The Melting North

Jeff Goodell and Mark Serreze in conversation with Marcus Moench

12:00 pm to 1:00 pm, September 22, 2018 SKYSCAPES, BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY

The Wayfinders

Wade Davis in conversation with Broughton Coburn

12:00 pm to 1:00 pm, September 22, 2018 BROOK, BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY

WORKSHOP: Tell Me a Story: Creating Stories with Collage

Pat Chapman

1:00 pm to 1:30 pm, September 22, 2018 CANYON THEATER, BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY

LUNCHTIME READINGS: The Poetic Imagination

John Freeman and Anne Waldman in conversation

1:00 pm to 1:30 pm, September 22, 2018 STEPS, BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY

LUNCHTIME READINGS: Toppled World

Susan Murphy in conversation with Philip Lutgendorf

1:30 pm to 2:30 pm, September 22, 2018 CANYON THEATER, BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY

Himalaya

Broughton Coburn, Dorje Dolma, Sujeev Shakya, and Wade Davis in conversation with Nikko Odiseos. Introduced by Namita Gokhale.

1:30 pm to 2:30 pm, September 22, 2018 SKYSCAPES, BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY

The Dawn Watch: Joseph Conrad in a Global World

Maya Jasanoff in conversation with William Dalrymple

1:30 pm to 2:30 pm, September 22, 2018 BROOK, BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY

WORKSHOP: Cultural Stories and Movement

Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Youth Ensemble

1:30 pm- to 2:30 pm, September 22, 2018 STEPS, BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY

Immigrant, Montana

Amitava Kumar in conversation with Suketu Mehta

2:45 pm to 3:45 pm, September 22, 2018 SKYSCAPES, BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY

How to Read a Novelist

John Freeman in conversation with Amitava Kumar, Chika Unigwe, Kiran Desai, and Preti Taneja

2:45 pm to 3:45 pm, September 22, 2018 CANYON THEATER, BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY

Mapping the Heavens

Priyamvada Natarajan introduced by Namita Gokhale

2:45 pm to 3:45 pm, September 22, 2018 STEPS, BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY

Not Quite Not White

Margo Jefferson and Sharmila Sen in conversation with Philip Lutgendorf

4:00 pm to 5:00 pm, September 22, 2018 SKYSCAPES, BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY

About Michael Jackson

Margo Jefferson in conversation with Maeve Conran

4:00 pm to 6:15 pm, September 22, 2018 BROOK, BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY

Community Author Readings

Kanika Agarwal, Crisosto Apache, Sarah Elizabeth Schantz, Ellen Korman Mains, Kika Dorsey, Radha Marcum, Marj Hahne, Matt Clifford

4:00 pm to 5:00 pm, September 22, 2018 CANYON THEATER, BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY

The Biographer’s Ball

Maya Jasanoff, Ruby Lal, Simon Winchester, and Wade Davis in conversation with William Dalrymple

4:00 pm to 5:00 pm, September 22, 2018 STEPS, BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY

Trickster Feminism

Anne Waldman in conversation with Preti Taneja

5:15 pm to 6:15 pm, September 22, 2018 STEPS, BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY

Kingdoms of Faith: Spain’s Islamic Past

Brian Aivars Catlos in conversation with Aun Hasan Ali

5:15 pm to 6:15 pm, September 22, 2018 SKYSCAPES, BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY

Prison and Imagination

Ngugi wa Thiong’o in conversation with Maya Jasanoff

6:30 pm to 7:30 pm, September 22, 2018 SKYSCAPES, BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY

Script to Screen

Harinder Sikka, Kathy Reichs, and Sabrina Dhawan in conversation with Sanjoy K. Roy

6:30 pm to 7:30 pm, September 22, 2018 STEPS, BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY

Yashodhara

Vanessa Sasson in conversation with Namita Gokhale

7:35 pm to 12:08 pm, September 22, 2018 CANYON THEATER, BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY

Evening Music

Bryce Merritt

11:00 am to 11:30 am, September 23, 2018 Canyon Theater, Boulder Public Library

Morning Music

Aparna Vaidyanathan and Sriram Srinivasan Presented by CFAA

11:45 am to 12:25 pm, September 23, 2018 Steps, Boulder Public Library

Seasons of the Shadow

Leonora Miano in conversation with Arsen Kashkashian

11:45 am to 12:45 pm, September 23, 2018 Canyon Theater, Boulder Public Library

Skin in the Game

Nassim Nicholas Taleb introduced by Namita Gokhale

11:45 am to 12:45 pm, September 23, 2018 Skyscapes, Boulder Public Library

The Loneliness…

Kiran Desai in conversation with Amitava Kumar

11:45 am to 12:45 pm, September 23, 2018 Brook, Boulder Public Library

WORKSHOP: It Started As a Whisper: Where Does Your Inner Poet Reside?

Jovan Mays

12:45 pm to 1:15 pm, September 23, 2018 Canyon Theatre, Boulder Public Library

LUNCHTIME READINGS: Beneath A Marble Sky

John Shors in conversation with Teague von Bohlen

12:45 pm to 1:15 pm, September 23, 2018 Steps, Boulder Public Library

LUNCHTIME READINGS: Spilling The Beans

David C. Sanford in conversation with Philip Lutgendorf

1:15 pm to 2:15 pm, September 23, 2018 Steps, Boulder Public Library

On Sister’s Street

Chika Unigwe and Marcia Douglas in conversation

1:15 pm to 2:15 pm, September 23, 2018 Skyscapes, Boulder Public Library

The Path

Michael Puett in conversation with Terry Kleeman

1:15 pm to 2:15 pm, September 23, 2018 Canyon Theater, Boulder Public Library

The Travel Session

Broughton Coburn, Suketu Mehta, Molly Crabapple and Simon Winchester in conversation with William Dalrymple

1:15 pm to 2:15 pm, September 23, 2018 Brook, Boulder Public Library

WORKSHOP: Storytelling V. Myths and Legends

Katrina Mora

2:30 pm to 3:30 pm, September 23, 2018 Canyon Theater, Boulder Public Library

Empress: The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan

Ruby Lal in conversation with Shahzia Sikander

2:30 pm to 3:30 pm, September 23, 2018 Steps, Boulder Public Library

Narratives of Power, Songs of Resistance

Jovan Mays, Franklin Cruz and Serena Chopra moderated by Aruni Kashyap

2:30 pm to 3:30 pm, September 23, 2018 Skyscapes, Boulder Public Library

Shakespeare Lives

Chigozie Obioma, Preti Taneja, and Sabrina Dhawan in conversation with Ami Dayan

3:45 pm to 5:00 pm, September 23, 2018 Brook

Community Author Readings

Molly Kate Brown, Radha Marcum, Tim Hillmer, Kerry parry and Henry Rasof

3:45 pm to 4:45 pm, September 23, 2018 Canyon Theater, Boulder Public Library

Dark Matter and Dinosaurs: The Astounding Interconnectedness of the Universe

Lisa Randall introduced by Nils Halverson

3:45 pm to 4:45 pm, September 23, 2018 Skyscapes, Boulder Public Library

This Land Is Your Land

Lynn Gehl, Jessica Ordaz, and Suketu Mehta in conversation

5:00 pm to 5:30 pm, September 23, 2018 Skyscapes, Boulder Public Library

Closing Ceremony

3:00 pm to 4:00 pm CANYON THEATER, BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY

Inaugural Address: Imagining Our Worlds

Address by Namita Gokhale, William Dalrymple, and Sanjoy K. Roy

4:15 pm to 5:15 pm CANYON THEATER, BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY

The Meaning of Everything

Simon Winchester in conversation with William Dalrymple

5:30 pm to 6:30 pm CANYON THEATER, BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY

Forensic Anthropology: From Crime Lab to Crime Fiction

Kathy Reichs in conversation with Arsen Kashkashian

10:00 am to 10:30 am CANYON THEATER, BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY

Morning Music

Utsav Lal

10:45 am to 11:45 am SKYSCAPES, BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY

Creation and Destruction: Art, Politics and the Worlds of Islam

Molly Crabapple and Shahzia Sikander in conversation with William Dalrymple

10:45 am to 11:45 am CANYON THEATER, BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY

Listen

Arun Maira in conversation with Maeve Conran

10:45 am to 11:45 am STEPS, BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY

The Blue Hour

Laura Pritchett in conversation with Teow Lim Goh

10:45 am to 11:45 am BROOK, BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY

WORKSHOP: Round the World Storytime

Krissy Jensen

12:00 pm to 1:00 pm CANYON THEATER, BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY

An Orchestra of Stories

Chigozie Obioma in conversation with Aruni Kashyap

Saturday -

12:00 pm to 1:00 pm STEPS, BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY

The Waters: The Melting North

Jeff Goodell and Mark Serreze in conversation with Marcus Moench

12:00 pm to 1:00 pm SKYSCAPES, BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY

The Wayfinders

Wade Davis in conversation with Broughton Coburn

12:00 pm to 1:00 pm BROOK, BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY

WORKSHOP: Tell Me a Story: Creating Stories with Collage

Pat Chapman

1:00 pm to 1:30 pm CANYON THEATER, BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY

LUNCHTIME READINGS: The Poetic Imagination

John Freeman and Anne Waldman in conversation

1:00 pm to 1:30 pm STEPS, BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY

LUNCHTIME READINGS: Toppled World

Susan Murphy in conversation with Philip Lutgendorf

1:30 pm to 2:30 pm CANYON THEATER, BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY

Himalaya

Broughton Coburn, Dorje Dolma, Sujeev Shakya, and Wade Davis in conversation with Nikko Odiseos. Introduced by Namita Gokhale.

1:30 pm to 2:30 pm SKYSCAPES, BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY

The Dawn Watch: Joseph Conrad in a Global World

Maya Jasanoff in conversation with William Dalrymple

1:30 pm to 2:30 pm BROOK, BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY

WORKSHOP: Cultural Stories and Movement

Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Youth Ensemble

1:30 pm- to 2:30 pm STEPS, BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY

Immigrant, Montana

Amitava Kumar in conversation with Suketu Mehta

2:45 pm to 3:45 pm SKYSCAPES, BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY

How to Read a Novelist

John Freeman in conversation with Amitava Kumar, Chika Unigwe, Kiran Desai, and Preti Taneja

2:45 pm to 3:45 pm CANYON THEATER, BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY

Mapping the Heavens

Priyamvada Natarajan introduced by Namita Gokhale

2:45 pm to 3:45 pm STEPS, BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY

Not Quite Not White

Margo Jefferson and Sharmila Sen in conversation with Philip Lutgendorf

4:00 pm to 5:00 pm SKYSCAPES, BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY

About Michael Jackson

Margo Jefferson in conversation with Maeve Conran

4:00 pm to 6:15 pm BROOK, BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY

Community Author Readings

Kanika Agarwal, Crisosto Apache, Sarah Elizabeth Schantz, Ellen Korman Mains, Kika Dorsey, Radha Marcum, Marj Hahne, Matt Clifford

4:00 pm to 5:00 pm CANYON THEATER, BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY

The Biographer’s Ball

Maya Jasanoff, Ruby Lal, Simon Winchester, and Wade Davis in conversation with William Dalrymple

4:00 pm to 5:00 pm STEPS, BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY

Trickster Feminism

Anne Waldman in conversation with Preti Taneja

5:15 pm to 6:15 pm STEPS, BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY

Kingdoms of Faith: Spain’s Islamic Past

Brian Aivars Catlos in conversation with Aun Hasan Ali

5:15 pm to 6:15 pm SKYSCAPES, BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY

Prison and Imagination

Ngugi wa Thiong’o in conversation with Maya Jasanoff

6:30 pm to 7:30 pm SKYSCAPES, BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY

Script to Screen

Harinder Sikka, Kathy Reichs, and Sabrina Dhawan in conversation with Sanjoy K. Roy

6:30 pm to 7:30 pm STEPS, BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY

Yashodhara

Vanessa Sasson in conversation with Namita Gokhale

7:35 pm to 12:08 pm CANYON THEATER, BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY

Evening Music

Bryce Merritt

11:00 am to 11:30 am Canyon Theater, Boulder Public Library

Morning Music

Aparna Vaidyanathan and Sriram Srinivasan Presented by CFAA

11:45 am to 12:25 pm Steps, Boulder Public Library

Seasons of the Shadow

Leonora Miano in conversation with Arsen Kashkashian

11:45 am to 12:45 pm Canyon Theater, Boulder Public Library

Skin in the Game

Nassim Nicholas Taleb introduced by Namita Gokhale

11:45 am to 12:45 pm Skyscapes, Boulder Public Library

The Loneliness…

Kiran Desai in conversation with Amitava Kumar

11:45 am to 12:45 pm Brook, Boulder Public Library

WORKSHOP: It Started As a Whisper: Where Does Your Inner Poet Reside?

Jovan Mays

12:45 pm to 1:15 pm Canyon Theatre, Boulder Public Library

LUNCHTIME READINGS: Beneath A Marble Sky

John Shors in conversation with Teague von Bohlen

12:45 pm to 1:15 pm Steps, Boulder Public Library

LUNCHTIME READINGS: Spilling The Beans

David C. Sanford in conversation with Philip Lutgendorf

1:15 pm to 2:15 pm Steps, Boulder Public Library

On Sister’s Street

Chika Unigwe and Marcia Douglas in conversation

1:15 pm to 2:15 pm Skyscapes, Boulder Public Library

The Path

Michael Puett in conversation with Terry Kleeman

1:15 pm to 2:15 pm Canyon Theater, Boulder Public Library

The Travel Session

Broughton Coburn, Suketu Mehta, Molly Crabapple and Simon Winchester in conversation with William Dalrymple

1:15 pm to 2:15 pm Brook, Boulder Public Library

WORKSHOP: Storytelling V. Myths and Legends

Katrina Mora

2:30 pm to 3:30 pm Canyon Theater, Boulder Public Library

Empress: The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan

Ruby Lal in conversation with Shahzia Sikander

2:30 pm to 3:30 pm Steps, Boulder Public Library

Narratives of Power, Songs of Resistance

Jovan Mays, Franklin Cruz and Serena Chopra moderated by Aruni Kashyap

2:30 pm to 3:30 pm Skyscapes, Boulder Public Library

Shakespeare Lives

Chigozie Obioma, Preti Taneja, and Sabrina Dhawan in conversation with Ami Dayan

3:45 pm to 5:00 pm Brook

Community Author Readings

Molly Kate Brown, Radha Marcum, Tim Hillmer, Kerry parry and Henry Rasof

3:45 pm to 4:45 pm Canyon Theater, Boulder Public Library

Dark Matter and Dinosaurs: The Astounding Interconnectedness of the Universe

Lisa Randall introduced by Nils Halverson

3:45 pm to 4:45 pm Skyscapes, Boulder Public Library

This Land Is Your Land

Lynn Gehl, Jessica Ordaz, and Suketu Mehta in conversation

5:00 pm to 5:30 pm Skyscapes, Boulder Public Library