When it comes to contemporary literary fiction's literary lions, one needn't look further than Colm TóibÃn and Ottessa Moshfegh. The former is the Irish-born, New York–based author of
Reyna Grande's The Distance Between Us is a powerful and revelatory look at immigration. Summoning comparisons to writers Maya Angelou and Frank McCourt, the American Book Award–winning author offers an unflinching ac
Launched in the wake of the murder of Trayvon Martin to combat anti-black racism and harnessing the global power of social media, few social movements have galvanized the nation like #BlackLivesMatter. The movement's New Yorkâ€
Cambodia's recent history is haunted by violence and genocide; targeting intellectuals and artists during the late 1970s, the Khmer Rouge regime decimated the arts and created a climate of fear and oppression that still reverberates today. Emerging
In 2007, Steve Jobs introduced a gadget that would soon dominate our worlds: the iPhone. For San Diego State University's Jean M. Twenge, that technological moment was vital—the psychology professor places the n
"She sings of fragility, hope and self-empowerment, and exudes all three. What's irresistible, above all, is her cradling, sensuous, gentle sound. She is stunning." —The San Francisco Chronicle
The Mastersons bring their intoxicating harmonies and exquisite instrumentation to Scripps for its annual June Levitt on the Lawn concert. "A perfect soundtrack for a summer of warm nights and hot, lazy days," is how American S
L.A.–based Afro-Peruvian band Chacombo knows how to get crowds moving with traditional tunes featuring the quijada de burro (donkey's jaw) and cajon (box drum). Picnic on Bowling Green an
Book Soup at the Skirball presents Gary Shteyngart reading from Lake Success Narcissistic, hilariously self-deluded, and divorced from the real world as most of us know
Actress, producer, and screenwriter Lena Waithe was the first black woman to win an Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for Netflix's Master of None. Her award-winning episode, Thanksgiving, was a poignant take on Waithe's own experien
"Shoot for the stars!" CEO of the Girl Scouts of the USA Sylvia Acevedo took that mantra to heart. Her memoir, Path to the Stars, is a powerful reflection on the foundational experiences that led her
Please Note: The location of this program has changed to the Hampton Room. Charles Baxter has kept happy readers company for more than 30 years. His Nationa
Jose Antonio Vargas made headlines in 2011 for revealing his undocumented status in the New York Times. A Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist, his revelations gave new visibility to the immense ch
Please note: The location for this event has been changed to the Hampton Room. The relationship between an individual and their community has preoccupied Eric Klinenberg for over
It's a testament to the choreographic brilliance and technological prowess of co-directors Art Bridgman and Myrna Packer that a box truck can be utterly transformed into a playful and vibra
The history of science is stranger than fiction—Latif Nasser, director of research at Radiolab, should know. His research on such wide-ranging topics as culture-bound illnesses, snowflake photography
Zeynep Tufekci, a techno-sociologist and assistant professor in the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina and faculty associate at Harvard's Berkman Klein Center for In
Iconic choreographer Liz Lerman returns to Scripps for an encore engagement! In conversation with Assistant Professor of Dance Kevin Williamson, Lerman will reflect on the idea of community a
When it comes to the social implications of technology, Manoush Zomorodi is obsessed. Zomorodi is the co-founder of Stable Genius Productions, a media company with a mission to help people navigate personal a
In the vein of W.E.B. Du Bois, James Baldwin, Richard Wright, and Claudia Rankine, Jabari Asim has emerged as an essential voice on the black experience in America and the struggle for survival and persistenc
We're pleased to announce that additional tickets will be available on the day of the program! Visit the Garrison Box Office at 7 pm to get on the wait list. Tickets are $25 and include a signed copy of Abbi Jacobson
Glory Edim brings together communities of book fans and aficionados to celebrate a deep appreciation for black women's writing. Through her immensely popular Instagram, a writers' festival in her hometown o
PLEASE NOTE: This program has been cancelled. Please stay tuned for updates regarding a potential rescheduled date in Spring 2019. Nell Scovell
Nathan Englander is the Pulitzer Prize–finalist and best-selling author of For the Relief of Unbearable Urges and What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank. His latest book, Dinner a
Bettina Love is an award-winning author and hip-hop scholar. In her new book, We Want to Do More Than Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom, the University of Georgia associat
This event is sold out. Tickets may become available on the day of the program. Please visit the Scripps Presents Box Office at Garrison Theater beginning at 6:30 pm on the day of the program to have you name added to the wait list
Geneva Griswold's work as the associate objects conservator at the Seattle Art Museum is both an art and a science. The 2007 Scripps graduate oversees the installation, storage, display, and preservation of the mus
Liz Lerman's history of sly, grotesque, sensual, and wildly creative women debuts as a work in progress on the Scripps stage. Inspired, in part, by the College's Denison Library's Witches and Healing archiv
Sally Wen Mao's poetry collection Oculus is an eerie, yet powerful, exploration of technology. The 2017 Pushcart Prize winner deploys sharp wit and a speculative imagination to confront the spectacle
When it comes to parsing the rapidly changing online media landscape, readers look to Andrew Marantz. The New Yorker writer has explored the topic from a variety of angles, investigating social media trolls
Gaby Dunn's podcast Bad with Money features episodes like "Screaming Into a Jar (aka Student Loans)," "It's Not Just a Few Feet of Sea Level Rise (aka Climate Change is an Economic Issue)," and "Who Can Affo
Morgan Parker and Nicole Sealey mine the personal and political in their poetry, both reveling in and revealing the issues at the heart of contemporary life. Parker's most recent collection, Th
Heartland politics: rather than a monolithic "flyover country," the midwestern voting public can be—as both parties learned during the last presidential election—stubbornly elusive. Who better to make that point than an
Mindfulness, self-care, and "positive thinking" are all touted as panaceas for negative emotions. But according to University of California, Berkeley, researcher Iris Mauss, if you're feeling down, the self-imposed
When it comes to race, art, and gender, Spelman College President Mary Schmidt Campbell, PhD is an authority. Campbell was integral in expanding the Studio Museum in Harlem, transforming it into the country's first
Hailed by the magazine Utne Reader as a "one-woman powerhouse," the singer, rapper, and writer Dessa may be best known as a founding member of Doomtree, a collective of musicians based out of Minneapolis. No
In today's Los Angeles, housing is expensive, dining is fancy, and posh, international galleries rule the art scene. But in the 1980s and '90s, it was cheap rents, house parties, underground fashion, and a trio of Latino gay
This program is full. You are welcome to come as a standby guest. Standby numbers are distributed one hour before the program on a first-come, first served basis. Admission is subject to availability.
This event is sold out. Tickets may become available on the day of the program. Please visit the Scripps Presents Box Office at Garrison Theater beginning at 6:30 pm on the day of the program to have you name added to the wait list
By 1979, we knew all that we know now about the science of climate change: what was happening, why it was happening, and how to stop it. Nathaniel Rich's book Losing Earth: The Decade We Almost Stopped Climate C
Cheryl Strayed is the author of the #1 best-selling memoir and contemporary adventurer's bible, Wild, as well as the genius, perceptive collection of advice columns,
Cheryl Strayed is the author of the #1 best-selling memoir and contemporary adventurer's bible, Wild, as well as the genius, perceptive collection of advice columns,
“I was not supposed to be a dancer,” writes choreo
The National Book Foundation, Scripps Presents, and the Los Angele
Guatemala-born singer-songwriter-producer and Grammy Award-winner
Novelist R.O. Kwon, author of the Los Angeles T
“During my junior year abroad in Paris, I took my first class in stained glass . . . and was certain that my futu
When she was appointed editor of the Paris Review, Emily Nemens stepped into one of the mos
Indigenous Canadian poet Billy-Ray Belcourt reads from his award-winning debut work, This Wound Is a World, and his forthcoming work, NDN Coping Mechanisms: Notes from the Field. A membe
