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Women in the Arts

Women in the Arts

  • Author Traci N.Todd details a pivotal moment in Nina Simone’s life as a musical artist in this Meet-the-Author Recording for Nina: A Story of Nina Simone.

  • Listen to this Meet-the-Author Recording with Margarita Engle about the brave 10-year-old girl who inspired Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music.

  • Enjoy this audiobook excerpt from Legacy: Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance.

  • Learn about rock n’ roll pioneer Janis Joplin in this Meet-the-Author Recording with Ann Angel for Janis Joplin: Rise Up Singing.

  • Hear about the groundbreaking architect behind the book in Victoria Tentler-Krylov’s Meet-the-Author Recording for Building Zaha: The Story of Architect Zaha Hadid.

  • Carmen T. Bernier-Grand shares her artist inspiration for Frida: ¡Viva La Vida! Long Live Life! in this Meet-the-Author Recording.