2026 Recorded Sessions | The New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane

2026 New Orleans Book Festival Recorded Sessions

Catch up on any panels you might have missed!

The Power of Community & Connection in Times of Uncertainty & Change | Michelle K. Johnston + Nicholas Lalla Moderated by: Rob Lalka

Friday, March 13, 2026

Are You Mad at Me? How to Stop Focusing on What Others Think & Start Living for You | Meg Josephson | Moderated by: Sasha Sagan

Friday, March 13, 2026

Rebuilding the Sacred: Notre Dame, St. Louis Cathedral & the Importance of Restoration | Kevin Morris + Philippe Villeneuve Moderated by: Joseph Dunn

Friday, March 13, 2026

The Elusive Escape: Fiction, Confinement & the High-Stakes Search for Transcendence | Michael Clune, C.J. Farley + Wally Lamb Moderated by: Beth Ann Fennelly

Friday, March 13, 2026

It Doesn't Have to Hurt: Your Smart Guide to a Pain-Free Life | Sanjay Gupta, MD Moderated by: Walter Isaacson

Friday, March 13, 2026

Erik Larson on Craft, Characters & Curiosity Moderated by: Susan Orlean

Friday, March 13, 2026

Mother, Nature: A Journey of Distance, Belief & Becoming | Jedidiah Jenkins Moderated by: Nicole Richie

Friday, March 13, 2026

Climate Reality: What Science, History & Cities Must Face | Peter Brannen + Jesse M. Keenan Moderated by: Nathaniel Rich

Friday, March 13, 2026

A Century of Faith, Education & Service: The Xavier University of Louisiana Story | Vincent Barraza, Congressman Troy Carter + Dr. Reynold Verret Moderated by: Tim Francis

Friday, March 13, 2026

U.S. Politics Today | Molly Jong-Fast, Eddie S. Glaude Jr. + Jonathan Martin Moderated by: Tim Miller

Friday, March 13, 2026

Outbreak Behind Bars: Spider Bites, Human Rights & the Unseen Danger to Public Health | Homer Venters Moderated by: Dean Thomas LaVeist

Friday, March 13, 2026

Capturing Transformation & Voice in Poetry | Rickey Laurentiis + Bernardo Wade Moderated by: Karisma Price

Friday, March 13, 2026

After the Sentence: Justice, Accountability & Second Chances | Sophie Cull, Calvin Duncan + Nick Weldon Moderated by: Madeleine Landrieu

Friday, March 13, 2026

Passing It On: The Art of John T. Scott | Freddi Williams Evans, Martin Payton, Anna Rita Scott + Ayo Scott Moderated by: Shantrell Austin

Friday, March 13, 2026

Beyond the Blue Dog: Wendy Rodrigue Magnus on Legacy, Leadership & Reinvention | Wendy Rodrigue Magnus Moderated by: Betsy Fischer Martin

Friday, March 13, 2026

The Algorithm: The Hypergrowth Formula that Transformed Tesla, Lululemon, General Motors & SpaceX | Jon McNeill Moderated by: Scott Wolfe Jr.

Friday, March 13, 2026

A World Appears: A Conversation with Michael Pollan Moderated by: Michael Lewis

Friday, March 13, 2026

The Fate of the Day: The War for America | Rick Atkinson Moderated by: Gen. David H. Petraeus

Friday, March 13, 2026

100 Years of Black History Month | Jarvis R. Givens + DeRay McKesson

Friday, March 13, 2026

Conversations with Jason Berry | Moderated by: Howard Hunter

Friday, March 13, 2026