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!

Miracle Children: Race, Education & a True Story of False Promises | Katie Benner + Erica L. Green Moderated by: Molly Jong-Fast

Friday, March 13, 2026

American Struggle: Democracy, Dissent & the Pursuit of a More Perfect Union | Jon Meacham Moderated by: Mitch Landrieu

Friday, March 13, 2026

The State of the Nation Project: In Books | Carol Graham, Douglas Harris + Gary Hoover Moderated by: President Michael A. Fitts

Friday, March 13, 2026

All the Cool Girls Get Fired | Laura Brown + Kristina O’Neill Moderated by: Michelle Miller

Friday, March 13, 2026

Behind the Book: Editors, Publishers & the Path to Publication | Amanda “Binky” Urban, Priscilla Painton + Lauren Spiegel Moderated by: Erinn Hartman

Friday, March 13, 2026

On Character: Choices That Define a Life | Gen. Stanley McChrystal Moderated by: John Bel Edwards

Friday, March 13, 2026

The Two Georges: King George, George Washington & the American Revolution | Ken Burns Moderated by: Rick Atkinson

Friday, March 13, 2026

The Eleventh Hour: A Conversation with Salman Rushdie Moderated by: George Packer

Friday, March 13, 2026

The Director: A Conversation with Daniel Kehlmann | Moderated by: Michelle Miller

Friday, March 13, 2026

Power Plays: Leadership Decisions that Shape College Athletics | Kiki Baker Barnes + Kevin M. White, PhD Moderated by: Gabe Feldman

Friday, March 13, 2026

Behind the Image: Women, Style & Substance | Elyce Arons + Karen Essex Moderated by: Lindsay Cronk

Friday, March 13, 2026

NEW New Orleans Cuisine: Then & Now | Emeril Lagasse + E.J. Lagasse Moderated by: Ian McNulty

Friday, March 13, 2026

America at 250: Who Gets Ahead in America? And Why? | Marc J. Dunkelman + Gary Hoover Moderated by: Nicholas Lemann

Friday, March 13, 2026

Place, Power & Belonging | Charles M. Blow, Imani Perry + Clint Smith Moderated by: Annette Gordon-Reed

Friday, March 13, 2026

Making Jazz Fest: The Soul of New Orleans | Quint Davis Moderated by: Mitch Landrieu

Friday, March 13, 2026

Memory & the Burden of History: Fictional Tales of Generational Trauma & Love | Daniel Black, Heather Clark + Sadeqa Johnson Moderated by: Maurice Carlos Ruffin

Friday, March 13, 2026

Culinary Heritage: Memory, Place & the Responsibility to Preserve | Edgar “Dook” Chase IV + John Stubbs Moderated by: Ti Martin

Friday, March 13, 2026

Passions That Preserve a Nation: A Conversation with David M. Rubenstein Moderated by: Evan Smith

Friday, March 13, 2026

Navigating Uncertainty: America's Foreign Policy | Gen. David H. Petraeus | Moderated by: Jim Sciutto

Friday, March 13, 2026

Claiming Your Space | Meg Josephson Moderated by: Molly Jong-Fast

Friday, March 13, 2026