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In preparation for the 2018 Art Action Day, the Artists at Risk Connection (ARC) of PEN America interviewed Jude Dibia, a Nigerian author and civil rights activist who currently lives in Malmö, Sweden. In this interview, Jude talks about his...

Robert Hellenga (78) talks with Joseph Lennon (51) about their friendship of 34 years. Hellenga taught Lennon from 1986-1990, and was his mentor. They talked about literature, pens, music, Italian food, and Knox College. Hellenga is in hospice with neuroendocrine...

We talked about what life was like when she was a kid. We also discussed books a little because we both love books.

An interview about the life and legacy of Dudley Randall.

Tyler discusses his literary foundation as well as what literature means to him.

An interview with Dillon Meador about Literacy

How world literature influenced JP’s life

I ask my uncle, Joe Jimenez, about his life being an author, and his journey through college.

Ella Peterson (16) speaks to her daughter Anne Palmer (54) about her experience applying for college.

In this interview, high school senior, Allegra Dugan, talks to her older sister, Micaela Dugan, about finding a love for reading and how Micaela's attitude toward classic literature has grown. They discuss life lessons learned from novels and teachers and...

Zahra Ndirangu interviews her father, published author Ndirangu Githaiga, on his book that tells of the Kenyan experience. They delve into talks of race, literature, and representation.

Gilbert Schedler (85) talks with his children Christopher Schedler (52) and Sara Schedler (41) about his career as a professor, his love of literature, his involvement with political activism through the years, and shares stories about his travels.

Dive into an interview about maturity, literature, and work that will keep you entertained and wanting more!

This interview talks about Carol Tabaka’s teaching experience. It shows how she has grown to become a teacher and her feelings about teaching.

In this podcast, Layla and Lilly explore the reasons behind literature using Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine as a primary source.

One Small Step partners Michelle Ferguson (38) and Alexa Saunders (75) talk about their different upbringings, politics, and literature.

Jonathan Chu (75) shares a conversation with Carol Berkin (78) about the ways in which academia led to a form of self fulfillment.

[Recorded Friday, May 19, 2023] Dave (53) and John (39) have a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. John is a proud father and teaches college writing and literature. Dave has worked in the tourism industry, as an actor,...

This is an interview for our philosophy class where we interview a classmate and ask them questions created by ideas from our book that pertains to our interviewee's career.

Lmao lit

In this interview, Hinsdale Central student Juliana Gutierrez talks to her mother, Carol Gutierrez, about her reading experiences in the past, her favorite books she has read, and book reccomendations.

One Small Step partners Leila Christenbury (73) and Robert "Tony" Craven (67) have a conversation about the importance of learning how to learn, their journeys with the church, and teachers unions.

A Capturing Your Literacy Journey interview with Sherlly from Home Gardens Library.

Capturing your Literacy Journey questions with Shantall at the Home Gardens Library

In this recording, father and daughter, Ella and Joe Pope, talk about their reading lives, the books that have influenced them the most, and what books should be read before the end of high school.