Book Talks | Empathy Media Lab

Welcome to Empathy Media Lab’s Book Talks, where we explore ideas that shape our world. Book talks highlight the work of authors and writers while discussing their inspirations, their challenges, and what keeps them hopeful.

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How To Write Forceful Prose with Author Timothy Sheard - Book Talks with Evan Papp of Empathy Media

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How To Write Forceful Prose with Author Timothy Sheard - Book Talks with Evan Papp of Empathy Media

“A distillation of my 30 years mentoring and editing authors of all kinds, this little book will show you how to tell your story in...

The Future We Need by Erica Smiley & Sarita Gupta - Harmony of Interest Book Talks

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The Future We Need by Erica Smiley & Sarita Gupta - Harmony of Interest Book Talks

In The Future We Need, Erica Smiley and Sarita Gupta bring a novel perspective to building worker power and what labor organizing could...

The Activist Spirit - Toward a Radical Solidarity with Victor Narro Published by Hard Ball Press

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The Activist Spirit - Toward a Radical Solidarity with Victor Narro Published by Hard Ball Press

"The work for social justice is a calling. It is about finding the goodness in yourself and in others as we move forward together...

Standing Up: Tales of Struggle with Ellen Bravo and Larry Miller Published by Hard Ball Press

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Standing Up: Tales of Struggle with Ellen Bravo and Larry Miller Published by Hard Ball Press

As they stand up, slow down, form unions, leave an abusive relationship or just stir up good trouble, the characters in this...

The Road to Blair Mountain - Saving a Mine Wars Battlefield from King Coal

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The Road to Blair Mountain - Saving a Mine Wars Battlefield from King Coal

“So the idea was to recruit basically a third black miners, a third immigrant, and a third native white and cramp them all together and...

Dylan James Brock Author of Roosevelt, Michigan - EMLab Artist Profiles

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Dylan James Brock Author of Roosevelt, Michigan - EMLab Artist Profiles

“The world works better when you try to understand first and then be understood. What I found throughout this book was that if I reduced...

The Case For A New Deal 3.0 - David Riemer Author of Putting Government In Its Place

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The Case For A New Deal 3.0 - David Riemer Author of Putting Government In Its Place

David Riemer is author of Putting Government In Its Place: The Case for a New Deal 3.0. He is also the author of The Prisoners of...