Bill Schutt, author of Pump: A Natural History of the Heart, tells the audience the story of the time he ate a stranger's placenta - for science, of course.. From House of SpeakEasy's "Seriously Entertaining," September 2022. Visit the speaker’s page here: https://billschutt.com/

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David Santos Donaldson, author of Greenland, shares the story of his reckoning with what it means to be Black in America from the perspective of a native Bahamian who understands race as a rainbow and not black and white. From House of SpeakEasy's "Seriously Entertaining," June 2022. Visit the speaker’s page here: https://davidsantosdonaldson.com/

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Sarah Ruhl, author of Smile: The Story of a Face, describes losing her ability to smile when diagnosed with Bell’s Palsy and how, with the help of her daughter, she learned how a smile can mean so much more through words and action.. From House of SpeakEasy's "Seriously Entertaining," June 2022. Visit the speaker’s page here: https://www.sarahruhlplaywright.com/

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XOCHITL GONZALEZ, author of Olga Dies Dreaming, reminisced on her past life as a wedding planner and a devious scheme she cooked up with one mother-of-the-bride. From House of SpeakEasy's "Seriously Entertaining," April 2022. Visit the speaker’s page here: https://www.xochitlgonzalez.com/writing

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COLM TÓIBÍN, award-wining playwright, poet, and author of The Magician, read a poem about going behind closed doors at The White House and mused on being a gay Irishman in America on St. Patrick's Day. From House of SpeakEasy's "Seriously Entertaining," April 2022. Visit the speaker’s page here: http://www.colmtoibin.com/

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CHRIS ABANI, poet-essayist and author of the novel "The Virgin of Flames" (2007) and the memoir "The Face: Cartography of the Void" (2014), talks about the kindness of strangers, writing characters from the inside out, and the experience of waiting in airports. From House of SpeakEasy's "Seriously Entertaining," June 2016.

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