Connie Chung talks with Walter Isaacson about her new memoir, Connie. The book delves into her storied career as the first Asian woman to break into an overwhelmingly white, male-dominated television news industry. Chung is the first woman to co-anchor the CBS Evening News and the first Asian to anchor any news program in the U.S.

Brodesser-Akner, the author of Fleishman is in Trouble, came by the Library to talk about her latest novel, Long Island Compromise, the story of an American family and the dark moment that shatters the myth of their suburban paradise. She spoke with New York Times Magazine editor-in-chief, Jake Silverstein.

Two years after the U.S. Supreme Court effectively overturned Roe v. Wade with its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the future of abortion access, reproductive rights, and women’s healthcare is murkier than ever.

In this episode of Library Talks, a panel of experts examines the impact of the Supreme Court’s decision, including what they’re seeing on the ground and where we might be headed in this significant election year.

Featuring

• ​​Lourdes Rivera, President of Pregnancy Justice
• Dr. Meera Shah, Chief Medical Officer of Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic
• Reva Siegel, Nicholas deB. Katzenbach Professor of Law at Yale Law School
• Jessica Bruder, Journalist and Author