BABEL-2026/2027 Season, 3-Amor Towles

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Websites

Author’s Website


EconTalk
Author Amor Towles talks about his book, A Gentleman in Moscow, with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Along the way, they discuss the craft of writing, the wellsprings of persistence, and Towles's reading habits, from August 2022.


Literary Arts Podcast
Amor Towles discusses his celebrated second novel, A Gentleman in Moscow, in this lecture, which explores the historical inspiration for the story and setting, from November 2019.


Martha’s Vineyard Productions
During the Martha Vineyard book festival, author Amor Towles gives a presentation on his novel, A Gentleman in Moscow, and answers questions from the crowd, from Summer 2018.


NPR
In this interview, Amor Towles explains how spending many nights in luxury hotels gave him the idea for ‘A Gentleman in Moscow,’ from September 2016.


PBS
During an episode of the PBS program ‘Great Conversations,” Amor Towles and Alexandra Jacobs discuss his book “Table for Two.” Alexandra Jacobs is an author and book critic for The New York Times, from October 2024.


Walker Webcast
Amor Towles and Willy Walker discuss the art of storytelling. Towles' writing process, using the left and right brain, and how fiction plays a role in building empathy are just some of the topics discussed in the interview, from May 2025.
 
 

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Just Buffalo Literary Center
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Adaptation
Imprisonment
Resilience
Self-Identity