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Want a taste of Festival 2012? This page is filled with links to readings, interviews, and presentations by authors who presented at Festival 2012.

Watch Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie describe how she found her cultural voice.

Watch an interview with Susan Campbell Bartoletti.

Watch Bartoletti speak about the book They Called Themselves the KKK.

Watch Aaron Belz read some of his poetry at the Arts & Entertainment Ministries’ Evening of Arts and Entertainment.

Watch an interview with Kate Braestrup about her book, Marriage and Other Acts of Charity.

Watch Braestrup talk about Beginner’s Grace.

Watch an interview with Shane Claiborne.

Watch an interview with Bruce Cockburn.

Watch Cockburn sing his song, Pacing the Cage.

Watch Kathryn Erskine accept her 2010 National Book Award and read an excerpt from Mockingbird.

Watch a poetry reading by Julia Kasdorf.

Watch Li-Young Lee read his poetry.

Watch Jamaal May perform one of his poems.

Watch Daniel Nayeri’s book commercials for Straw House, Wood House, Brick House, Blow.

Watch Peter O’Leary read his poetry.

Watch Bethany Pierce discuss her novel Feeling for Bones.

Watch an interview with Brian Pinkney and his wife, Andrea.

Watch Jana Riess explain her Biblical Twitter project, The Twible.

Watch an interview with Marilynne Robinson.

Watch Robinson on The Daily Show.

Watch an interview with Gary Schmidt about Okay for Now.

Watch Francisco X. Stork read an excerpt from The Last Summer of the Death Warriors.

Watch an interview with Scott Teems.

Watch Luis Alberto Urrea talk about his dual-culture life experiences and how it has influenced his writing.

Watch David Van Biema discuss the theological significance of the birth of Jesus.

Watch an interview with Clare Vanderpool.

Watch an interview with Larry Woiwode.