In the Age of the Overamplified, a Resurgence for the Humble Lecture - New York Times

In the Age of the Overamplified, a Resurgence for the Humble Lecture - New York Times:

"'I feel like I'm running a rock concert series,' he said (though unlike at rock concerts, the performers at the library are rarely paid; many do it because they have a book to plug). 'I wanted to go beyond academic discourse and speak to a very large public, and to the common reader.'"