Isabel Allende, bestselling author, with Dr. Jill Biden

From the New York Times bestselling author of The House of the Spirits, A Long Petal of the Sea, and The Wind Knows My Name comes My Name Is Emilia del Valle, a historical novel about a young writer who journeys to South America to uncover the truth about her father—and herself. In conversation with Dr. Jill Biden, who served as First Lady of the United States from 2021 – 2025 and Second Lady of the United States from 2009 – 2017. Dr. Biden is the New York Times bestselling author of the memoir, Where the Light Enters: Building a Family, Discovering Myself. This program was held on May 7, 2025 in partnership with Politics and Prose.