June Author @ the Library Programs at Mid-Manhattan

Come  join us for an Author @ the Library talk this June at Mid-Manhattan Library to hear distinguished non-fiction authors discuss their work and answer your questions. Author talks take place at 6:30 p.m. on the 6th floor of the Library, unless otherwise noted. You can also request the authors' books by clicking on the book cover images below.

Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly

 

Monday
June 1, 2015
6:30 pm

Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly: Two Masters of Song and Dance


Music enthusiast Mel Haber speaks about the life and careers of Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly.

Bibliotech

 

Tuesday
June 2, 2015
6:30 pm

Bibliotech: Why Libraries Matter More than Ever in the Age of Google

Library expert John G. Palfrey, Jr. argues that libraries must make the transition to a digital future as soon as possible—by digitizing print material and ensuring that born-digital material is publicly available online.

Filling Your Bucket

 

Wednesday
June 3, 2015
6:30 pm
 

Filling Your Bucket List: Where to Go Next

Evelyn Kanter, a freelance writer, photographer, and guidebook author and editor, explores the most exciting and most affordable destinations to visit this summer, fall, and beyond.

In the Company of Ledgends

 

Thursday
June 4, 2015
6:30 pm

In the Company of Legends

Joan Kramer and David Heeley, who have produced many acclaimed documentary profiles together, share their insiders' view of some of the famous and powerful Hollywood personalities they knew.

Money Matters

 

Monday
June 8, 2015
6:30 pm
 

Money Matters: Presenting Your Plan

Entrepreneur Theodore Henderson gives each participant or team an opportunity to present their business plan.

Data-ism

 

Tuesday
June 9, 2015
6:30 pm

Data-ism: The Revolution Transforming Decision Making, Consumer Behavior, and Almost Everything Else

Steve Lohr, a technology reporter for The New York Times, chronicles the rise of Big Data, addressing cutting-edge business strategies and examines the dark side of a data-driven world.

Bruno Schulz

 

Wednesday
June 10,  2015
6:30 pm

Bruno Schulz: Polish, Jewish, and Modern

David A. Goldfarb, independent scholar of Polish literature and literary theory, explores the life and works of Bruno Schulz.

Reading Publics

 

Thursday
June 11,  2015
6:30 pm

Reading Publics: New York City's Public Libraries, 1754-1911

Tom Glynn, a librarian at Rutgers University, traces the history of New York City's early public libraries and their evolution within the political, social, and cultural worlds that supported them.

Hijacking the Runway

 

Monday
June 15,  2015
6:30 pm

Hijacking the Runway: How Celebrities Are Stealing the Spotlight from Fashion Designers

Author and veteran fashion journalist for The Wall Street Journal, Teri Agins, takes on the glitter and stardust transforming the fashion industry, and where it is likely to take us next.

Money Matters

 

Tuesday
June 16, 2015
6:30 pm
 

Money Matters: Deliver a Winning Presentation to Your Business Prospects 

Robert Hellmann discusses how to win over audiences and land new business by employing Hellmann Career Consulting's "RESULTS" methodology for presentations.

Dawn's Early Light

 

Wednesday
June 17, 2015
6:30 pm
 

Dawn's Early Light: A Garden Photographer's Muse

Stacy Bass, photographer and author of "Gardens at First Light" and "In The Garden," celebrates a spectacular selection of private gardens in subtle and enchanting  ways, all shot at the break of day.

Russian Tattoo

 

Thursday
June 18, 2015
6:30 pm
 

Russian Tattoo: A Memoir

Elena Gorokhova, author of two memoirs, a teacher, and a contributor to newspapers and literary magazines, relates her story of a unique balancing act and a family struggle: three generations of strong women with very different cultural values.

Seeking New York

 

Monday
June 22, 2015
6:30 pm
 

Seeking New York: The Stories

Behind the Historic Architecture of Manhattan--One Building at a Time The author of the popular blog, "Daytonian in Manhattan," Tom Miller, investigates the back stories of Manhattan's architecture and monuments.

Gay Berlin

 

Wednesday
June 24, 2015
6:30 pm

Gay Berlin: Birthplace of a Modern Identity
 

In celebration of the origins of LGBT culture and New York City’s Pride Week, Robert Beachy, an associate professor of history, explores how the uninhibited urban  sexuality in pre-Weimar Berlin affected, and in a way shaped, our modern understanding of homosexuality.

The Cost of Courage

 

Thursday
June 25, 2015
6:30 pm
 

The Cost of Courage

Charles Kaiser, a former reporter for The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and a former press critic for Newsweek, tells the heroic true story of the three youngest children of a bourgeois Catholic family who worked together in the French Resistance.

1995

 

Monday
June 29, 2015
6:30 pm

1995: The Year the Future Began

Author, journalist, and educator W. Joseph Campbell leads a trip back in time, to 1995, and describes the important features and realities of contemporary life that can be traced to 1995 and its watershed moments.

 

Tuesday
June 30, 2015
6:30 pm

Of Pride and Protest: Gay Travel

Around the World Michael Luongo, freelance writer, editor, photographer, and New York University travel writing professor features a romp around the gay world, focusing on pride marches and LGBT neighborhoods  throughout the United States, Europe, and Latin America, along with visits to other parts of the globe.


If you'd like to read any of the books presented at our past author talks, you can find book lists from our January 2013–June 2015 Author @ the Library programs in the BiblioCommons catalog.

The Author @ the Library posts include authors discussing their recent non-fiction works at the Mid-Manhattan Library. Don't miss the many other interesting classesfilms, readings, and talks on our program calendar. Enjoy art lectures and artist conversationsmusical tributesvirtual tours of the city, and short story readings at Story Time for Grown-ups.

Download Mid-Manhattan Library's June 2015 Author Talks & More flyer.

Don't forget: All of our programs are free of charge!