Past Programs
- Fear City: Kim Phillips-Fein and Alexander BurnsApril 19, 2018 - 7:00pm
Kim Phillips-Fein and Alexander Burns discuss her latest book, Fear City: New York’s Fiscal Crisis and the Rise of
Read More › - Songy of Paradise: Gary Panter and Dash ShawNovember 1, 2017 - 7:00pmThe cartoonists Gary Panter and Dash Shaw discuss Panter’s new graphic novel, Songy of Paradise—a reimagining of Milton’s Paradise Regained, with a hillbilly (Songy) in place of Jesus. Read More ›
- What She Ate: Laura Shapiro and Francine ProseOctober 11, 2017 - 7:00pmLaura Shapiro and Francine Prose talk about Shapiro’s new book, What She Ate: Six Remarkable Women and the Food that Tells Their Stories. The six women Shapiro writes about are Dorothy Wordsworth, Rosa Lewis (an Edwardian-era Cockney caterer), Eleanor Roosevelt, Eva Braun, Barbara Pym, and Helen Read More ›
- The Mountain: Paul Yoon and Katie RaissianSeptember 28, 2017 - 7:00pmPaul Yoon and Katie Raissian discuss Yoon’s story collection, The Mountain. These six stories, following migrants and survivors across continents and eras, explore movement, history, and time in tenderly-observed individual lives. Read More ›
- The Joanna Jackson Goldman Memorial Lectures on American Civilization and Government: "The Half-Life of Freedom." Two lectures by Jelani Cobb, May 2 and 9May 9, 2017 - 7:00pmTHE HALF-LIFE OF FREEDOM: JELANI COBB delivers the 2017 Joanna Jackson Goldman Memorial Lectures on American Civilization and Government. Two lectures, May 2nd and 9th. Read More ›
- The Osage Murders: David Grann and Jeffrey ToobinApril 17, 2017 - 7:00pmDavid Grann and Jeffrey Toobin talk about Grann's new book, Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI. Read More ›
- The Night Ocean: Paul La Farge and Lev GrossmanMarch 9, 2017 - 7:00pmPaul La Farge and Lev Grossman discuss La Farge's new novel, The Night Ocean. Read More ›
- Rorschach’s Inkblots: Damions Searls and Mark KrotovMarch 1, 2017 - 7:00pmDamion Searls and Mark Krotov talk about Searls’ most recent book, The Inkblots: Hermann Rorschach, His Iconic Test, and the Power of Seeing. Read More ›
- Elizabeth Bishop: Megan Marshall and Rosanna Warren February 16, 2017 - 7:00pmMegan Marshall and Rosanna Warren discuss Marshall’s new biography, Elizabeth Bishop: A Miracle for Breakfast. Read More ›
- Chronicle of a Last Summer: Yasmine El Rashidi and Robyn CreswellOctober 27, 2016 - 7:00pmYasmine El Rashidi and Robyn Creswell discuss her novel, Chronicle of a Last Summer. Read More ›
- Shirley Jackson: Ruth Franklin and Dorothy WickendenOctober 13, 2016 - 7:00pmRuth Franklin and Dorothy Wickenden talk about Franklin’s biography, Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life. Read More ›
- The Heart of the Declaration: Steve Pincus and Keith GessenOctober 6, 2016 - 7:00pmSteve Pincus and Keith Gessen discuss Pincus' most recent book, The Heart of the Declaration: The Founders’ Case for an Activist Government. Read More ›
- Diane Arbus: Arthur Lubow and Wendy LesserMay 23, 2016 - 7:00pmArthur Lubow and Wendy Lesser talk about his new biography, Diane Arbus: Portrait of a Photographer.Read More ›
- The Year of Lear: James Shapiro and John LithgowMay 2, 2016 - 7:00pmJames Shapiro and John Lithgow discuss Shapiro’s most recent book, The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606. Read More ›
- The Lost Time Accidents: John Wray and Alejandro ZambraMarch 8, 2016 - 7:00pmJohn Wray and Alejandro Zambra discuss Wray’s new novel, The Lost Time Accidents. Read More ›
- Sudden Death: Álvaro Enrigue and Rivka GalchenFebruary 25, 2016 - 7:00pmÁlvaro Enrigue and Rivka Galchen talk about his new novel, Sudden Death.Read More ›
- Black Deutschland: Darryl Pinckney and Zadie Smith February 9, 2016 - 7:00pmDarryl Pinckney and Zadie Smith talk about his new work of fiction, Black Deutschland, set in the 1980s, about a young gay black American who flees from his hometown of Chicago to the city of his fantasies: Berlin.Read More ›
- I Saw A Man: Owen Sheers and Belinda McKeonNovember 12, 2015 - 7:00pmOwen Sheers talks with Belinda McKeon about his new novel, I Saw a Man, a literary thriller about, among other things, love, loss, secrets, and the transformative power of words. Read More ›
- The Other Paris: Luc Sante and Ian BurumaNovember 3, 2015 - 7:00pmLuc Sante discusses his new book on the hidden past and seamy underside of Paris, The Other Paris, with Ian Buruma. This event is co-organized with the New York Review of Books. Read More ›
- European Powers, Islamic Movements, and the Transatlantic Slave Trade: Christopher L. Brown and Rudolph WareOctober 8, 2015 - 7:00pmChristopher Brown and Rudolph Ware discuss 18th century Senegambia, where France and Britain fought bitterly for control of the slave trade. This event is co-presented with the Lapidus Center for the Historical Analysis of Transatlantic Slavery. Read More ›
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