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ALL OUR EVENTS
While we prepare for our new home in Brooklyn, we'll be hosting events around the city at various venues including WNYC's Greene Space and Books Are Magic. Keep an eye out for updates!
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| Tuesday October 3, 2017 | |
American Dreaming: Scott Spencer and Jonathan Dee with Kerri Arsenault 07:00 pmJonathan Dee and Scott Spencer discussed the often grim reality of the American Dream explored in their latest novels, 'The Locals' and 'River Under the Road.' Moderated by Kerri Arsenault on Oct. 3rd. READ MORE |
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| Wednesday October 4, 2017 | |
Illuminated Lives: Josh Weil and Mike Harvkey 07:00 pmJosh Weil and Mike Harvvkey celebrated Weil’s new story collection 'The Age of Perpetual Light,' which depicts a complex cast of characters through different eras in American history, connected by the theme of illumination. READ MORE |
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| Thursday October 5, 2017 | |
Intimacy and War: Anuk Arudpragasam and Leslie Jamison 07:00 pmAnuk Arudpragasam talked to Leslie Jamison about his critically celebrated debut novel 'The Story of a Brief Marriage,' a devastating account of the Sri Lankan civil war. READ MORE |
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| Wednesday October 11, 2017 | |
CFA: The Literary Spy Novel 07:00 pmPaul Vidich and Joseph Kanon explored this distinctive branch of crime fiction, its trademarks, place in history, and interplay between fact and fiction. READ MORE |
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| Monday October 16, 2017 | |
Syntax/Synapse: "How We Create" with Meghan Meyer, Lydia Millet, and Jeffery Renard Allen 07:00 pmMeghan Meyer presented her research on the neural basis of imagination, and spoke with two of the study’s participants, Lydia Millet and Jeffery Renard Allen, about their understanding of how creative processes align with neuroscience. READ MORE |
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| Wednesday October 18, 2017 | |
An Evening with the 2017 NYC Emerging Writers Fellows 07:00 pmReadings from Amna Ahmad, Charlotte Crowe, Dana Czapnik, Erik Hoel, Andrew Mangan, Crystal Powell, Maud Streep, Alexandra Tanner, and Hubert Vigilla. READ MORE |
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| Thursday October 19, 2017 | |
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Uncanny Bodies: Carmen Maria Machado and Tony Tulathimutte 07:00 pmWe celebrated the publication of Carmen Maria Machado’s highly anticipated debut short story collection 'Her Body and Other Parties' with Tony Tulathimutte. READ MORE |
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| Tuesday October 24, 2017 | |
Syntax/Synapse: “How We See” with Joyce Carol Oates and Charles Gross 07:30 pmAs part of our series exploring the intersections between literature and neuroscience, Joyce Carol Oates was joined by her husband, neuroscientist and Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Princeton Charles Gross. READ MORE |
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| Wednesday October 25, 2017 | |
CFA Master Class: Colin Harrison 07:00 pmColin Harrison joined us for a Crime Fiction Master Class to discuss his latest novel "You Belong to Me" with his editor, Sarah Crichton. READ MORE |
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| Thursday October 26, 2017 | |
The Gift with Barbara Browning 07:00 pmBarbara Browning’s "The Gift" explores the relationship between writing and memory, activism and art, and the politics of our time. READ MORE |
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| Friday October 27, 2017 | |
Ferocity: Nicola Lagioia and Michael Reynolds 07:00 pmNicola Lagioia and Michael Reynolds, editor-in-chief of Europa Editions, talked about Lagioia's novel "Ferocity." READ MORE |
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