Holiday Catalog: Picks for Kids!
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Groups+Workshops
Recent Irish Literature: The Nightmare and Dream of History
Once a month Thursdays, 7:00 pm EDT - 8:30 pm EDT January 30 to June 25, 2020
Reflecting on his homeland of Ireland, Stephan Dedalus in James Joyce’s Ulysses comments, “history is the nightmare from which I am trying to awake
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Videos
Person Place Thing with Randy Cohen Featuring Jennifer Egan
Person Place Thing is an interview show hosted by Randy Cohen based on the idea that people are particularly engaging when they speak...
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Groups+Workshops
Graham Greene: Belief and Doubt
Once a Month Wednesdays, 7:00 pm EDT - 8:30 pm EDT February 26 to July 22, 2020
In five of Graham Greene’s most celebrated novels, Greene traverses the polarities between which his characters exist and struggle: Belief...
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Groups+Workshops
Zora Neale Hurston: A Genius of the South
Once a month Tuesdays, 7:00 pm EDT - 8:30 pm EDT February 25 to May 26, 2020
This reading group is designed for those interested in and delving into other facets of Zora Neale Hurston’s work during and after the Harlem Renaissance
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Book RecsJunior Edition
Junior Edition: Suit Up
Celia McGee
This Junior Edition features tales inspired by mythology & folklore. From Anansi to Antigone, these books have deep storytelling roots.
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Book RecsBookstore Best Sellers
October 2019 Best Sellers
The Center for FictionFrom Ben Lerner’s The Topeka School to Tressie McMillan Cottom’s Thick and Jia Tolentino’s Trick Mirror...
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Videos
Glenn O’Brien and the Past, Present, and Future of Magazine Writing
A reflection on the late Glenn O’Brien’s particular genius as a cultural critic, whose witty observations and advice...
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VideosStory/Teller
Story/Teller: Deborah Levy Presents The Man Who Saw Everything with Richard Bekins
Stage and screen actor Richard Bekins performed excerpts from Deborah Levy’s The...
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Book RecsWriters Council Picks
Writers Council Picks: Six Recommendations from Richard Powers
Richard Powers
Check out six great picks from novelist Richard Powers, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Overstory and member of our Writers Council.
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Videos
Writing West: Freeman’s California
Freeman’s editor John Freeman joined contributors Catherine Barnett, Elaine Castillo, Jennifer Egan, Maggie Millner, and Xuan Juliana...
