Events - July, 17, 2012

Bruce Kluger and David Slavin - Dog on the Roof!: On the Road With Mitt and the Mutt

Bruce Kluger and David Slavin, NPR satirists talk about their new book, a pictorial humor book that skewers the Republican candidate for president.

Books

Victor Cruz - Out of the Blue

Books

Daniel Silva - The Fallen Angel

Books

David Kirby - Death at Sea World: Shamu and the Dark Side of Killer Whales in Captivity

Performing Arts/Film, Books

Anthony Heilbut

Anthony Heilbut -- an author best known for his book Thomas Mann: Eros and Literature and also Grammy-winning gospel record producer -- discusses his new book, The...

Books

A Night with Akashic and Brooklyn Rail

Akashic Books and Brooklyn Rail present a multi-author reading with Donald Breckenridge (This Young Girl Passing), Mickey Hess (The Nostalgia Echo), Nathan Larson (The Nervous...

Books

Leaping Tall Buildings: Neal Adams, Denny O'Neil, Christopher Irving, Seth Kushner Talk Comics

A panel on social relevancy in comics with writer Christopher Irving and Seth Kushner, the team behind Leaping Tall Buildings: The Origins of American Comics and special...

Art/Photo/Design

Johann Christian Neuber's Masterpiece: The Table of Baron de Breteuil

Inlaid with semiprecious stones quarried in Saxony and decorated with Meissen porcelain plaques, and gilded bronze, the Breteuil Table is not only Johann Christian Neuber's...

Art/Photo/Design

Rineke Dijkstra and Paul Graham

On the occasion of her retrospective, Rineke Dijkstra joins Paul Graham, 2012 Hasselblad Award winner, to speak about shared artistic concerns and distinct critical practices...

Art/Photo/Design, History/NYC

Immigrant Artists and Their Studios in New York City, 1930s-1940s

Francesca Canadé Sautman is a Professor in the Department of Romance Languages at Hunter College of the City University of New York. She has published...

Books, Food & Drink

Pure Beef: An Essential Guide to Artisan Meat with Recipes for Every Cut

Popular food writer and cooking teacher Lynne Curry signs her new groundbreaking guide to artisan beef, a cookbook offering an informative and delicious ranch-to-table dining...

Books, Science/Tech/Health,

Word Rapport: Our Kind of People by Uzodinma Iweala

Our Kind of People: A Continent’s Challenge, A Country’s Hope, by award-winning author Uzodinma Iweala, is an in-depth account of the AIDS crisis in Africa....

Books

Alex Stone

Release party for his new book, Fooling Houdini, with reading, Q&A and signing.

Books

Pablo Medina in conversation with Rigoberto Gonzales

Jelly Rolly Morton, Chano Pozo and Arabian Nights all figure hugely in Pablo Medina’s Cubop City Blues, a novel that takes place in a jazz-infused facsimile of New...

Performing Arts/Film

A Month With Louis Armstrong & Ricky Riccardi

If ever there was a medium invented for Louis Armstrong it was television. In his years studying the trumpeter, Louis Armstrong scholar Ricky Riccardi has...

Legal/Politics/Economics

Mad Men Live 2012 - Top Advertising Executives at New York Public Library

Top advertising execs from world’s top notch ad agencies come together under one roof to talk about the competitive, cut throat business of advertising. This...

Jeryl Brunner - My City, My New York: Famous New Yorkers Share Their Favorite Places

Most New Yorkers, even famous ones, have cherished rituals and favorite places that connect them to their city in unique ways. They have their beloved restaurants, museums,...