Events - September, 10, 2012

Paul Auster

Reading from and discussing his new book, Winter Journal.

Hedrick Smith

Reading from Who Stole the American Dream? Can We Get It Back?

Jodi Kantor - The Obamas

This presentation takes us deep inside the White House as the president and first lady try to grapple with their new roles, fulfill lofty promises, live...

Books

Nonfiction Forum: Cathy N. Davidson

Cathy N. Davidson is the author of the recently published The Future of Thinking: Learning Institutions in a Digital Age. Her other books include Revolution and the Word:...

Performing Arts/Film

Playwrights Horizons 2012/2013 Season Preview

Catch a preview of Playwrights Horizons’ upcoming 2012/13 season from the featured playwrights themselves and hear the backstories of each production’s journey to the stage....

Performing Arts/Film

Alicia Keys with Jonathan Tisch

Singer/songwriter, record producer, actress and philanthropist.Billboard has placed her at number 10 on their list of top 50 R&B/hip-hop artists of the past 25 years. Interviewed...

Religion/Spirituality, History/NYC

City of Promises: A History of the Jews of New York

Join a panel of historical pioneers to explore their new, comprehensive interpretation of a Jewish urban community, at once the largest in history and most...

Legal/Politics/Economics

First Cameraman - Documenting the Obama Presidency

Join the first official White House videographer for behind-the-scenes moments of Barack Obama and his administration, from the beginning of the 2008 campaign through the...

Legal/Politics/Economics, Books

Oculus Book Talk: Beyond Zuccotti Park

Occupy Wall Street has challenged First Amendment rights to freedom of assembly. Where and how can people congregate publicly today? Whose voices are heard and...

Legal/Politics/Economics

The Marketing of the President 2012

Campaign 2012 has already proven to be the most expensive presidential election to date with both parties pouring in hundreds of millions of dollars to...

Books

Martin Amis - Lionel Asbo: State of England

Performing Arts/Film

Jessica Chastain: The Heiress

Actress Jessica Chastain – acclaimed for her work in “Tree of Life,” “Take Shelter” and “Coriolanus,” nominated for an Academy Award for her role in...

Books

Charles Simic with Novelist Tea Obreht

Join the Strand for a reading by former Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize winning poet Charles Simic, followed by a discussion with Simic and Tea...

Books, Food & Drink

The Dirt Candy Cookbook Launch Party

Dirt Candy, the award-winning vegetable restaurant in the East Village, now has a cookbook, but it’s not just any cookbook: it’s the first comic book...

A Life of White Porcelain: Living National Treasure Ceramist Manji Inoue

Japanese ceramist Manji Inoue was appointed a Living National Treasure by the Japanese government in 1995. He has been creating porcelain since 1945, beginning his studies under...

Books,

YA Night with David Levithan, Mariah Fredericks, Adele Griffin, and Deborah Heiligman

Join YA author extraordinaire David Levithan for a panel discussion with fellow authors Mariah Fredericks, Adele Griffin, and Deborah Heiligman. They'll discuss their newest books,...

Books

Amy Sohn

The Fort Greene Moms Book Group presents the author of Motherland.

Books

Adam Ross with Gary Fisketjon

Art/Photo/Design

Snap! Contemporary Street Photography

Contemporary street photographers discuss their stories, what they won't shoot, living in a world where everyone has a camera on their phone, and more.

Performing Arts/Film

Sistas the Musical Theater Talk

Join the creative team and cast members of Sistas, produced by three-time Tony Award-winning actor Hinton Battle and directed by Smash’s Kenneth Ferrone, for a lively...