Events - January, 30, 2013
Art/Photo/Design
"Portrait as Trophy: Three Imperial Busts by Leone Leoni," by Jonathan Marsden, Royal Collection, London
Around 1555 the Duke of Alba commissioned three life-sized bronze busts by the great Italian Renaissance portraitist Leone Leoni: one of himself and the other...
History/NYC
An Anthropology of Goods in Mediterranean Europe, 1330-1450
With Daniel Smail, History, Harvard University.
Books
Author Readings: Quincy Troup, Amina Gautier and David Mills
Three award-winning authors team up for a night of powerful readings: Troupe, co-author of Miles: The Autobiography of Miles Davis, reads from his new book...
Books
Cabinet on Trial: A Magazine of No Qualities?
For more than a decade, Cabinet has published essays and artist projects that have ranged far and wide in topic and tone. To some, this breadth of...
Books, Religion/Spirituality, History/NYC
Reading Holocaust Literature
To mark the publication of Holocaust Literature: A History & Guide (University Press of New England), you are invited to a panel discussion with the authors, David...
Books
Eddie Huang in conversation with Chris Jackson
Immigrant, outsider, football fanatic, hip-hop lover and proprietor of East Village hangout and Taiwanese restaurant, "Baohaus." Eddie Huang's honest and hilarious new memoir, Fresh Off The...
History/NYC
Mad Women: The Other Side of Life on Madison Avenue in the '60s and Beyond
What was it really like to be a woman in the advertising business in the ’60s and ’70s—that “Mad Men” era of casual sex and...
Books, History/NYC
On Biography with Rachel Syme: Robert Dallek
Join former NPR books editor and contributing Time magazine culture critic Rachel Syme and prominent biographers to discuss the thrills and challenges of writing about...
Books, Film
Pride & Prejudice
A screening and discussion to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the publication of Jane Austen’s novel.
Books
Writing a Novel With Blockbuster Potential - Jenny Milchman, Emily Winslow, Donald Maass, Janet Reid
Authors Jenny Milchman and Emily Winslow are joined by literary agents Donald Maass and Janet Reid for a panel discussion on Writing a Novel with...
Books
Largehearted Lit's 11th Anniversary Celebration
Join blogger/literary powerhouse David Gutowski in celebrating the 11th Anniversary of Largehearted Boy! The party will feature readings from Karolina Waclawiak and Jami Attenberg, music...
Books, Science/Tech/Health
Susan Cain - Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can't Stop Talking
Susan Cain opened a provocative conversation about personality and our culture with her much talked about book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That...
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