Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey
In Conversation with Bob Woodward
In She Said, Kantor and Twohey—awarded the Pulitzer Prize for their reporting of the Weinstein case—share the untold story of their investigation and its consequences for the #MeToo movement.
Ann Patchett
In The Dutch House, Patchett’s first novel since Commonwealth, she once again pushes against conventional notions of family to explore the intertwined lives of two siblings.
- Date:
- Oct 3, 2019 • 7:00 pm ET
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Ticket: $20
1 ticket + 1 book: $32
2 tickets + 1 book: $45
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- Authors & Talks
Bari Weiss
Interviewed by Jeffrey Goldberg
How to Fight Anti-Semitism makes a powerful case for renewing Jewish and liberal values to guide us through this uncertain moment. Not just for the sake of America’s Jews, but for the sake of America.
- Date:
- Oct 6, 2019 • 5:00 pm ET
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Ticket: $18
1 ticket + 1 book: $30
2 tickets + 1 book: $42
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- Authors & Talks
Salman Rushdie
In Conversation with Dolen Perkins-Valdez
Rushdie’s Quichotte is the story of a country on the verge of moral and spiritual collapse and an entertaining portrait of an age in which fact is so often indiscernible from fiction.
- Date:
- Oct 10, 2019 • 7:00 pm ET
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1 ticket + 1 book: $40
2 tickets + 1 book: $50
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- Authors & Talks
Bill Bryson
In The Body: A Guide for Occupants, the bestselling author of A Short History of Nearly Everything, takes us on a head-to-toe, comprehensive tour of the marvel that is the human body.
Adam Rippon
In Conversation with Liz Dolan
Beautiful on the Outside recounts Rippon’s journey from a homeschooled kid in Scranton, Pennsylvania, to coming out as gay in 2015, to winning a bronze medal as part of the figure skating team event at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
- Date:
- Oct 16, 2019 • 7:00 pm ET
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Ticket: $20
1 ticket + 1 book: $32
2 tickets + 1 book: $45
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- Authors & Talks
Jonathan Safran Foer
In Conversation with Libby Casey
In We Are the Weather, the bestselling author explores the climate crisis, arguing that only collective action will save our home and way of life.
- Date:
- Oct 23, 2019 • 7:00 pm ET
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Ticket: $22
1 ticket + 1 book: $35
2 tickets + 1 book: $48
- Category:
- Authors & Talks
Partnership Against the Odds: Can Israelis and Palestinians Create a Shared Story?
News coverage about Israelis, Palestinians, Jews and Arabs is filled with narratives of right versus wrong. What happens when instead of perpetuating a culture of blame, those on each side of the conflict challenge themselves to listen and build? In a conversation moderated by Rabbi Shira, explore the challenges, opportunities, and outcomes with activists and creatives involved in unlikely partnerships, including Alon-Lee Green and Maisam Jaljuli of Standing Together, and Tawfik Abu-Wael and Joseph Cedar, two of the co-creators of the new HBO series “Our Boys.”
“Modern Love” Screening and Conversation
Screen an episode of the new Modern Love Amazon Original series, based on Deborah Copaken’s “Modern Love” essay, “When Cupid is a Prying Journalist.” Conversation with Copaken and Daniel Jones, editor of the “Modern Love” column at The New York Times, to follow.
CANCELED: Eve Rodsky
Offering a 21st-century solution to the age-old problem of women shouldering the brunt of domestic responsibilities, Fair Play identifies the 100 main tasks in any marriage in this combination how-to guide for couples and modern marriage manifesto.
- Date:
- Oct 28, 2019 • 7:00 pm ET
- Category:
- Authors & Talks