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
- Admission:
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Ticket: $20
1 ticket + 1 book: $32
2 tickets + 1 book: $45
- Category:
- 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
- Admission:
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Ticket: $18
1 ticket + 1 book: $30
2 tickets + 1 book: $42
- Category:
- 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
- Admission:
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1 ticket + 1 book: $40
2 tickets + 1 book: $50
- Category:
- 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
- Admission:
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Ticket: $20
1 ticket + 1 book: $32
2 tickets + 1 book: $45
- Category:
- Authors & Talks
Foy Vance: The Tour
with Ryan McMullan
The Northern Irish singer-songwriter performs from his upcoming albums From Muscle Shoals and To Memphis, companion pieces that pay homage to Vance’s soul and Americana influences.
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
- Admission:
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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.”
David Bromberg Big Band
plus special guest Bettye LaVette
A godfather of Americana and pioneer of “newgrass,” the multi-instrumentalist performs from The Blues, the Whole Blues, and Nothing But the Blues, inspired by the music Bromberg discovered in high school.