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June 2008

24

Nuala O'Faolain
A Tribute to NUALA O'FAOLAIN

Tuesday, June 24, 2008
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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27

Salman Rushdie
SALMAN RUSHDIE in conversation with JEFFREY EUGENIDES
The Enchantress of Florence


Friday, June 27, 2008
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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May 2008

4

Andre Aciman
PEN WORLD VOICES
Conversations in the Library
BERNHARD SCHLINK & ANDRÉ ACIMAN


Sunday, May 4, 2008
4:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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7

Christopher Hitchens
CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS and AL SHARPTON:
A Debate
God Is Not Great


Monday, May 7, 2007
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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Empire Zone blog by Sewell Chan, NY Times


April 2007

13

Morris
JAN MORRIS, Travel Writer Extraordinaire,
in conversation with Paul Holdengräber:
Around the World in 50 Years


Friday, April 13, 2007
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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W magazine article


March 2007

6

Aciman and Toibin
ANDRÉ ACIMAN & COLM TÓIBÍN:
Landscapes of Eros
and Loss


Tuesday, March 6, 2007
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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7

William T. Vollmann
WILLIAM T. VOLLMANN in conversation with Karl Taro Greenfeld:
Why Are You Poor?


Wednesday, March 7, 2007
7:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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10

Jhumpa Lahiri and Mira Nair
MIRA NAIR & JHUMPA LAHIRI:
A Dialogue


Saturday, March 10, 2007
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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February 2007

14

Crumb
OPENING NIGHT !
Celebrate Valentine's Day with
ALINE KOMINSKY CRUMB in conversation with R. CRUMB:
Need More Love


Wednesday, February 14, 2007
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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New York Times article


16

Herzog
WERNER HERZOG
in conversation with Paul Holdengräber:
Was the 20th Century a Mistake?


Friday, February 16, 2007
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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Harpers article


December 2006

1

Thomas Cahill
THOMAS CAHILL in conversation with MARGARET ATWOOD: Thinking Medievally

Friday, December 1, 2006
7:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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November 2006

3

Spy Magazine
SPY Magazine: The Funny Years, the 20th Anniversary with GRAYDON CARTER, KURT ANDERSEN, GEORGE KALOGERAKIS & DAVID CARR

Friday, November 3, 2006
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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10

DAVID NASAW & VARTAN GREGORIAN
DAVID NASAW & VARTAN GREGORIAN: On Andrew Carnegie

Friday, November 10, 2006
7:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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16

Kati Marton and  Samantha Power
SAVING THE WORLD: KATI MARTON in conversation with SAMANTHA POWER

Thursday, November 16, 2006
7:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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18

The World in 2050
THE WORLD IN 2050:
China the Superpower?
The Atlantic
Day of Ideas


Saturday, November 18, 2006
10:00 AM
Trustees Room

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18

ATLANTIC MONTHLY: 150TH ANNIVERSARY
The CHANGING FACE OF GLOBAL FINANCE:
Can America's Capital Markets Compete?
The Atlantic
Day of Ideas


Saturday, November 18, 2006
11:00 AM
Trustees Room (206)

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18

ATLANTIC MONTHLY: 150TH ANNIVERSARY
BEHIND THE SCENES WITH PBS:
The Emotional Animal
The Atlantic
Day of Ideas


Saturday, November 18, 2006
11:00 AM
South Court Auditorium

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18

ATLANTIC MONTHLY: 150TH ANNIVERSARY
GLUTTONY
MARIO BATALI, DAN BARBER, BARBARA KAFKA & CORBY KUMMER
The Atlantic
Day of Ideas


Saturday, November 18, 2006
1:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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18

ATLANTIC MONTHLY: 150TH ANNIVERSARY
THE TROUBLE WITH DIVERSITY: An Argument between
WALTER BENN MICHAELS & KATHA POLLITT
SCOTT STOSSEL Moderates
The Atlantic
Day of Ideas


Saturday, November 18, 2006
2:30 PM
South Court Auditorium

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18

ATLANTIC MONTHLY: 150TH ANNIVERSARY
LUST
ESTHER PEREL & LAURA KIPNIS
PAUL HOLDENGRÄBER, instigator
The Atlantic
Day of Ideas


Saturday, November 18, 2006
4:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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18

ATLANTIC MONTHLY: 150TH ANNIVERSARY
CREATIVE TIME & THE ATLANTIC
DAY OF IDEAS
The Art of Disarmament: PAUL CHAN in conversation with KATHY KELLY


Saturday, November 18, 2006
5:30 PM
South Court Auditorium

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18

ATLANTIC MONTHLY: 150TH ANNIVERSARY
A Double Celebration: The Atlantic & Sigmund Freud @ 150
GEORGE PROCHNIK, WAYNE KOESTENBAUM & SLAVOJ ŽIŽEK
The Atlantic
Day of Ideas


Saturday, November 18, 2006
7:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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Transcript of Zizek Talk (PDF)


29

Henry Gates Jr
UNCLE TOM'S CABIN RECONSIDERED: A Conversation with HENRY LOUIS GATES & MARGO JEFFERSON. Moderated by THELMA GOLDEN

Wednesday, November 29, 2006
7:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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October 2006

3

Bill Moyers
BILL MOYERS in conversation with Bill McKibben: Welcome to Doomsday

Tuesday, October 3, 2006
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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6

Jonathan Ames et al
THE MOTH, YADDO & LIVE from the NYPL Celebrate The Moth @ 10!

Friday, October 6, 2006
6:30 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum
7:30 pm Stories Start on Stage

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11

ADAM GOPNIK in conversation with Paul Holdengräber
ADAM GOPNIK in conversation with Paul Holdengräber

Wednesday, October 11, 2006
7:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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20

David Rockwell
Celebrating SPECTACLE:
A conversation with DAVID ROCKWELL, Julie Taymor, Simon Doonan. John Hockenberry, Instigator


Friday, October 20, 2006
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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26

Andy Borowitz
Andy Borowitz
ANDY BOROWITZ

Thursday, October 26, 2006
7:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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September 2006

11

South Tower
JOEL MEYEROWITZ: Aftermath: World Trade Center Archive

Monday, September 11, 2006
7:00 PM
The Deborah, Jonathan F. P., Samuel Priest, and Adam R. Rose Main Reading Room

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12

TIMOTHY GREENFIELD-SANDERS with André Leon Talley, Tim Gunn & Martha Nelson
TIMOTHY GREENFIELD-SANDERS with André Leon Talley, Tim Gunn & Martha Nelson

Tuesday, September 12, 2006
7:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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14

E.O. WILSON in conversation with Ira Flatow
E.O. WILSON in conversation with Ira Flatow

Thursday, September 14, 2006
7:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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19

European Dream Festival
INVISIBLE SYMPOSIUM: European Dream Festival with CHARLES GRODIN, master of ceremonies

Tuesday, September 19, 2006
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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25

SAM HARRIS in conversation with Oliver McTernan
SAM HARRIS in conversation with Oliver McTernan

Monday, September 25, 2006
7:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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28

Chris Anderson and Lawrence Lessig
CHRIS ANDERSON in conversation with Lawrence Lessig

Thursday, September 28, 2006
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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29

FRANK RICH in conversation with Paul Holdengräber
FRANK RICH in conversation with Paul Holdengräber

Friday, September 29, 2006
8:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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30

Robert Frank
ROBERT FRANK in conversation with Howard Norman: Beirut

Saturday, September 30, 2006
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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June 2006

5

Octavia Butler
Octavia E. Butler
A Tribute to OCTAVIA E. BUTLER

Monday, June 5, 2006
7:00 PM
Bruno Walter Auditorium at the Library for the Performing Arts. 111 Amsterdam Avenue, between 64th and 65th St

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15

John Updike and Jeffrey Goldberg
JOHN UPDIKE in conversation with Jeffrey Goldberg

Thursday, June 15, 2006
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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21

kitchen
KITCHEN SECRETS: BILL BUFORD with Mario Batali and Anthony Bourdain

Wednesday, June 21, 2006
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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22

Online Journalism
Slate at 10:
ONLINE MEDIA AND THE FUTURE OF JOURNALISM


Thursday, June 22, 2006
6:30 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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May 2006

8

Listening In
James Risen, Bob Inman, Jeffrey Rosen and Patrick Radden Keefe
LISTENING IN: EAVESDROPPING AND THE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY
Patrick Radden Keefe, James Risen, Adm. Bob Inman and Jeffrey Rosen, moderator


Monday, May 8, 2006
7:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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31

David Remnick and Paul Holdengräber
REPORTING (From the Loser's Locker Room and Elsewhere):
DAVID REMNICK in conversation with Paul Holdengräber


Wednesday, May 31, 2006
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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April 2006

11

Edmund White and Paul Holdengräber
Edmund White and Paul Holdengräber
MY LIVES: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY Edmund White in conversation with Paul Holdengräber

Tuesday, April 11, 2006
7:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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19

Women in Iran
Shirin Neshat, Lila Azam Zanganeh, Roya Hakakian and Azar Nafisi
WHO'S AFRAID OF IRAN? Azar Nafisi, Shirin Neshat, Roya Hakakian, Azadeh Moaveni, Soraya Broukhim, Sussan Deyhim and Lila Azam Zanganeh

Wednesday, April 19, 2006
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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30

Duong Thu Huong and Robert Stone
Duong Thu Huong and Robert Stone
DUONG THU HUONG in conversation with Robert Stone
PEN WORLD VOICES: The New York Festival of International Literature


Sunday, April 30, 2006
12:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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30

Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Philip Gourevitch
Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Philip Gourevitch
AYAAN HIRSI ALI in conversation with Philip Gourevitch
PEN WORLD VOICES: The New York Festival of International Literature


Sunday, April 30, 2006
1:45 PM
South Court Auditorium

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30

Zadie Smith and Kurt Andersen
Zadie Smith and Kurt Andersen
ZADIE SMITH in conversation with Kurt Andersen
PEN WORLD VOICES: The New York Festival of International Literature


Sunday, April 30, 2006
3:30 PM
South Court Auditorium

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February 2006

13

Alfred Brendel with Paul Holdengraber
ALFRED BRENDEL in conversation with Paul Holdengraber

Monday, February 13, 2006
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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January 2006

26

Bernard-Henri Lévy and Tina Brown
Bernard-Henri Lévy and Tina Brown
AMERICAN VERTIGO: Bernard-Henri Lévy and Tina Brown

Thursday, January 26, 2006
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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December 2005

9

Michael Kimmelman
Michael Kimmelman
THE DILEMMA OF THE NEW: Michael Kimmelman

Friday, December 9, 2005
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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November 2005

17

Battle over Books
Co-presented with WIRED Magazine
THE BATTLE OVER BOOKS: Authors & Publishers Take on the Google Print Library Project


Thursday, November 17, 2005
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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30

Alice Walker and Margo Jefferson
Alice Walker and Margo Jefferson
ALICE WALKER and MARGO JEFFERSON: A Conversation

Wednesday, November 30, 2005
7:30 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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October 2005

27

John Hope Franklin and President William Jefferson Clinton
John Hope Franklin and President Bill Clinton
DESTROYING THE COLOR LINE: John Hope Franklin and President Bill Clinton

Thursday, October 27, 2005
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

LIVE TELECAST of the event
at 7:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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September 2005

14

Melanie Rehak, Laura Lippman and David Ferriero
Melanie Rehak, Laura Lippman and David Ferriero
WOMEN OF MYSTERY: Nancy Drew Revisited. A Conversation with Melanie Rehak and Laura Lippman with moderator David Ferriero

Wednesday, September 14, 2005
7:00 PM
South Court Auditorium

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17

Salman Rushdie, Philip Gourevitch and Miranda July
Salman Rushdie, Philip Gourevitch and Miranda July
A Celebration of The Paris Review: Salman Rushdie, Philip Gourevitch and Miranda July with The Hungry March Band

Saturday, September 17, 2005
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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April 2005

14

R. Crumb
Come to Crumbland
R. Crumb & Robert Hughes: A Conversation


Thursday, April 14, 2005
7:00 PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

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