Past Programs
- “What’s the Matter with American Democracy?”: The Joanna Jackson Goldman Memorial Lectures, delivered by Jamelle Bouie, Part IJune 21, 2022 - 6:00pmJamelle Bouie will deliver the Joanna Jackson Goldman Memorial Lectures on American Civilization and Government in two parts: Part I on June 21, Part II on June 22. This biennial lecture series at The New York Public Library, established by the estate of the historian Eric F. Goldman in honor of Read More ›
- Trust: Hernan Diaz with Jean StrouseMay 31, 2022 - 6:00pmThe Pulitzer Prize Finalist discusses his novel about money, family, and perception.Read More ›
- Bugging Out! Peter Kuper and friends celebrate INterSECTSMay 25, 2022 - 6:30pmBug-lovers of all stripes discuss drawing, studying, and eating insects.Read More ›
- Chilean Poet: Alejandro Zambra with Isaac FitzgeraldMay 17, 2022 - 6:00pmThe award-winning Chilean writer discusses his novel about poetry and relationships.Read More ›
- Refusenik: Lynn Melnick with David L. UlinFebruary 15, 2022 - 7:00pmThe poet explores misogyny and anti-Semitism from Russia to Los Angeles to Brooklyn.Read More ›
- New York, My Village: Uwem Akpan with Elif BatumanDecember 7, 2021 - 7:00pmThe award-winning author’s debut novel explores tribalism everywhere, from Nigerian villages to New York publishing houses.Read More ›
- Utopia's Discontents: Faith Hillis with Mike DuncanNovember 3, 2021 - 7:00pmHistorian Faith Hillis examines the evolution of Russian émigré communities in Europe and their pivotal role in the Russian Revolution.Read More ›
- The Chinese Question: Mae Ngai with Eric FonerOctober 13, 2021 - 7:00pmThe historian Mae Ngai explores the intertwined 19th-century stories of the Chinese diaspora, an emerging global economy, and the rise of enduring anti-Chinese racism.Read More ›
- Drawing Silence: Dash Shaw with Lauren RednissOctober 6, 2021 - 7:00pmThe award-winning cartoonist and filmmaker Dash Shaw illustrates the story of a Quaker soldier who enlists in the Union Army.Read More ›
- The Trials of D.H. Lawrence: Frances Wilson with Andrew MotionSeptember 20, 2021 - 7:00pmAward-winning biographer Frances Wilson focuses on three distinct experiences in the life of D.H. Lawrence during his most productive decade.Read More ›
- Cuba: An American History: Ada Ferrer with Ben RhodesSeptember 9, 2021 - 7:00pmA sweeping history of Cuba and its complex ties to the United States—from before the arrival of Columbus to the present day—written by one of the world’s leading historians of Cuba, Ada Ferrer.Read More ›
- Dirty Work: Eyal Press with Graciela MochkofskySeptember 1, 2021 - 7:00pmWhat is the toll of essential work? Eyal Press reports from the front lines of “dirty work”—the work society considers essential but morally compromised.Read More ›
- A Drop of Treason: Jonathan Stevenson with Jean StrouseMay 26, 2021 - 7:00pmBefore Edward Snowden there was Philip Agee. Stevenson discusses his new biography of the first intelligence officer to publicly betray the CIA.Read More ›
- The Mysteries: Marisa Silver with Jennifer EganMay 4, 2021 - 8:00pmBest-selling author Marisa Silver discusses her new novel about two young girls, their friendship, and the moment that shatters their lives. Read More ›
- The Free World: Louis Menand with A.O. ScottApril 19, 2021 - 8:00pmLouis Menand presents his definitive new intellectual and cultural history of the United States in the post-WWII era. Read More ›
- Stepchildren of the Shtetl: Natan Meir with Jonathan Stevenson October 22, 2020 - 7:00pmUncover the lives of a minority within a minority and the roles played by the outcasts of Jewish society in the shtetls of eastern Europe. Read More ›
- The Language of Thieves: Martin Puchner with Sarah WeinmanOctober 14, 2020 - 8:00pmThe award-winning author decodes the history of a secret language and of his family’s own Nazi past.Read More ›
- Life of a Klansman: Edward Ball with Saidiya HartmanAugust 11, 2020 - 8:00pmThe National Book Award–winning author contends with two intertwined histories of white supremacy, one in his family, the other in our country. Read More ›
- Men on Horseback: David A. Bell with Annette Gordon-ReedJuly 30, 2020 - 8:00pmThe history of modern charismatic leadership is the shadow history of modern democracy.Read More ›
- CANCELED: Warhol: Blake Gopnik and Jerry SaltzApril 20, 2020 - 7:00pm
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED
Blake Gopnik and Jerry Saltz discuss Blake’s new biography of Andy Warhol. With unprecedented access to Warhol’s archives, Gopnik follows the artist from his working-class Pittsburgh upbringing as the child of immigrants to his early career in commercial
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