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Friday, September 30
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A NEW YORKER NIGHT WITH THE MOTH
The Moth once again teams up with The New Yorker for an evening of stories about life at the magazine. With Ian Frazier, Raffi Khatchadourian, Robert Mankoff, Michael Specter, and Gay Talese. Hosted by Andy Borowitz.
Ian Frazier has been writing for The New Yorker since 1974. His books include Dating Your Mom, Lamentations of the Father, and Great Plains. Travels in Siberia, parts of which first appeared in The New Yorker, came out last year.
Raffi Khatchadourian is a New Yorker staff writer whose recent subjects include the BP oil spill and the WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange. His first piece for the magazine, "Azzam the American," was nominated for a National Magazine Award.
Robert Mankoff began drawing cartoons for The New Yorker in 1977 and became the magazine's cartoon editor in 1997. He is the author of The Naked Cartoonist: A New Way to Enhance Your Creativity.
Michael Specter has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1998. He is the author of Denialism: How Irrational Thinking Harms the Planet and Threatens Our Lives.
Andy Borowitz contributes humor pieces to The New Yorker and is the creator of the satirical website The Borowitz Report. He edited The Fifty Funniest American Writers, which is out in October.
The Moth once again teams up with The New Yorker for an evening of stories about life at the magazine. With Ian Frazier, Raffi Khatchadourian, Robert Mankoff, Michael Specter, and Gay Talese. Hosted by Andy Borowitz.
Ian Frazier has been writing for The New Yorker since 1974. His books include Dating Your Mom, Lamentations of the Father, and Great Plains. Travels in Siberia, parts of which first appeared in The New Yorker, came out last year.
Raffi Khatchadourian is a New Yorker staff writer whose recent subjects include the BP oil spill and the WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange. His first piece for the magazine, "Azzam the American," was nominated for a National Magazine Award.
Robert Mankoff began drawing cartoons for The New Yorker in 1977 and became the magazine's cartoon editor in 1997. He is the author of The Naked Cartoonist: A New Way to Enhance Your Creativity.
Michael Specter has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1998. He is the author of Denialism: How Irrational Thinking Harms the Planet and Threatens Our Lives.
Andy Borowitz contributes humor pieces to The New Yorker and is the creator of the satirical website The Borowitz Report. He edited The Fifty Funniest American Writers, which is out in October.
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THE WRITER'S WRITER
With Jeffrey Eugenides, Nicole Krauss, and Jhumpa Lahiri. Moderated by Deborah Treisman.
Jeffrey Eugenides is the author of the novels The Virgin Suicides and the Pulitzer Prize-winning Middlesex, parts of which originally ran in The New Yorker. His third novel, The Marriage Plot, comes out in October; an excerpt appeared in the June 13th & 20th Summer Fiction Issue. He has received a Guggenheim Fellowship and a Whiting Writers’ Award.
Nicole Krauss published her first novel, Man Walks Into a Room, in 2002. Her second, The History of Love, won the William Saroyan International Prize for Writing. Her most recent novel, Great House, a National Book Award finalist, came out last year; an excerpt was included in the magazine’s "20 Under 40" series and anthology.
Jhumpa Lahiri was born in England to Bengali parents. Her books include the collections Unaccustomed Earth and Interpreter of Maladies, which won a Pulitzer Prize for fiction, and the novel The Namesake. Parts of all three were first published in The New Yorker. Last year, she was appointed to the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities.
Deborah Treisman is the fiction editor of The New Yorker.
With Jeffrey Eugenides, Nicole Krauss, and Jhumpa Lahiri. Moderated by Deborah Treisman.
Jeffrey Eugenides is the author of the novels The Virgin Suicides and the Pulitzer Prize-winning Middlesex, parts of which originally ran in The New Yorker. His third novel, The Marriage Plot, comes out in October; an excerpt appeared in the June 13th & 20th Summer Fiction Issue. He has received a Guggenheim Fellowship and a Whiting Writers’ Award.
Nicole Krauss published her first novel, Man Walks Into a Room, in 2002. Her second, The History of Love, won the William Saroyan International Prize for Writing. Her most recent novel, Great House, a National Book Award finalist, came out last year; an excerpt was included in the magazine’s "20 Under 40" series and anthology.
Jhumpa Lahiri was born in England to Bengali parents. Her books include the collections Unaccustomed Earth and Interpreter of Maladies, which won a Pulitzer Prize for fiction, and the novel The Namesake. Parts of all three were first published in The New Yorker. Last year, she was appointed to the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities.
Deborah Treisman is the fiction editor of The New Yorker.
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Alternative Realities
With Karen Russell, Gary Shteyngart, and Colson Whitehead. Moderated by Willing Davidson.
Karen Russell is the author of the collection St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves, which includes "Haunting Olivia," her first New Yorker story. Her most recent story for the magazine, "The Dredgeman's Revelation," was included in the "20 Under 40" series and anthology and was part of her début novel, Swamplandia!
Gary Shteyngart was born in Leningrad. His novels include Absurdistan and Super Sad True Love Story, which won the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize; both were excerpted in The New Yorker. His début novel, The Russian Debutante’s Handbook, won a Stephen Crane Award for First Fiction and a National Jewish Book Award for fiction.
Colson Whitehead is the author of the novels The Intuitionist, John Henry Days, Apex Hides the Hurt, and Sag Harbor, part of which first appeared in The New Yorker, as well as The Colossus of New York, a meditation on his native city. His next novel, Zone One, comes out in October.
Willing Davidson is the associate fiction editor of The New Yorker.
With Karen Russell, Gary Shteyngart, and Colson Whitehead. Moderated by Willing Davidson.
Karen Russell is the author of the collection St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves, which includes "Haunting Olivia," her first New Yorker story. Her most recent story for the magazine, "The Dredgeman's Revelation," was included in the "20 Under 40" series and anthology and was part of her début novel, Swamplandia!
Gary Shteyngart was born in Leningrad. His novels include Absurdistan and Super Sad True Love Story, which won the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize; both were excerpted in The New Yorker. His début novel, The Russian Debutante’s Handbook, won a Stephen Crane Award for First Fiction and a National Jewish Book Award for fiction.
Colson Whitehead is the author of the novels The Intuitionist, John Henry Days, Apex Hides the Hurt, and Sag Harbor, part of which first appeared in The New Yorker, as well as The Colossus of New York, a meditation on his native city. His next novel, Zone One, comes out in October.
Willing Davidson is the associate fiction editor of The New Yorker.
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THE DARK SIDE
With T. Coraghessan Boyle, Joyce Carol Oates, and George Saunders. Moderated by Deborah Treisman.
T. Coraghessan Boyle is the author of thirteen novels, including World's End, which won the PEN/Faulkner Award, and When the Killing's Done, which came out in February. He has published nine story collections, including Tooth and Claw, whose title story appeared in The New Yorker and was included in "The Best American Short Stories 2004."
Joyce Carol Oates has published numerous novels and story collections, most recently Give Me Your Heart. A Widow's Story: A Memoir, part of which first appeared in The New Yorker, came out in February. She has received the National Book Award and the National Humanities Medal, and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
George Saunders has written three story collections, including In Persuasion Nation; an illustrated novella, The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil; and The Braindead Megaphone, a collection of essays, many of which were first published in The New Yorker. His story "Home" appeared in the June 13th & 20th Summer Fiction Issue.
Deborah Treisman is the fiction editor of The New Yorker.
With T. Coraghessan Boyle, Joyce Carol Oates, and George Saunders. Moderated by Deborah Treisman.
T. Coraghessan Boyle is the author of thirteen novels, including World's End, which won the PEN/Faulkner Award, and When the Killing's Done, which came out in February. He has published nine story collections, including Tooth and Claw, whose title story appeared in The New Yorker and was included in "The Best American Short Stories 2004."
Joyce Carol Oates has published numerous novels and story collections, most recently Give Me Your Heart. A Widow's Story: A Memoir, part of which first appeared in The New Yorker, came out in February. She has received the National Book Award and the National Humanities Medal, and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
George Saunders has written three story collections, including In Persuasion Nation; an illustrated novella, The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil; and The Braindead Megaphone, a collection of essays, many of which were first published in The New Yorker. His story "Home" appeared in the June 13th & 20th Summer Fiction Issue.
Deborah Treisman is the fiction editor of The New Yorker.
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PETER SCHJELDAHL TALKS WITH STEVE MARTIN
All about art.
Peter Schjeldahl is The New Yorker's art critic and the author of several books of criticism, including The Hydrogen Jukebox: Selected Writings and Let's See: Writings on Art from The New Yorker. He has received the Frank Jewett Mather Award from the College Art Association, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and the Clark Prize for Excellence in Arts Writing.
Steve Martin has been contributing to The New Yorker since 1996. His books include Pure Drivel, which collects many of his humor pieces from the magazine; the memoir Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life; and the novels The Pleasure of My Company, Shopgirl, and, most recently, An Object of Beauty.
All about art.
Peter Schjeldahl is The New Yorker's art critic and the author of several books of criticism, including The Hydrogen Jukebox: Selected Writings and Let's See: Writings on Art from The New Yorker. He has received the Frank Jewett Mather Award from the College Art Association, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and the Clark Prize for Excellence in Arts Writing.
Steve Martin has been contributing to The New Yorker since 1996. His books include Pure Drivel, which collects many of his humor pieces from the magazine; the memoir Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life; and the novels The Pleasure of My Company, Shopgirl, and, most recently, An Object of Beauty.
Sunday, October 2
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Nancy Pelosi talks with Jane Mayer
Minority report.
Nancy Pelosi is the first woman to serve as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. Elected Speaker in 2007, she presided over the House’s passage of comprehensive health-insurance-reform legislation. In January, she became the minority leader, a position she held previously, from 2003 to 2007. She has been a member of the House since 1987 and represents California’s Eighth Congressional District.
Jane Mayer has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1995. Her honors include the John Chancellor Award for Excellence in Journalism and a Guggenheim Fellowship. Her most recent book is “The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals.
Minority report.
Nancy Pelosi is the first woman to serve as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. Elected Speaker in 2007, she presided over the House’s passage of comprehensive health-insurance-reform legislation. In January, she became the minority leader, a position she held previously, from 2003 to 2007. She has been a member of the House since 1987 and represents California’s Eighth Congressional District.
Jane Mayer has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1995. Her honors include the John Chancellor Award for Excellence in Journalism and a Guggenheim Fellowship. Her most recent book is “The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals.
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THE CARTOON CAPTION GAME
Turn on the funny at a live version of The New Yorker's Cartoon Caption Contest, hosted by Robert Mankoff. Emily Flake, Zachary Kanin, and Paul Noth will judge the results. Cocktails will be served.
Emily Flake is a New Yorker cartoonist and the author of the illustrated book "These Things Ain't Gonna Smoke Themselves."
Zachary Kanin is a New Yorker cartoonist and the author and illustrator of “The Short Book.”
Paul Noth is a New Yorker cartoonist and the creator of "Pale Force," a series of animated shorts that aired on "Late Night with Conan O’Brien."
Robert Mankoff is the cartoon editor of The New Yorker and the author of The Naked Cartoonist: A New Way to Enhance Your Creativity.
Turn on the funny at a live version of The New Yorker's Cartoon Caption Contest, hosted by Robert Mankoff. Emily Flake, Zachary Kanin, and Paul Noth will judge the results. Cocktails will be served.
Emily Flake is a New Yorker cartoonist and the author of the illustrated book "These Things Ain't Gonna Smoke Themselves."
Zachary Kanin is a New Yorker cartoonist and the author and illustrator of “The Short Book.”
Paul Noth is a New Yorker cartoonist and the creator of "Pale Force," a series of animated shorts that aired on "Late Night with Conan O’Brien."
Robert Mankoff is the cartoon editor of The New Yorker and the author of The Naked Cartoonist: A New Way to Enhance Your Creativity.
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REBECCA MEAD: "MIDDLEMARCH" AND ME
Rebecca Mead has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1997. She is the author of One Perfect Day: The Selling of the American Wedding. Her piece on George Eliot and "Middlemarch" appeared in the magazine’s Anniversary Issue and is the basis of her forthcoming book.
Rebecca Mead has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1997. She is the author of One Perfect Day: The Selling of the American Wedding. Her piece on George Eliot and "Middlemarch" appeared in the magazine’s Anniversary Issue and is the basis of her forthcoming book.
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JAMES SUROWIECKI: OUT OF CONTROL: PLAYING WITH OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY
James Surowiecki has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 2000 and writes the magazine’s Financial Page. He is the author of The Wisdom of Crowds: Why the Many Are Smarter Than the Few and How Collective Wisdom Shapes Business, Economies, Societies, and Nations.
James Surowiecki has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 2000 and writes the magazine’s Financial Page. He is the author of The Wisdom of Crowds: Why the Many Are Smarter Than the Few and How Collective Wisdom Shapes Business, Economies, Societies, and Nations.
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MALCOLM GLADWELL: THE VIRTUES OF OBNOXIOUSNESS
Malcolm Gladwell has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1996. He is the author of the Times best-sellers The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference, Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking, Outliers: The Story of Success, and What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures.
Malcolm Gladwell has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1996. He is the author of the Times best-sellers The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference, Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking, Outliers: The Story of Success, and What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures.
Saturday, October 1
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GEOFF DYER TALKS WITH REBECCA MEAD
Here and there.
Geoff Dyer is the author of twelve books, including But Beautiful: A Book About Jazz, The Ongoing Moment, Out of Sheer Rage, Paris Trance, Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi, and The Missing of the Somme, which was reissued in paperback in August. Otherwise Known as the Human Condition, a collection of his essays and criticism, came out in March.
Rebecca Mead is a staff writer at The New Yorker and the author of One Perfect Day: The Selling of the American Wedding.
Here and there.
Geoff Dyer is the author of twelve books, including But Beautiful: A Book About Jazz, The Ongoing Moment, Out of Sheer Rage, Paris Trance, Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi, and The Missing of the Somme, which was reissued in paperback in August. Otherwise Known as the Human Condition, a collection of his essays and criticism, came out in March.
Rebecca Mead is a staff writer at The New Yorker and the author of One Perfect Day: The Selling of the American Wedding.
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THE NATIONAL TALKS WITH ATUL GAWANDE: A CONVERSATION WITH MUSIC
Band of brothers.
The National was formed in Brooklyn in 1999 by the vocalist Matt Berninger and two pairs of brothers, Aaron and Bryce Dessner and Bryan and Scott Devendorf. Its eponymous début album came out in 2001, followed by “Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers,” “Alligator,” “Boxer,” and, most recently, “High Violet.”
Atul Gawande, a surgeon, has been a New Yorker staff writer since 1998; his pieces “The Cost Conundrum” and “Letting Go” won the public-interest National Magazine Award in 2010 and 2011. The National is a mainstay of his operating-room playlist.
Band of brothers.
The National was formed in Brooklyn in 1999 by the vocalist Matt Berninger and two pairs of brothers, Aaron and Bryce Dessner and Bryan and Scott Devendorf. Its eponymous début album came out in 2001, followed by “Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers,” “Alligator,” “Boxer,” and, most recently, “High Violet.”
Atul Gawande, a surgeon, has been a New Yorker staff writer since 1998; his pieces “The Cost Conundrum” and “Letting Go” won the public-interest National Magazine Award in 2010 and 2011. The National is a mainstay of his operating-room playlist.
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RICHARD DAWKINS TALKS WITH HENRY FINDER: A SPECIAL FAMILY EVENT
What is reality?
Richard Dawkins is an evolutionary biologist and the author of the Times best-selling books The Selfish Gene, The God Delusion, and The Greatest Show on Earth. His new book, The Magic of Reality, an illustrated science guide for adults and young people, comes out in October. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society and of the Royal Society of Literature.
Henry Finder is the editorial director of The New Yorker.
What is reality?
Richard Dawkins is an evolutionary biologist and the author of the Times best-selling books The Selfish Gene, The God Delusion, and The Greatest Show on Earth. His new book, The Magic of Reality, an illustrated science guide for adults and young people, comes out in October. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society and of the Royal Society of Literature.
Henry Finder is the editorial director of The New Yorker.
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WATCHING THE DETECTIVES.
With Robert Baer, Martin Kemp, William Oldham, and Stacy Schiff. Moderated by David Grann.
Robert Baer worked for the C.I.A. for twenty-one years, receiving the agency’s Career Intelligence Medal. He recounted his experiences in the Times best-selling books Sleeping with the Devil and See No Evil, which was the basis of the film "Syriana." This March, he and his wife, Dayna Baer, published The Company We Keep: A Husband-and-Wife True-Life Spy Story.
Martin Kemp is Emeritus Research Professor in the History of Art at Oxford University. He has written several books and curated major exhibitions on Leonardo da Vinci. His other books include The Science of Art, The Human Animal in Western Art and Science, and Christ to Coke: How Image Becomes Icon, which will appear in November.
William Oldham spent more than two decades as a detective with the New York Police Department. In 2005, he exposed the collusion between two N.Y.P.D. cops and the New York Mafia. With Guy Lawson, he co-wrote a book about the case, The Brotherhoods: The True Story of Two Cops Who Murdered for the Mafia.
Stacy Schiff is the author, most recently, of the Times best-seller Cleopatra: A Life, and of Véra (Mrs. Vladimir Nabokov), which won a Pulitzer Prize; Saint-Exupéry, a Pulitzer Prize finalist; and A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America, which won the George Washington Book Prize and the Ambassador Award in American Studies.
David Grann joined The New Yorker as a staff writer in 2003. He is the author of the Times best-selling book The Lost City of Z and The Devil of Sherlock Holmes: Tales of Murder, Madness, and Obsession.
With Robert Baer, Martin Kemp, William Oldham, and Stacy Schiff. Moderated by David Grann.
Robert Baer worked for the C.I.A. for twenty-one years, receiving the agency’s Career Intelligence Medal. He recounted his experiences in the Times best-selling books Sleeping with the Devil and See No Evil, which was the basis of the film "Syriana." This March, he and his wife, Dayna Baer, published The Company We Keep: A Husband-and-Wife True-Life Spy Story.
Martin Kemp is Emeritus Research Professor in the History of Art at Oxford University. He has written several books and curated major exhibitions on Leonardo da Vinci. His other books include The Science of Art, The Human Animal in Western Art and Science, and Christ to Coke: How Image Becomes Icon, which will appear in November.
William Oldham spent more than two decades as a detective with the New York Police Department. In 2005, he exposed the collusion between two N.Y.P.D. cops and the New York Mafia. With Guy Lawson, he co-wrote a book about the case, The Brotherhoods: The True Story of Two Cops Who Murdered for the Mafia.
Stacy Schiff is the author, most recently, of the Times best-seller Cleopatra: A Life, and of Véra (Mrs. Vladimir Nabokov), which won a Pulitzer Prize; Saint-Exupéry, a Pulitzer Prize finalist; and A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America, which won the George Washington Book Prize and the Ambassador Award in American Studies.
David Grann joined The New Yorker as a staff writer in 2003. He is the author of the Times best-selling book The Lost City of Z and The Devil of Sherlock Holmes: Tales of Murder, Madness, and Obsession.
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Atul Gawande / Do Surgeons Need Coaches?
Atul Gawande is a surgeon at Brigham and Women's Hospital, in Boston, and an associate professor at Harvard Medical School and the Harvard School of Public Health. He is the author of Complications, Better, and The Checklist Manifesto. His New Yorker article "Letting Go" won this year's National Magazine Award for public-interest journalism.
Atul Gawande is a surgeon at Brigham and Women's Hospital, in Boston, and an associate professor at Harvard Medical School and the Harvard School of Public Health. He is the author of Complications, Better, and The Checklist Manifesto. His New Yorker article "Letting Go" won this year's National Magazine Award for public-interest journalism.
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REPORTING FROM THE EDGE
Covering conflict.
With Lynsey Addario, Jon Lee Anderson, Dexter Filkins, and Wendell Steavenson. Moderated by Dorothy Wickenden.
Lynsey Addario is a photojournalist who has contributed to the Times, National Geographic, and Time. She has covered the recent upheavals in Iran, Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Darfur, Haiti, and the Congo. In March, she was one of four Times journalists detained for six days by the Libyan Army. Her honors include a MacArthur Fellowship and the Overseas Press Club's Olivier Rebbot Award.
Jon Lee Anderson has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1999. He has reported from Africa, South America, and the Middle East, and this year he covered the wars in Afghanistan and Libya. His books include The Lion's Grave: Dispatches from Afghanistan, Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life, and, most recently, The Fall of Baghdad.
Dexter Filkins joined The New Yorker in January and has reported from Yemen and Afghanistan. Previously, he was at the Times, where he won a Pulitzer Prize as part of a team covering Afghanistan and Pakistan. He has received two George Polk Awards and three Overseas Press Club Awards. His book, The Forever War, won a National Book Critics Circle Award.
Wendell Steavenson covered the revolution in Egypt for The New Yorker and has contributed pieces on Iraq and the former Soviet republic of Georgia. She is the author of Stories I Stole and The Weight of a Mustard Seed: The Intimate Story of an Iraqi General and His Family During Thirty Years of Tyranny.
Dorothy Wickenden is the executive editor of The New Yorker. Her book Nothing Daunted: The Unexpected Education of Two Society Girls in the West came out in June.
Covering conflict.
With Lynsey Addario, Jon Lee Anderson, Dexter Filkins, and Wendell Steavenson. Moderated by Dorothy Wickenden.
Lynsey Addario is a photojournalist who has contributed to the Times, National Geographic, and Time. She has covered the recent upheavals in Iran, Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Darfur, Haiti, and the Congo. In March, she was one of four Times journalists detained for six days by the Libyan Army. Her honors include a MacArthur Fellowship and the Overseas Press Club's Olivier Rebbot Award.
Jon Lee Anderson has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1999. He has reported from Africa, South America, and the Middle East, and this year he covered the wars in Afghanistan and Libya. His books include The Lion's Grave: Dispatches from Afghanistan, Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life, and, most recently, The Fall of Baghdad.
Dexter Filkins joined The New Yorker in January and has reported from Yemen and Afghanistan. Previously, he was at the Times, where he won a Pulitzer Prize as part of a team covering Afghanistan and Pakistan. He has received two George Polk Awards and three Overseas Press Club Awards. His book, The Forever War, won a National Book Critics Circle Award.
Wendell Steavenson covered the revolution in Egypt for The New Yorker and has contributed pieces on Iraq and the former Soviet republic of Georgia. She is the author of Stories I Stole and The Weight of a Mustard Seed: The Intimate Story of an Iraqi General and His Family During Thirty Years of Tyranny.
Dorothy Wickenden is the executive editor of The New Yorker. Her book Nothing Daunted: The Unexpected Education of Two Society Girls in the West came out in June.
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CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
Is the death penalty dying?
With Marc Klaas, Joshua Marquis, Danalynn Recer, and Barry Scheck. Moderated by Jeffrey Toobin.
Marc Klaas is the head of the KlaasKids Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preventing crimes against children. It was founded in 1994, after the kidnapping and murder of his twelve year-old daughter, Polly. In 2001, he co-founded BeyondMissing, which helps law enforcement distribute missing-child flyers.
Joshua Marquis has been the district attorney in Astoria, Oregon, since 1994. A member of the board of directors of the National District Attorneys Association for the past fourteen years, he was the chair of its Capital Litigation Committee. His essay “Truth and Consequences” is included in the collection Debating the Death Penalty.
Danalynn Recer is the founder and executive director of the Gulf Region Advocacy Center, a Houston-based organization that represents defendants in death-penalty cases. Previously, she worked as an attorney with the Texas Resource Center and with the Louisiana Crisis Assistance Center. She has represented more than a hundred capital clients over the past two decades.
Barry Scheck is a founding director of the Innocence Project, whose mission is to use DNA testing to exonerate people who have been wrongly convicted of crimes. To date, more than two hundred and seventy people have been exonerated, including seventeen on death row. He is the co-author of Actual Innocence: When Justice Goes Wrong and How to Make it Right.
Jeffrey Toobin is a staff writer at The New Yorker and a senior analyst for CNN. The Mitigator, his piece about capital punishment and Danalynn Recer, appeared in the May 9th issue.
Is the death penalty dying?
With Marc Klaas, Joshua Marquis, Danalynn Recer, and Barry Scheck. Moderated by Jeffrey Toobin.
Marc Klaas is the head of the KlaasKids Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preventing crimes against children. It was founded in 1994, after the kidnapping and murder of his twelve year-old daughter, Polly. In 2001, he co-founded BeyondMissing, which helps law enforcement distribute missing-child flyers.
Joshua Marquis has been the district attorney in Astoria, Oregon, since 1994. A member of the board of directors of the National District Attorneys Association for the past fourteen years, he was the chair of its Capital Litigation Committee. His essay “Truth and Consequences” is included in the collection Debating the Death Penalty.
Danalynn Recer is the founder and executive director of the Gulf Region Advocacy Center, a Houston-based organization that represents defendants in death-penalty cases. Previously, she worked as an attorney with the Texas Resource Center and with the Louisiana Crisis Assistance Center. She has represented more than a hundred capital clients over the past two decades.
Barry Scheck is a founding director of the Innocence Project, whose mission is to use DNA testing to exonerate people who have been wrongly convicted of crimes. To date, more than two hundred and seventy people have been exonerated, including seventeen on death row. He is the co-author of Actual Innocence: When Justice Goes Wrong and How to Make it Right.
Jeffrey Toobin is a staff writer at The New Yorker and a senior analyst for CNN. The Mitigator, his piece about capital punishment and Danalynn Recer, appeared in the May 9th issue.
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JONATHAN FRANZEN TALKS WITH DAVID REMNICK
The reliable narrator.
Jonathan Franzen is the author of the novel Freedom, parts of which first appeared in The New Yorker. His previous books include The Discomfort Zone: A Personal History; the essay collection How to Be Alone; and the novels Strong Motion, The Twenty-Seventh City, and The Corrections. He has contributed to The New Yorker since 1994.
David Remnick is the editor of The New Yorker.
The reliable narrator.
Jonathan Franzen is the author of the novel Freedom, parts of which first appeared in The New Yorker. His previous books include The Discomfort Zone: A Personal History; the essay collection How to Be Alone; and the novels Strong Motion, The Twenty-Seventh City, and The Corrections. He has contributed to The New Yorker since 1994.
David Remnick is the editor of The New Yorker.
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JANET MALCOLM TALKS WITH IAN FRAZIER
Deep-focus journalism.
Janet Malcolm began contributing to The New Yorker in 1963. Her many books include Psychoanalysis: The Impossible Profession, The Journalist and the Murderer, Reading Chekhov: A Critical Journey, and Two Lives: Gertrude and Alice. Her most recent, Iphigenia in Forest Hills: Anatomy of a Murder Trial, grew out of a New Yorker piece published last year.
Ian Frazier has been writing for The New Yorker since 1974. His most recent book is Travels in Siberia.
Deep-focus journalism.
Janet Malcolm began contributing to The New Yorker in 1963. Her many books include Psychoanalysis: The Impossible Profession, The Journalist and the Murderer, Reading Chekhov: A Critical Journey, and Two Lives: Gertrude and Alice. Her most recent, Iphigenia in Forest Hills: Anatomy of a Murder Trial, grew out of a New Yorker piece published last year.
Ian Frazier has been writing for The New Yorker since 1974. His most recent book is Travels in Siberia.
Conference Date
Sept 30 - Oct 2, 2011
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The New Yorker Festival, now in its twelfth year, brings together a distinguished group of writers, thinkers, artists, and other luminaries, and covers topics including film, music, politics, economics, architecture, fashion, and literature. From September 30th through October 2nd, in New York.
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