CAMILLE PERRI
The Assistants
Thursday, May 5 at 7 PM
Camille Perri, who has worked as a books editor for Cosmopolitan and Esquire, will read from her sharp, wry debut novel this Thursday. A young Manhattanite's embezzlement scam turns her into an unlikely advocate for the leagues of overeducated and underpaid assistants across the city.
"…An entertaining slice of millennial life…Perri has a gift for the glib one-liner…a smart and fresh novel." – Publishers Weekly
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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography!
WILLIAM FINNEGAN
Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life
Monday, May 23 at 7 PM
Meet New Yorker writer William Finnegan, who will discuss his 2015 Pulitzer Prize award-winning memoir Barbarian Days, which the Washington Post has called, "Terrific…Elegantly written and structured…a riveting adventure story, an intellectual autobiography, and a restless, searching meditation on love, friendship, and family…"
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C.W. GORTNER
Marlene
Tuesday, May 24 at 7 PM
We are pleased to welcome back C.W. Gortner, author of Mademoiselle Chanel, who will share his lush, dramatic biographical novel of one of the most glamorous and alluring legends of Hollywood’s golden age, Marlene Dietrich. A sweeping story of passion, ambition, art, and war - from the gender-bending cabarets of Weimar Berlin to the luxurious film studios of Hollywood.
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More Upcoming Events:
CARA BLACK
Murder on the Quai
Saturday, June 11 at 7 PM
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THAD CARHART
Finding Fontainebleau
Thursday, June 23 at 7 PM
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MARY ROACH
Grunt
Tuesday, June 28 at 7 PM
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LINDSAY HATTON
Monterey Bay
Thursday, August 4 at 7 PM
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LORI OSTLUND
After the Parade
Thursday, August 11 at 7 PM
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