2. Katherine Boo, Pulitzer Prize winner, reads from her new work.
February 23, 7 PM. Location: 82nd & Broadway Barnes & Noble.
Katherine Boo was recently featured on the front cover of The New York Times in anticipation of her new book, Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity. Boo is a reportedly humble yet incredibly, incredibly talented journalist. According to the Times article, her book (which was based entirely on personal experience) was completely absent of first person. The book, a “Slumdog Millionaire” tale “without the Bollywood ending,” took years to write. Even more incredible considering that Boo suffers from a multitude of health problems, and was able to type the book only after surgery funded by a MacArthur grant. Read more of her story and her book here.
3. Nathan Englander reads from “What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank” in conversation with Darin Strauss.
February 23, 7 pm.
Location: NYU LILLIAN VERNON. (58 W 10th St, bet. 6th/7th)
If we only had a Time Turner, we would able to make this event as well as Boo’s. Unfortunately, you’ll have to choose. We cited Englander’s book as one of “Five To Look Forward To In 2012,” and it has arrived. Take advantage of the great authors hosted by the Reading Series here on West 10th St., feel proud to go to a university that can offer them, and attend.
That’s tonight.
