Jamaica Kincaid: See Now Then
by Jamaica Kincaid
read by Ian Frazier
Part of the Thalia Book Club series
The author of Annie John, Lucy, and The Autobiography of My Mother delves into her long-awaited new novel about a complicated modern family, featuring Mr. and Mrs. Sweet and their two children, Heracles and Persephone, who live in the Shirley Jackson house in Vermont. Kincaid discusses her novel with her old friend Ian Frazier (The Cursing Mommy's Book of Days).
A Celebration of Jane Austen With Author Karen Joy Fowler and Other Janeites
by Jane Austen
read by Karen Joy Fowler, Jane Davis
Part of the Thalia Book Club series
Karen Joy Fowler leads a celebration of Jane Austen. Hope Davis reads selections from Austen's classic works.
Henry James’s the Portrait of a Lady With Jennifer Egan, Siri Hustvedt and Margot Livesey
by Henry James
read by Jennifer Egan, Henry Hustvedt
Part of the Thalia Book Club series
Novelists Egan (Pulitzer Prize-winner for A Visit from the Goon Squad), Hustvedt (The Summer Without Men) and Livesey (The Flight of Gemma Hardy) - the trio that brought Middlemarch and Anna Karenina to life at this book club - are back by popular demand to revisit James' classic. With a reading from the novel by Fritz Weaver. // Other narrators: Margot Livesy, Fritz Weaver
Louise Erdrich's The Red Convertible
Selected and New Stories, 1978-2008
by Louise Erdrich
read by Louise Erdrich, Amy Goodman, Sonia Manzano
Part of the Thalia Book Club series
Louis Erdrich sits down with Amy Goodman (Democracy Now) to discuss her short story collection, The Red Convertible. Sonia Manzano reads an excerpt from the book.
No Land's Man
by Aasif Mandvi
read by Dean Obeidallah
Part of the Thalia Book Club series
Comedian and Daily Show correspondent Aasif Mandvi presents his new (and first) book No Land's Man, a laugh-out-loud account of a second-generation immigrant's search for meaning and identity in an increasingly confusing world. In this collection of personal essays, Mandvi reveals the many contradictory layers of his past in Bombay, England, and the U.S. in a mix of humorous stories, heartfelt observations, and misfit mayhem. In conversation with Dean Obeidallah (The Daily Beast, The Muslims Are Coming).
Tessa Hadley’s Late in the Day
by Tessa Hadley
read by Colm Tóibín, Tessa Wolf
Part of the Thalia Book Club series
The acclaimed British novelist and short story master who recruits admires with each book discusses her latest novel with fellow author Colm Tóibín (House of Names). Ingeniously moving between past and present, Late in the Day exposes how infinite alternate configurations lie beneath the seemingly dependable arrangements we make for our lives. With a reading by Rita Wolf (An Ordinary Muslim).
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Featuring Mary Gaitskill, Rick Moody & Jill Nelson in Conversation with Amy Scholder
by Amy Scholder
read by Amy Scholder, Mary Gaitskill, Jill Nelson, Rick Moody
Part of the Thalia Book Club series
Celebrities fascinate, inspire, and repel us. Mary Gaitskill, Rick Moody, and Jill Nelson read from and discuss a daring new book of private views on public figures: Aretha Franklin, Linda Lovelace, Harriet Tubman, M.F.K. Fisher and more come to life in these intimate portraits by contemporary writers. In conversation with editor Amy Scholder.
Fierce Reads NYC moderated by MashReads
by Anna Banks
read by Anna Banks, Marissa Meyer
Part of the Thalia Book Club series
Four fierce authors of romance, suspense, fantasy, and bestselling series for teens: Anna Banks (The Syrena Legacy series), Marissa Meyer (The Lunar Chronicles), Emma Mills (This Adventure Ends), and Caleb Roehrig (Last Seen Leaving) make a stop on their tour to present their latest novels and chat with fans. In conversation with MJ Franklin and Aliza Weinberger (MashReads).
Roz Chast and Jules Feiffer
by Roz Chast
read by Roz Mouly
Part of the Thalia Book Club series
The iconic and irresistible cartoonists join up to talk about their new books: Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?, a graphic memoir by Chast, and Kill My Mother, a noir graphic novel by Feiffer. In conversation with New Yorker art editor Françoise Mouly. Presented in association with Strand Bookstore.
Edward St. Aubyn Lost for Words
by Edward St. Aubyn
read by Francine Prose, Edward St. Morris
Part of the Thalia Book Club series
The author of the Patrick Melrose novels presents a razor-sharp, fabulously entertaining satire that cuts to the quick of some of the deepest questions about the place of art in our celebrity-obsessed culture. In conversation with Francine Prose (Lovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932), with an introduction by Paul W. Morris (PEN American Center).
Nicole Krauss’ Great House
by Nicole Krauss
read by Deborah Treisman, Lois Smith
Part of the Thalia Book Club series
Nicole Krauss sits down with Deborah Treisman to discuss her book, Great House. Lois Smith reads an excerpt.
An Evening With Jane Gardam
by Jane Gardam
read by Stacy Schiff, Jane Hecht
Part of the Thalia Book Club series
In a rare New York appearance, the beloved British author of Old Filth and The Man in the Wooden Hat, the funny, romantic and surprising paired novels about a 50-year marriage between a crusty British barrister and his sparkling surprising Betty, discusses these books and her brand-new third chapter in this remarkable series, Last Friends. Paul Hecht will read from the book. In conversation with Stacy Schiff (Cleopatra).
Chast! Menaker! Trillin!
by Roz Chast
read by Roz Gopnik, Jane Curtin
Part of the Thalia Book Club series
Roz Chast brings her brilliant, hilarious artwork to No Fair! No Fair! and Other Jolly Poems of Childhood by Calvin Trillin and The African Svelte: Ingenious Misspellings That Make Surprising Sense by Daniel Menaker, as well as her own memoir Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?. Join us for a conversation moderated by Adam Gopnik (The New Yorker) between the artist and authors, plus readings by Jane Curtin and Reg Rogers (The Knick).
Gary Shteyngart Little Failure: A Memoir
by Gary Shteyngart
read by Jay McInerney
Part of the Thalia Book Club series
In conversation with Jay McInerney (Bright Lights, Big City). The author of Super Sad True Love Story presents his new memoir, a seriously hilarious exploration of his life so far.
Tom Rachman's The Imperfectionists
by Tom Rachman
read by Sree Srinivasan, Tom Fehr
Part of the Thalia Book Club series
Tom Rachman sits down with Sree Srinivasan to discuss his novel, The Imperfectionists. David Fehr reads an excerpt.
Forest Dark
by Nicole Krauss
read by Rebecca Goldstein, Emily Skeggs
Part of the Thalia Book Club series
Join bestselling author Nicole Krauss to discuss her upcoming new novel, Forest Dark, an intellectual, humorous, provocative book exploring life and God through the eyes of two Americans lost in Tel Aviv. Krauss will be interviewed by National Humanities Medalist, novelist and philosopher Rebecca Goldstein (Plato at the Googleplex). With a performance from the novel by Emily Skeggs (Fun Home).
Geraldine Brooks' People of the Book
by Geraldine Brooks
read by John Hockenberry, Geraldine Wolf
Part of the Thalia Book Club series
Geraldine Brooks sits down with John Hockenberry to discuss her novel People of the Book. Rita Wolf reads an excerpt.
The Red-Haired Woman
by Orhan Pamuk
read by Elif Batuman, Orhan Furr
Part of the Thalia Book Club series
Nobel Prize winner and bestselling novelist Orhan Pamuk comes to Symphony Space for a conversation with author Elif Batuman (The Idiot) on his latest novel, The Red-Haired Woman. Sit down with one of the greatest storytellers of our time as he talks about the eternal conflicts of fathers and sons, of east and west, of tradition and modernity. With a performance from the novel by actor David Furr (Noises Off).
Paul Auster, 4, 3, 2, 1
by Paul Auster
read by Todd Gitlin, Paul Stuhlbarg
Part of the Thalia Book Club series
Contemporary master Paul Auster comes to Symphony Space for the paperback of his Booker-nominated tour de force, 4 3 2 1. With author and scholar Todd Gitlin (The Sixties: Years of Hope, Days of Rage) and a performance from the novel by Michael Stuhlbarg (Call Me by Your Name).
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: Americanah
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
read by Robin Desser, Chimamanda Ngozi Choy-Kee
Part of the Thalia Book Club series
The author of the critically acclaimed Half of a Yellow Sun and Purple Hibiscus presents her newest novel Americanah, a story of love and race centered around a young man and woman from Nigeria facing challenges in the countries they come to call home.
Sonia Ann Petry's The Street With Sapphire Manzano, and Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts
by Ann Petry
read by Ann Sapphire, Roslyn Manzano
Part of the Thalia Book Club series
Sapphire (Push), Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts (Harlem is Nowhere), and actress Sonia Manzano (The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano) discuss the gritty, emotional 1946 classic set in Harlem. Actress Roslyn Ruff (The Piano Lesson, The Help) will read an excerpt. // Other narrators: Sonia Manzano, Roslyn Ruff
All You Can Ever Know
by Nicole Chung
read by Nicole Chung, Nicole Cliffe
Part of the Thalia Book Club series
Join editor-in-chief of Catapult Magazine, Nicole Chung, as she discusses her debut memoir All You Can Ever Know with fellow Toast alumna Nicole Cliffe. In her much-anticipated first book, Chung explores with depth, compassion and even humor, her upbringing as an adopted child in a white family, her search for her parents, and the birth of her own child. This is a must-read book for anyone who has had, created, or wanted a family. With a performance from the book by Greta Lee (La Bête).
Discussion of Anna Karenina With Jennifer Egan, Siri Hustvedt and Margot Livesay
by Jennifer Egan
read by Jennifer Egan, Siri Egan
Part of the Thalia Book Club series
Jennifer Egan, Siri Hustvedt, and Margot Livesey once again convene to discuss Leo Tolstoy's classic Anna Karenina.
Nathan Englander, Dinner at the Center of the Earth
by Nathan Englander
read by Mira Jacob, Nathan Hamilton
Part of the Thalia Book Club series
Pulitzer finalist and bestselling author Nathan Englander will be joined by author Mira Jacob (The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing) to discuss his new, novel, Dinner at the Center of the Earth, a powerful, riveting story exploring the Israel-Palestine conflict through the lives of a prisoner in a secret cell and the soldier who watched over him for a dozen years. With a performance from the novel by actor Josh Hamilton (13 Reasons Why).
Emma Donoghue's Room
by Emma Donoghue
read by Michael Cunningham, Emma Connolly
Part of the Thalia Book Club series
Emma Donoghue discusses her extraordinary new novel with author Michael Cunningham (The Hours and By Nightfall). This wondrous book is told from the point of view of a five-year-old boy who lives with his mother in an 11-by-11-foot room. Performance playlist: Reading by Michal Friedman, a conversation between Emma Donoghue and Michael Cunningham, and a discussion with the audience.
Rabih Alameddine's An Unnecessary Woman
by Rabih Alameddine
read by Elizabeth Strout, Rabih Dillon
Part of the Thalia Book Club series
One of the Middle East's most celebrated writers, Rabih Alameddine, discusses his novel An Unnecessary Woman, an intimate and moving portrait of a reclusive book-loving 72-year-old Lebanese woman who views her complicated past through the lens of her favorite works of literature. In conversation with Elizabeth Strout (Olive Kitteridge). Mia Dillon will read an excerpt.
Robert Catch 22
by Joseph Heller
read by Lesley Stahl, Christopher Buckley, Mike Nichols, Joseph Buckley
Part of the Thalia Book Club series
An evening of readings and discussion: Heller's friends and colleagues including Christopher Buckley, Robert Gottlieb, and Mike Nichols. They revisit his classic black comedy set at the end of World War II, one of the most important books about patriotism, honor, and the absurdities of war and beauracracy of the 20th century. The conversation is led by Lesley Stahl. An excerpt is performed by Scott Shepherd (Gatz).
Always Look on the Bright Side of Life
by Eric Idle
read by Eric Idle, Eric Pierce
Part of the Thalia Book Club series
A founding member of Monty Python and creator of Spamalot discusses his absurdly funny memoir of his remarkable journey from childhood in an austere boarding school, coming of age as a writer and comedian during the sixties and seventies, and his successful career in comedy, television, theater, and film. In conversation with David Hyde Pierce. (Added bonus: Eric is bringing his guitar, and there just might be a sing-along....)
Sally Mann’s Hold Still
by Sally Mann
read by Malcom Jones, Sally Patchett
Part of the Thalia Book Club series
One of America's most renowned and controversial photographers, Sally Mann, whose photos inspired the feature film What Remains, discusses her beautiful and revealing new memoir Hold Still. In lyrical prose and startlingly revealing photographs she crafts a totally original form of personal history that has the page-turning drama of a great novel. Introduction by Malcolm Jones (culture and book critic for the Daily Beast). In conversation with Ann Patchett (Bel Canto).
Ann Patchett's State of Wonder
by Ann Patchett
read by Emma Straub, Ann Alda
Part of the Thalia Book Club series
The author of Bel Canto and Truth & Beauty talks with Jane Hamilton (A Map of the World; The Short History of a Prince) and delves deeply into the backstory of her latest creation, a thought-provoking literary thriller, set deep in the Amazon jungle, with fascinating characters that defy our expectations, and chockful of suspense, romance, and betrayal.
Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird 50th Anniversary Celebration
by Harper Lee
read by Various Readers
Part of the Thalia Book Club series
Readings and conversation with Kurt Andersen, Libba Bray, Stephen Colbert, Oskar Eustis, Mary McDonagh Murphy, Jayne Anne Phillips, and Isaiah Sheffer, a discussion with the audience. Authors and actors including Stephen Colbert, Libba Bray (award winning young-adult novelist Going Bovine, winner of 2010 Printz Award), Oskar Eustis (Artistic Director at The Public Theater), Kurt Andersen (novelist and Studio 360 Host), Jayne Anne Phillips (novelist and National Book Award finalist Lark & Termite), filmmaker Mary McDonagh Murphy (author of the upcoming book Scout, Atticus, and Boo), and others pay tribute to the Pulitzer prize-winning classic novel about racial injustice and loss of innocence in a small Southern town. One of the most taught - and frequently challenged - books of the last 50 years, the book was voted the best novel of the 20th century by librarians. The evening includes readings, discussion and audience Q&A.
Edwidge Danticat's Brother, I'm Dying
by Edwige Danticat
read by Jonathan Demme
Part of the Thalia Book Club series
Edwidge Danticat sits down with director Jonathan Demme (Silence of the Lambs) to discuss and read from her book, Brother, I'm Dying.
Nora Webster
by Colm Tóibín
read by Siri Hustvedt, Colm Donnelly
Part of the Thalia Book Club series
Colm Tóibín, beloved Irish author of Brooklyn in conversation about his newest novel, with Siri Hustvedt (The Blazing World). With a reading by an actor to be announced. Terry Donnelly (The Irish Repertory Theatre) will read an excerpt.
W.G. Sebald's The Rings of Saturn
by W. G. Sebald
read by Rick Moody, W. G. Mengestru
Part of the Thalia Book Club series
Rick Moody (The Ice Storm), Dinaw Mengestu (All Our Names), and Hari Kunzru (Gods Without Men) lead a spirited conversation of Sebald's classic. Denis O'Hare (American Horror Story) will read an excerpt.
Markus Zusak, Bridge of Clay
by Markus Zusak
read by M. J. Franklin, Markus Wiles
Part of the Thalia Book Club series
The storyteller who gave us the extraordinary bestseller The Book Thief, which spent more than a decade on the New York Times bestseller list, talks with MJ Franklin (MashReads) about his long-awaited new novel-an unforgettable and sweeping family saga. Featuring a reading from the novel by Brian Wiles (Billions). Only New York City appearance!
Sloane Crosley, Look Alive Out There
by Sloane Crosley
read by Zadie Smith
Part of the Thalia Book Club series
Essayist and author Sloane Crosley will be joined by award-winning writer Zadie Smith (Swing Time) in a conversation on Crosley's newest essay collection, Look Alive Out There.
Rereading Middlemarch with Jennifer Egan, Siri Hustvedt and Margot Livesey
by George Eliot
read by Jennifer Egan, George Hustvedt
Part of the Thalia Book Club series
Jennifer Egan, Siri Hustvedt, and Margot Livesey once again convene to discuss George Eliot's classic novel, Middlemarch. Hope Davis reads an excerpt from the book.
Salman Rushdie's Joseph Anton: A Memoir
by Salman Rushdie
read by Salman Rushdie, Salman McCann
Part of the Thalia Book Club series
The author of Midnight's Children and The Satanic Verses talks with Colum McCann (Let the Great World Spin) about his long-anticipated, enthralling and provocative new memoir of his exile under the fatwa that sentenced him to death in 1989.
David Wroblewski's The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
by David Wroblewski
read by Dan Menaker
Part of the Thalia Book Club series
David Wrobleski sits down with Dan Menaker to discuss and read excerpts from his book, The Story of Edgar Sawtelle.
Specimen Days With Author Michael Cunningham
by Michael Cunningham
read by Stacey D'Erasmo, Michael Sheffer
Part of the Thalia Book Club series
Michael Cunningham (The Hours) sits down with Stacey D'Erasmo to discuss his novel Specimen Days. Isaiah Sheffer reads an excerpt.
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell with Author Susanna Clarke
by Susanna Clarke
read by Symphony Space
Part of the Thalia Book Club series
Susanna Clarke discusses and reads from her novel Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norell.
Mastering the Art of Writing About Cooking
by Julia Child
read by Various Readers
Part of the Thalia Book Club series
Judith Jones and Alex Prud'homme discuss and read from their kitchen-based memoirs: Prud'homme's My Life in Food and Jones's My Life In Paris (co-authored by Prud'homme and Julia Child).
Memoirs of Africa With Alexandra Fuller and Wendy Kann
by Alexandra Fuller
read by Alexandra Sheffer
Part of the Thalia Book Club series
Isaiah Sheffer sits down with two memoirists, Alexandra Fuller and Wendy Kann, to discuss their memoirs from Africa: Fuller's Scribbling the Cat and Kann's Casting with a Fragile Thread.
John Luther Adams and Barry Lopez
by Barry Lopez
read by John Luther Adams
Part of the Thalia Book Club series
Longtime collaborators John Luther Adams and author Barry Lopez discuss their work, which explores environmental concerns and the relationship between the physical landscape and human culture. With a reading of Lopez's essay "The Invitation" by James Naughton.
Fierce Reads NYC
by Anna Banks
read by M. J. Franklin
Part of the Thalia Book Club series
Four fierce authors of romance, suspense, fantasy, and bestselling series for teens: Anna Banks (The Syrena Legacy series), Marissa Meyer (The Lunar Chronicles), Emma Mills (This Adventure Ends), and Caleb Roehrig (Last Seen Leaving) make a stop on their tour to present their latest novels and chat with fans. In conversation with MJ Franklin and Aliza Weinberger (MashReads).
Colum McCann's Let the Great World Spin and Colm Toibin's Brooklyn
by Colum McCann
read by Colum Sheffer, Michael Cerveris
Part of the Thalia Book Club series
Isaiah Sheffer sits down with two great contemporary authors, Colum McCann and Colm Toibin, to discuss their books, Let the Great World Spin and Brooklyn. Michael Cerveris reads excerpts from the two novels.
Julie Otsuka's The Buddha in the Attic
by Julie Otsuka
read by David Rakoff, Rita Wolf
Part of the Thalia Book Club series
Julie Otsuka sits down with David Rakoff to discuss her novel Buddha in the Attic. Rita Wolf reads an excerpt from the book.
Amy Bloom's Away
by Amy Bloom
read by Isaiah Sheffer, Amy Eikenberry
Part of the Thalia Book Club series
Amy Bloom sits down with Isaiah Sheffer to discuss her book, Away. Jill Eikenberry reads an excerpt from the book.
