WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show

Denialism (The Leonard Lopate Show: Monday, 23 November 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:00 GMT

New Yorker staff writer Michael Specter examines how and why Americans have come to mistrust institutions, especially the institution of science. For centuries, the general view of science was that it is neither good nor bad, but it merely supplies information. In Denialism: How Irrational Thinking Hinders Scientific Progress, Harms the Planet, and Threatens Our Lives, he looks into why science has come to be viewed as a political constituency that’s not always in our best interest.

Sweet Thunder (The Leonard Lopate Show: Monday, 23 November 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:05 GMT

Wil Haygood, staff writer for The Washington Post and biographer, discusses the life of one of the most iconic boxers of the 20th century, Sugar Ray Robinson. His book Sweet Thunder: The Life and Times of Sugar Ray Robinson, is a an account of the famous fighter’s life and legacy.

Event: Wil Haygood will be speaking, reading, and signing books
Monday, November 23, at 6:00 pm
Hue-Man Bookstore
2319 Frederick Douglass Blvd., at 124th Street

Ad Hoc at Home (The Leonard Lopate Show: Monday, 23 November 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:00 GMT

Chef Thomas Keller, whose restaurants The French Laundry in Yountville, California, and Per Se in New York have revolutionized American haute cuisine, turns his attention to simple food for the home cook. His cookbook Ad Hoc at Home is inspired by the menu of his casual restaurant, Ad Hoc in Yountville. It includes more than 200 recipes for family-style meals, such as flaky biscuits, chicken pot pies, New England clam bakes, and cherry pies.

The Card Game (The Leonard Lopate Show: Monday, 23 November 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:00 GMT

Frontline correspondent Lowell Bergman investigates the future of the massive consumer loan industry and its impact on a fragile national economy. In "The Card Game," a joint project with the New York Times, Bergman talk to industry insiders, lobbyists, politicians and consumer advocates as they square off over attempts to reform the way the industry has done business for decades. "The Card Game" airs Tuesday, November 24, at 9:00 pm on PBS.

Toxic Waters (The Leonard Lopate Show: Friday, 20 November 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:30 GMT

New York Times reporter Charles Duhigg discusses his series "Toxic Waters," about the state of drinking water in the United States, and the Environmental Protection Agency’s negligence in enforcing the Clean Water Act. You can read the series "Toxic Waters" here.
You can find information about water pollution by state and by zip code here.

Bad Lieutenant (The Leonard Lopate Show: Friday, 20 November 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:09 GMT

Director Werner Herzog latest film, "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans," a re-imagining of Abel Ferrara’s 1992 film “Bad Lieutenant.” It stars Nicolas Cage as Terence McDonagh, a drug-addled detective investigating the murder of five African immigrants. "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans,"opens in New York Friday, November 20, at Empire 25; Lincoln Plaza; Cinema 1, 2, 3; Chelsea 9; and Angelika Film Center.

Another film by Werner Herzog, "My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done," opens Friday, December 11 at IFC Center.

Sonata Mulattica (The Leonard Lopate Show: Friday, 20 November 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00 GMT

Rita Dove, former U.S. Poet Laureate, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, and musician, discusses Sonata Mulattica: Poems. It tells the story of the 19th-century virtuoso violinist, George Polgreen Bridgetower, who was friends with Ludwig van Beethoven until a rivalry for the same woman drove them apart.

Please Explain: Strokes (The Leonard Lopate Show: Friday, 20 November 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:44 GMT

On today’s Please Explain, we take a close look at strokes—the causes, effects, and therapeutic and medical advances that help people recover. We're joined by Dr. Randolph S. Marshall, chief of the Division of Stroke, Columbia University Medical Center, and Dr. Jay P. Mohr, Daniel Sciarra Professor of Clinical Neurology, Columbia University Medical Center.

Acid Test (The Leonard Lopate Show: Thursday, 19 November 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:00 GMT

Sigourney Weaver and Lisa Suatoni, senior scientist in the Natural Resources Defense Council’s oceans program, discuss the documentary "Acid Test: The Global Challenge of Ocean Acidification." The film, produced by the NRDC, is narrated by and includes commentary by Sigourney Weaver and looks at how carbon dioxide pollution is making ocean water more acidic, threatening marine life and the entire ocean food web. "Acid Test," airs on Planet Green November 21 and November 25.

The Arabs: A History (The Leonard Lopate Show: Thursday, 19 November 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:33 GMT

Historian Eugene Rogan traces five centuries of Arab history, from the Ottoman conquests through the British and French colonial periods and up to the present age. The Arabs: A History, seeks to change our understanding of the past, present, and future of one of the world’s most tumultuous regions.

Let It Bleed (The Leonard Lopate Show: Thursday, 19 November 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:34 GMT

Author and photographer Ethan Russell tells about his experience as one of only sixteen people--including the band itself--who made up the 1969 Rolling Stones tour, which ended with a stabbing death at Altamont, bringing the idealistic 1960s to a close. His book Let It Bleed: The Rolling Stones, Altamont, and the End of the Sixties includes interviews with the band and crew and more than 220 photographs.

An exhibition of photographs from Let It Bleed are on view through December 31 at Morrison Hotel Galleries 313 Bowery Street. More information here.

Underreported: China's Gulag Prison System (The Leonard Lopate Show: Thursday, 19 November 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:00 GMT

President Obama was in China this week and he did speak out on the country’s human rights record. On today’s first Underreported segment, we’re taking a look at China’s expansive prison system, formerly called Laogai. We’ll examine how it was modeled after the Soviet gulag system and the accusations that forced labor is used in the camps. We’ll speak with Harry Wu, founder of the Laogai Research Foundation and Nicole Kempton, who edited the foundation’s book Laogai: The Machinery of Repression in China.

Underreported: Yemen's Civil War (The Leonard Lopate Show: Thursday, 19 November 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:49 GMT

On today’s second Underreported we’ll look at the civil war in Yemen and accusations that Iran is waging a proxy against Saudi Arabia by supporting the rebels. We’ll be joined by freelance journalist Ginny Hill.

Elvis Costello (The Leonard Lopate Show: Wednesday, 18 November 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:00 GMT

Elvis Costello performs live! He’ll also talk about his long career in music and about hosting the second season of the critically acclaimed music/talk show "Spectacle: Elvis Costello with..." on the Sundance Channel. The season premieres Wednesday, December 9, and includes one-on-one interviews, pairings, group discussions, and performances. Guests for the seven-part season include: Bono, The Edge, Bruce Springsteen, Sheryl Crow, Lyle Lovett, John Prine, Ron Sexsmith, Neko Case, Jesse Winchester, Ray LaMontagne, Nick Lowe, Levon Helm, Richard Thompson, and Allen Toussaint, among others.

Henry Selick and His Animated Films (The Leonard Lopate Show: Wednesday, 18 November 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:52 GMT

Henry Selick, director of the animated features "Coraline," "The Nightmare Before Christmas," and "James and the Giant Peach," and creator of the animated sequences in Wes Anderson’s "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou," gives us a rare look at his creative process.

Events: The Museum of the Moving Image presents "An Evening with Henry Selick"
Henry Selick will discuss his career and show clips from his films Wednesday, November 18, at 7:00 pm
The Crosby Street Hotel
79 Crosby Street
Tickets: $20; $10 for Museum members. More information and tickets here, or call 718-784-4520.

Henry Selick will participate in a conversation following a screening of "Coraline" in 3D
Thursday, November 19, 7:30 pm
Directors Guild Theatre
110 West 57 Street

The End (The Leonard Lopate Show: Wednesday, 18 November 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:00 GMT

Salvatore Scibona discusses his debut novel The End, which was nominated for a National Book Award. It tells the story of a deeply hidden secret in an Italian immigrant enclave in northern Ohio.

The Gurus of How-To (The Leonard Lopate Show: Wednesday, 18 November 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:00 GMT

Alvin and Larry Ubell, the Gurus of How-To, answer your questions about home repair. Call 212-433-9692 with your questions, or leave a comment below. The Ubells' Accurate Building Inspectors Website.

The Sellout (The Leonard Lopate Show: Tuesday, 17 November 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:06 GMT

Investigative journalist and CNBC contributor Charles Gasparino examines the most volatile, anxiety-ridden era in our nation's recent socioeconomic history. The Sellout traces the implosion of the financial services business back to its roots in the late 1970s, when Wall Street embraced a new business model predicated on taking enormous risks.

Event: Charles Gasparino will be in conversation with Stephen Friedman, president of Pace University, and will sign books
Tuesday, November 17, at 7:00 pm
Pace University
One Pace Plaza, east of City Hall
Call 212-868-4444 or visit www.smarttix.com to register.

Arts Education and Graduation Rates (The Leonard Lopate Show: Tuesday, 17 November 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:22 GMT

A new study by the Center for Arts Education has found that schools that have increased access to arts education programs also have higher graduation rates. We’ll talk with Richard Kessler, CAE's Executive Director, and Doug Israel, Director of Research and Policy.

Read the report here.

Far North (The Leonard Lopate Show: Tuesday, 17 November 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:26 GMT

Marcel Theroux talks about his latest novel Far North. It is a 2009 National Book Award Finalist, and tells the story of one man’s quest through an arctic landscape, from humanity’s origins to its possible end.

Why Architecture Matters (The Leonard Lopate Show: Tuesday, 17 November 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:27 GMT

Pulitzer Prize–winning critic Paul Goldberger, who writes for The New Yorker, discusses the world of architecture. In Building Up and Tearing Down: Reflections on the Age of Architecture, he looks at skyscrapers, museums, airports, monuments, suburban shopping malls, and white-brick apartment houses. His book Why Architecture Matters looks at how architecture affects us emotionally and intellectually.

Events: Paul Goldberger will be speaking and signing books
Tuesday, November 17, at 6:30 pm
The Tenement Museum
108 Orchard Street

He’ll also be speaking and signing books
Monday, November 23, at 6:30 pm
The Skyscraper Museum
39 Battery Place

Clean Energy, Common Sense (The Leonard Lopate Show: Monday, 16 November 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:00 GMT

Frances Beinecke, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council, discusses her book Clean Energy, Common Sense: An American Call to Action on Global Climate Change, which challenges Americans to embrace clean and sustainable energy. Find out more about the book here.

Event: Frances Beinecke will speaking and will be introducing Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Tuesday, November 17th, at 8:00 pm
Town Hall
23 West 43rd Street
Register for this event here.

The Original of Laura (The Leonard Lopate Show: Monday, 16 November 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:00 GMT

Vladimir Nabokov’s biographer Brian Boyd and graphic designer Chip Kidd, describe turning Nabokov’s 138 hand-written index cards for his last, unfinished novel into book form. That book, The Original of Laura, has now been published, 30 years after it was written.

Event: Brian Boyd and Chipp Kidd, along with Martin Amis, will be discussing Nabokov, and reading from The Original of Laura, its first-ever public reading, as part of "A Celebration of Vladimir Nabokov." A selection of Nabokov's original hand-written index cards will also be on view.
Monday, November 16, exhibition begins at 6:30 pm, talk begins at 8:00 pm
92nd Street Y
1395 Lexington Avenue
Tickets: $27; $10 for those 35 and under. More information and tickets here.

The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (The Leonard Lopate Show: Monday, 16 November 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:00 GMT

Rebecca Miller talks about adapting her novel The Private Lives of Pippa Lee for the screen. The film, which she also directed, stars Robin Wright Penn, Alan Arkin, Blake Lively, Winona Ryder, Keanu Reeves, and Julianne Moore, among others. It tells the story of Pippa Lee, who is only fifty when her older husband decides that they should move to a retirement community in Connecticut, which prompts her to have a kind of quiet midlife crisis. The film "The Private Lives of Pippa Lee" opens in New York November 27 at Clearview Cinemas on 62nd and 1st and the Angelika Film Center.

¡OBÁMANOS! (The Leonard Lopate Show: Monday, 16 November 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:13 GMT

Political analyst for The New Yorker Hendrik Hertzberg gives an account of the events that culminated in the victory of Barack Obama in last year’s presidential election. His book ¡OBÁMANOS! The Rise of a New Political Era, is adapted from his articles in The New Yorker’s "The Talk of the Town" section and in the blog he kept on the magazine's Web site.

How Markets Fail (The Leonard Lopate Show: Friday, 13 November 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:00 GMT

John Cassidy explains that behind the headlines about job losses, bank bailouts, and corporate greed lies a little-known story of bad ideas. How Markets Fail: The Logic of Economic Calamities, looks at what happens when markets don’t work—when they lead to stock market bubbles, extreme inequality, real estate crashes, and credit crunches, and why many economic theories for navigating good and bad times don't work.

Murder in the Name of Honor (The Leonard Lopate Show: Friday, 13 November 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:41 GMT

Jordanian journalist and human rights activist Rana Husseini talks about honor killings. Her book Murder in the Name of Honor investigates honor crimes against women and the cultures that support and condone them around the world.

The Southern Italian Table (The Leonard Lopate Show: Friday, 13 November 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:13 GMT

Arthur Schwartz, author of five award-winning cookbooks, talks about his latest: The Southern Italian Table. It includes 130 recipes that celebrate local ingredients and simple flavor combinations found in authentic Southern Italian cuisine.

Please Explain: Eco-Labels (The Leonard Lopate Show: Friday, 13 November 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:00 GMT

Your broccoli, shampoo, and air conditioner might bear labels declaring them to be organic, cruelty-free, or energy efficient, but what do those labels mean and are they true? On today’s edition of Please Explain, Dr. Urvashi Rangan, Project Director for Consumer Reports' GreenerChoices.org and Consumers Union’s Senior Scientist for Policy Initiatives, and Dara O'Rourke, founder and CEO of GoodGuide.com, will take a look at what eco-labels indicate, how standards are set, and what they mean for consumers and manufacturers around the world.

Philippe de Montebello (The Leonard Lopate Show: Thursday, 12 November 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:06 GMT

Philippe de Montebello, Director Emeritus of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Fiske Kimball Professor in the History of Culture and Museums, Institute of Fine Arts at New York University, discusses his years as director of the Metropolitan and the cultural importance of museums. He is speaking at the Metropolitan Museum about Antoine Watteau’s painting Mezzetin and reading poems by writers inspired by Watteau on November 19, in conjunction with the exhibition "Watteau, Music, and Theater," September 22–November 29.

Event: Philippe de Montebello is speaking and reading poems: "Watteau and Words: A Reading of French Poetry"
Thursday, November 19, at 6:00 pm
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium
Tickets: $25.00. More information and tickets here.

The Tyranny of E-mail (The Leonard Lopate Show: Thursday, 12 November 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:36 GMT

The average corporate worker receives upwards of two hundred e-mails per day. It’s predicted that by 2011, there will be 3.2 billion e-mail users. John Freeman, one of America's preeminent literary critics and editor of Granta, talks about the nature of correspondence through the ages and looks at the constant flurry of messages that’s currently pursuing us. In The Tyranny of E-mail, he advocates for more personal, nuanced, and sociable communication.

Blame (The Leonard Lopate Show: Thursday, 12 November 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00 GMT

Michelle Huneven discusses her novel Blame, a story of guilt and love, family and shame, sobriety and addiction, and life’s moral ambiguities.

Backstory: Terrible (and Real) Ideas from the Cold War (The Leonard Lopate Show: Thursday, 12 November 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:25 GMT

The Cold War may have ended 20 years ago, but the constant threat of nuclear annihilation and the unlimited scientific potential of the atom led to some truly "out there" thinking, and we’re not just talking about Edward Teller’s idea to detonate an atomic bomb on the moon. The Kennedy Administration considered using nuclear explosions to widen the Panama Canal, the U.S. Postal Service wrote a 300-page plan detailing how to deliver the mail in the event of an atomic apocalypse, and the Soviets actually built a Doomsday Machine. We’ll talk to energy and science writer Alexis Madrigal and Wired magazine senior editor Nicholas Thompson.

You can read Alexis Madrigal’s blog here.

You can read Nicholas Thompson’s article on the Soviet Doomsday Machine here.

Underreported: India's Maoist Insurgency (The Leonard Lopate Show: Thursday, 12 November 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:25 GMT

A group of Maoist rebels—also known as the Naxalite insurgency—has taken a violent foothold in 20 of India’s provinces. The group has burned schools, killed more than 900 security officers, and, in at least one province, detonated more than 1,000 improvised explosive devices over the past five years. The Indian government is preparing to send thousands of soldiers into the Maoists strongholds, which also happen to be some of the most impoverished and economically underdeveloped parts of India. We’ll speak with Brad Adams, Executive Director of Human Rights Watch’s Asia Division, in India.

You can read a report a report HRW wrote on the Naxalites here.

William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe (The Leonard Lopate Show: Thursday, 12 November 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00 GMT

Sarah and Emily Kunstler were on the Leonard Lopate Show on June 15 to talk about their unconventional and personal portrait of prominent civil rights lawyer, "William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe." The film opens at Cinema Village Friday, November 13. Listen to that interview here.

Andre Agassi (The Leonard Lopate Show: Wednesday, 11 November 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:00 GMT

Tennis great Andre Agassi discusses his life on and off the court. During his 20-year career, he won eight Grand Slam singles championships and is the only man to win a career "Golden Slam"—all four Grand Slam singles titles plus the Olympic gold medal. His new memoir, Open, gives a personal account of the challenges, trials, and rewards of his life in tennis.

Event: Andre Agassi will be signing books
Thursday, November 12, at 12:30 pm
Barnes & Noble
555 Fifth Avenue at 46th Street

The Museum of Innocence (The Leonard Lopate Show: Wednesday, 11 November 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:00 GMT

Orhan Pamuk talks about his latest novel, The Museum of Innocence, his first since he won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2006. It tells the story of a man who collects objects that hold memories of a lost love, and is a sweeping tale of Turkey’s conflicted identity—tradition versus Western modernism, the clash of class and culture.

Event: Orhan Pamuk will be speaking and signing books
Wednesday, November 18, at 7:00 pm
Barnes & Noble, Union Square
33 East 17th Street

What Would Susie Say (The Leonard Lopate Show: Wednesday, 11 November 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:56 GMT

Comedienne Susie Essman talks about her journey from struggling stand-up comic to her role as Susie Greene on HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm, playing one of the funniest women on television. Her book, What Would Susie Say: Bullsh*t Wisdom About Love, Life and Comedy takes us behind the scenes of a life in comedy, and provides wisdom on a range of topics that she admits she's not qualified to be an authority on, including men, sports, and being a stepmother.

Defend the Realm (The Leonard Lopate Show: Wednesday, 11 November 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:00 GMT

Christopher Andrew, United Kingdom intelligence historian takes a look at the history of the UK’s MI5, one of the world's biggest intelligence organizations He was hand picked by the agency, and had unprecedented access to MI5's files, to write Defend the Realm: An authorized history of MI5, a look at the history of the organization and a window into recent history, including its present roles in counterespionage and counterterrorism.

Man of Constant Sorrow (The Leonard Lopate Show: Tuesday, 10 November 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:58 GMT

Ralph Stanley looks back on his long career as the patriarch of old-time mountain music. In Man of Constant Sorrow, he tells the story of how music now popular around the world was created by two brothers from a dying southern mountain culture.

A Fine Romance (The Leonard Lopate Show: Tuesday, 10 November 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:46 GMT

Poet, editor, and cultural critic David Lehman looks at the origins of the American songbook—jazz standards, iconic love songs, and famous movie sound tracks. In his book A Fine Romance: Jewish Songwriters, American Songs, explores the fact that the majority of this music was written exclusively by Jews.

Event: David Lehman will be speaking and he’ll be joined by pianist Jonathan Breit and vocalists Thomas Dolan, Hannah Oberman-Breindel, and Megan Stern
Tuesday, November 10th, at 8:15 pm
The 92nd Street Y
1395 Lexington Avenue, at 92nd Street
Tickets $27. More information and tickets here. Or call 212-415-5500.

Burnt Shadows (The Leonard Lopate Show: Tuesday, 10 November 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:00 GMT

Kamila Shamsie talks about her novel Burnt Shadows, an epic narrative of love and betrayal that spans more than half a century, from the bombing of Nagazaki, the partition of India, to the days after 9/11 in the United States and Afghanistan, and tells the story of two intertwined families.

Event: Kamila Shamsie will be in discussion with Hari Kunzru, moderated by Robert Polito
Tuesday, November 10, at 7:00 pm
Barnes & Noble, Union Square
33 East 17 Street

My Paper Chase (The Leonard Lopate Show: Tuesday, 10 November 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:00 GMT

Sir Harold Evans recounts the tale of his life as a newspaperman, from his very first job, to becoming editor of the Sunday Times and The Times of London, and then his move into book publishing, becoming president and publisher of Random House. In My Paper Chase: True Stories of Vanished Times he discusses his crusading reporting style, his belief that journalism should improve the lives of those less fortunate, and his feuds with politicians, government, the court, and Rupert Murdoch.

Events: Harold Evans will be reading and signing books
Wednesday, November 11, at 7:00 pm
Barnes & Noble, Upper East Side
150 East 86th Street, at Lexington Avenue

He will also be reading and signing books
Thursday, November 19, at 7:00 pm
The Strand Bookstore
828 Broadway, at 12th Street