National Book Awards Author Events

Art Spiegelman, the creator of several critically-acclaimed comic books, including the best-selling In the Shadow of No Towers, and the Pulitzer Prize-winning Holocaust narrative Maus, participates in a Question and Answer with moderator Daniel Menaker and the audience. Recorded in the BAM Lepercq Space as part of the Eat, Drink and Be Literary reading series. Presented in partnership with BAM. www.nationalbook.org

Nathan Englander reads from his novel, The Ministry of Special Cases, followed by a Question and Answer with moderator Daniel Menaker and the audience. Recorded in the BAM Lepercq Space as part of the Eat, Drink and Be Literary reading series. Presented in partnership with BAM. www.nationalbook.org

Louise Erdrich reads from her story collection The Red Convertible: Selected and New Stories, 1978 to 2008, followed by a Question and Answer with moderator Aoibheann Sweeney and the audience. Recorded in the BAM Lepercq Space as part of the Eat, Drink and Be Literary reading series. Presented in partnership with BAM. www.nationalbook.org

Poet Paul Muldoon reads from his poetry collection Horse Latitudes, followed by a Q and A session with moderator and poet, Edward Hirsch and the audience. Muldoon discusses what allows for the creation of great poetry, what it means to be a poet from Northern Ireland, and when he finds the time to write. Recorded in the BAM Lepercq Space as part of the Eat, Drink and Be Literary reading series. Presented in partnership with BAM. www.nationalbook.org

Shalom Auslander reads from his memoir, Foreskin's Lament, followed by a Q and A session with moderator, Harold Augenbraum, executive director of the National Book Foundation, and the audience. Auslander discusses the abuse of religious authority he experienced as a child and how that informs his current professional and personal life and why he chose memior and not fiction to tell his story. Recorded in the BAM Lepercq Space as part of the Eat, Drink and Be Literary reading series. Presented in partnership with BAM. www.nationalbook.org

Peter Carey reads from his novel, His Illegal Self, followed by a Q and A session with moderator, Aoibheann Sweeney and the audience. Carey discusses the difficulty of writing American characters as an Australian, how class figures into his work, the difference between the U.S. and Australian class system, and how he begins work on a novel. Introduction by Harold Augenbraum, executive director of the National Book Foundation, presenter of the National Book Awards. Recorded in the BAM Lepercq Space as part of the Eat, Drink and Be Literary reading series. Presented in partnership with BAM. www.nationalbook.org

Author Deborah Eisenberg reads from her short story Revenge of the Dinosaurs, and during a question and answer session with moderator Aoibheann Sweeney (a former Eisenberg student) and the audience Eisenberg discusses her writing and revision process, teaching writing at a college level, and the impact of moving to New York from the Midwest. Introduction by Harold Augenbraum, executive director of the National Book Foundation, presenter of the National Book Awards. Recorded in the BAM Lepercq Space as part of the Eat, Drink and Be Literary reading series. Presented in partnership with BAM. www.nationalbook.org

Author George Saunders reads from his story Sea Oak and during a question and answer session with moderator Aoibheann Sweeney and the audience Saunders discusses (among other things) the writer's place in the political landscape, why he writes short stories versus novels, and the truthfulness found in fiction. Introduction by Harold Augenbraum, executive director of the National Book Foundation, presenter of the National Book Awards. Recorded in the BAM Lepercq Space as part of the Eat, Drink and Be Literary reading series. Presented in partnership with BAM. www.nationalbook.org

Author Francine Prose reads from her new book Reading Like A Writer, followed by an interview with moderator Brigid Hughes. Introduction by Harold Augenbraum, executive director of the National Book Foundation, presenter of the National Book Awards. Recorded in the BAM Lepercq Space as part of the Eat, Drink and Be Literary reading series. Presented in partnership with BAM. www.nationalbook.org

Author Jonathan Franzen reads from his autobiography The Discomfort Zone: A Personal History, followed by an interview with moderator Brigid Hughes. Introduction by Harold Augenbraum, executive director of the National Book Foundation, presenter of the National Book Awards. Recorded in the BAM Lepercq Space as part of the Eat, Drink and Be Literary reading series. Presented in partnership with BAM. www.nationalbook.org

Gary Shteyngart reads from his novel, Absurdistan, followed by an interview with moderator Jessica Hagedorn. Introduction by Harold Augenbraum, executive director of the National Book Foundation, presenter of the National Book Awards. Recorded in the BAM Lepercq Space as part of the Eat, Drink and Be Literary reading series. Presented in partnership with BAM. www.nationalbook.org

Author Pete Hamill reads from his book Snow in August, followed by an interview with moderator Brigid Hughes. Introduction by Harold Augenbraum, executive director of the National Book Foundation, presenter of the National Book Awards. Recorded in the BAM Lepercq Space as part of the Eat, Drink and Be Literary reading series. Presented in partnership with BAM. www.nationalbook.org