Tonight: Fiction Book Group at Greenlight, Unbound at BAM
Tuesday, September 18, 7:30 PM
Greenlight Fiction Book Group discusses Netherland by Joseph O’Neill
With special appearance by the author
Led by Greenlight staff, this book group discusses paperback fiction; in 2012, the group is focusing on award winners and under-the-radar gems. For September, the book group will discuss Joseph O’Neill’s novel Netherland, winner of the 2009 Pen/Faulkner award for fiction. In a New York City made phantasmagorical by the events of 9/11, and left alone after his English wife and son return to London, Hans van den Broek stumbles upon the vibrant New York subculture of cricket, where he revisits his lost childhood and, thanks to a friendship with a charismatic and charming Trinidadian named Chuck Ramkissoon, begins to reconnect with his life and his adopted country. As the two men share their vastly different experiences of contemporary immigrant life in America, an unforgettable portrait emerges of an "other" New York populated by immigrants and strivers of every race and nationality. Author Joseph O'Neill will join the group toward the end of the discussion to answer questions and sign books.
Tuesday, September 18, 7:30 PM
OFFSITE EVENT: BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
Greenlight Bookstore and BAM present Unbound: A Literary Series
Andrew Zolli, author of Resilience: Why Things Bounce Back
With Malcolm Gladwell, Jad Abumrad, and other special guests
Tickets: $20
This fall, BAM launches Unbound, a series presented in partnership with Greenlight Bookstore that celebrates contemporary books and authors from across the literary spectrum. Attendees receive a 25% discount on the featured book on the night of the show. Tonight, Andrew Zolli is joined by bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell, radio host Jad Abumrad, and other special guests to discuss resilience, the emerging field of study explored in Zolli's new book, Resilience: Why Things Bounce Back. Uncovering the interconnectedness of both natural and man-made failures, Zolli shares lessons in recreating stability in our increasingly volatile world.
Tickets available online at BAM.org or at the BAM box office.
