Anna Funder shares her non-fiction debut about surveillance and paranoia in East Germany, Stasiland. Mickey Hart, drummer for the Grateful Dead, discusses his worldwide search for percussion and his new book Song Catchers: In Search of the World’s Music. Brenda Cullerton shares her memoir of growing up in one of the most eccentric families in town, The Nearly Departed. And documentary filmmaker, Frederic Lilien, joins E.J. McAdams to talk about his film centered on one of New York’s most famous birds, Pale Male.
Anna Funder
Anna Funder shares her non-fiction debut about surveillance and paranoia in East Germany, Stasiland.
Music: The General's Daughter Soundtrack composer Carter Burwell
Music: The General's Daughter Soundtrack composer Carter Burwell
Mickey Hart
Mickey Hart, drummer for the Grateful Dead, discusses his worldwide search for percussion, Song Catchers: In Search of the World’s Music.
Visit mickeyhart.net.
Mickey speaks and signs book on Thurs., June 12 at the Virgin Megastore Union Square, 52 East 14th Street, 6PM.
Music: The Gyuto Monks Tantric ...
Visit mickeyhart.net.
Mickey speaks and signs book on Thurs., June 12 at the Virgin Megastore Union Square, 52 East 14th Street, 6PM.
Music: The Gyuto Monks Tantric ...
Brenda Cullerton
Brenda Cullerton shares her memoir of growing up in one of the most eccentric families in town, The Nearly Departed: Of My Family and Other Foreigners. Read an excerpt of Cullerton's book in the Reading Room.
Brenda Cullerton will be reading at Housing Works (126 Crosby St) on ...
Brenda Cullerton will be reading at Housing Works (126 Crosby St) on ...
Frederic Lilien and E.J. McAdams
Documentary filmmaker, Frederic Lilien, joins E.J. McAdams, executive director of the NYC Audubon Society, to talk about his film centered on one of New York’s most famous birds, Pale Male.
Music: Finding Nemo Soundtrack composer Thomas Newman
Music: Finding Nemo Soundtrack composer Thomas Newman
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