Former NPR correspondent Sarah Chayes gives her eyewitness account of Afghanistan after the Taliban. Later on, we’ll hear a live performance by the vocal ensemble known as Anonymous 4. And a comic book artist shares some tips. Plus, Ruth Reichl looks back at the life and work of the beloved food writer MFK Fisher.
Rebuilding Afghanistan
Sarah Chayes discusses why Afghanistan’s post-Taliban transition has been so troubled in The Punishment of Virtue. Sarah Chayes is the founder of Arghand, which sells hand-crafted products from Kandahar.
Events: Sarah Chayes will be reading and signing books
Tuesday, ...
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Events: Sarah Chayes will be reading and signing books
Tuesday, ...
A Performance by Anonymous 4
The all-female vocalist group Anonymous 4 performs live from the new album Gloryland.
Available for purchase at amazon.com
Making Comics
Comic book artist Scott McCloud shares some tricks of his trade in Making Comics.
Events: Scott McCloud will be signing books
Friday, September 8 at 5 pm
Midtown Comics
200 West 40th Street
Available for purchase at amazon.com
Events: Scott McCloud will be signing books
Friday, September 8 at 5 pm
Midtown Comics
200 West 40th Street
A Literary Feast
Ruth Reichl (editor in chief of Gourmet magazine), Joan Reardon (author of the MFK Fisher biography Poets of the Appetites), and Jack Shoemaker (the editor of many MFK Fisher books and a longtime friend of the beloved food writer), discuss the publication of a new collection of MFK Fisher short ...
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