'The Booksellers'

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Mar 5, 2020

Director D.W. Young and booksellers Dan Wechsler and Rebecca Romney join us to discuss the documentary, “The Booksellers,” which opens March 6.

 

Events:

Quad Cinema will host a series of screenings of "The Booksellers" followed by Q&A's. See the below list: 

  • Friday, March 6, at 7:00pm: Q&A with actor/executive producer Parker Posey and director D.W. Young, moderated by Eugene Hernandez (Director of the New York Film Festival)
  • Saturday, March 7, at 2:30pm: Q&A with Strand Bookstore co-owner Nancy Bass Wyden and director D.W. Young, moderated by Adam Schartoff (host of Filmwax Radio podcast)
  • Saturday, March 7, at 7:00pm: Q&A with rare book dealers Rebecca Romney (Type Punch Matrix) and Heather O’Donnell (Honey & Wax Booksellers) along with director D.W. Young, moderated by Adam Schartoff (host of Filmwax Radio podcast)
  • Sunday, March 8, at 2:30pm: Q&A with auctioneer/collector Nicholas Lowry (Swann Auction Galleries, Antiques Roadshow) and director D.W. Young
  • Sunday, March 8, at 4:45pm: Q&A with director D.W. Young and special guests
  • Monday, March 9, at 7:00pm: Q&A with Stephen Massey, founder of Christie’s NY Book Department and long-time appraiser on "Antiques Roadshow," and director D.W. Young
  • Tuesday, March 10, at 7:00pm: Q&A with NYC bookseller Arthur Fournier (Fournier Fine and Rare, Brooklyn) and director D.W. Young
  • Wednesday, March 11, at 7:00pm: Q&A with book dealer Adam Weinberger ("Pawn Stars", Adam Weinberger Rare Books) and book dealer David Bergman with Producer Dan Wechsler

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