Recorded on Thursday,
February 7, 2008 at 7:30 p.m.
(46.9 mb, 58:27)
What you will hear:
A unique series
for sophisticated writers, readers, and eaters,
Eat, Drink & Be Literary continues
the momentum of the past two sell-out series,
bringing major contemporary authors to BAMcafé
for intimate dinners, readings, and discussions
that are always entertaining and engaging.
There is a brief introduction
by Harold Augenbraum, executive director of the National
Book Foundation, presenter of the National Book Awards.
Deborah Eisenberg reads from "Revenge of the
Dinosaurs," which can be found in her short story
collection Twilight of the Superheroes. A
Q&A session with moderator (and former Eisenberg
student) Aoibheann Sweeney and the audience follows,
where Eisenberg discusses her writing and revision
process, teaching writing at a college level, and
the impact of moving to New York from the Midwest.
The featured author:
Deborah Eisenberg
Moderated by Aoibheann Sweeney
February 7, 2008
"Simply put, there aren't many contemporary
novels as shudderingly intimate and mordantly
funny as Eisenberg's best stories, and her latest
collection...should finally establish her as one
of the most important fiction writers now at work."
—The New York Times on Twilight
of the Superheroes
"You know how sometimes there's just a certain
slant of sunlight, the fragrance of a certain
flower, and a whole world will open up in your
head? You think, 'What is that?' That's what I
go for, an exploration of the signals that make
you feel that way."—Deborah Eisenberg
Deborah Eisenberg has authored several short story
collections, including Transactions in a Foreign
Currency, Under the 82nd Airborne, All
Around Atlantis, and most recently, Twilight
of the Superheroes, all cited as New York
Times Notable Books of the Year. Eisenberg is
a Guggenheim Fellow and currently teaches at the University
of Virginia.Dinner music by Eric Kurimski, South American/jazz
guitar.
Aoibheann Sweeney, moderator
Aoibheann Sweeney is the Director
of the Center for the Humanities at the CUNY Graduate
Center. She has been a resident fellow at the MacDowell
Colony, and has written book reviews for publications
such as The New York Times Book Review and
The Washington Post Book World. Her first novel,
Among Other Things I've Taken Up Smoking, was
published this year
Eat, Drink & Be Literary
is sponsored by Bloomberg.
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