The 2009 Fales Lecture in English and American Literature

"Is There a Future for the Literary Novel?" - A Panel Discussion

"Is There a Future for the Literary Novel?" will be the topic under discussion when New York University's Fales Library presents its 2009 Fales Lecture in English and American Literature on Tuesday, April 14, 6:30 p.m. The event, which is free and open to the public, takes place at Fales, 3rd floor of the NYU Bobst Library, 70 Washington Square South. To RSVP, call 212.992.9018 or email rsvp.bobst@nyu.edu.

Panelists:

John Freeman, U.S. editor for the British literary quarterly, Granta

Jonathan Galassi, editor-in-chief of Farrar, Straus, and Giroux

Jessica Hagedorn, Filipino writer and performer; author of Dogeaters, The Gangster of Love, Dream Jungle, among other works

Ira Silverberg, literary agent, Sterling Lord Literistic, Inc.; former editor-in-chief, Grove Press

This event is co-sponsored by the NYU Department of English.

Critical Topics in Food Series

For the past five years the Fales Library, NYU's Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health, and Clark Wolf, of Clark Wolf Company, Inc. have planned a series of public, scholarly panels and events highlighting current topics in food. These highly popular programs, ranging from such topics as "water," to the ethics of gourmet dining, to the "Farm Bill," are viewable here:

They have become important pedagogical tools and are used in classrooms to stimulate discussions about food. If you would like to be on the mailing list for the series, please, call (212) 998-2446, or e-mail library.events@nyu.edu with your full address.

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