Conversations from the Cullman Center

Jon Gertner and Victoria Johnson

                                    Jon Gertner and Victoria Johnson discuss Gertner's book, The Ice at the End of the World

 

The Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers is a fellowship program for creative writers, academics, and independent scholars who benefit from using NYPL’s research collections. The Center’s public programs feature past and current fellows discussing their work. All events are free, but you must reserve seats: Click on the event of your choice to learn more and register. Questions? Email cswevents@nypl.org

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The Cullman Center is made possible by a generous endowment from Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman in honor of Brooke Russell Astor, with major support provided by Mrs. John L. Weinberg, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The Estate of Charles J. Liebman, The von der Heyden Family Foundation, John and Constance Birkelund, and The Samuel I. Newhouse Foundation, and with additional gifts from Helen and Roger Alcaly, The Rona Jaffe Foundation, The Arts and Letters Foundation Inc., William W. Karatz, Merilee and Roy Bostock, and Cullman Center Fellows.
 
 
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The Book of Records: Madeleine Thien with Jiayang Fan

Wednesday, May 21, 2025, 6 - 7 PM
Booker Prize finalist Madeleine Thien discusses her new novel—one that leaps across generations, ideas, and centuries, as if different eras were separated by only a door—with New Yorker staff writer Jiayang Fan. Read More ›
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Daughters of the Bamboo Grove: Barbara Demick with Jessica Bruder

Tuesday, May 27, 2025, 6 - 7 PM
National Book Award finalist Barbara Demick discusses her new book—a heartrending story of twin sisters torn apart by China’s one-child policy—with bestselling author Jessica Bruder. Read More ›
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