BARNES & NOBLE SPONSORS "BOOKS AND BREAKFAST" LECTURE SERIES AT THE 92ND STREET Y BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 18TH
Business Wire - September 14, 1998 10:58
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New York, NY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--September 14, 1998--
Speakers Include Anna Quindlen, President Jimmy Carter,
Harold Evans and Susan Isaacs
Barnes & Noble, Inc., the nation's largest bookseller, is sponsoring the 92nd Street Y's "Books and Breakfast" lecture series. Anna Quindlen, bestselling novelist and Pulitzer Prize winning former columnist at The New York Times, will kick off the series on Friday, September 18, 1998 at 7:30 a.m. The other scheduled speakers include President Jimmy Carter with Anna Quindlen as moderator; the noted editor and publisher, Harold Evans, with Leonard Lopate as moderator; and bestselling novelist and screenwriter, Susan Isaacs.
The lecture series, nine breakfast events running from September 1998 to June 1999, all begin at 7:30 and end at 8:30 a.m. The price of admission, which includes breakfast, is $30 per ticket for each event and $100 for four. The proceeds will be used to help renovate the library at the 92nd Street Y.
"We are proud to co-sponsor with the 92nd Street Y this unique series of talks with extraordinary writers and leaders," said Alan Kahn, chief operating officer of Barnes & Noble, Inc. "The Y has been the model for our stores' programs of special events, and, like the Y, they are community centers and cultural institutions in New York neighborhoods and across the country."
The speakers, dates, and topics of discussion for the 7:30 a.m. "Books and Breakfast" series are as follows:
-- Anna Quindlen, Friday, September 18. Ms. Quindlen will discuss
her recent book How Reading Changed My Life, the importance of
literacy in our lives, and the changes in reading habits that
have occurred over the past 100 years.
-- President Jimmy Carter, Tuesday, October 27. President Carter
will talk with Anna Quindlen about his book, The Virtues of
Aging, and reflect on the process of growing older in America.
-- Harold Evans, Friday, November 6. Mr. Evans -- the editorial
director of and vice chairman of the Daily News, U.S. News &
World Report, The Atlantic Monthly and Fast Company -- discusses
his new book, The American Century, with Leonard Lopate, host of
New York & Company on WNYC. Harold Evans was president and
publisher of Random House Trade Group, the former editor of The
Sunday Times of London, director of Goldcrest Films, editor in
chief of Atlantic Monthly Press, and founding editor in chief of
Conde Nast Traveler.
-- Susan Isaacs, Friday, January 22, 1999. All six of Susan Isaacs
novels have made the New York Times bestseller list. The popular
novelist and screenwriter will speak on feminism in the arts and
the various meanings this term has for women. Ms. Isaacs latest
book is Rave Dames and Wimpettes: What Women Are Really Doing on
Screen and Page.
About Barnes & Noble, Inc.
Barnes & Noble, Inc. operates 500 Barnes & Noble bookstores and 508 B. Dalton bookstores. Barnes & Noble stores stock an authoritative selection of more than 175,000 titles and offer books from more than 27,000 publishers with an emphasis on small, independent publishers and university presses. Barnes & Noble is the world's largest bookseller on the World Wide Web (http://www.barnesandnoble.com), and the exclusive bookseller on America Online (Keyword: bn). The company also publishes books under the Barnes & Noble imprint for exclusive sale through its retail stores, mail-order catalogs, and Web site.
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About the 92nd Street Y
The 92nd Street Y was founded in 1874, and today is recognized as one of New York City's leading community and cultural centers. Producing more that 300 performing arts events annually, the institution is renowned as a presenter of music, dance, and the spoken word. Additionally, the multifaceted Y is known for its arts and humanities programs, and is also valued for the quality and scope of its adult and childhood education, Jewish studies, arts education, fitness and senior adult offerings.
CONTACT: Mary Ellen Keating
Barnes & Noble, Inc.
(212) 633-3323
mkeating@bn.com
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