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Celebrating Boston Athenaeum Writers Past and Present III
November 30, 2006
Rishi Reddi writer
Tom Perrotta fiction writer
Cullen Murphy editor at large, Vanity Fair
Rob Perkins filmmaker, writer

As a part of a bicentennial series celebrating Boston Athenaeum writers, Rishi Reddi discusses the work of Alice Brown and Tom Perrotta discusses Nathaniel Hawthorne. Rob Perkins reads from John P. Marquand. Cullen Murphy, editor-at-large of Vanity Fair acts as master of ceremonies.

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athenaeum | Authors | Biographies | Fiction | Filmmakers | John P. Marquand | nathaniel hawthorne | Non-Fiction | writers
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Pinker and Goldstein: Science, Fiction, and God
Steven Pinker
01:23:00
Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, philosopher and author of the new novel 36 Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of Fiction, discusses mind-body problems with her husband, Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker.
Jane Austen: The Author, Her Legacy and…Sea Monsters? (Part 1)
Seth Grahame-Smith
00:54:04
Bethanne Patrick moderates a discussion about Jane Austen and why her works have been reinvented as "monster mash-ups": adding zombies, vampires, and even sea monsters to classic Austen texts. Patrick is joined by authors Seth Grahame-Smith, Ben H.
James McGrath Morris: Joseph Pulitzer's Life in Politics, Print, and Power
James McGrath Morris
00:07:21
James McGrath Morris and Bethanne Patrick discuss Morris's new biography of publishing king Joseph Pulitzer.
A Journey Into Jazz: Learning to Listen and Explore (Part 1)
Tom Moon
00:58:01
Music journalist Tom Moon uses recordings, anecdotes, critical analysis, and insights from artist interviews to illuminate how to listen to and better understand jazz. Moon reveals artists' signatures, stories, and conversations in the music.
Cynthia Lopez: WAM! 2009 Keynote
Cynthia Lopez
01:00:49
Cynthia Lopez, vice president of American Documentary's P.O.V., delivers the keynote address at the 2009 Women, Action & the Media conference.
Harriet Reisen: Louisa May Alcott, The Woman Behind Little Women
Harriet Reisen
00:05:55
Harriet Reisen discusses her book, Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women, with Bethanne Patrick.
Image of Karma and Other Stories (P.S.)
Author: Rishi Reddi
Publisher: Harper Perennial (2007)
Binding: Paperback, 213 pages
Image of The Abstinence Teacher (Reading Group Gold)
Author: Tom Perrotta
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin (2008)
Binding: Paperback, 384 pages
Image of The Wishbones
Author: Tom Perrotta
Publisher: Berkley Trade (1998)
Binding: Paperback, 290 pages
Image of Are We Rome?: The Fall of an Empire and the Fate of America
Author: Cullen Murphy
Publisher: Mariner Books (2008)
Binding: Paperback, 272 pages
Image of The Word According to Eve
Author: Cullen Murphy
Publisher: Mariner Books (1999)
Binding: Paperback, 336 pages
Image of JUST CURIOUS CL
Author: Cullen Murphy
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (1995)
Binding: Hardcover, 251 pages
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