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The General Society Calendar of Events
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All events are hosted in the General Society building at 20 West 44th Street (between 5th
and 6th Avenues) in New York City. For more information, please call the Society
at 212.840.1841.
Events marked with an * are part of the 2004-05 General Society Lecture Series "Labor, Literature,
and Landmarks."
Please note: The Adam Gopnik lecture, originally scheduled for March 1 has
been moved to March 22. We apologize for any inconvenience.
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[view past events]
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| Wednesday, March 23, 2005, 6pm |
Time-Traveler Book Talk
Biographer Nancy Rubin Stuart, author of The Reluctant Spiritualist: the Life of Maggie Fox, will present a slide lecture on Fox and her fame as a medium in 19th century New York, followed by a book signing and light refreshments.
Free.
Co-sponsored by the Friends of the Library and Coliseum Books. For reservations or for more information, call 212-921-1767.
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| Thursday, March 24, 2005, 6pm |
Corporate Media Ownership and Its Threat to Democracy
Arthur Kent, Danny Schechter, Pete Tridish, and Mark Cooper, contributors to Prometheus Book’s newly-published News Incorporated, are joined by journalists Mark Crispin Miller, Greg Palast, and Kristina Borjesson, in a panel discussion on Corporate Media Ownership and Its Threat to Democracy, led by the editor of News Incorporated, Elliot Cohen.
Free
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| Wednesday, March 30, 2005, 6:30pm |
Navigating the Author Contract – A Primer on How to Avoid Publishing Pitfalls
A workshop on how to read and negotiate the standard publishing agreement, led by Helen Wan, a literary publishing lawyer at the firm of Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz, PC, sponsored by the Women’s National Book Association/New York City Chapter.
$15; $10 for students and WNBA and Small Press Center members; seating is limited and pre-registration is required; registration deadline is Tuesday, March 29. For information call 201.656.7220 or email jtardiff-wnbanyc@worldnet.att.net.
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| Thursday, March 31, 2005, 6pm |
A Director’s Screening of The Stone Reader
The documentary film Stephen King called a "love sonnet to books and reading," followed by a Q&A with Mark Moskowitz, the film’s director, and Bob Weil, executive editor at W.W. Norton.
$10, $5 for members and students
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