BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:-//Scribblers on the Roof//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250609T190000@scribblers.com DTSTAMP:20250507T205726Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250609T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250609T210000 SUMMARY:SCRIBBLERS: Ruth Franklin in conversation with Judith Shulevitz DESCRIPTION:RUTH FRANKLIN on her biography The Many Lives of Anne Frank. Franklin’s *Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life* (2016) won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography. Her study *A Thousand Darknesses: Lies and Truth in Holocaust Fiction* (2011) was a finalist for the Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature. Her literary criticism appears in *The New Yorker* and *The New York Review of Books*, among other publications. In conversation with Judith Shulevitz. More info: https://anschechesed.org/scribblers/ URL:https://anschechesed.org/scribblers/ LOCATION:Roof of Ansche Chesed, 251 W 100th St, New York, NY 10025 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250616T190000@scribblers.com DTSTAMP:20250507T205726Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250616T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250616T210000 SUMMARY:SCRIBBLERS: Tova Mirvis in conversation with Lauren Wein DESCRIPTION:TOVA MIRVIS on her new novel *We Would Never*. Mirvis is also the author of the memoir *The Book of Separation* and four novels: *We Would Never*, *Visible City*, *The Outside World*, and *The Ladies Auxiliary*. Her essays have appeared in numerous publications and her fiction has been broadcast on NPR. In conversation with Lauren Wein. More info: https://anschechesed.org/scribblers/ URL:https://anschechesed.org/scribblers/ LOCATION:Roof of Ansche Chesed, 251 W 100th St, New York, NY 10025 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250623T190000@scribblers.com DTSTAMP:20250507T205726Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250623T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250623T210000 SUMMARY:SCRIBBLERS: Alissa Quart and Adelle Waldman moderated by Dan Friedman DESCRIPTION:ALISSA QUART is the author of five books of nonfiction including *Bootstrapped: Liberating Ourselves from the American Dream* (2023) and the executive director of the Economic Hardship Reporting Project. She is also the author of two books of poetry. ADELLE WALDMAN is the author of the novels *Help Wanted* (2024) and *The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P.*, named one of the best books of 2013 by *The New Yorker*, *The Economist*, *The New Republic*, NPR, *Slate*, *Bookforum*, *The Guardian* and others. Moderated by Dan Friedman. More info: https://anschechesed.org/scribblers/ URL:https://anschechesed.org/scribblers/ LOCATION:Roof of Ansche Chesed, 251 W 100th St, New York, NY 10025 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250630T190000@scribblers.com DTSTAMP:20250507T205726Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250630T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250630T210000 SUMMARY:SCRIBBLERS: Taffy Brodesser-Akner in conversation with Lauren Wein DESCRIPTION:TAFFY BRODESSER-AKNER is a staff writer for *The New York Times Magazine* and the bestselling author of *Fleishman Is in Trouble*, published in 2019 and translated into more than a dozen languages. She is also the creator and executive producer of its Emmy-nominated series adaptation for FX. Her second novel, *Long Island Compromise*, was published in 2024. In conversation with Lauren Wein. More info: https://anschechesed.org/scribblers/ URL:https://anschechesed.org/scribblers/ LOCATION:Roof of Ansche Chesed, 251 W 100th St, New York, NY 10025 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250707T190000@scribblers.com DTSTAMP:20250507T205726Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250707T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250707T210000 SUMMARY:SCRIBBLERS: David Denby in conversation with Judith Shulevitz DESCRIPTION:DAVID DENBY on *Eminent Jews*, biographical essays on Leonard Bernstein, Mel Brooks, Betty Friedan, and Norman Mailer. Denby is the author of *Great Books*, *American Sucker*, and *Lit Up*. He is a staff writer at *The New Yorker*. In conversation with Judith Shulevitz. More info: https://anschechesed.org/scribblers/ URL:https://anschechesed.org/scribblers/ LOCATION:Roof of Ansche Chesed, 251 W 100th St, New York, NY 10025 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250714T190000@scribblers.com DTSTAMP:20250507T205726Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250714T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250714T210000 SUMMARY:SCRIBBLERS: Members’ Night moderated by Sheila Lewis DESCRIPTION:Moderated by Sheila Lewis. ALINA ADAMS is the bestselling author of soap opera tie-ins, mysteries, romance novels, and historical fiction. Her latest novel, *Go On Pretending*, is set in the Soviet Union. STEPHEN WOLF’s novel *Miss Manhattan* is about Audrey Munson, an artist’s model and film actress who inspired statues still standing in Manhattan and elsewhere. Wolf’s *Central Park Love Song* (2018) is, according to *The New York Times*, “an eloquent, evocative ode that encompasses New York history, past and contemporary protagonists, geography and botany.” More info: https://anschechesed.org/scribblers/ URL:https://anschechesed.org/scribblers/ LOCATION:Roof of Ansche Chesed, 251 W 100th St, New York, NY 10025 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250721T190000@scribblers.com DTSTAMP:20250507T205726Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250721T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250721T210000 SUMMARY:SCRIBBLERS: Andre Aciman in conversation with Dan Friedman DESCRIPTION:ANDRE ACIMAN on his new collection of novellas, *Room on the Sea*. Aciman is the author of *Call Me by Your Name*, *Out of Egypt*, *Eight White Nights*, *False Papers*, *Alibis*, *Harvard Square*, *Enigma Variations*, *Homo Irrealis*, *Roman Year*, and *Find Me*. He teaches comparative literature at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. In conversation with Dan Friedman. More info: https://anschechesed.org/scribblers/ URL:https://anschechesed.org/scribblers/ LOCATION:Roof of Ansche Chesed, 251 W 100th St, New York, NY 10025 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250728T190000@scribblers.com DTSTAMP:20250507T205726Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250728T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250728T210000 SUMMARY:SCRIBBLERS: Esther Chehebar in conversation with Lauren Wein DESCRIPTION:ESTHER CHEHEBAR on her debut novel *Sisters of Fortune*, about three Syrian Jewish sisters growing up in Brooklyn. Esther Chehebar is a frequent contributor to *Tablet*, where she writes about Sephardic Jewish life. In conversation with Lauren Wein. More info: https://anschechesed.org/scribblers/ URL:https://anschechesed.org/scribblers/ LOCATION:Roof of Ansche Chesed, 251 W 100th St, New York, NY 10025 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR