1. Salman Rushdie reads from Joseph Anton, October 11, 2012 at 92Y

    In this clip, he reads a part about his father, Anis Ahmed. “Anis was a godless man,” he began, “still a shocking statement to make in The United States, though an unexceptional one in Europe, and an incomprehensible idea in much of the rest of the world where the thought of not believing is hard even to formulate. “

    Watch the clip for more.

    See upcoming readings at 92Y Poetry, featuring Jamaica Kincaid, W. S. Merwin, Richard Ford and more. 

    (Source: youtube.com)

  2. If you don’t get the print version of the New York Times, here’s a view of the front page of today’s Arts section with a story on literary lions, many who are appearing at 92Y this fall, including Michael Chabon, Zadie Smith, Salman Rushdie, Tom Wolfe, Junot Diaz, Barbara Kingsolver, Bob Woodward and Jeffrey Toobin.

    And if you turn a couple pages, you’ll see a full-page ad announcing our new season of talks, readings and concerts. Big names like Geoffrey Rush (tonight!), Stephen Colbert, Jack Black, Alicia Keys, Diane von Furstenberg, Cyndi Lauper, Wyclef Jean, Lang Lang, András Schiff and much more. Many events have discounted pricing for anyone 35 and under.

    (Source: 92Y.org)

  3. “ ‘If a woman is worth remembering,’ said my grandmother, ‘there is no need to have her name carved in letters.’ ” ― Edwidge Danticat, Breath, Eyes, Memory. She’ll be at Unterberg Poetry Center of the 92nd Street Y on October 11 with Salman Rushdie. 

    “ ‘If a woman is worth remembering,’ said my grandmother, ‘there is no need to have her name carved in letters.’ ” ― Edwidge Danticat, Breath, Eyes, Memory.

    She’ll be at Unterberg Poetry Center of the 92nd Street Y on October 11 with Salman Rushdie.