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Author and Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland detailed the life of Rudolf Vrba, who spent two years at Auschwitz and became the first Jew to break out of the concentration camp. The Museu…

New Yorker staff writer Jelani Cobb and editor David Remnick discussed the New Yorker's articles on race throughout its history. This virtual program was part of the 2021 Miami Book Fair.

David Remnick, David Maraniss, Jonathan Alter, and Jacob Weisberg talked about their respective biographies of Presidents Obama, Clinton, Carter, and Reagan. The panel was moderated by Lesle…

New Yorker Magazine correspondents who have covered China for two generations talked about their coverage of that country and U.S. and Chinese perceptions of each other.

News editors talked about achieving a balance between press freedom and the public’s right to know versus and national security. Some of the specific topics they discussed were National Secu…

David Remnick discussed the research behind his book, Lenin’s Tomb: The Last Days of the Soviet Empire, published by Random House. In the book, Mr. Remnick explores the mood and politica…

David Remnick talked about his book The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama (Knopf, 2010). He responded to questions from members of the audience. This was a 5 p.m. program in the Hist…

David Remnick talked about his book The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama (Knopf, 2010). He responded to telephone calls. He was interviewed at 3:10 p.m. while at the 10th annual Nat…

David Remnick talked about his book The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama (Knopf; April 6, 2010). In his book, which was previously presented in a distilled format as a magazine prof…

David Remnick, a former Moscow correspondent, talked about his book, "Resurrection: The Struggle for a New Russia". He talked about how the old order of gangsters had given away to a new ord…

National Press Foundation 2007 Annual Awards Dinner honored journalists who have been killed, injured and kidnapped covering war zones. Also, the Benjamin C. Bradlee Editor of the Year A…

A tribute was held for Russian journalist and author Anna Politkovskaya, who was murdered on October 7, 2006, in the elevator of her apartment building. A special correspondent for Russia’s …

The National Book Foundation presented the 57th Annual National Book Awards for best book in each of the categories of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and young people’s literature. Fran Lebowi…

David Remnick was interviewed by Robert Siegel about his book, Reporting: Writings from "The New Yorker", published by Knopf. Topics included the Israeli-Palestinian crisis, post-Communist R…

Authors Salman Rushdie, Margaret Atwood, Ha Jin, Shah Sa, Jonathan Franzen and others read from works that convey the political influence of the written word.

Teams of three correspondents each from the London Sunday Telegraph and the New Yorker magazine debated the issue of whether it would be a better world if the 1960s had never happened. This …

In a benefit event for the September 11th Fund called “Beyond Words,” various New Yorker writers read from the works of others. Most of the readings were older works about New York City or a…

Panel members focused on issues involving publishing and the marketing of electronic books, and the implications for the publishing industry. Among the issues they addressed were costs of th…

Authors paid tribute to the life and career of Vladimir Nabokov, best known for his work Lolita. They spoke about his impact on the literary community and how his ideas challenged Cold War S…

The New Yorker magazine marked its 75th Anniversary by presenting awards to authors for notable works in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.