I went to the Cynthia Ozick reading a few years ago at BAM’s Eat, Drink, Be Literary

It’s like being at a cool wedding, sitting at tables with interesting people you don’t know. Then you watch the author and an interviewer sit on stage and try to have a cogent conversation in front of an audience and take questions from the crowd. They the author signs books.

That’s my blurb, here’s their’s

A unique series for sophisticated writers, readers, and eaters, Eat, Drink & Be Literary brings major contemporary authors to BAMcafé for intimate dinners, entertaining readings, and engaging discussions. Evenings begin at 6:30pm with a sumptuous buffet prepared by BAMcafé’s acclaimed executive chef, Tim Sullivan, served with select wines provided by Pine Ridge Winery and accompanied by live music. Following dinner, authors read from and are interviewed about their work, take questions from the audience, and sign books to conclude an evening of candid glimpses into the creative process and the rich writings it yields

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–Louise Erdrich
Thu, January 15
–Nathan Englander
Thu, Jan 22 at 6:30pm
–Art Spiegelman
Thu, Feb 5 at 6:30pm
–Jimmy Breslin
Thu, Feb 19 at 6:30pm
–A.M. Homes
Thu, Mar 12 at 6:30pm
–Germaine Greer
Thu, Apr 2 at 6:30pm
–Richard Price
Thu, Apr 23 at 6:30pm
–Ha Jin
Thu, May 7 at 6:30pm