@nyswi.bsky.social
Center for literary arts in New York State, based at the University at Albany. www.nyswritersinstitute.org
Ruth Reichl and Mark Kurlansky
Join us tonight for a delicious conversation with Ruth Reichl and Mark Kurlansky, moderated by Times Union Senior Writer Steve Barnes. 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 6. Details: www.nyswritersinstitute.org/reichl-kurla...
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Ken Auletta at the NYS Writers Institute on Monday, Sept. 29 2025
From Times Union Editor Casey Seiler's newsletter:
"... We could be there till dawn talking about Jimmy Kimmel and ABC, Trump and the FCC, Paramount, Warner Bros., AI and a host of other issues..."
7:30 p.m. tonight. www.nyswritersinstitute.org
@timesunion.com
@caseyseiler.bsky.social
@albany.edu
TODAY AT UALBANY!
8th Annual Albany Book Festival
10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27
University at Albany Campus Center West, Uptown Campus
1400 Washington Avenue
Albany NY 12222
All events free and open to the public.
See you there!
www.albanybookfestival.com
If there was a month in which I would most excited to sit down and talk media news with Ken Auletta, this is that month: Be there Monday for the @nyswi.bsky.social Q&A at Albany's Page Hall, 135 Western Ave., at 7:30 p.m. Topics on my short list: Paramount, Warner Bros., ABC/Disney and more.
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Event details: www.nyswritersinstitute.org/kenauletta Free and open to the public. No registration required.
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Thanks to our friends at Spotlight News, especially reporter Amaris Ford, for their coverage of Saturday's Albany Book Festival! See you tomorrow!
spotlightnews.com/thespot/2025...
One week from today!
Albany Book Festival
10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27
www.albanybookfestival.com
#albany
#518
#books
#writers
#novelists
#poets
#community
We celebrate the birthday of Hunter S. Thompson with a sampling of his quotes and videos from his 1997 visit to Albany. nyswritersinstitute.org/post/a-hunte...
#gonzo #huntersthompson #bornOTD #OTD
“What if all everybody needed in the world was to be sure of one friend?”
― Empire Falls, Richard Russo, born #otd (photo by Patrick Dodson / UAlbany) Watch video from his 2023 event hosted by @timesunion.com Editor Casey Seiler.
www.nyswritersinstitute.org/richardrusso...
As the NYS Summer Writers Institute enters the final week of its 38th season, we’re reminded just how rare and remarkable this gathering is. www.nyswritersinstitute.org/post/the-202...
#literary #novels #books #commentary
"Wilbur never forgot Charlotte. Although he loved her children and grandchildren dearly, none of the new spiders ever quite took her place in his heart. She was in a class by herself. It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer. Charlotte was both."
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"A true friend and a good writer."
Happy Birthday E.B. White!
nyswritersinstitute.org/post/happy-b...
#Literature #Writing #EBWhite #CharlotteWeb #OTD
Today is the birthday of Robert Hunter (1941-2019), lyricist, singer-songwriter, and poet best known for his contributions to the Grateful Dead.
Read more about Robert and watch a video of "Eyes of the World" at www.nyswritersinstitute.org
#gratefuldead
#roberthunter
#OTD
Min Jin Lee (credit: Hae Ran of Channel Yes) and Kimiko Hahn (credit: Beowulf Sheehan)
The NYS Writers Institute proudly announces novelist Min Jin Lee has been named the new State Author and Kimiko Hahn the new State Poet. www.nyswritersinstitute.org
@blueflowerarts.bsky.social
@minjinlee.bsky.social
@albany.edu
@sunyofficial.bsky.social
#poets #writers #novelists
Ticket sales end tomorrow.
No rain in forecast for Saturday. Join us Saturday, June 21, as we mark 100 years of The Great Gatsby and The New Yorker with a special literary tour of New York City. www.nyswritersinstitute.org
Co-sponsored by the UAlbany Alumni Association
@ualbanyalumni.bsky.social
Our first-ever literary bus trip to NYC!
Join us on Saturday, June 21, as we mark 100 years of The Great Gatsby and The New Yorker with a special literary tour of New York City. Details: www.nyswritersinstitute.org
Co-sponsored by the UAlbany Alumni Association
@ualbanyalumni.bsky.social
Our first-ever literary bus trip to NYC!
Join us on Saturday, June 21, as we mark 100 years of The Great Gatsby and The New Yorker with a special literary tour of New York City. Details: www.nyswritersinstitute.org
Co-sponsored by the UAlbany Alumni Association
@ualbanyalumni.bsky.social
Alice Notley
Rest in peace, Alice Notley. "Poetry outlasts everything. It’s a primeval spirit. It’s probably the first speech. It comes with speech. It’s what children do, when they play with their first words. And it comes from nowhere, and it always goes on." www.nyswritersinstitute.org/post/alice-n...
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Book signing event dates with local author/freelance journalist Jack Rightmyer, author of the new novel On Your Left:
1 p.m. Saturday, May 17
The Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza
6 p.m. Friday, June 13
Northshire Bookstore
Saratoga Springs NY
www.nyswritersinstitute.org/post/book-si...
Our greatest actors transport us through the magic of fiction, one short story at a time.
Join us Saturday for a live performance of "Selected Shorts" at the University at Albany. www.nyswritersinstitute.org @albany.edu
Event: Join us at 7 pm Tue, April 29, for a free screening of the documentary "Ultimate Citizens." Watch the trailer: www.nyswritersinstitute.org
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Remember learning about the Scopes "monkey" trial in school?
Join us tonight for a conversation with historian Brenda Wineapple about her book on the 1925 'trial of the century."
7:30 p.m. Wed, April 23, at the NYS Museum
www.nyswritersinstitute.org
William Jennings Bryan (seated at left in the bow tie) being questioned by Clarence Darrow during the trial of the State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes, July 20, 1925. The court proceedings were moved outdoors that day by the judge because of the extreme heat. (Photo credit: Smithsonian Institution Archives)
Event: Why the Scopes "Monkey" trial of 1925 still matters. Join us Wed., April 23, for a conversation with historian Brenda Wineapple (Keeping the Faith: God, Democracy, and the Trial That Riveted a Nation). www.nyswritersinstitute.org/post/excerpt...
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Kathryn Walat
Join us Wednesday (Apr 16) at UAlbany for a staged reading The Rover -- a new adaptation-in-progress -- by Kathryn Walat. A Q&A will follow.
7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 16. www.nyswritersinstitute.org
#theatre
#ualbany
#518
#albany
on train to Albany to speak about AI at the @nyswi.bsky.social later this afternoon. Honored for this chance to talk about the race to cash in on AI, and why I'm mostly excited but a little bit petrified of artificial intelligence.
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Gary Rivlin
Join us at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at @albany.edu for a timely talk with Gary Rivlin, author of AI Valley: Microsoft, Google, and the Trillion-Dollar Race to Cash In on Artificial Intelligence. www.nyswritersinstitute.org
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"The Great Gatsby” turns 100 today! blogs.loc.gov/bookmarked/2...
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Lan Samantha Chang
Today! Guest speaker Lan Samantha Chang, director of the Iowa Writers Workshop and author of The Family Chao. 7 tonight - Apr 9 - at RPI Rensselaer. Details: www.nyswritersinstitute.org/lansamanthac...
#writers #novels #albany #518 @iowawriterswksp.bsky.social
Dr. Frantz Fanon
No plans this afternoon?
Join us at 5 p.m. today (Fri April 4) for a screening/discussion of the first feature film about French Afro-Caribbean writer Frantz Fanon.
5 p.m. Friday, April 4 at @ualbany
Trailer: www.nyswritersinstitute.org/film-screeni... #albany #film #518
