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IAAC Lit Fest - Surrounded by Writers, A Reader's Paradise
By Lavina Melwani on September 16, 2016 |
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| IAAC Literary Festival in New York |
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| There’s guaranteed to be a huge thought explosion when Shashi Tharoor, Somini Sengupta, Suketu Mehta, Barkha Dutt and other major literary names gather under one roof! Yes, it’s time for the 3rd annual IAAC Literary Festival on October 7th at the NYU Kimmel Center and all these tremendous wordsmiths are coming together for three days - October 7-9 for some delicious and provocative conversations - and all New Yorkers are invited to listen in. |
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On the very first day you have Shashi Tharoor and Somini Sengupta in conversation with Suketu Mehta talking about ‘India Today, India tomorrow’. It should be a talk worth listening to, with Somini Sengupta, who is a foreign correspondent for The New York Times, having a remarkable first book out: “The End of Karma: Hope and Fury Among India’s Young.” When the conversation is with Shashi Tharoor, who has had many diverse avatars and is the author of fifteen books, you know it’s going to be thought-provoking. And the icing on the literary cake is Suketu Mehta, whose ‘Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found’ still has readers under its spell.
The grand finale on the 9th is a talk by someone who is not an author but whom writers love to write about - US Attorney Preet Bharara, also known as the Sheriff of Wall Street, who has been at the center of so many major criminal cases - he discusses corruption in various avenues. This is a rare chance to hear him speak and hear some fascinating stories. |
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| In between these two book-ends of opening and closing events are enough names and genres to delight every book-lover. The topics range from politics to romance, movies to art and culture, young adult literature to mystery. You will get introduced to many new books and authors. One of the highlights is a father and son event, with brilliant new author Kanishk Tharoor being interviewed on his critically acclaimed debut book ‘Swimmer Among the Stars’ by his own father, the noted author Shashi Tharoor. |
| Who wouldn’t want to listen in to a conversation between noted journalist Barkha Dutt and Suketu Mehta on the state of India? Dutt’s debut book ‘This Unquiet Land: Stories from India’s Fault Lines” bring into focus the India she sees daily, the stories of unrest and oppression, the heroes and villains, the unvarnished India. Sure, there will be a lot of food for thought. More>> |
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| URL:- http://www.lassiwithlavina.com/little-black-book-events/iaac-lit-fest-surrounded-by-writers-a-readers-paradise/html |
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