About Our Programs

A unique series for savvy writers, readers, and eaters, presented in partnership with the National Book Awards, Eat, Drink & Be Literary brings major contemporary authors to BAMcafé for intimate dinners, entertaining readings, and engaging discussions.

Evenings begin with a sumptuous buffet dinner served with select wines and accompanied by live music. Following dinner, authors read from and discuss their work, take questions from the audience, and sign books to conclude an evening of insight into the creative process and its results.

Past authors have included E.L Doctorow, Francine Prose, Chinua Achebe, Jonathan Safran Foer, Joyce Carol Oates, Walter Mosley, Jonathan Lethem, Russell Banks, Nicole Krauss, Wallace Shawn, Jhumpa Lahiri, and many others.