Sam Lipsyte

Part of Eat, Drink & Be Literary

Thu, Mar 11 at 6:30pm
Doors open at 6pm
Moderated by Daniel Menaker

“Go hear Lipsyte read—you’ve probably never heard syntax so artfully skewed, or laughed so hard at someone else’s dread.” —Time Out New York

“…explode[s] like a string of firecrackers—so funny you might lose an eye.” —Vanity Fair (on The Ask)

“…realistic and convulsively hilarious. . . Lipsyte’s razor-sharp eye filets dying America.” —Booklist (on The Ask)

"If you're excited about what you’ve written, and compelled to keep writing, that's a good sign. If what you’ve written scares you, even better. It’s like having a secret lover or a brand new drug habit." —Sam Lipsyte

Called “rowdy, shocking, and lyrical” by The New Yorker and known for his “turbocharged language” (Bookforum) and penchant for black humor, Sam Lipsyte is a critically acclaimed humorist and satirist. He is the author of four books including the novel Home Land (2005), a New York Times Notable Book for 2005 and winner of the Believer Book Award; and most recently The Ask (2010 release), a disturbing yet hilarious novel about the seedy side of fundraising. Lipsyte teaches at Columbia University’s School of the Arts and is a 2008 Guggenheim Fellow.


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Tickets: $52 (includes dinner, wine, tax, and tip)
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