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Eat, Drink & Be Literary
Eat, Drink & Be Literary brings major contemporary authors to BAMcafé for intimate readings and engaging discussions.
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, Zadie Smith, Chinua Achebe, Jonathan Safran Foer, Joyce Carol Oates, Walter Mosley, Jonathan Lethem, Maggie Nelson, Nicole Krauss, Claudia Rankine, Jhumpa Lahiri, and many others.

Raise a glass and share a meal with renowned authors in this unique literary series.

Raise a glass and share a meal with renowned authors in this unique literary series.

Raise a glass and share a meal with renowned authors in this unique literary series.

Raise a glass and share a meal with renowned authors in this unique literary series.

Zadie Smith, Karl Ove Knausgaard, Marlon James, and other luminaries read from their work.

Dinaw Mengestu, Rachel Kushner, Joseph O’Neill, and other luminaries read from their work.

Today’s most renowned authors come to BAMcafé for this unique series of literary evenings.

This popular literary series brings some of today’s most compelling authors to BAM.


A unique series for sophisticated writers, readers, and eaters.