92nd Street Y Lectures and Conversations

Jewish Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Conference

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:01:09 EDT

Sun, Nov 22, 2009, 9:00am

If you write or illustrate children's books for the Jewish market, this conference is for you. Meet and network with top publishing professionals, including book packager Marc Aronson, publisher Margery Cuyler, editorial director Judye Groner, art director Anahid Hamparian, literary agent Alyssa Eisner Henkin, executive editor Dianne Hess, authors Anna Levine and Ellen Levine and educational resources coordinator Betty Ann Ross. Whether you are a new author or illustrator, or have already been published, meet experts who can help you get your work into print. Call 212.415.5544 for information. Download the application here.

Joe Edley: Scrabble Master

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:01:09 EDT

Mon, Nov 23, 2009, 7:00pm

A Scrabble enthusiast's delight! National Scrabble champion Joe Edley teaches a unique course. Learn strategies such as balancing your rack, finding the best letter combinations and how to easily score 50-point bonuses. Space is limited.

Paul Auster and Javier Mar as

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:01:09 EDT

Mon, Nov 30, 2009, 8:00pm

Paul Auster will be introduced by Rick Moody. Wyatt Mason will introduce Javier Marías., moderator

Paul Auster "has an enormous talent for creating worlds that are both fantastic and believable," wrote the San Francisco Chronicle. His new novel is Invisible. Spanish novelist Javier Mar as - "famous everywhere but here," wrote Wyatt Mason - has not traveled to the U.S. in more than 20 years. Upon publication of the English translation of the final volume of his Your Face Tomorrow trilogy, he makes his first visit to the Poetry Center. "One of the writers who deserves the Nobel Prize is Javier Mar as," wrote Orhan Pamuk.

Charting Your Hormone Options

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:01:09 EDT

Tue, Dec 1, 2009, 6:30pm

Holly Phillips, MD, moderator /
Steven R. Goldstein, MD, and Erika Schwartz, MD, moderator

Explore the role of hormone-replacement therapy and alternative options in relieving menopausal symptoms. Learn about the latest research and guidelines for bio-identical and standard chemical hormone prescriptions to help you make informed healthcare and lifestyle decisions.

Howie Mandel

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:01:09 EDT

Wed, Dec 2, 2009, 7:30pm

Dr. Gail Saltz will interview., moderator

The comedian and Emmy-nominated host of Deal or No Deal, Howie Mandel talks about his lifelong struggle with obsessive compulsive disorder, mysophobia (fear of germs) and ADHD. Mandel is an iconic performer whose numerous credits include starring on St. Elsewhere and creating and providing the voice of the Emmy-nominated children series Bobby's World. He is the author of a new memoir, Here's the Deal: Don't Touch Me!