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October 22, 2009
Free Pizza at B&N Greenwich Village Marisa Acocella Marchetto will be reading from Cancer Vixen, now on sale from Pantheon Books, on Friday, October 23 at 7:30 pm at Barnes & Noble Greenwich Village. Featuring a PowerPoint presentation, book signing, and free pizza from Greenwich Village’s Scuderia, this event is not to be missed. “Marchetto is an inspiration, and her story is one that is definitely worth reading” (Sacramento Book Review)….
October 13, 2009
THE CANCER VIXEN HERSELF! Listen to author Marisa Acocella Marchetto on Conversations LIVE! Radio as she discusses her graphic novel Cancer Vixen, now on sale in paperback from Pantheon Books. On National Mammogram Day (Friday, October 16), Marisa will be at St. Vincent’s Hospital in NYC handing out free signed copies of Cancer Vixen to the first 10 women in line for their free mammograms. Also, be sure not to miss Marisa’s appearance at B&N Greenwich Village on Friday, October 23. Buy a copy here!…
October 1, 2009
Reckoning with Torture: Memos and Testimonies from the “War on Terror” When: Tuesday, October 13 Where: The Great Hall at Cooper Union, 7 East 7th St., NYC What time: 7 p.m. With Matthew Alexander, Jonathan Ames, K. Anthony Appiah, Paul Auster, Ishmael Beah, Don DeLillo, Eve Ensler, Jenny Holzer, A.M. Homes, Jameel Jaffer, Susanna Moore, Jack Rice, Amrit Singh, and Art Spiegelman Tickets: $15/$10 for PEN/ACLU Members and students with valid ID at www.smarttix.com. Tickets may also be purchased at the door. PEN and the ACLU will join forces to address the acts of torture and abuse carried out on behalf of the United States government since 9/11. At a time when the world’s eyes are on America and the Obama administration has taken some important steps toward addressing the abuses that have occurred over the past eight years, writers and artists will take the stage with lawyers, a former U.S. interrogator, and other special guests. In an evening of readings and responses, these Members and friends of PEN will read from the recently-released secret documents that have brought these abuses to light—memos, declassified communications, and testimonies by detainees—and reflect on how we can move forward as a nation. This event is a first step in the long process of national reflection and reconciliation….
