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SUMMARY:B&N celebrates Min Jin Lee's AMERICAN HAGWON
DESCRIPTION:B&N Union Square welcomes Min Jin Lee to celebrate AMERICAN HAGWON at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church on Monday\, September 28th at 7PM. \n\n\n\n\nBarnes & Noble – Union Square welcomes Min Jin Lee on Monday\, September 28th at 7pm at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church for a discussion of AMERICAN HAGWON\, a moving and powerful epic of a modern family struggling to educate their children and survive in a fast-changing world circumscribed by global economic shocks. \nShe will be joined in conversation by Miwa Messer for a live-taping of the Poured Over Podcast. \nPLEASE NOTE: The event will be held at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church\, with entrance at 708 Fifth Avenue\, New York\, NY 10019. \nPhoto credit: Art Schreiber
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/bn-celebrates-min-jin-lees-american-hagwon/
LOCATION:Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church\, 708 Fifth Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10019\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book
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SUMMARY:Chapal Rani\, the Last Queen of Bengal
DESCRIPTION:A book talk with author Sandip Roy \n\n\nJoin NYU’s Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality for a book talk with author Sandip Roy on Chapal Rani\, the Last Queen of Bengal: The Life and Times of a Female Impersonator \nAs the last great female impersonator of Bengali theater\, Chapal Bhaduri—known as Chapal Rani—once held audiences spellbound in the jatra tradition\, where men became goddesses and heroines. But when women finally took their place on stage\, Chapal found himself exiled from the world he had ruled. In this groundbreaking biography\, Sandip Roy captures the rise and fall of a performer whose art was inseparable from his identity. \nTold in Chapal’s own voice and interwoven with evocative fictional vignettes\, Chapal Rani\, the Last Queen of Bengal brings to life Kolkata’s golden age of theater and the resilience of a man who refused to disappear. Through decades of research and deeply personal interviews\, Roy crafts a moving portrait of gender and belonging. \nSandip Roy is a writer\, columnist and podcaster currently living in Kolkata. He is a columnist for Mint Lounge\, the Hindu and the host of the Sandip Roy Show on Indian Express. His weekly audio dispatches from Kolkata have been airing on public radio KALW in San Francisco since 2012. His work has appeared in publications like the New York Times\, BBC\, the San Francisco Chronicle\, NPR\, the Times of India\, Firstpost\, Huffington Post\, Conde Nast Traveller and other publications. He has been part of anthologies like Out! Stories from the New Queer India\, The Phobic and the Erotic\, Q&A: Queer in Asian America\, Men on Men 6\, Because I Have a Voice\, Story-wallah!\, House Spirit: Drinking in India and Cat People. For more than a decade\, Roy was editor of Trikone\, the world’s oldest magazine on LGBTQ+ South Asian issues. His first novel is Don’t Let Him Know. His latest book is Chapal Rani\, the Last Queen of Bengal – The Life and Times of a Female Impersonator. \nCopies of the book will be sold at the event. The talk will be followed by a catered reception and refreshments. \nNYU campus access guidelines: Registration is required. Non-NYU guests may be asked to present a government-issued photo ID. NYU guests must present their NYU ID. \nAccessibility note: This venue has an elevator and is accessible for wheelchair users. There are single-stall\, all gender restrooms available. If you have any access needs\, please email csgs@nyu.edu
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/chapal-rani-the-last-queen-of-bengal/
LOCATION:20 Cooper Sq\, 20 Cooper Square\, 3rd floor lobby\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Interview,Book,Discussion
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SUMMARY:JLF New York 2026
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating books\, ideas\, and dialogue\, the Jaipur Literature Festival — described as “the greatest literary show on Earth” — returns to New York in 2026. A caravan of pre-eminent writers\, performers\, essayists\, commentators\, and raconteurs is almost here to take you on a journey to worlds woven by words and ideas. This year’s JLF includes Kai Bird\, Sam Dalrymple\, Mahmood Mamdani\, Susan Goldmark and Nitin Seth.  \nThe iconic Jaipur Literature Festival\, held annually at the Pink City of Jaipur in India’s Rajasthan state\, has always believed in the spirit of community and the hope\, strength\, and vitality that literature gives. Join us for the tenth annual JLF New York\, returning to Asia Society to celebrate the cosmopolitan spirit and boundless energy of New York City and bringing forth JLF’s signature camaraderie\, the mosaic of ideas\, and the enrapturing flow of conversations that continue to make the festival truly incredible! \nSchedule\nSchedule timings\, speakers subject to change. Watch this space for updates.  \n3:40 – 4:20 p.m. \nShattered Lands: Five Partitions and the Making of Modern Asia\nSam Dalrymple in conversation with Prashant Jha \nShattered Lands by Sam Dalrymple traces five partitions that carved twelve nations\, reshaping borders\, identities\, and lives. Drawing on archival research\, memoirs\, and eyewitness accounts across multiple languages\, this compelling narrative illuminates the wars\, migrations\, and legacies that forged modern Asia. In conversation with writer Prashant Jha\, Sam explores the dramatic unmaking of Britain’s colonial Empire\, once spanning from the Red Sea to Southeast Asia. \n4:30 – 5:10 p.m. \nThere Is A Ghost In My Room\nSanjoy K. Roy in Conversation with Sohaila Abdulali \n5:20 – 6:00 p.m. \nAI: The Modern Double Helix\nNitin Seth\, Vinita Gupta and Meredith Broussard in conversation with Roopa Unnikrishnan  \nAs humans and machines enter a new era of co-intelligence\, the challenge is how we can collaborate with it responsibly\, creatively\, and ethically. This evolving partnership raises profound questions about knowledge\, trust\, originality\, and what remains uniquely human. A panel of experts discuss the possibilities of an innovation that has altered technology and work as we know it. \n6:10 – 6:50 p.m. \nSlow Poison: Uganda and the Afterlives of Empire\nMahmood Mamdani in conversation with Neeraj Kaushal \n7:00 – 7:50 p.m. \nAmerican Scoundrel: Roy Cohn’s Dark Journey\nKai Bird and Susan Goldmark in conversation with Sree Srinivasan \nIn American Scoundrel\, Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Kai Bird\, with Susan Goldmark\, uncovers the extraordinary and unsettling life of Roy Cohn\, the ruthless lawyer\, fixer\, and political operator whose methods and worldview helped shape modern American politics and whose most enduring protégé was Donald Trump. From the fevered anti-communism of the McCarthy era to the boardrooms of New York\, the corridors of Washington\, and the glittering excess of Studio 54\, Cohn emerges as a charismatic\, manipulative\, and sinister presence. Bird and Goldmark’s meticulous research and gripping storytelling trace the making and unmaking of a man whose divisive influence deeply impacted the workings of the US for years to come.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/jlf-new-york-2026/
LOCATION:Asia Society\, 725 Park Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10021
CATEGORIES:Book
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