Past Events

2025

The Actor’s Studio
In Conversation with John Buffalo Mailer and Peter Alson following a screening of HOW TO COME ALIVE with Norman Mailer, April 3rd, 2025                                  
432 West 44th Street, NYC

Film Forum
Introduction to the film Play It As It Lays             Friday, February 21st, 2025                                                         209 W Houston St, New York, NY 10014

The Red Circle of Washington D.C., a Sherlock Holmes Society
Talk: “On Charles Dickens’s Conjuring Detectives”. March 8th, 2025                                                  Alfio's La Tratorria, Bethesda, MD

Film Forum
Q&A with Art Spiegelman, Francoise Nousy, Molly Bernstein & Philip Dolin after a screening of Art Spiegelman: Disaster is my Muse                                           Friday, February 21st, 2025                                                        
209 W Houston St, New York, NY 10014

2024

The Norman Mailer Society Conference

Talk: “Ghosts of Tough Guys Don’t Dance,” November 15th, 2024                                       
& In Conversation with John Buffalo Mailer following a screening of HOW TO COME ALIVE with Norman Mailer, November 15th, 2024                               
The Sirata Hotel, St. Petersburg, Florida

The Mysterious Bookshop
Q&A with Tessa Weigert, author of The Coldest Case
as part of the book launch                           
Monday, November 12th, 2024, at 6 pm                                 
58 Warren St, New York, NY 10007

Brooklyn Public Library
In Conversation with John Buffalo Mailer and Peter Alson following a screening of HOW TO COME ALIVE with Norman Mailer, October 19th, 2024                                        
Central Branch, Brooklyn Public Library

The Brooklyn Book Festival
In Conversation with George Pelicanos, Kate Brody, and K’wan    
Sunday, September 29th, 2024                                        
Center Stage, Columbus Park, Brooklyn

The Mysterious Bookshop
Q&A with Joël Dicker, author of The Alaska Sanders Affair
as part of the book launch                           
Monday, September 26th, 2024, at 6 pm                                      58 Warren St, New York, NY 10007

Salmagundi Club
Invited lecture: “What Does it Mean to Visualize Detection?”  Friday, September 13th, 4:00 pm                   47 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10003

The Mysterious Bookshop
Q&A with Sam Pasternack, author of Walker
as part of the book launch                           
Wednesday, September 6th 2024, at 6 pm                                 58 Warren St, New York, NY 10007

Film Forum:
Q&A with Director Jeff Zimbalest, Michael Mailer, and J. Michael Lennon after HOW TO COME ALIVE with Norman Mailer, after a screening of the film                                              Saturday, June 29th, 2024                                                        
209 W Houston St, New York, NY 10014

Barnes & Noble, Atlantic Avenue
Q&A with author Alexandra Cronin, co-author of The Pecan Children
as part of the book launch                                                              Thursday, June 6th 2024                                                        
194 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Film Forum:
Remarks on The Lavender Hill Mob
Followed by a screening of the film                                              Friday, May 10th at 6 pm                                                 
209 W Houston St, New York, NY 10014

The McKittrick Hotel/Sleep No More
Remarks on Rosemary’s Baby (1940)
Following a screening of the film                                                   March 2024                           530 W 27th St, New York, NY 10001

The McKittrick Hotel/Sleep No More
Remarks on Rebecca (1940)
Following a screening of the film                                               February 2024                          
530 W 27th St, New York, NY 10001

2023

Film Forum:
Remarks on On Orlando: My Political Biography
Followed by a screening of the film November 2023
209 W Houston St, New York, NY 10014

The Brooklyn Book Festival
In Conversation with Joyce Carol Oates and Walter Mosley: Panel:
Sunday, October 1st, 2023
St. Ann & The Holy Trinity Church

The Mysterious Bookshop
Q&A with Dwyer Murphy, author of The Stolen Coast
as part of the book launch
Tuesday, July 18th
58 Warren St, New York, NY 10007

Film Forum:
Q&A with Director Davide Ferrario of Umberto Eco, A Library of the World
After a screening of the film June 2023
209 W Houston St, New York, NY 10014

New York University:
Lecture: “Edgar Allan Poe and the Creation of the Modern Detective Story,” NYU School of Law/NYU’s Poe Room, May 2023

Film Forum:
Q&A with Director Pierre Földes of Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman,
After a screening of the film April 2023
209 W Houston St, New York, NY 10014

Georgetown Humanities Initiative: Panel: “Non-Academic Professional Opportunities for Humanities Ph.D. Students: Cultural Critics in the Editorial Space, moderated by Annie Berke (editor at the LARB), featuring Olivia Rutigliano (writer and editor at Lit Hub/CrimeReads), Kathryn VanArendonk (writer at Vulture), and Ari M. Brostoff (writer and editor, Jewish Currents) Wednesday, March 1st, 2023, from 4:00 to 5:30 pm EST via zoom

Film Forum:
Remarks on Lizzie Gottlieb’s Turn Every Page: The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb
Followed by a screening of the film Monday, January 9th, 2023
209 W Houston St, New York, NY 10014

2022

Kew and Willow Books: Noir at the Bar: Conversation with Sarah Weinman, Alex Segura, Megan Abbott, and Alison Gaylin Thursday, December 1st, 2022 at 7 pm 81-63 Lefferts Blvd, Queens, NY 11415

Film Forum:
Remarks on Frederick Weisman’s Un Couple,
Followed by a screening of the film Saturday, November 12th at 8 pm
209 W Houston St, New York, NY 10014

The Mysterious Bookshop
Q&A with Jacqueline Bublitz , author of Before You Knew My Name
as part of the book launch
Tuesday, November 1st, 2022, at 6 pm
58 Warren St, New York, NY 10007

The Brooklyn Book Festival
In Conversation with Dwyer Murphy and Lan Samantha Chang: Panel: “Crime and Punishment”
Sunday, October 2nd, 2022, at 4 pm
Borough Hall Courtroom, 209 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn NY 11201

The Mysterious Bookshop
Q&A with Joël Dicker, author of The Enigma of Room 622
as part of the book launch
Monday, September 12th, 2022, at 6 pm
58 Warren St, New York, NY 10007

Film Forum:
Q&A with Eva Evitja, director of Loving Highsmith
Following the Premiere of the Film Friday September 2nd, 2022, at 8 pm
209 W Houston St, New York, NY 10014

The Mysterious Bookshop
Q&A with Dwyer Murphy, author of An Honest Living
as part of the book launch
Tuesday, July 26th, 2022, at 6 pm
58 Warren St, New York, NY 10007

Film Forum:
Opening Remarks at the premiere of Xavier Giannoli’s Lost Illusions
Friday June 10th, 2022, at 7:10 pm
209 W Houston St, New York, NY 10014