Symphony Space (Venue Partner)
2537 Broadway
212.864.5400
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Matt Weiland and Scott Wilsey, State by State, A Panoramic Portrait of America
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Friday Oct 10, 2008 (7pm)
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Directions: Subway: 1,2,3, B, C trains to 96th Street (two stops from Times Square on 2,3 trains). Bus: M104 up- or downtown to 94th Street; M96 crosstown to Broadway
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$12
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In their new book, State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America, editors Matt Weiland (Paris Review) and Sean Wilsey (McSweeney's) determine the state of the writerly union, a textual trek inspired by the WPA American Guide Series of the '30s. The result unites 50 writers, each of whom puts pen to place — Rick Moody casts a cold eye on Connecticut's Merritt Parkway; Sarah Vowell muses on Montana; and Anthony Bourdain riffs on his native New Jersey. Symphony Space and Powell's Books screen the volume's companion documentary, which gathers 19 contributors, and host a discussion with Mohammed Naseehu Ali (Michigan), Jonathan Franzen (New York), Jacki Lyden (Missouri), and David Rakoff (Utah).
