Later this month...

A couple days after our benefit (now on Facebook; tickets here), the Festival of New French Writing (February 26-28) will take place at NYU. An eclectic group of major French writers in one-on-one conversations with leading American writers -- and it's all free.

A few highlights:

Emmanuel Carrère & Francine Prose; Marie Darrieussecq & Adam Gopnik; David Foenkinos & Stefan Merrill Block; Bernard-Henri Lévy & Mark Danner; Abdourahman Waberi & Philip Gourevitch; Olivier Rolin & E.L. Doctorow; Marjane Satrapi & Chris Ware.

Pictured left: Henri-Levy, Darrieusecq, and Marie N'Diaye.

More info at www.nyu.edu/info/fas/ms1176.