Event Program
WILL SCHWALBE, WE SHOULD NOT BE FRIENDS
WILL SCHWALBE, WE SHOULD NOT BE FRIENDS
TUE, MAR 19
DISCUSSION
Will Schwalbe and Hanya Yanagihara
A CONVERSATION WITH THE AUDIENCE
RECEPTION
In the spirit of friendship, Will Schwalbe encourages all attendees to join him for a
reception in Bar Thalia after the event. He'll sign books and will even buy your first
drink if you purchase a copy of We Should Not Be Friends on site.
Please note: Book buyers will receive a drink voucher with purchase of We Should Not
Be Friends (limit one voucher per buyer); those who already purchased a book with
their ticket will pick up their copy and drink voucher at the book table upon entry.
Vouchers are only valid at Bar Thalia on March 19, 2024.
The Artists
Will Schwalbe
Will Schwalbe has worked in book publishing (currently as an editor at Macmillan); in digital media; and as a journalist, writing for various publications, including The New York Times and the South China Morning Post. He is the author of Books for Living, The End of Your Life Book Club, and coauthor, with David Shipley, of Send. We Should Not Be Friends was published on February 23, 2023.
Will Schwalbe has worked in book publishing (currently as an editor at Macmillan); in digital media; and as a journalist, writing for various publications, including The New York Times and the South China Morning Post. He is the author of Books for Living, The End of Your Life Book Club, and coauthor, with David Shipley, of Send. We Should Not Be Friends was published on February 23, 2023.
Hanya Yanagihara
Hanya Yanagihara lives in New York City and is the author of The People in the Trees, A Little Life, and To Paradise.
MORE INFORMATION
This program is made possible thanks to the generous support of Susan Bay Nimoy, Estate of Douglas M. Matheson, Seedlings Foundation, Howard Gilman Foundation, MacMillan Family Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller Fund, Charina Endowment Fund, The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, PECO Foundation, Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina, Mustang Foundation, Michael Tuch Foundation, Jody and John Arnhold and the Arnhold Foundation, The Grodzins Fund, and The Isambard Kingdom Brunel Society of North America.
This program is also made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.
Symphony Space thanks our generous supporters, including our Board of Directors, Producers Circle, and members, who make our programs possible with their annual support.
Kathy Landau Executive Director
Peg Wreen Managing Director
Isaiah Sheffer*
Co-Founder and Co-Artistic Director (1978-1988)
Artistic Director (1988-2010)
Founding Artistic Director (2010-2012)
Allan Miller
Co-Founder and Co-Artistic Director (1978-1988)
Jennifer Brennan Director of Literary Programs
Drew Richardson Lead Producer of Literary Programs
Vivienne Woodward Producer of Literary Programs
Mary Shimkin Director of Broadcast & Literary Initiatives
Matthew Love Consultant for Literary Programs
Magdalene Wrobleski Literary Assistant
Sophia Raimondi Literary Intern
Lulu Chatterjee Literary Intern
*in memoriam
