I will be reading tonight alongside the novelist Rivka Galchen at the Russian Samovar, 256 West 52nd Street. The event is hosted by Farrar, Straus & Giroux, my mighty and gracious publisher. Starting time is 7PM; admission is $5.
Music played: Schoenberg's Five Pieces for Orchestra (Levine recording), Stravinsky's Les Noces (Pokrovsky Ensemble), Shostakovich's Fourth Symphony (Haitink recording), Steve Reich's Music for 18 Musicians (Grand Valley State University New Music Ensemble).