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2025
FEBRUARY 1-3 • JAIPUR • A Day in the Life of Abed Salama • Jaipur Literature Festival • Time TBD
JANUARY 14 • DOHA • A conversation with Nathan Thrall • Georgetown University • 5:30 - 7:00 PM GMT+3
2024
NOVEMBER 27 • HONG KONG • Nathan Thrall in conversation with Saskia Witteborn • Morningside College
NOVEMBER 19 • ONLINE • A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy • Nathan Thrall in conversation with Sahar Aziz • Rutgers University Law School • 12:00 PM EST • (Details here)
NOVEMBER 5 • AMSTERDAM • Nathan Thrall in conversation with Zara Toksöz • President’s Night • The John Adams Institute • 19:30 • (Details here)
NOVEMBER 4 • AMSTERDAM • The 2024 Gerard van Westerloo Lecture with Nathan Thrall, followed by a conversation with Guus Valk • Koninklijke Schouwburg • 8 PM • (Details here)
NOVEMBER 1 • THE HAGUE • In conversation with Nathan Thrall • Crossing Border Festival • Koninklijke Schouwburg • Evening Program • (Details here)
OCTOBER 31 • ANTWERP • In conversation with Nathan Thrall, moderated by Rachida Lamrabet • Crossing Border Festival • Arenberg Theater • Evening Program • (Details here)
OCTOBER 29 • CHICAGO • Nathan Thrall in conversation with Omar Shakir • Semicolon Books • Mag Mile Location: 400 N Michigan Ave, Suite 100, Chicago Illinois • 6:00 - 8:00 PM • (Details here)
OCTOBER 26 • VANCOUVER • Nathan Thrall in conversation with Carol Off • Vancouver Writers Fest • 10:30 AM PST • (Details here)
OCTOBER 22 • PROVIDENCE • Pulitzer Prize Winner Nathan Thrall in conversation with Elias Muhanna and Beshara Doumani • Brown University • 4:00 - 5:30 PM EST • (Details here)
OCTOBER 21 • DURHAM • Nathan Thrall in conversation with Rebecca Stein • Duke University • 5:30 - 7:00 PM EST • (Details here)
OCTOBER 15 • ATLANTA • An Evening with Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Nathan Thrall, moderated by Susan Marx • Jimmy Carter Presidential Library • 7:00 PM EST • (Details here)
OCTOBER 14 • MIDDLETOWN • Nathan Thrall in conversation with Laila Lalami, introduced by Merve Emre • Wesleyan University • 12:15 PM EST
OCTOBER 10 • ITHACA • Nathan Thrall in conversation with Mostafa Minawi • Cornell University • 5:00 - 6:30 PM EST • (Details here)
OCTOBER 8 • SAN DIEGO • Nathan Thrall in conversation with Jonathan Graubart • San Diego State University • 7:00 PM PST • (Details here)
OCTOBER 6 • DETROIT • Nathan Thrall in conversation With Dr. Layla Saatchi • Detroit Public Library • 2:00 - 4:00 PM EST • (Details here)
OCTOBER 2 • PRINCETON • A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy with Nathan Thrall and Razia Iqbal • Labyrinth Books • 6:00 PM EST • (Details here)
OCTOBER 1 • WASHINGTON, DC • Gaza and U.S. Complicity, a conversation with Nathan Thrall, moderated by Nader Hashemi • Busboys and Poets • 6:00 PM EST • (Details here)
OCTOBER 1 • WASHINGTON, DC • Gaza, Israel's System of Domination, and U.S. Complicity, a conversation with Nathan Thrall and Sarah Leah Whitson • Georgetown University • 12:00 PM EST • (Details here)
SEPTEMBER 27 • VERONA • Anatomia di una tragedia a Gerusalemme • Wunderkammer : the literary festival of Neri Pozza Editore • 17:30 • (Details here)
SEPTEMBER 25 • ONLINE • A Day in the Life of Abed Salama — A Talk with Nathan Thrall & Omar Shakir • 20:30 - 22:00 IDT • (Details here)
SEPTEMBER 16 • MUNICH • Lesung und Gespräch mit dem Pulitzer-Preisträger Nathan Thrall • Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München • 19:00 - 21:00 • (Details here)
SEPTEMBER 14 • HANNOVER • Lesung »Ein Tag im Leben von Abed Salama. Die Geschichte einer Jerusalemer Tragödie« mit Nathan Thrall; Moderation: Deborah Feldman • Collecting Dreams Festival • 21:30 - 23:00 • (Details here)
SEPTEMBER 13 • HAMBURG • Nathan Thrall (Pulitzer-Preis-Gewinner) – Die Jerusalem-Tragödie: Wie ich die Geschichte der Familie Salama recherchiert habe - und welche Kontroversen das Buch ausgelöst hat (mit Heike Faller und Jana Simon) • Reporter Forum @ Der Spiegel • 17:00 - 18:30 • (Details here)
SEPTEMBER 12 • STUTTGART • Anatomia di una tragedia a Gerusalemme • Wunderkammer : the literary festival of Neri Pozza Editore • 17:30 • (Details here)
SEPTEMBER 9 • ONLINE • TomorrowTalks with Nathan Thrall: ‘A Day in the Life of Abed Salama’ • Arizona State University • 12:00 PM (MST)/3:00 PM EDT • (Details here)
SEPTEMBER 6 • MANTOVA • Paola Caridi e Nathan Thrall: I RAMI VERSO IL CIELO DI GERUSALEMME • Festivaletteratura • 11:00 AM • (Details here)
SEPTEMBER 5 • MANTOVA • IL FUOCO SACRO DELLA SCRITTURA • Festivaletteratura • 18:00 • (Details here)
SEPTEMBER 2 • FRANKFURT • Deborah Feldman im Gespräch Nathan Thrall • Literaturhaus Frankfurt • 19:30 • (Details here)
SEPTEMBER 1 • BERLIN • Literatur LIVE: Deborah Feldman im Gespräch Nathan Thrall • Pfefferberg Theater • 19:00 • (Details here)
AUGUST 17 • EDINBURGH • Raja Shehadeh & Avi Shlaim: From Then to Now, Chaired by Nathan Thrall • Edinburgh International Book Festival • 17:45 - 18:45 • (Details here)
AUGUST 16 • EDINBURGH • Nathan Thrall: Anatomy of a Tragedy, Chaired by Esa Aldegheri • Edinburgh International Book Festival • 17:00 - 18:00 • (Details here)
AUGUST 16 • EDINBURGH • Gavin Francis & Nathan Thrall: Divide and Unite • Edinburgh International Book Festival • 10:45 AM- 11:45 AM • (Details here)
AUGUST 13 • LONDON • Nathan Thrall in Conversation with Alex Preston • Daunt Books Marylebone • 7 PM • (Details here)
JUly 9 • PARIS • Israel, Palestine, Gaza — Anatomy of a Tragedy with Nathan Thrall and Pierre Haski • Ecole Normale Supérieure • Hosted by Le Grand Continent, in collaboration with Gallimard • 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM • (Details here)
JULY 2 • JERUSALEM • A Day in the Life of Abed Salama — A Conversation with Nathan Thrall and Inès Abdel Razek • American Colony Hotel • 6:00 PM • (Details here)
JUNE 17 • BARCELONA • Anatomy of Occupation with Albert Elfa • Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona • 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM • (Details here)
JUNE 16 • DUBLIN • Bethlehem, Berlin, Belfast: Walls Come Tumbling Down?: Katja Hoyer, Nathan Thrall, Andrea Catherwood with Naoise Nunn • Dalkey Book Festival • 5:00 PM • (Details here)
JUNE 15 • DUBLIN • Tears of Palestine: Nathan Thrall, Isabella Hammad, Karim Kattan • Organized by Bard College Berlin • Dalkey Book Festival • 2:00 PM • (Details here)
JUNE 14 • DUBLIN • A Day In The Life Of Abed Salama: Nathan Thrall with David McWilliams • Dalkey Book Festival • 2:00 PM • (Details here)
MAY 26 • DUBLIN • A Day in the Life of Abed Salama with Nathan Thrall and Sally Hayden • International Literature Festival Dublin • 1:30 PM • (Details here)
MAY 7 • FRANKFURT • Life, Death, Tragedy in Israel and Palestine: An Evening with Nathan Thrall • Organized by Bard College Berlin • Hosted by Medico International • 3:00 PM CET • (Details here; recording here)
MAY 6 • BERLIN • Life, Death, Tragedy in Israel and Palestine: An Evening with Nathan Thrall • Organized by Bard College Berlin • Hosted by Open Society Foundations • 3:00 PM CET • (Details here)
APRIL 20 • LOS ANGELES • International Relations Across the Globe: Jonathan Blitzer, Steve Coll, and Nathan Thrall, moderated by Scott Kraft • LA Times Festival of Books • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM • (Details here)
APRIL 16 • WINSTON-SALEM • Wake Forest University with Professor Michaelle Browers and Sharona Weiss, organized by Professor Barry Trachtenberg • 6:00 PM • (Details here)
APRIL 7 • ONLINE • Expanding Our Conversation on Israel-Palestine: Nathan Thrall • Shaarei Shamayim • 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM • (Details here)
MARCH 19 • ONLINE • Nathan Thrall in conversation with Daniel Rothenberg • Arizona State University Future Security Initiative • 11:00 AM • (Details here)
March 14 • MELBOURNE • A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Nathan Thrall in conversation with Prof Shahram Akbarzadeh • Deakin University • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM • (Details here; recording here)
March 13 • MELBOURNE • Forum with Nathan Thrall & Maher Mughrabi • State Library Victoria • 6:00 PM • (Details here; recording here)
March 11 • SYDNEY • Daily Life in Palestine, with Nathan Thrall, Rawan Arraf, and Ihab Shalbak • University of Syndey • 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM • (Details here)
March 7 • ADELAIDE • Voices of Place: Jonathan Lethem & Nathan Thrall with Jo Case • Adelaide Writers’ Week • 1:15 PM • (Details here; recording here)
March 7 • ADELAIDE • Breakfast with Papers: Andrew Hough, Katrina Strickland and Nathan Thrall, hosted by Jonathan Green • Adelaide Writers’ Week • 1:15 PM • (Details here)
March 6 • ONLINE • Nathan Thrall in Conversation • Australian Friends of Palestine Association • 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM • (Details here)
March 5 • ADELAIDE • The Past is Not Another Country: John Lyons, Ilan Pappé, Nathan Thrall and Bruce Wolpe with Debbie Whitmont • Adelaide Writers’ Week • 1:15 PM • (Details here; recording here)
March 4 • ADELAIDE • A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Nathan Thrall with Debbie Whitmont • Adelaide Writers’ Week • 2:30 PM • (Details here; recording here)
JANUARY 10 • ONLINE • Nathan Thrall and Abed Salama in Conversation • Jewish Currents • 12:00 PM ET • (Details here)
2023
DECEMBER 13 • NEW YORK • An evening with Nathan Thrall, moderated by Negar Azimi • Hosted by BIDOUN and Dana Farouki • 6:00 PM
DECEMBER 11 • ONLINE • THE NATION: Can We Talk About Palestine with Viet Thanh Nguyen, Mohammed el-Kurd, Radhika Sainath, and Nathan Thrall, moderated by D.D. Guttenplan • 6:00 PM • (Details here)
DECEMBER 11 • NEW YORK • PEN Annual Meeting: Conversation Amid Crisis moderated by Suzanne Nossel • 7:00 - 9:00 PM • Scholastic • 130 Mercer Street, New York, NY 10012 • (Details here; recording here)
DECEMBER 6 • LISBON • FLAD with Isabel Lucas • 6:30 - 8:00 PM • (Details here; recording here)
NOVEMBER 28 • ONLINE • Jadaliyya: Connections Live with Nathan Thrall and Mouin Rabbani • 6:30 - 8:00 PM • (Recording here)
NOVEMBER 7 • EVANSTON • Northwestern University with Peter Slevin • 5:00 - 7:00 PM • McCormick Foundation Center 1870 Campus Drive Evanston, IL 60208 • Co-sponsored by the Medill School of Journalism and the Middle East and North African Studies Program • (Details here; recording here)
NOVEMBER 6 • CHICAGO • First United Methodist Church with Barbara Ransby and Omar Shakir and an introduction by Rabbi Brant Rosen • 7:00 PM • Co-sponsored by Human Rights Watch, the American Friends Service Committee, Tzedek Chicago, and the Social Justice Initiative at the University of Illinois Chicago • (Details here; recording here)
NOVEMBER 3 • LOS ANGELES • IKAR with Rabbi Sharon Brous • 6:30 PM (Details here; recording here).
OCTOBER 30 • SAN FRANCISCO • San Francisco Jewish Community Center with Mark Danner • 7:00 - 8:30 PM • (Details here; recording here)
OCTOBER 27 • NEW HAVEN • Yale Law School with Aslı Bâli and Samuel Moyn • 12:10 - 1:30 PM • (Details here)
OCTOBER 26 • BROOKLYN • Congregation Beth Elohim with Michelle Goldberg • 7:00 PM • (Details here)
OCTOBER 24 • ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, NY • Bard College with Adam Shatz • 5:15 - 6:45 PM • (Details here; recording here).
OCTOBER 23 • CAMBRIDGE, MA • Harvard Kennedy School of Government with Kenneth Roth • 6:00 - 8:00 PM • Co-sponsored by The Carr Center for Human Rights; Harvard Law School Human Rights Program; Harvard Law School Program on Law and Society in the Muslim World; the Program on Human Rights and Religion at Northeastern; the Center for Middle Eastern Studies; and the Religion, Conflict, and Peace Initiative at Harvard Divinity School • (Details here)
OCTOBER 17 • WASHINGTON, DC • Politics and Prose with Ishaan Tharoor • 7:00 PM • (Details here; recording here).
OCTOBER 10 • OXFORD, UK • Oxford University with Eugene Rogan • Middle East Centre, St. Antony's College • 5:30 PM • (Details here)
OCTOBER 6 • CLIFTON, NJ • Palestinian American Community Center • 6:30 PM • (Details here)
OCTOBER 5 • MANHATTAN • Manhattan launch event with Democracy Now host Amy Goodman • NYU • Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute, 7th Floor Commons, 20 Cooper Square • 5:30-7:30 PM • Organized by the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute, the Hagop Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies, and Adalah Justice Project • (Details here; recording here)
OCTOBER 4 • BROOKLYN • A DAY IN THE LIFE OF ABED SALAMA Brooklyn launch event with Masha Gessen • Brooklyn Public Library & The Center for Brooklyn History • 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM • Co-presented by Center for Brooklyn History, BPL Presents, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, Jewish Currents, and The New York Review of Books • (Details here; recording here)