Book Event: Paul Elie with Ada Calhoun

Book Event: Paul Elie with Ada Calhoun

Local Fort Greene author Paul Elie launches at Greenlight a vivid and revealing new cultural history of the 1980s.

By Greenlight Bookstore

Date and time

Tuesday, May 27 · 7:30 - 8:30pm EDT

Location

Greenlight Bookstore in Fort Greene

686 Fulton Street Brooklyn, NY 11217

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 1 day before event

About this event

  • Event lasts 1 hour

IN-STORE EVENT
Tuesday, March 27, 7:30 PM
Book Launch: Paul Elie presents The Last Supper: Art, Faith, Sex, and Controversy in the 1980s
In conversation with Ada Calhoun

Local Fort Greene author Paul Elie (author of the acclaimed books The Life You Save May Be Your Own and Reinventing Bach) takes the stage at Greenlight to launch The Last Supper: a vivid and revealing new cultural history of the 1980s. An immersive group portrait, Elie traces the beginning of our age—in which religion is both surging and in decline—through the lives and work of Martin Scorsese, Madonna, Andy Warhol, U2, and many others. The Last Supper is a groundbreaking account of the origins of our postsecular present, and the moment when popular culture became the site of religious strife—strife that set the stage for some of the most salient political and cultural clashes of our day. Elie discusses the book with New York Times bestselling author Ada Calhoun (Crush), before an audience Q&A and signing.

Organized by

Founded in October 2009, Greenlight Bookstore is a general independent bookstore in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, which hosts literary events in-store and with partner venues. The mission of Greenlight Bookstore is to create welcoming spaces for discovery, conversation, and connection around books, through curation, programming and service that provides for the needs and interests of our customers and highlights creative work we love and value, based on a commitment to improving equity and sustainability in our company and our community. Through knowledgeable staff, curated book selection, community partnerships, and a robust e-commerce website as well as a beautiful bookstore spaces, Greenlight combines the best traditions of the neighborhood bookstore with a forward-looking sensibility. Greenlight has garnered local, national, and international press coverage for its innovative startup model and its continuing success. More information and details, along with book purchase options, can be found at greenlightbookstore.com.

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