The New Yorker Festival
October 5–7
The New Yorker Festival is a thinking man's All-Star Game of sorts—a three-day event that brings together the premier talents and top minds from politics, the arts, journalism, television and everything in between. This year's roundtable discussions and speakers include Martin Amis, Margaret Atwood, Jennifer Egan, Zadie Smith, George Saunders, Joyce Carol Oates, Paul Theroux, Gary Shteyngart, Jonathan Safran Foer, Junot Díaz, Julian Barnes, Malcolm Gladwell and many, many more. For information on the lineup and schedule, visit newyorker.com.