Two years ago, best-selling author Nicholson Baker became a substitute teacher in a public school district in Maine. In his latest book, Substitute: Going to School With a Thousand Kids, he deconstructs education in America, from a standardized curriculum, to distracted students and overworked teachers. He recently wrote about his experiences for The New York Times Magazine. 

Event: On September 20th at 7 p.m., Nicholson Baker will be in conversation with Katherine Lanpher at the New York Public Library Wachenheim Trustees Room (Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, 42nd Street at 5th Avenue).