A Good Talk

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
Good conversation remains deeply important, but it seems to be increasingly endangered by e-mail and texting and cell phones. Daniel Menaker explains what elements create quality conversation—from subtext to structure to subliminal signals. His book A Good Talk: The Story of Skill and Conversation is a celebration of the human art of conversation.

Events: Daniel Menaker will be reading and signing books
Thursday, January 14, at 7:00 pm powerHouse Arena
37 Main Street
Dumbo, Brooklyn

He'll also be be reading and signing books
Monday, January 25, at 7:00 pm
The Half King
505 West 23rd Street, at Tenth Avenue

And Daniel Menaker will be in conversation with Jon Karp
Wednesday, January 27, at 7:00 pm
McNally Jackson
52 Prince Street

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