TimesTalks, The New York Times live conversation and performance series, is proud to host a conversation between 42nd President of the United States Bill Clinton and author James Patterson, in conversation with The New York Times Book Review editor Pamela Paul on June 5.
The duo will discuss their collaborative writing process, their love of mysteries, and how the former President's firsthand experience has uniquely informed the plotline of this eagerly anticipated new novel. Set in real time over three days, the plot unfolds as enemies plan an unprecedented attack on America in which the President himself becomes suspect before disappearing from public view. Tickets include a pre-signed copy of "The President is Missing" book.
The event will take place on June 5 at NYU Skirball Center. The talk will be live streamed on
TimesTalks.com, TimesTalks
YouTube channel, and TimesTalks Facebook page starting at 7:00PM EST. Select media passes are available. If interested, please contact Ali Rigo (
ali@culturalcounsel.com) to discuss coverage opportunities.
TimesTalks, now celebrating its 20th year, is known for providing a platform for engaging and spirited discourse between the most iconic and culturally relevant creative voices of our time.
Upcoming TimesTalks include a pre-release screening of "Sorry to Bother You" followed by a conversation with Boots Riley and
Lakeith Stanfield on June 21, and a screening of "2 Dope Queens" with a conversation between
Jessica Williams and
Phoebe Robinson on July 23.
More information about TimesTalks can be found
here. Previous installments can be viewed on
Youtube, including videos of
Denzel Washington,
Grace Jones, Margaret Atwood,
Greta Gerwig and
Saoirse Ronan, Jane Goodall, Annie Leibovitz, Ai Weiwei,
Anthony Bourdain, Danny Bowien, Sean "Diddy" Combs,
Judi Dench, "Moonlight": A Night of Music and Conversation,
Tom Ford,
Jim Jarmusch,
Iggy Pop,
Meryl Streep, and many more.
About TimesTalks
TimesTalks, The New York Times live conversation and performance series, pairs New York Times journalists with the most creative and seminal figures in the fields of film and theater, art, music, literature, innovation and fashion. In 2018, TimesTalks celebrates its 20th anniversary. For the past two decades, TimesTalks has provided a platform for engaging and spirited discourse among the most iconic and culturally relevant creative voices of our time, paying particular attention to those using the cultural arts as a lens for change.
