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The Shmutz: CBE Writers Get Real
Elizabeth Rosner on THIRD EAR: Reflections on the Art and Science of Listening in conversation with Karen E. Bender.

Wed 10/30 | 7:30 p.m. | CBE Chapel

At CBE, we count many acclaimed authors, journalists, and screenwriters among our membership.  We hope you will join us for our series The Shmutz, where the writers in our midst will introduce us to the books, ideas, and authors they can’t stop thinking about.

This October, CBE member author Karen E. Bender will be in conversation with Elizabeth Rosner, discussing his extraordinary book Endless Flight: the Genius and Tragedy of Joseph Roth, the first English-language biography of one of the twentieth century's greatest writers—called by critics "utterly engrossing," "fascinating, sophisticated, meticulous," and "an enthralling, roller-coaster read."

The event is free and open to the public. A wine and cheese reception will follow the event, with signed books available to purchase. Please register in advance.

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About THIRD EAR: Reflections on the Art and Science of Listening

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Elizabeth Rosner’s newest book is THIRD EAR: Reflections on the Art and Science of Listening. A hybrid of memoir and extensive research, it weaves personal stories of a multilingual upbringing with the latest scientific breakthroughs in inter-species communication to show how the skill of deep listening enhances our curiosity and empathy toward the world around us.Rosner has also published three bestselling novels, a poetry collection, and the recent nonfiction book SURVIVOR CAFÉ: The Legacy of Trauma and the Labyrinth of Memory. Translated into a dozen languages, her work has won literary prizes in the US and in Europe. Based in Berkeley, CA, Rosner leads writing workshops and lectures internationally.

Karen E. Bender is the author of two story collections: Refund , a finalist for the National Book Award in Fiction, a shortlist selection for the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Prize, a longlist selection for the Story Prize,and The New Order , a longlist selection for the Story prize. A new collection, The Words of Dr. L and other stories, is forthcoming from Counterpoint Press. She is also the author of two novels: Like Normal People and A Town of Empty Rooms . Her fiction has appeared in magazines including The New Yorker, Granta, Zoetrope, Ploughshares, The Yale Review, The Harvard Review, Guernica and others, and has won three Pushcart prizesKaren currently teaches for the MFA programs at SUNY Stony Brook and Alma College.

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