The 92nd Street Y, a prominent sponsor of author talks, postponed an appearance by prize-winning Viet Thanh Nguyen because he signed a statement, “An Open Letter on the Situation in Palestine,” published in the <em>London Review of Books</em> on October 16.
AJ Suresh/@Epicsunwarrior/CC by 2.0New York City’s 92nd St. Y has halted a beloved literary reading series after the organization’s decision to cancel an event featuring a novelist who had been critical of Israel prompted other artists and writers to cancel their own appearances at the venue.The Y, which was founded 150 years ago as the Young Men’s Hebrew Association and is now known as 92NY, called off a Friday appearance by Pulitzer Prize-winner Viet Thanh Nguyen just five hours before it was
The organization put the series on pause after several writers withdrew from events to protest its decision not to hold a reading last week with an author who had criticized Israel.