A Who’s Who of Literature
Since the BABEL series was founded in 2007, we’ve brought authors from around the world—Pulitzer Prize winners, Man Booker recipients and Nobel laureates—including:
2018-19
Mohsin Hamid
Jesmyn Ward
Min Jin Lee
George Saunders
2015-16
Claudia Rankine
Dinaw Mengestu
Louise Erdrich
Karl Ove Knausgaard
2012-13
Russell Banks
Nuruddin Farah
Alexandra Fuller
Julia Alvarez
2009-10
A.S. Byatt
Ha Jin
Azar Nafisi
Salman Rushdie
2017-18
Terry Tempest Williams
Toni Morrison
Viet Thanh Nguyen
Junot Díaz
2014-15
Colum McCann
David Henry Hwang
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Patti Smith
2011-12
Amoz Oz
Naomi Shihab Nye
Zadie Smith
Alexander McCall Smith
2008-09
Chinua Achebe
Michael Ondaatje
Marjane Satrapi
Isabel Allende
2016-17
Marlon James
Laila Lalami
Edna O’Brien
Dave Eggers
2013-14
Richard Blanco
Amy Tan
Suzan-Lori Parks
Abraham Verghese
2010-11
VS Naipaul
Maxine Hong-Kingston
Edwidge Danticat
Chris Abani
2007-08
Orhan Pamuk
Ariel Dorfman
Derek Walcott
Kiran Desai
BABEL Photos by Bruce Jackson
Check out photographs of our past BABEL series, taken by Bruce Jackson.
Take a look at our complete BABEL archive on the timeline below.
BABEL: Richard Blanco
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
BABEL: Suzan-Lori Parks
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
BABEL: Abraham Verghese
Tuesday, April 8, 2014
BABEL: David Henry Hwang
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
BABEL: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Thursday, March 26, 2015
BABEL @ Betty’s
Monday, February 29, 2016Book Discussion: Louise Erdrich’s The Round House Where: Betty’s Restaurant 370 Virginia Street Buffalo, NY 14201 Date: February 29, 2016 Time: 7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m. | Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
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Thursday, March 10, 2016Where: Karpeles Manuscript Library 453 Porter Avenue Buffalo, NY 14201 Date: March 10, 2016 Time: 6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m. Cost: Free & $8 food tickets
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BABEL @ Betty’s
Monday, April 11, 2016Book Discussion: Karl Ove Knausgaard’s My Struggle, Book One Where: Betty’s Restaurant 370 Virginia Street Buffalo, NY 14201 Date: April 11, 2016 Time: 7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m. | Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
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BABEL at Betty’s Led by Faizan Haq
Monday, October 24, 2016Where: Betty’s 730 Virginia St Buffalo, NY 14201 Date: October 24, 2016 Time: 7:00 p.m.
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BABEL@Betty’s: Edna O’Brien
Monday, March 13, 2017Where: Betty’s 370 Virginia St Buffalo, NY 14201 Date: March 13, 2017 Time: 7:00 p.m.
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BABEL@Betty’s: Dave Eggers
Monday, April 3, 2017Where: Betty’s 370 Virginia St Buffalo, NY 14201 Date: April 3, 2017 Time: 7:00 p.m.
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BABEL@Betty’s: Terry Tempest Williams
Monday, October 2, 2017Where: Betty’s Restaurant 370 Virginia St Buffalo, NY 14203 Date: October 2, 2017 Time: 7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m. | Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
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BABEL@Betty’s: Toni Morrison’s “Beloved”
Monday, October 30, 2017Where: Betty’s 370 Virginia St Buffalo, NY 142031 Date: October 30, 2017 Time: 7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m. | Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
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BABEL@Betty’s led by Lorna Pérez
Monday, April 9, 2018Where: Betty’s Restaurant 370 Virginia St Buffalo, NY 14201 Date: April 9, 2018 Time: 7:00 p.m.
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Wednesday, April 11, 2018Where: El Museo 91 Allen St. Buffalo, NY 14202 Date: April 11, 2018 Time: 6-8:00 p.m.
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BABEL@Betty’s
Monday, September 17, 2018Where: Betty’s Restaurant 370 Virginia Street Buffalo, NY 14201 Date: September 17, 2018 Time: 7:00 p.m.
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BABEL@Betty’s
Monday, November 5, 2018Where: Betty’s 370 Virginia St. Buffalo, NY 14201 Date: November 5, 2018 Time: 6:30-8:30 p.m.
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