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For the twenty-fourth year, the pages of The New Yorker will come to life for three days in New York City. The 2023 New Yorker Festival, hosted by the magazine’s writers and editors, will take place October 6th through 8th, featuring onstage interviews, musical performances, live cartooning, and panels on topics ranging from artificial intelligence to the craft of investigative journalism. Guests will include authors, artists, filmmakers, actors, comedians, and musicians, all sharing the distinction of being at the forefront of their fields. Subscribers to The New Yorker now have exclusive access to the twenty-four-hour ticket presale. Tickets become available to the general public on Thursday, September 7th, at 10 A.M. E.T.
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In addition to presale access, subscribers get twenty per cent off most tickets during both the presale and the general sale. (Not a subscriber? Become one today.)
For the Festival’s biggest fans, the magazine is offering the 3-Day Premier Pass, which grants access to up to twelve events, along with other exclusive perks, including early entry and an invitation to a party hosted by The New Yorker’s editor, David Remnick. Premier Passes and all other tickets can be purchased at newyorker.com/festival, where you’ll also find further event details and the full schedule for the Festival weekend.
Below is the program lineup, in brief.
Interviews
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The actor Julia Louis-Dreyfus in conversation with The New Yorker’s David Remnick.
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The ballerina Misty Copeland in conversation with The New Yorker’s Jennifer Homans.
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The filmmaker Spike Lee in conversation with The New Yorker’s David Remnick.
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The actor, writer, and translator Molly Ringwald in conversation with The New Yorker’s Lauren Collins.
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The actor and comedian Eric Idle in conversation with The New Yorker’s Michael Schulman.
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The writer Michael Pollan in conversation with The New Yorker’s Ariel Levy.
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The comedians Ziwe and Aparna Nancherla in conversation with The New Yorker’s Emma Allen.
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The musician, composer, and producer David Byrne in conversation with The New Yorker’s Kelefa Sanneh.
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The comedian and musician “Weird Al” Yankovic in conversation with The New Yorker’s Andy Borowitz.
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The actor John Turturro in conversation with The New Yorker’s Tyler Foggatt.
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The scholar and writer Elizabeth Alexander and the playwright Tony Kushner in conversation with The New Yorker’s Hilton Als.
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The artist Simone Leigh in conversation with the curator Thelma Golden.
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The actor and writer Rachel Bloom in conversation with The New Yorker’s Rachel Syme.
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The cartoonist Roz Chast in conversation with The New Yorker’s Adam Gopnik.
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The podcaster Karina Longworth in conversation with The New Yorker’s Margaret Talbot.
Conversations accompanied by musical performances
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The band Paramore, including its front woman, Hayley Williams, talks with The New Yorker’s Amanda Petrusich and performs.
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Michelle Zauner, the musician and writer behind Japanese Breakfast, talks with The New Yorker’s Hua Hsu and performs.
Discussions about the art of fiction
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The writers Judy Blume and Curtis Sittenfeld in conversation with The New Yorker’s Naomi Fry.
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The writers Jonathan Lethem and Colson Whitehead in conversation with The New Yorker’s Deborah Treisman.
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The writers Emma Cline and Mary Gaitskill in conversation with The New Yorker’s Molly Fischer.
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The writers Jhumpa Lahiri and Ling Ma in conversation with The New Yorker’s Cressida Leyshon.
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The writers Lauren Groff and Jesmyn Ward in conversation with The New Yorker’s Parul Sehgal.
Panel discussions
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When Journalists Become Detectives: a conversation about investigative reporting with The New Yorker’s David Grann, Patrick Radden Keefe, and Jane Mayer, moderated by The New Yorker’s Daniel Zalewski.
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Thinking About A.I.: a discussion about artificial intelligence with the writer Ted Chiang and the philosopher Daniel Dennett, moderated by The New Yorker’s Joshua Rothman.
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How to Be Funny: a conversation about humor with The New Yorker’s Vinson Cunningham, Naomi Fry, and Alexandra Schwartz and the comedy writer Samantha Irby.
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A More Perfect Union: a discussion about the state of American democracy with The New Yorker’s Jelani Cobb, Jill Lepore, and Evan Osnos, moderated by The New Yorker’s Michael Luo.
Other special events
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An exclusive advance screening of the upcoming feature “The Holdovers,” followed by a conversation between the film’s director, Alexander Payne, and The New Yorker’s Susan Morrison.
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A round of Cartoon Improv, featuring the cartoonists Hilary Campbell, Drew Dernavich, Sarah Kempa, and Jeremy Nguyen, judged by the comedians Karen Chee and Jay Jurden and hosted by the cartoonist Emily Flake.
Additional events and offerings
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A free coffee-and-snack station and late-night dance party, sponsored by Volkswagen. VW will also host a cartoon-caption contest before select Festival events, awarding a prize for winners.
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An exclusive look at the documentary series “JFK: One Day in America,” which explores the lasting impact of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination and the urgency of recording history today. This ticketed event, sponsored by National Geographic, is free.
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A panel on the upcoming limited series “Fellow Travelers,” a love story and political thriller that chronicles the clandestine romance of two men who meet in McCarthy-era Washington. This ticketed event, sponsored by Showtime, is free.
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