Announcements have been sent to members of The John Updike Society and The Philip Roth Society, but for those who missed it, are on the fence, or are not a member of either society, this is your last chance to attend the ROTH-UPDIKE conference in New York City, Oct. 19-22. Cut-off to reserve a room at the conference hotel, The Walker Greenwich Village, is Sept. 1. After that, all unsold rooms in the conference block will be released to sell to the general public.
The jointly sponsored conference is a first for both societies, and conference directors Aimee Pozorski and Adam Sexton have done a marvelous job of putting together a program. The conference features keynotes by Adam Gopnik, who knew both men, and novelist Taffy Brodesser-Akner, and two receptions that are included with registration. See the program and registration materials below.