American Nerd's Benjamin Nugent Kicks Off the @Macaulay Author Series with his Debut Novel on February 25

Noted writers Patricia Volk, Ann Kirschner, Victor Navasky and Benjamin Nugent will appear in the spring 2013 edition of the @Macaulay Author Series, the popular new Upper West Side literary series held in the landmark 1904 building of CUNY's Macaulay Honors College.  Steps from Lincoln Center, @Macaulay was designed to bring booklovers in contact with acclaimed writers and spark lively conversations in a neighborhood that has itself nurtured countless authors. The monthly programs, dedicated to outstanding writing and spirited intellectual exchange, are free and open to the public.  All events are held at Macaulay, 35 West 67th Street between Central Park West and Columbus.  Reservations are required: 212-729-2910 or online at: http://macaulay.cuny.edu/rsvp

Benjamin Nugent, Good Kids

February 25, 2013

7:00 to 9:00 p.m. 

"Benjamin Nugent's writing is alive with intelligence, authenticity and angst. Fans of Jonathan Franzen, you just may have found your new favorite writer." --CURTIS SITTENFELD, author of Prep  

Already acclaimed for his smart and frighteningly thorough American Nerd: A History of My People ("entertaining and intelligent," A.J. Jacobs), Benjamin Nugent gets the spring series underway with a selection from his new novel, Good Kids, his first.  Just as he won a following for his inventive blend of memoir and reportage about nerds and their history, his fiction debut will attract even more fans with its probes of infidelity, romance and friendship.  What happens when two high school classmates catch sight of a too-close-for comfort parental tryst, and how does it shadow their next ten years?  The reading will be followed by a book signing and reception.