Modern Masters on Classic American Short Stories

Wed Mar 25 2026 at 06:00 pm to 07:00 pm UTC-04:00

420 W 116th St | New York

Library of America
Publisher/HostLibrary of America
Modern Masters on Classic American Short Stories
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Celebrated contemporary writers Joshua Cohen and Michael Cunningham discuss the nineteenth-century stories that most influenced them.
About this Event

To mark publication of Library of America’s new two-volume collection The American Short Story: The Nineteenth Century, join literary luminaries Joshua Cohen and Michael Cunningham for a conversation about the stories that have most influenced them and remain uniquely resonant.


Cohen, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for The Netanyahus, teaches writing in Columbia’s School of the Arts. Cunningham, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for The Hours, teaches writing at Yale.


This live, in-person event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. A recording will be shared on Library of America's YouTube channel in the days following the event.


Presented by Library of America and the Columbia University Center for American Studies.

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420 W 116th St, 420 West 116th Street, New York, United States

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