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David Mitchell and David Byrne

Jul 14, 2020


American Utopia meets Utopia Avenue.

Join us for a one-of-a-kind conversation on writing, music and the creative life with two visionary artists—bestselling storyteller David Mitchell and pop/rock icon David Byrne—upon the publication of Mitchell’s new novel, Utopia Avenue.

The stunningly original author of Cloud Atlas, The Bone Clocks and Slade House, Mitchell now invents Utopia Avenue, the strangest British band you’ve never heard of.

“It is a rollicking, rapturous tale of 1960s rock ’n’ roll,” wrote Publishers Weekly. “Mitchell unspools at least a dozen original song lyrics and descriptions of performances that are just as fiery and infectious as his narratives. He delivers more fun, more mischief, and more heart than ever before.”

Each ticket comes with a signed copy of Utopia Avenue, and the first 100 purchasers will have the opportunity to join a virtual signing line for a one-on-one conversation with Mitchell. More information on the virtual signing will be sent closer to the event date. 92Y is working with Community Bookstore on this event.

David Mitchell

David Mitchell is the bestselling author of Slade House, The Bone Clocks, The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet, Black Swan Green, Cloud Atlas …

David Mitchell

David Mitchell is the bestselling author of Slade House, The Bone Clocks, The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet, Black Swan Green, Cloud Atlas, number9dream, and Ghostwritten. Twice shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, Mitchell was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time Magazine in 2007. With KA Yoshida, Mitchell translated from the Japanese the autism memoirs The Reason I Jump and Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8 by Naoki Higashida. His screenwriting co-credits include Netflix’s Sense8 and the fourth Matrix film. He lives in West Cork, Ireland.

David Byrne

David Byrne works in a variety of mediums. Born in Dumbarton, Scotland, he grew up in North America and was educated at art schools in Maryland …

David Byrne

David Byrne works in a variety of mediums. Born in Dumbarton, Scotland, he grew up in North America and was educated at art schools in Maryland and Rhode Island. Since leaving the Talking Heads, the band he co-founded in the 1970s, Byrne has released nine solo studio albums, most recently American Utopia (2018) which led to a sold-out Broadway show. David Byrne has been honored with an Academy Award, Golden Globe and Grammy awards, along with Obie, Outer Critics Circle, Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel and Theatre World awards for his musical Here Lies Love. He is also the founder of Arbutus Foundation and the solutions journalism magazine Reasons To Be Cheerful.

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