Babel Literary Series at Kleinhans– Sigrid Nunez- October 14, 2026 at 7:30pm. Tickets are $22 to $127.50.
Sigrid Nunez is the author of nine novels, including the critically acclaimed New York Times bestselling novel, The Friend, which was listed on The New York Times “100 Best Books of the 21st Century,” and What Are You Going Through, a novel about the surprising ways one person can help another through hardship and friendship, especially toward the end of life. What Are You Going Through was recently adapted into a film by Pedro Almodóvar, titled The Room Next Door, starring Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton. Other books include The Vulnerables; Sempre Susan: A Memoir of Susan Sontag; A Feather on the Breath of God; and For Rouenna among others.
With her sincere, clever, and witty voice, Sigrid Nunez has won many honors and awards, including the National Book Award
Future Babel Lectures- Tickets
November 19- 7:30pm – Kaveh Akbar-Kaveh Akbar is an acclaimed poet, novelist, and editor whose work grapples with questions of faith, addiction, belonging, and the search for meaning. His highly anticipated debut novel, Martyr!, became an instant New York Times bestseller and was named a TIME Must-Read Book of the Year
March 18, 2027- Amor Towles- His novels Rules of Civility, A Gentleman in Moscow, and The Lincoln Highway, and his collection of shorter fiction Table for Two have all been New York Times bestsellers.
April 29,2027- Tayari Jones-Tayari Jones’s novels and essays have explored the vagaries of birth and fate, the bitterness of injustice, and the persistent power of love. From her debut, Leaving Atlanta, to her latest novel, the Oprah Book Club Selection and New York Times bestseller Kin,
