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E-Newsletter > Speakers News: May 2008

Speaker news: May 2008

IN THIS ISSUE:
Salman Rushdie's New Novel, new speaker Sloane Crosley...

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WIN THIS BOOK

Salman Rushdie Enchants with a New Novel

Early Praise Pores in for The Enchantress of Florence

Ian McEwan calls Sir Salman Rushdie's new novel a "fable from the world of the Arabian nights lifted to a postmodern, 21st-century consciousness." With the release of The Enchantress of Florence Rushdie caps a busy month in which he made a cameo in the movie Then She Found Me, appeared in Scarlett Johansson's new music video, and was voted as one of the world’s Top 10 public intellectuals by Prospect magazine.

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NEW EXCLUSIVE SPEAKER

A Glittering Amalgam of Dorothy Parker and David Sedaris

Entertainment Weekly calls Sloane Crosley

Say hello to Sloane Crosley, one of America's most buzzed-about and wittiest new authors. I Was Told There'd Be Cake, her debut book, was released six weeks ago -- and it's been on the bestseller list since. With a light touch, Sloane writes about the minor and relatable social catastrophes of city living. In Cake, she bakes a cookie in the shape of her boss' face and throws a dinner party for some old friends, only to find, at the end of the evening, a parting gift no one will soon forget. In her hilarious campus lectures, she talks about stumbling, charmingly, tentatively, out of college and into an uncertain adulthood.

Sloane Crosley Speaker Profile

AMERICA VOTES 08

A Vanity Fair article features Daily Kos, the political website shaking up politics (again)

This month, Markos Moulitsas of DailyKos.com is featured in a Vanity Fair story about the impact of blogs on the Democratic Presidential race. Daily Kos, the world’s most read political blog, is summed up as a "bulletin board, crisis center, poll-data aggregator, diary showcase, and collective mood ring that proved its mettle with the Democratic victories in 2006." It’s praised for its "ability to pinpoint winnable races, mobilize donation support, and stoke morale." In his lectures on the 2008 Election, Moulitsas shows you how a revitalized group of activists – the Net-roots Generation – will influence both this election and America politics in years to come.

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Markos Moulitsas Speaker Profile

INFLUENTIAL THINKERS

Four Lavin Speakers Named Among the World’s Leading Public Intellectuals

A recent Prospect poll listed the world's 100 most influential public intellectuals living today. Congratulations to exclusive Lavin speakers Jared Diamond (#9), Salman Rushdie (#10), Steven Pinker (#26) and E.O. Wilson (#31). To bring any one of these intellectual heavyweights to your campus, please contact your Lavin agent today.

THE LATINO VOTE

Out of the Margins, Into the Mainstream

Bestselling author Cristina Garcia charts the enormous influence of Latinos in America

Our fastest growing immigrant group, Latinos are redefining mainstream America. Yet, their contributions, both cultural and economic, are still largely ignored. Worse: many still lump all Latinos together, when in fact they are an incredibly diverse group. In this talk, Cristina Garcia sets the record straight. One of the most important Latin American novelists of our time, she delivers a definitive understanding of modern day Latinos in America, showing us their enormous sway -- as consumers, as cultural agents, as voters -- and why they matter to the future of this country.

Cristina Garcia Speaker Profile

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