Cultural Icon Antonio Monda and Acclaimed Indie Singer-Songwriter Nellie McKay Featured in the Next "Upstairs At The Square" on Wednesday, November 7, at the Union Square Barnes & Noble.Journalist Katherine Lanpher Katherine Lanpher, was born May 27, 1959. She graduated with a degree in journalism from Northwestern University and with a master’s degree in American Cultural History from the University of Chicago. Again Hosts the Program NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : BKS BKS Barracks BKS Best Kept Secret (gaming) BKS Bildung, Kultur Und Sport (German) BKS Brookside (city) BKS Bergen Kirurgiske Sykehus (Bergen, Norway) ), the world's largest bookseller, today announced the next event in its provocative series, "Upstairs at the Square," held at the Union Square Barnes & Noble in Manhattan (33 East 17th Street at Union Square). On Wednesday, November 7 at 7pm, author Antonio Monda Monda is a town and municipality in the province of Málaga, part of the autonomous community of Andalucía in southern Spain. The municipality is situated approximately 44 kilometres from the provincial capital and 10 from Coín. It has a population of approximately 2000 residents. , whose new book is Do You Believe? Conversations on God and Religion (Vintage, November 13), and singer-songwriter Nellie McKay, whose highly anticipated new album is Obligatory Villagers (Hungry Mouse/Vanguard Records, 2007), discuss and perform their work. Journalist Katherine Lanpher hosts the program. Admission is free, and no tickets are required. Seating is available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Described as "the most well-connected New York cultural figure you've never heard of" in a recent full-page profile in The New York Times Book Review, Antonio Monda teaches in the Film and Television Department of New York University New York University, mainly in New York City; coeducational; chartered 1831, opened 1832 as the Univ. of the City of New York, renamed 1896. It comprises 13 schools and colleges, maintaining 4 main centers (including the Medical Center) in the city, as well as the . An award-winning filmmaker, he is author of A Journey into American Cinema and editor/author of The Hidden God. In his new book, Do You Believe?, some of the most well-known and well-respected cultural figures of our time - including Paul Auster, Saul Bellow, Paula Fox, Spike Lee, Daniel Libeskind, David Lynch, Toni Morrison, Salman Rushdie, Grace Paley, Martin Scorsese and many more - enter into illuminating conversations about their personal beliefs, about belief itself, about religion, and about God. Nellie McKay's (www.nelliemckay.com) music jumps genres - from Tin Pan Alley Tin Pan Alley Genre of U.S. popular music that arose in New York in the late 19th century. The name was coined by the songwriter Monroe Rosenfeld as the byname of the street on which the industry was based—28th Street between Fifth Avenue and Broadway in the early pop and cabaret to reggae, rap and jazz - that mysteriously gel with her evocative, playful, and bold lyrics. Her new album, Obligatory Villagers, is a nine-song, jazz-informed odyssey that promises to delight listeners who've been clamoring for more from the iconoclastic i·con·o·clast n. 1. One who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas or institutions. 2. One who destroys sacred religious images. musician since 2004's Get Away From Me, the first major-label, double-album debut from a female artist. The album was on many critics' year-end lists and created an ardent following for the artfully eclectic, politically minded songwriter. Her second album, Pretty Little Head, didn't disappoint. Again she confounded expectations, proving herself a truly fresh, original artist. Last year, McKay portrayed Polly Peachum on Broadway in the Brecht/Weill classic, The Threepenny Opera. Katherine Lanpher is an award-winning print and broadcast journalist. Springboard Press recently published her first book, Leap Days. This summer, "Upstairs at the Square" celebrated a year of truly innovative cultural programming, having paired authors such as Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (born September 15, 1977) is an acclaimed Nigerian writer. She was born in the village of Abba but grew up in the university town of Nsukka in south-eastern Nigeria, where the University of Nigeria is situated. , David Lynch, Anna Gavalda, Armistead Maupin, Gary Shteyngart and Nick Hornby with musicians including The Hold Steady's Craig Finn, Badly Drawn Boy Damon Gough (nicknamed Badly Drawn Boy), was born 2 October 1969, in Dunstable, Bedfordshire. He grew up in the Breightmet area of Bolton, Lancashire, England. He is a Mercury Prize-winning indie singer/songwriter. , Duncan Sheik and members of the cast of Spring Awakening, Sondre Lerche, Au Revoir Simone Au Revoir Simone is an indie pop band from Brooklyn, New York that formed in late 2003. The group consists of Erika Forster (vocals/keyboard), Annie Hart (vocals/keyboard), and Heather D'Angelo (vocals/drum machine/keyboard). , Elk City and more. A full archive of recordings of all fourteen previous events is available on Barnes & Noble.com (bn.com/upstairs), where "Upstairs at the Square" is enjoyed by listeners around the world in addition to its live audiences. About Barnes & Noble, Inc. Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world's largest bookseller and a Fortune 500 company, operates 792 bookstores in 50 states. For the fourth year in a row, the company is the nation's top bookseller brand, as determined by a brand's overall strength based on its combination of familiarity, quality and purchase intent, according to the EquiTrend[R] Brand Study by Harris Interactive[R]. Barnes & Noble conducts its online business through Barnes & Noble.com (www.bn.com), one of the Web's largest e-commerce sites. 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