| We'll have the writers Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Hari Kunzru in conversation with the staff writer Parul Sehgal; Elif Batuman and Gary Shteyngart in conversation with the staff writer Molly Fischer; and Rachel Kushner and Ottessa Moshfegh in conversation with our fiction editor, Deborah Treisman. We'll hear from the Emmy winner Quinta Brunson, the creator, head writer, and star of ABC's hit comedy "Abbott Elementary." Brunson won television's top award this month for best writing in a comedy, and she'll talk with our TV critic, Doreen St. Félix, who, earlier this year, declared that Brunson's sitcom—about the staff of a public school in Philadelphia—has rejuvenated the form. We'll also hear from the comedian and filmmaker Jerrod Carmichael, who just won an Emmy for his HBO comedy special "Rothaniel." Carmichael will sit down with the staff writer Andrew Marantz for a wide-ranging conversation. Comedy is in rich supply at the Festival: Phoebe Robinson, Molly Shannon, Kumail Nanjiani, Billy Eichner, Hasan Minhaj, Ben Stiller, Aubrey Plaza, and James Corden are among the very funny women and men who are featured this year. If you're hungry, or plan on being so, we've got you covered: come to Wenwen, in Brooklyn, for a five-course meal curated by the chefs Lucas Sin and Eric Sze, who are part of the culinary collective SHY*BOYZCLUB. They'll put their spin on American diner classics, and will be joined by The New Yorker's food critic, Hannah Goldfield, and the staff writer Helen Rosner. And I'll take the stage with Bono. We'll talk about his life and his forthcoming memoir, "Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story." We very much hope that you will join us this year. Please visit newyorker.com/ festival to see the full lineup of nearly thirty events and to buy tickets. There is special pricing for those under the age of thirty. I hope to see you soon! As ever,
David Remnick | 
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