Literature

T. J. English in Conversation

The Westies and Blood in the Desert

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Details

$25–43 (inclusive of fees)

75 minutes

Date(s)

Wed, Sep 30, 2026

7:00pm - 8:15pm

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888-616-0274

Location

The JL Greene Theatre
Irish Arts Center 
726 11th Avenue 
Hell's Kitchen, NYC

Overview

Journalist and nonfiction crime author T. J. English joins us to celebrate both Blood in the Desert: The T. J. English Reader, his latest collection of essays, and the anniversary of one of his most notable publications, The Westies. T. J. will be joined in conversation by award-winning writer Phoebe Eaton in the JL Greene Theatre to discuss his upcoming release and his body of work.

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T. J. English
Phoebe Eaton

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