A truly exciting bit of news from New York University about one of the most powerful works of journalism we know. From the press release:

Narrative Journalist Adrian Nicole LeBlanc to Speak at NYU, November 12th

Adrian Nicole LeBlanc, author of the best-selling book Random Family and a Visiting Scholar at NYU’s Arthur L. Carter Institute of Journalism will talk about narrative and immersion journalism, Random Family and her latest projects. LeBlanc will speak as part of Professor Mitch Stephens’ Foundations of Journalism course. The NYU community and media are welcome. The talk will be held on Thursday, November 12, from 11:00 – 12:15 p.m. at the NYU Stern School of Business, Schimmel Auditorium, Tisch Hall, UC-50, 40 West 4th Street (at Greene Street). Please note that no film or recording devices are allowed during the presentation.

A frequent contributor to The New York Times Magazine, LeBlanc has also published her work in The New Yorker, Esquire, and other magazines. She holds a B.A. in Sociology from Smith College, a Master of Philosophy and Modern Literature from Oxford University, and a Master of Studies in Law from Yale Law School.

LeBlanc has received numerous awards, including a Bunting fellowship from Radcliffe, a MacDowell Colony residency, and the Holtzbrinck Fellowship from the American Academy in Berlin. In 2006, she was named as a MacArthur Fellow. Random Family was her first book.

Media contact and RSVP: Joscelyn Jurich, jsj237@nyu.edu , 646.717.4828