Leslie Maitland

Leslie Maitland

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  • The Diane Rehm Show

    National Public Radio

    Diane Rehm interviewed Leslie for an hour-long program on "Crossing the Borders of Time" on April 17.  Click here to listen to the interview and see a slideshow of photographs that depict the story.

  • Booktopia, Vermont

    Northshire Bookstore Manchester, VT, United States

  • Joyce Kaufman Radio Interview

    850AM WFTL Radio Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States

    I will be interviewed on 850-WFTL Radio Fort Lauderdale-Miami-West Palm Beach by Joyce Kaufman.

  • Books & Books

    Books & Books 265 Aragon Avenue, Coral Gables, FL, United States

  • Politics & Prose Bookshop

    Politics & Prose Bookshop 5015 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, United States

  • The PBS NewsHour

    Watch the PBS NewsHour tonight to see my interview with Margaret Warner, discussing Crossing the Borders of Time.  

  • Reading

    Barnes & Noble, Bethesda, MD 4801 Bethesda Avenue, Bethesda, MD, United States

    Leslie will discuss Crossing the Borders of Time at the Barnes & Noble store on the corner of Bethesda and Woodmont Avenues in Bethesda, MD.

  • Alliance Française

    Alliance Française 2142 Wyoming Ave NW, Washington, DC, United States

    Author discussion, Q&A, and reception. The book will be available for purchase in the library.

  • Arts Club of Washington, National Reading Group Month Event

    The Arts Club of Washington, James Monroe House 2017 I Street NW, Washington, DC, United States

    National Reading Group Month Event, sponsored by The Women's National Book Association and the Arts Club of Washington Politics & Prose will sell copies of both books onsite following the presentation.

    Free

  • Boston Book Festival

    Church of the Covenant 67 Newbury Street, Boston, MA, United States

    Four writers dissect the crucial relationship of parent and child. Buzz Bissinger, author of Friday Night Lights, delivers a painful appraisal of his relationship with his brain-damaged son in Father's Day. Alexandra Styron discusses Reading My Father, her memoir of growing up the daughter of the novelist William Styron. Alex Witchel, New York Times staff writer, explores the heartbreaking decline of her mother […]

  • Austin Jewish Book Fair

    Jewish Community Center 7300 Hart Lane, Austin, TX, United States

    Reading, questions, and signing

  • Norman Berman annual lecture at the Jewish Public Library of Montreal

    Jewish Public Library of Montreal 1 Cummings Square, Montréal, Québec, Canada

    Leslie Maitland will speak on Crossing the Borders of Time at the Jewish Public Library of Montreal on Thursday, November 1, 2012 @ 7:30 p.m. Her talk is the Norman Berman annual lecture and will be followed by a reception and book signing.

  • Congregation Neve Shalom’s eighteenth annual Book & Author Event

    Congregation Neve Shalom 250 Grove Avenue, Metuchen, NJ, United States

    Authors of recently published Jewish books will talk about their texts, sign books you can purchase, and answer questions. Refreshments start at 9:30 am followed by presentations at 10 am. Free and open to the public.

  • Cleveland, Ohio

    Suburban Temple Kol Ami 22401 Chagrin Boulevard, Cleveland, OH, United States

    Book discussion with photographic display and book signing.

  • Great Neck, New York

    Great Neck Public Library 159 Bayview Avenue, Great Neck, NY, United States

    Book discussion with photographic display and book signing.

  • Naperville, Illinois

    Anderson's Bookshop 123 West Jefferson, Naperville, IL, United States

    Book discussion with photographic display and book signing.

  • Chicago, Illinois

    Seminary Co-op Bookstore 5751 S. Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States

    Book discussion with photographic display and book signing.

  • Lake Forest, Illinois

    Elawa Farm 1401 Middlefork Drive, Lake Forest, IL, United States

    Book discussion with photographic display and book signing. Boxed lunch, $35.00, includes the book. To reserve, call (847) 234-4420.

    $35.00

  • Evanston, Illinois

    Evanston Public Library 1703 Orrington Avenue, Evanston, IL, United States

    Book discussion with photographic display and book signing.

  • Concord, Massachusetts

    Concord Bookshop 65 Main Street, Concord, MA, United States

    Book discussion with photographic display, and book signing.

  • Brookline, Massachusetts

    Brookline Booksmith 279 Harvard Street, Brookline, MA, United States

    Book discussion with photographic display and book signing.

  • Exeter, New Hampshire

    Water Street Bookstore 125 Water Street, Exeter, NH, United States

    Book discussion with photographic display and book signing.

  • South Hadley, Massachusetts

    The Odyssey Bookshop 9 College Street, South Hadley, MA, United States

    Book discussion with photographic display and book signing.

  • Madison, Connecticut

    R.J. Julia Booksellers 768 Boston Post Road, Madison, CT, United States

    Book discussion with photographic display and book signing.

  • North Miami Beach, Florida

    Temple Sinai – North Miami Beach 18801 NE 22 Avenue, North Miami Beach, FL, United States

    Book discussion with photographic display and book signing.

  • Sarasota, Florida

    Beatrice Friedman Theater on Federation Campus 582 McIntosh Road, Sarasota, FL, United States

    Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee Jewish Book Festival Book discussion with photographic display and book signing.

  • West Palm Beach, Florida

    Kravis Performing Arts Center 701 Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach, FL, United States

    Brandeis National Committee, West End Chapter Annual Book & Author Luncheon Book discussion with photographic display and book signing. Please call Fran Weitzman at (561) 374-5412 for tickets for the talk and luncheon.

  • Roslyn Heights, New York

    Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center, Temple Sinai 425 Roslyn Road, Roslyn Heights, NY, United States

    Book discussion with photographic display and book signing.

  • Naperville, Illinois

    Jewish United Fund of Chicago- Congregation Beth Shalom 772 W. 5th Ave, Naperville, IL, United States

    Book discussion

  • Washington, DC

    DC Jewish Community Center 1529 Sixteenth Street, NW, Washington, DC, United States

    Book discussion with Daniel Mendelsohn, bestselling author of "The Lost: A Search for Six of Six Million,” to be moderated by Marvin Kalb        

  • Manchester Center, Vermont

    Northshire Bookstore 4869 Main Street, Manchester Center, VT, United States

    Book discussion with photographic display and book signing.  

  • Allentown, Pennsylvania

    The Crayola Gallery at the Banana Factory 25 West Third Street, Allentown, PA, United States

    Book discussion with photographic display and book signing.

  • Los Angeles

    The Alliance Francaise of Los Angeles 10390 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Presented in both French and English. Space is limited—RSVP required to admin@afdela.org

  • Los Angeles, California

    The Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust 100 S. The Grove Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Lecture with multimedia presentation and Q&A

  • Gaithersburg, Maryland

    H.L. Mencken Pavilion 31 South Summit Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD, United States

    "Crossing WWII Battle Lines" — a moderated discussion between Leslie Maitland and Rachel S. Cox, author of Into Dust and Fire: Five Young Americans Who Went First to Fight the Nazi Army

  • Bethesda, MD

    North Bethesda Marriott Conference Center 5701 Marinelli Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States

    Panel discussion with Leslie Maitland, Joan Quigly, and Thomas Mann, moderated by Susan Green.   More info at www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com  

  • Chevy Chase, MD

    Friendship Heights Community Center 4433 South Park Avenue (entrance on Friendship Boulevard), Chevy Chase, MD, United States

  • Manhattan

    New York Public Library Mid-Manhattan Branch 455 Fifth Avenue, 6th Floor, New York, NY, United States

    Lecture with multimedia presentation and Q&A Free and open to the public

  • Washington D.C.

    Washington Hebrew Congregation 3935 Macomb Street, NW, Washington, DC, United States

    At 11:15 am and 1:30pm -- illustrated lecture on Crossing the Borders of Time Contact Layne Weiss by email at lweiss@whctemple.org or phone 202-895-6307 for ticket information

  • Washington, DC

    National Press Club 529 14th Street, NW (13th Floor, Murrow Room), Washington, DC, United States

    National Women’s Book Association National Reading Group Month Event Leslie Maitland moderates discussion with authors Charles Belfoure, Dara Horn, and Virginia Pye.

  • Winnetka, IL

    Avli Restaurant (inside the Laundry Mall) 566 Chestnut Street, Winnetka, IL, United States

    For information contact: The Women's Exchange Phone: (847) 441-3406 deb@womens-exchange.org

  • Champaign, IL

    I Hotel and Conference Center 1900 S 1st Street, Champaign, IL, United States

    For more details:  www.shalomcu.org

  • Urbana, IL

    Conference room at Gender and Women's Studies 1205 W. Nevada St., Urbana, IL, United States

    Brown bag lunch discussion: Please RSVP Call 217-333-1994 or email wggp@illinois.edu

  • Albuquerque, NM

    Jewish Community Center of Greater Albuquerque 5520 Wyoming Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, NM, United States

    Link to register in advance: www.jccabq.org

  • Commack, NY

    Suffolk County Hadassah

  • Palm Beach, FL

    Jewish Community Center of Greater Palm Beaches

  • Miami, FL

    Miami Dade College / Building 8, Room 8202 300 NE 2nd Avenue, Miami, FL, United States

    Leslie will speak in a panel with Emma Brockes, author of She Left Me the Gun: My Mother's Life Before Me and Joshua Safran, author of Free Spirit: Growing up on the Road and off the Grid

  • New York City

    Museum of Jewish Heritage Edmond J. Safra Plaza 36 Battery Place, New York, NY, United States

    France, Rescue, and the Church – in discussion with Susan Zuccotti.  

  • New Brunswick, NJ

    Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple 222 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United States

    Illustrated lecture   732-545-8447 -- call for info on tickets

  • Washington, DC

    Temple Sinai 3100 Military Road, NW, Washington, DC, United States

    10 am to 2 pm, including lunch Ticket information to be announced  

  • Washington, DC

    The Georgetown Public Library 3260 R Street, NW, Washington, DC, United States

    An illustrated talk on Crossing the Borders of Time

  • Greensboro, N.C.

    Jewish Federation of Greensboro, N.C. NC, United States

    lllustrated book talk and luncheon For details contact Deborah Kintzing, Director Community Relations dkintzing@shalomgreensboro.org

  • Falls Church, VA

    Temple Rodef Shalom 2100 Westmoreland Street, Falls Church, VA, United States

    Talk on Crossing the Borders of Time in Erev Yom HaShoah services

  • Kensington, MD

    Kensington Town Hall 3710 Mitchell Street, Kensington, MD, United States

    Illustrated talk

  • Bethesda, MD

    Live & Learn Bethesda 4805 Edgemoor Lane, Second Floor, Bethesda, MD, United States

    Illustrated talk, tickets -- $15

  • Washington, DC

    Georgetown Neighborhood Library 3260 R St NW, Washington, DC, United States

    Illustrated talk

  • In Germany for the Launch of “Liebe ist stärker als die Zeit”

    Leslie will be visiting Germany from December 8 to 16, 2016, for the publication of the German edition of Crossing the Borders of Time, entitledLiebe ist stärker als die Zeit. On 11 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 11, Leslie will present an illustrated public talk about the book at the Freiburg Augustiner Museum.  The following day, […]

Photo credit: Matt Mendelsohn

Leslie Maitland is a writer and former award-winning reporter and national correspondent for The New York Times who specialized in legal affairs and investigative reporting. After breaking stories on the FBI’s undercover “Abscam” inquiry into corruption in Congress, she moved to The New York Times Washington Bureau to cover the Justice Department. Among other projects since leaving The Times, she began extensive research for this nonfiction book, including five reporting trips to Europe, one to Cuba, and another to Canada. A graduate of the University of Chicago and the Harvard Divinity School, she has regularly appeared on the Diane Rehm Show on NPR to discuss literature. The mother of a son and daughter, Maitland lives in Bethesda, Maryland with her husband and a 12-pound Cockapoo named Thisbe. She has presented illustrated programs on Crossing the Borders of Time to audiences nationwide and connects with book clubs over Skype.

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