JLF International dropped a trailer featuring snippets from the events last year.
The international extension of JLF is set to return to the US, with a stellar line-up of speakers at various locations in New York on September 12 and 13.
JLF Houston, JLF New York and JLF Colorado are hosting their 6th, 7th and 9th edition this year. In 2020, the festivals were hosted online due to the pandemic.
Ahead of the upcoming edition of the literature festival in America, JLF International dropped a trailer featuring snippets from the events last year.
The first day of JLF New York 2023 will see festival producer Sanjoy K Roy in conversation with celebrated actor Madhur Jaffrey, a world-renowned ambassador of Indian cuisine. The session titled Madhur Jaffrey: A Life in Food will be held at the National Arts Club between 12:15 to 1:15 PM. Ms Jaffrey is also an actor with credits ranging from Merchant-Ivory's acclaimed film Shakespeare-Wallah to this year's And Just Like That. In the session, she will talk about her memories, the stage and her life in food.
On Day 2, the Asia Society will host a session featuring Indian American mathematician Mail Suri in conversation with Patrick Honner about his book: How to Build the Universe Using Only Math. The session titled A Universe Built on Math: The Big Bang of Numbers will be held from 4:30 to 5:15 PM.
Another key event of JLF New York, The Paradoxes of India, will see politician and acclaimed author Shashi Tharoor in conversation with author and journalist Seema Sirohi. The session, focusing on conversations about India's intellectual landscape focusing on thought, philosophies, and ideologies, will be held from 6:30 to 7:15 PM on September 13.
Registration for participation in JLF New York is currently open at https://jlflitfest.org/. Following two days in New York, the American edition of JLF will then move to Houston on September 16 and Colorado on September 22.