This event is in the past.It took place on April 22, 2026 at Book Culture.




Morningside Heights, New York
πTwo floors of curated books with staff picks
πTry the "blind date with a book" wrapped selections
Helen Benedict reads from her new novel about an Iraq War veteran seeking redemption by sheltering his interpreter's family. A timely, compassionate conversation on war's aftermath and what forgiveness really means.
free author event
war fiction
refugee stories
intimate bookstore setting




Morningside Heights, New York
πTwo floors of curated books with staff picks
πTry the "blind date with a book" wrapped selections
Helen Benedict reads from her new novel about an Iraq War veteran seeking redemption by sheltering his interpreter's family. A timely, compassionate conversation on war's aftermath and what forgiveness really means.
free author event
war fiction
refugee stories
intimate bookstore setting
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