Talks
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REAL MAO Jung Chang and Jon Halliday discuss their biography “Mao: The Unknown Story”(Jonathan Cape), which delves into Mao Zedong’s connections to Stalin and the details of the Long March. The assistant managing editor of Time magazine, Dinda Elliott, moderates the talk, which is followed by a book-signing and reception. Tonight, 6:30 p.m., Asia Society, 725 Park Ave. at 70th Street, 212-517-2742, $12 general, $7 general, $5 seniors and students.
CLASSIFIED Morley Safer, Philip Gourevitch, Mark Danner, and John Friedman discuss government secrecy and the role of journalists in revealing secrets to the public. Tonight, 6:30 p.m., Cooper Union, Wollman Auditorium, 51 Astor Place, 8th Street between Third and Fourth avenues, 212-353-4195, free.
KINDRED SPIRITS Octavia Butler discusses her 1979 book, “Kindred” (Beacon Press), a landmark science fiction novel with a black heroine, and her latest novel, “Fledgling” (Seven Stories Press), about a genetically modified vampire. Tonight, 7 p.m., CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Ave. at 34th Street, 212-817-8215, $10 general, $5 seniors and students.
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