Upcoming Event
On the Luncheon Agenda
Thursday, March 15th
12 PM
Gail Collins
Columnist, Editor, Author
Gail Charms or Inflames with Trenchant Opinions Wrapped in Droll Wit
Reservation required – call the Silurians reservation line (212.532.0887) or email Mort Sheinman
Players Club
16 Gramercy Park South
(East 20th St between Park Ave S. and Third Ave)
New York City
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2011 -2012
February 16, 2012
Bill O'Reilly
Bill O’Reilly
#1 in Cable News - #1 in Conservatives’ Hearts - #1 in Liberals’ Disdain
Fasten Your Seatbelt. It’s Going To Be Bumpy.
January 19, 2012
Nicholas Lemann
Nicholas Lemann
As Dean and Henry R. Luce Professor of Journalism at Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, Nick not only knows it all; he can explain it so well that even those of us who have not published five books, written for the New Yorker and The New York Review of Books, and worked with the BBC can grasp it.
December 15, 2011
Ken Auletta
Ken Auletta
Come travel the information superhighway with “Literary Lion” veteran journalist Ken Auletta. For the past 20 years Ken has written the “Annals of Communications” column for The New Yorker and authored 10 books, including his latest bestseller Googled: The End of The World As We Know It.
Nov 16, 2011
The Society of the Silurians 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award Honoree
Ruth Gruber
Ruth Gruber
Legendary Journalist, Photographer, Author, Humanitarian…
Ruth Gruber didn’t just report the news, she made news. In the Soviet Arctic and Siberian gulag as the first journalist ever to visit. And aboard the ship Exodus where her photos recorded the plight of Holocaust survivors.
October 13, 2011
Pete Hamill
- Pete Hamill
If Pete Hamill hasn’t written about it, it’s probably not worth knowing. The Prince of Park Slope provides postcards from his legendary life as a journalist, novelist, essayist and editor. Pete will also talk about his new novel, Tabloid City.
September 15, 2011
Mimi Sheraton
Mimi Sheraton
If Star Wars had been a tale of the food universe, Mimi Sheraton would have been “The Force.” Don’t miss this chance to hear from the woman who all but invented the field of food criticism. We will also have a limited number of paperback editions of Mimi’s superb memoir, “Eating My Words” for you to purchase at a special Silurians price.
2010 -2011 . . . It Was a Very Good Year!
. . . and it resumes in September
 Frank Rich |
Frank Rich2010 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner |
 Tom Brokaw. photo Random House Inc. |
Tom BrokawJanuary 20, 2011 Luncheon |
 Charles Osgood. Photo CBS. |
Charles OsgoodFebruary 17, 2011 Luncheon |
 Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky - photo UPenn |
Marjorie Margolies-MezvinskyMarch 17, 2011 Luncheon |
 Jules Feiffer - photo charlierose.com |
Jules FeifferApril 21, 2011 Luncheon |
 Joe Berger |
Joseph Berger2011 Peter Kihss Award Winner |
…… and it resumes in September ! |
Society of the Silurians
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New York, NY 10159
212.532.0887