Memoir
The recipient of a
Guggenheim Fellowship
in nonfiction, Bill Hayes
is a frequent contributor
to the New York Times
and the author of four
books: “Sleep Demons”;
“Five Quarts”; “The
Anatomist”; and, most
recently, the critically
acclaimed “Insomniac City: New York, Oliver, and
Me.” His writing has also appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Review of Books, BuzzFeed and The Guardian.
Hayes is a photographer as well as a writer. His
photos have appeared in The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Granta, New York Times and on CBS Evening News.
His portraits of his partner, the late Oliver Sacks,
appear in the recent collection of Dr. Sacks’s suite of
final essays “Gratitude.”
Hayes, 56 years old, is currently at work on two new
books: a volume of his street photography, “How
New York Breaks Your Heart” (forthcoming from
Bloomsbury, February 2018), and a book in which he
explores the history of exercise (Bloomsbury, 2019).
An Evening with Bill Hayes - with Introductory Remarks
Co-sponsored with FAU’s Brain Institute, the Jupiter Life Science Initiative and the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
A lecture by writer and photographer Bill Hayes,
author of “Insomniac City” (2017), a critically praised
memoir about his life in New York and with his late
partner, famed author and neurologist Oliver Sacks.
In this special event, Hayes, a Guggenheim Fellow,
author of four books and a frequent contributor to the
New York Times, will reflect on his life with Oliver
Sacks, discuss Dr. Sacks’ legacy and provide insights
into his own work, including a preview of his
forthcoming volume of street photography. The
evening will include introductions from notable FAU
neuroscientists. FAU’s Brain Institute, Jupiter Life
Science Initiative, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College and Osher Lifelong Learning
Institute at FAU, Jupiter, are co-sponsors of this
program.
A book-signing event will follow the lecture.
Register Early! There is a $5 charge for registering on the day of a one-time lecture or event.
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| Place: | Auditorium, Lifelong Learning Complex, Jupiter Campus |
| Dates: | Monday, January 22 2018 |
| Time: | 6 - 7:30 PM |
| Fee: | $20 / member; $20 / non-member |
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