6:30 p.m.

Tom Lutz is the author of, most recently, Doing Nothing: A History of Loafers, Loungers, Slackers, and Bums; American Nervousness, 1903; Cosmopolitan Vistas; and Crying: A Natural and Cultural History of Tears. He has also written many shorter works in a variety of genres. He currently serves as editor for the Los Angeles Review of Books, and teaches at University of California, Riverside. Moderated by Robert Polito, director of the School of Writing.

Alvin Johnson/J. M. Kaplan Hall, 66 West 12th Street, room 510

Admission:
$5; free to all students and New School faculty, staff, and alumni with ID at the door or at the Box Office.

Single event purchases can be made online at any time at the New School Box Office. Series and discounted tickets must still be made in person or over the phone at The New School Box Office at 66 West 12th Street, main floor, Monday-Thursday 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., and Friday 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. The box office opens the first day of classes and closes after the last paid event of each semester. Reservations and inquiries can be made by emailing boxoffice@newschool.edu or calling 212.229.5488.

For events scheduled during the summer term, the box office will open one hour before each event.