{"title": "Thalia Book Club: Arthur C. Clarke's 2001: A Space Odyssey", "start": "2026-11-02T19:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theatre at Symphony Space", "address": "", "price": "USD 34", "price_from": "34.00", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/47757-thalia-book-club-arthur-c-clarkes-2001-a-space-odyssey", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/fiction/science-fiction"], "description": "The Thalia Book Club holds a discussion and audience Q&A on Arthur C. Clarke's novel 2001: A Space Odyssey. The Thalia Book Club is behind it, with Marie-Helene Bertino (Exit Zero, Beautyland) leading a panel that includes Rivka Galchen (Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch) and Alice Sola Kim (The Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy). The panel discusses Clarke's enduring novel about space exploration, the perils of technology, and the limits of human power, connecting it to today's questions about AI. 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