Poets & Writers Theater

Nick Hornby’s first novel, High Fidelity (Riverhead Books, 1995), whose 2000 film adaptation starred John Cusack and moved the story from London to Chicago, has been adapted into a Hulu television show. The series stars Zoë Kravitz as the neurotic owner of a local record store in Brooklyn’s Crown Heights neighborhood who revisits former romantic partners after a recent breakup.

Nick Hornby’s Juliet, Naked (Riverhead Books, 2009), a novel about a couple whose relationship is altered by a reclusive singer-songwriter’s album, has been adapted into a film. Directed by Jesse Peretz, the film stars Rose Byrne, Ethan Hawke, and Chris O’Dowd.

The film adaptation of Cheryl Strayed's memoir Wild (Knopf, 2012), with a screenplay by Nick Hornby, was released today. Reese Witherspoon served as a producer and plays Strayed in the story of her three-month hike and journey.

Award-winning novelist, essayist, lyricist, and screenwriter Nick Hornby visits Columbia University’s Heyman Center to talk with poet and Barnard professor Saskia Hamilton.

The album Lonely Avenue, a collaboration between musician Ben Folds and writer Nick Hornby, will be released by Nonesuch Records on September 28. Folds and Hornby will perform at an event presented by the PEN/Faulkner Foundation in Washington, D.C., on October 19.