Winter has officially arrived (in our world at least). The new, user-friendly 92nd Street Y winter/spring catalog is out and in the mail and we just added a few thousand new events and classes to this website. What exactly did we add? Here’s a snapshot:

· Pete Hamill and Tom Wolfe on New York
· Bob and Harvey Weinstein with Janet Maslin
· The Best Revenge for Getting Fired with Andy Borowitz et al
· Who Controls the Internet?
· Harkness Dance Festival at the Alvin Ailey Citigroup Theater
· Absolute Beginners Jewelry Intensive
· Tea: Tasting & History
· How to Get and Keep a Literary Agent
· Nine Steps to a Healthy Retirement
· Steven Pageot: From Classical to Hip-Hop
· The May Center’s Free Open House Party
· WIRED at the Y: Neil Gaiman
· Is Individuation the Same as Enlightenment?
· The Contemporary Photo Scene

And a few others. Have fun.

Tonight, the “genius grant"-winning author of Fortress of Solitude, Motherless Brooklyn and the short-story collection Men and Cartoons stops by Makor to discuss the art of the short story along with Elissa Schapell (Use Me).

If you missed our recent interview with Lethem, we saved a copy for you.

Also (late) tonight, the 92nd Street Y winter/spring catalog goes live right here on this site. Come back if you find yourself in a shopping mood around midnight. We have gift certificates available now in the meantime.

Not content with their recent list of 100 Notable Books, the New York Times Book Review is now quickening the holiday pace with a list of the 10 Best Books of 2005. 92Y Blog favorite Joan Didion receives pride of place.

Want more end-of-the-year lists? You’ll do no better than blogger Rex Sorgatz’s annual list of lists.