LITERACY PARTNERS “AN EVENING OF READINGS” GALA DREW BIG NAMES FROM PUBLISHING, MEDIA, AND LITERARY WORLDS
April 11 th In-Person Gathering Attendees Included: Lesley Stahl, Harry Smith, Barbara Taylor Bradford, Sheila Nevins, Zibby Owens, Mahogany L. Brown, Perri Pelz, Sophia Chang, Nora Kobrenik, Joni Evans, Marie Brenner, and more.
On Monday, April 11 th , Literacy Partners, NYC’s premiere education nonprofit, held their first in-person gala in two years. The powerful event, which took place at Cipriani Wall Street, drew a who’s who of the literary, publishing, and media worlds including the evening’s emcee CYNTHIA MCFADDEN (Senior Legal and Investigative Correspondent, NBC News); honorees DANA CANEDY (Senior Vice President & Publisher, Simon & Schuster); ZIBBY OWENS (Author, Publisher, CEO & Host of Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books Podcast); and Champion of Literacy Award MARIE BRENNER (Author & Writer-at-Large, Vanity Fair). Additionally, TA-NEHISI COATES (The New York Times Best-Selling Author and Journalist); and Lizzie Award recipients and MARY WELLS LAWRENCE (Advertising Executive, Author and Women’s Advocate) accepted their awards remotely. Other VIPs on hand included LESLEY STAHL, HARRY SMITH, CYNTHIA MCFADDEN, BARBARA TAYLOR BRADFORD, SHEILA NEVINS, MAHOGANY L. BROWN, LEILA MOTTLEY, SOPHIA CHANG, JONI EVANS, PERRI PELZ, CYNTHIA CANNELL, LOUISE GRUNWALD, as well as Event Co-Chairs ALICE BERMAN, LEA CARPENTER, ALISON EHRLICH, ELYSSA FRIEDLAND, KATHARINE RAYMOND HINTON and LES HINTON, ISABELLE KRISHANA, RINA and SABASTIAN V. NILES, DANIELLE GANEK, DEBORAH GOODRICH ROYCE, MIKE and KEMP STEIB, and JENNIFER WALLACE, and ANTHONY TASSI (CEO, Literacy Partners).
ABOUT LITERACY PARTNERS
Literacy Partners has provided critical literacy services to more than 25,000 New York City adults and their families since its inception 49 years ago. The organization now takes a dual-generation approach to education, focusing on parents of young children. With free online and in-person classes, parents can improve their reading, writing, and English skills while learning more about child development to boost their children’s early learning and school readiness. Literacy Partners is raising money to expand its high-quality, community-based literacy programs that empower adults to reach their full potential as individuals, parents, and citizens, and that helps advance racial and social justice for the communities we serve.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 11: Nora Kobrenik attends Literacy Partners Evening Of Readings Gala & Dinner at Cipriani Wall Street on April 11, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for Literacy Partners) 
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 11: Andrea Joyce and Harry Smith attend Literacy Partners Evening Of Readings Gala & Dinner at Cipriani Wall Street on April 11, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for Literacy Partners) 
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 11: Ann Jacobs attends Literacy Partners Evening Of Readings Gala & Dinner at Cipriani Wall Street on April 11, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for Literacy Partners) 
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 11: (L-R) Azadeh Khalili, Deborah Bernstein, Harvey Hecht, and Literacy Partners CEO Anthony Tassi attend Literacy Partners Evening Of Readings Gala & Dinner at Cipriani Wall Street on April 11, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for Literacy Partners) 
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 11: Barbara Taylor Bradford (R) attends Literacy Partners Evening Of Readings Gala & Dinner at Cipriani Wall Street on April 11, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Literacy Partners) 
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 11: Bob Perkins and Joni Evans attend Literacy Partners Evening Of Readings Gala & Dinner at Cipriani Wall Street on April 11, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for Literacy Partners) 
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 11: Dana Canedy (R) attends Literacy Partners Evening Of Readings Gala & Dinner at Cipriani Wall Street on April 11, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for Literacy Partners) 
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 11: Elaine Kim, Ianthe Dugan, Caitlin Cooper, Echo Serenie attend Literacy Partners Evening Of Readings Gala & Dinner at Cipriani Wall Street on April 11, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Literacy Partners) 
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 11: Herb Bard and Susan Bard attend Literacy Partners Evening Of Readings Gala & Dinner at Cipriani Wall Street on April 11, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for Literacy Partners) 
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 11: Jive Poetic and Mahogany Browne attend Literacy Partners Evening Of Readings Gala & Dinner at Cipriani Wall Street on April 11, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for Literacy Partners) 
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 11: Joe Veltre, Robin Epstein attend Literacy Partners Evening Of Readings Gala & Dinner at Cipriani Wall Street on April 11, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Literacy Partners) 
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 11: Kath Raymond Hinton and Les Hinton attend Literacy Partners Evening Of Readings Gala & Dinner at Cipriani Wall Street on April 11, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for Literacy Partners) 
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 11: Zibby Owens (R) and Kyle Owens attend Literacy Partners Evening Of Readings Gala & Dinner at Cipriani Wall Street on April 11, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for Literacy Partners) 
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 11: Laura Coates, Mindy Marques and guest attend Literacy Partners Evening Of Readings Gala & Dinner at Cipriani Wall Street on April 11, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Literacy Partners) 
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 11: (L-R) Leila Mottley and Lucy Carson attend Literacy Partners Evening Of Readings Gala & Dinner at Cipriani Wall Street on April 11, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for Literacy Partners) 
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 11: Lesley Stahl, Cynthia McFadden and guests attend Literacy Partners Evening Of Readings Gala & Dinner at Cipriani Wall Street on April 11, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for Literacy Partners) 
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 11: Maria Feliciano, Lynn Clark attend Literacy Partners Evening Of Readings Gala & Dinner at Cipriani Wall Street on April 11, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Literacy Partners) 
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 11: Author, Writer Marie Brenner speaks on stage during Literacy Partners Evening Of Readings Gala & Dinner at Cipriani Wall Street on April 11, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Literacy Partners) 
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 11: Documentary Filmmaker & Journalist Perri Peltz and Cynthia McFadden speak on stage Literacy Partners Evening Of Readings Gala & Dinner at Cipriani Wall Street on April 11, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Literacy Partners) 
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 11: (L-R) Roxanne Donovan, Timothy Ehrlich, Alison Ehrlich, and Leslie Harwood attend Literacy Partners Evening Of Readings Gala & Dinner at Cipriani Wall Street on April 11, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Literacy Partners) 
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 11: Sophia Chang attends Literacy Partners Evening Of Readings Gala & Dinner at Cipriani Wall Street on April 11, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for Literacy Partners) 
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 11: Sophia Nichson speaks onstage during Literacy Partners Evening Of Readings Gala & Dinner at Cipriani Wall Street on April 11, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Literacy Partners) 
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 11: general view during Literacy Partners Evening Of Readings Gala & Dinner at Cipriani Wall Street on April 11, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Literacy Partners)