Chandler Burr, author of The Perfect Scent, will be giving a talk in New York City on December 8 as part of the Times Talks series:

Perfumes are classic holiday gifts. But perfume is also one the world's great art forms. Discover both aspects of scent in this fascinating interactive guided tour of some of the world's fragrance masterpieces, led by Chandler Burr, fragrance critic for The New York Times Style Magazine and author of "The Perfect Scent: A Year Inside the Perfume Industry in Paris & New York." You will smell jasmine from Grasse, pink peppercorn absolutes and tuberose from Peru and India, and masterpieces of scent art both classic and new for men and women. Discussion followed by book sale and signing.

The event will be held on Monday, December 8 from 6:30 - 8 pm, at TheTimesCenter on 242 West 41st Street in New York City. Tickets are $30, and they do expect to sell out in advance (half the tickets are already sold).