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Lit Crawl Brooklyn (all-day)May 19
http://litcrawl.org/nyc/schedule
Bibliophiles, rejoice! The schedule for Lit Crawl Brooklyn is here! On May 19th (just one month to go!), book lovers will take to the streets of Brooklyn for an evening of crawling with cocktails, trivia, and blowing things up (you read that right). Here are a few tidbits to look forward to:
• Armchair/Shotgun enacts a live old-timey radio show.• The Liars’ League NYC acts out the latest story by Mark Haddon, author of The Curious Incident of a Dog in the Nighttime.• The Cambridge Writers Workshop presents Literary Cabaret.Simply click on the Schedule tab above to see the full list and whet your appetite for what is sure to be our most successful Lit Crawl yet!Lit Crawl Brooklyn (all-day) -
John Donatich at 192 Books7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
This powerful debut novel is about a priest who has lost his church, his mentor, and his ability to pray. How can Father Dominic protect or guide his parish when everything he loves falls away? How can he counsel Dolores, a troubled teenager prone to emotional panic and spiritual monomania? Or James, a promising African American pianist, struggling to realize his artistic ambitions by bringing his own voice to a piece that has been played by the world’s most brilliant pianists, Bach’s Goldberg Variations.
Into this malaise comes Andrea, a sophisticated New York editor attracted at first by Dom’s blog and then by the man himself. Dom’s journey from the cloth into the secular world will offer carnal knowledge, but also something deeper, a more resistant knowledge as life fails to offer happiness or redemption. In prose both searching and muscular, John Donatich’s The Variations has located the right metaphor for our spiritual crisis in this story of one man’s spiritual disillusion and ache for self-knowledge.
Seating is limited, please call 212.255.4022 to make reservations.
7:00 pmJohn Donatich at 192 Books
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May20Sun
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Ben Lerner, Dylan Hicks & Brian Evenson at KGB Bar7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
An Evening with Coffee House Press Authors
Ben Lerner reads from his novel: Leaving the Atocha Station
Dylan Hicks is a songwriter, musician, and writer. His work has appeared in the Village Voice, New York Times, Star Tribune, City Pages, and Rain Taxi, and he has released three albums under his own name. A fourth, Sings Bolling Greene, is a companion album to this novel and will be released in May 2012. He lives in Minneapolis with his wife, Nina Hale, and his son, Jackson.
“Do yourself a favor and read this smart, tender book. The characters will haunt you with their longing, and inspire you with their sweet, caustic wit. Dylan Hicks knows his music and his prose is a song in itself. He’s given light to the shuttered and boarded parts of life.” —S A M L I P S Y T E
“As a novel, Dylan Hicks’s Boarded Windows takes a sly, questioning, sidelong glance that keeps both the narrator and his listeners—because this novel is whispered, confided, mused, as much as it is written—continually off balance. As a work of American iconography, it ’s a continually hilarious, hopes-dashed account of an indelible American character: the con man.”—GR E I L MA R C US
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Brian Evenson reads from his collection: Windye
Praised by Peter Straub for going “furthest out on the sheerest, least sheltered narrative precipice,” Brian Evenson is the author of ten books of fiction. He has been a finalist for the Edgar Award, the Shirley Jackson Award, and the World Fantasy Award, and the winner of the International Horror Guild Award, and the American Library Association’s award for Best Horror Novel. Fugue State was named one of Time Out New York’s Best Books of 2009. The recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts fellow- ship and three O. Henry Prizes, including one for “ Windeye,” Evenson lives in Providence, Rhode Island, where he directs Brown University’s Literary Arts Department.
“Brian Evenson is one of the treasures of American story writing, a true successor both to the generation of Coover, Barthelme, Hawkes and Co., but also to Edgar Allan Poe.” —J ONATHAN L ETHEM
“Laughter can be an effective tool of the horror writer, and Evenson is its finest practitioner.” —TIME OUT CHICAGO“A backwoods Bret Easton Ellis.”—NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
7:00 pmBen Lerner, Dylan Hicks & Brian Evenson at KGB Bar
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May21Mon
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Thad Ziolkowski in conversation with Sam Lipsyte at McNally Jackson7:00 pm – 8:00 pm7:00 pmThad Ziolkowski in conversation with Sam Lipsyte at McNally Jackson
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May22Tue
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Dan Zevin at BookCourt7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Dan Gets a Minivan: Life at the Intersection of Dude and Dad
The least hip citizen of Brooklyn, Dan Zevin has a working wife, two small children, a mother who visits each week to “help,” and an obese Labrador mutt who prefers being driven rather than walked. How he got to this point is a bit of a blur. There was a wedding, and then there was a puppy. A home was purchased in New England. A wife was promoted and transferred to New York. A townhouse. A new baby boy. A new baby girl. A stay-at-home dad was born. A prescription for Xanax was filled. Grey hairs appeared, grey hairs fell out. Six years passed in six seconds. And then came the minivan.
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Largehearted Lit: Dylan Hicks and Thad Ziolkowsky at WORD7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
May’s Largehearted Lit, a series celebrating music, books, and their intersection, features Dylan Hicks and Thad Ziolkowsky. Hicks, whose novel Boarded Windows captures the music and mood of America’s boomer counterculture, will speak and perform a few songs. Ziolkowsky will also read and discuss music’s influence on his novel Wichita, the latest addition to Europa Editions’ new line, Tonga Books.
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Literary Death Match at The Back Room8:05 pm – 9:05 pm
First 25 preorders get free copy of David Rees’ book!
For a life-changing night of literary and comedic wonderment, join Literary Death Match as we return to our birthplace at The Back Room with a lineup that is, honestly, so staggering every other event on the NYC calendar that night will look drab by comparison.
The illustrious lineup will include Get Your War On cartoonist and professional pencil sharpener David Rees (author of How to Sharpen Pencils), and the hilarious actor/improvist Megan Neuringer!
They’ll pass judgment on a veritable foursome of literary spectacularati including def poet extraordinaire muMs (a.k.a. Arnold “The Poet” Jackson from HBO’s Oz), the abso-electric Sarah Rose Etter (author of Tongue Party), the inimitable Leigh Stein (author of The Fallback Plan), and new-to-NYC-from-Miami James Sprang, who will wow you with his electric verse!
Hosted by LDM creator Todd Zuniga. Produced by Erin Valerio.
Where: The Back Room, 102 Norfolk Street, NYC (map)
When: Doors at 7, Show at 8:05 (sharp); afterdrinks after.
Cost: $10 (1st 25 preorders receive a free copy of David Rees’ new book!)8:05 pmLiterary Death Match at The Back Room
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May23Wed
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Carlin Romano at BookCourt7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
America the Philosophical
America the Philosophical introduces readers to a nation whose existence most still doubt: a dynamic, deeply stimulating network of people and places drawn together by shared excitement about ideas. From the annual conference of the American Philosophical Association, where scholars tack wiseguy notes addressed to Spinoza on a public bulletin board, to the eruption of philosophy blogs where participants discuss everything from pedagogy to the philosophy of science to the nature of agency and free will, Romano reveals a world where public debate and intellectual engagement never stop. And readers meet the men and women whose ideas have helped shape American life over the previous few centuries, from well-known historical figures like William James and Ralph Waldo Emerson, to modern cultural critics who deserve to be seen as thinkers (Kenneth Burke, Edward Said), to the iconoclastic African American, women, Native American, and gay mavericks (Cornel West, Susan Sontag, Anne Waters, Richard Mohr) who have broadened the boundaries of American philosophy. Smart and provocative, America the Philosophical is a rebellious tour de force that both celebrates our country’s unparalleled intellectual energy and promises to bury some of our most hidebound cultural clichés.
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Dave Hill in conversation with Ira Glass at McNally Jackson7:00 pm – 8:00 pm7:00 pmDave Hill in conversation with Ira Glass at McNally Jackson
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Francoise Mouly & Nadja Spiegelman at Greenlight7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
New Yorker art editor Francoise Mouly presents Blown Covers: New Yorker Covers You Were Never Meant to See with Blown Covers blog creator Nadja Spiegelman
Artist and designer Francoise Mouly (wife of cartoonist Art Spiegelman, with whom she has published groundbreaking comics for adults and children) has been the art editor of the New Yorker magazine since 1993. In Blown Covers, Mouly discusses how the magazine creates and chooses its signature covers, and reveals the shocking and hilarious sketches that didn’t make the cut. Francoise will talk about the images with her daughter, children’s book author Nadja Spiegelman, who has been instrumental in creating the Blown Covers Tumblr blog, where the weekly Blown Covers contest receives hundreds of amateur submissions a week. Mouly and Spiegelman will discuss the process of choosing contest winners and the essential stages in the evolution of a New Yorker cover and answer questions about the submis
7:30 pmFrancoise Mouly & Nadja Spiegelman at Greenlight
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May24Thu
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BOMB Magazine at BookCourt7:00 pm – 8:00 pmHost(s):Mónica de la TorreAppearing:Daniel WienerMichelle SegreShelia Pepe7:00 pmBOMB Magazine at BookCourt
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Emily Mandel and The Lola Quartet at WORD7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Local author and staff favorite Emily Mandel presents her third novel, The Lola Quartet, with a launch party and reading.
In The Lola Quartet, mistakes made years in Gavin Sasaki’s past come back to haunt him as mistakes made in his career send him back to his hometown. An intense piece of literary noir, the plot spans jazz, Django Reinhardt, economic collapse, friendship and love, Florida’s exotic wildlife problem, fedoras, and the unreliability of memory.
Facebook RSVP encouraged, but not required.
7:00 pmEmily Mandel and The Lola Quartet at WORD
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May29Tue
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J.R. Helton & Tony O’Neill at BookCourt7:00 pm – 8:00 pm7:00 pmJ.R. Helton & Tony O’Neill at BookCourt
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Paperback Launch for Lev Grossman’s The Magician King at WORD7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
WORD welcomes back staff favorite and local author Lev Grossman for the paperback launch of The Magician King, sequel to The Magicians. The Magician King brings us the further adventures of Quentin and Julia, spanning Fillory and Earth, and was the best sequel bar none that we read last year. Grossman will be in conversation with Tor.com staff writer Ryan Britt about fandom, the writing process, the relative attractiveness of naiads vs dryads, and more.
Lev Grossman is a senior writer and book critic for Time magazine. He is also the author of the international bestselling novel Codex, the creator of the Time blog Techland, and a graduate of Harvard and Yale. Ryan Britt‘s writing has been published with Good Magazine, Nerve.com, Opium Magazine, and Soon Quarterly, as well as the Hugo-Award winning Clarkesworld Magazine. He is the staff writer for the popular science fiction and fantasy blog Tor.com.
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Phil Stutz and Barry Michels in conversation with Julie Grau at McNally Jackson7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
The Tools is co-authored by two psychotherapists who were profiled in a galvanizing, widely-discussed New Yorker article last year. A new type of therapy model that is part cognitive and part Jungian, The Tools are solution-based techniques that powerfully meet the most common problems people face, like anger, insecurity, anxiety and avoidance. They propel users into immediate action and change. The psychotherapists will be in conversation wtih Julie Grau, publisher and editor.
7:00 pmPhil Stutz and Barry Michels in conversation with Julie Grau at McNally Jackson -
True Story: n+1 launch at KGB Bar7:00 pm – 9:00 pm7:00 pmTrue Story: n+1 launch at KGB Bar
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May30Wed
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A Tour of the Exotic with Andrew Blackwell, James Higdon, and Lizzie Stark at WORD7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Authors Andrew Blackwell (Visit Sunny Chernobyl), James Higdon (The Cornbread Mafia) and Lizzie Stark (Leaving Mundania) will combine forces for a joint reading and discussion on everything from LARPing to radioactive waste to recreational drug use.
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Creativity and Curation in the Digital Age at McNally Jackson7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Join Austin Kleon (author of Steal Like an Artist) as he interviews three of his favorite NYC ladies around the topic of collecting and sharing inspiration online. The panel will feature Maud Newton, legendary litblogger; Maria Popova, creator of the stupendously popular blog Brain Pickings; and Maris Kreizman, creator of the hilarious Tumblr blog Slaughterhouse 90210.
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Andrew Blum & Matt Weiland at Greenlight7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Author Andrew Blum discusses Tubes: A Journey to the Center of the Internet with Matt Weiland
Brooklyn-based Wired magazine writer Andrew Blum takes readers on a journey around the world to understand what everyone uses but few understand: the internet. From the room in L.A. where the Internet began, to the coast of Portugal as a new transatlantic undersea cable that connects West Africa and Europe is laid down, to the the monumental data centers that Google and Facebook have built in the wilds of Oregon, Blum chronicles the dramatic story of the Internet’s development and explains how it all works. Blum will discuss the intricacies of the internet and his own writer’s journey with W. W. Norton editor (and Fort Greene neighbor) Matt Weiland, who was Blum’s editor forTubes during his time at HarperCollins.
7:30 pmAndrew Blum & Matt Weiland at Greenlight
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May31Thu
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TICKETED: Pickling Workshop with Kate Payne at WORD6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
In this interactive class you’ll learn about both methods of pickling, fresh and fermented pickling. Participants will learn how to pickle small amounts of extra produce without pulling out the canner pot.
In addition to understading common safety concerns with food preservation, you’ll learn the basics of fermentation (brining) as a form of food preservation. Lacto-fermented foods provide numerous health benefits using lactobacillus bacteria to preserve food as opposed to vinegar. We’ll discuss how fermentation works, why it’s safe and how to try a small-scale fermented pickling project at home.
Every attendee should come with questions, as Kate will make sure there is time to troubleshoot their own projects. Registration also includes a copy of The Hip Girl’s Guide to Homemaking.
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“Laughter in the Dark: The Comedy of Noir” with Tim Horvath, Brian Evenson, and Bradford Morrow at McNally Jackson7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Bradford Morrow’s stories have garnered him awards such as the O. Henry and Pushcart Prizes and have given him a devoted following. The Uninnocent is a collection of his finest, gothic tales. He’s also the editor of Conjunctions. Jonathan Lethem says that “Brian Evenson is one of the treasures of American story writing, a true successor both to the generation of Coover, Barthelme, Hawkes and Co., but also to Edgar Allan Poe.” And Kate Christensen says of Tim Horvath’s debut short story collection, Understories: “Tim Horvath is a fluid, inventive writer who deftly interweaves the palpably real and the pyrotechnically fantastic. At once playful, deeply moving, and sharply funny,Understories satisfies the mind, the heart, and the gut.”
7:00 pm“Laughter in the Dark: The Comedy of Noir” with Tim Horvath, Brian Evenson, and Bradford Morrow at McNally Jackson -
Cecil Castellucci at BookCourt7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
The Year of the Beasts
Every summer the trucks roll in, bringing the carnival and its infinite possibilities to town. This year Tessa and her younger sister Lulu are un-chaperoned and want to be first in line to experience the rides, the food . . . and the boys. Except this summer, jealousy will invade their relationship for the first time, setting in motion a course of events that can only end in tragedy, putting everyone’s love and friendship to the test. Alternating chapters of prose and comics are interwoven in this extraordinary novel that will break your heart and crack it wide open at the same time.
7:00 pmCecil Castellucci at BookCourt
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Jun19Tue
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Algonquin Book Club event with Judy Blume and Tayari Jones at B&N UES7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Judy will interview Tayari for 20-25 min., followed by 20-25 min. of questions from audience, followed by a book signing for Tayari and Judy.
7:00 pmAlgonquin Book Club event with Judy Blume and Tayari Jones at B&N UES
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