Lev Grossman paperback release party

Books: Release Party/Signing

Lev Grossman

Tuesday 5/29 @ Word

Bestselling author Lev Grossman makes his way back to Greenpoint to read from The Magician King, the second book in his... 

Writers Read  w/ David Lawrence , Sarah McElwain , Peter Krass , Pamela Erens and Deborah Baker

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Writers Read w/ David Lawrence , Sarah McElwain , Peter Krass , Pamela Erens and Deborah Baker

Wednesday 5/30 @ (Le) Poisson Rouge

Writers Read presents 6 readings a year featuring current work by novelists, short story magicians, thoughtful essayists, passionate poets and playful... 

Eat, Drink & Be Literary: Ann Patchett

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Ann Patchett

Thursday 5/31 @ BAM

Ann Patchett is the author of six novels, including the New York Times Notable Book The Patron Saint of Liars; The... 

CCLaP Presents an Evening of Chicago Literature

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CCLaP Presents an Evening of Chicago Literature

Thursday 5/31 @ (Le) Poisson Rouge

CCLaP Presents an Evening of Chicago Literature w/ David David Katzman , Oriana Leckert , Lauryn Allison Lewis , Katherine Scott... 

Bookrageous BEA Bash with Vol. 1 Brooklyn, Small Demons, and FSG’s Work in Progress

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Bookrageous BEA Bash with Vol. 1 Brooklyn, Small Demons, and FSG’s Work in Progress

Monday 6/ 4 @ Housing Works Bookstore Cafe

Join Bookrageous and co-sponsors Vol. 1 Brooklyn, Small Demons, and FSG’s Work In Progress for a party featuring some of our... 

Mischief & Mayhem Reading Series

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Mischief & Mayhem Reading Series

Tuesday 6/ 5 @ (Le) Poisson Rouge

Mischief and Mayhem with host Katie Halper is a publishing collective, not a publishing company. Our goals are to nurture and... 

Adult Education Presents: "Unmasking Cliché"

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Adult Education Presents: "Unmasking Cliché"

Tuesday 6/ 5 @ Housing Works Bookstore Cafe

 Adult Education is a monthly lecture series devoted to making useless knowledge somewhat less useless.       This month:  Ruben... 

DUMBO Lit

Books: Reading

DUMBO Lit

Tuesday 6/ 5 @ powerHouse Arena

 The nabe under the Manhattan bridge overpass throws its hat in the ring to be the most literary neighborhood in Brooklyn... 

Selected Shorts: Objects of Desire

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Selected Shorts: Objects of Desire

Wednesday 6/ 6 @ Symphony Space

If objects could talk, what stories they would tell? Historical, religious, beloved, passed along, cast aside — every object tells a... 

The Book Report Reading

Books: Reading

The Book Report Reading

Tuesday 6/12 @ (Le) Poisson Rouge

Once upon a time you were in third grade and you had to give book reports and it was awesome. The... 

Kate Christensen & Jami Attenberg

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Kate Christensen & Jami Attenberg

Thursday 6/14 @ Greenlight Bookstore

PEN/Faulkner Award-winning author and former Brooklynite, Kate Christensen, comes back to the borough where her novel The Astral was set for... 

Chuck Klosterman

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Chuck Klosterman

Friday 6/15 @ BookCourt

Chuck Klosterman took the new millenium by storm with his 2001 memoir/history book Fargo Rock City: A Heavy Metal Odyssey in Rural... 

Books: Release Party/Signing

Sheila Heti

Tuesday 6/19 @ powerHouse Arena

Sheila Heti's work is constantly blurring the lines between art and literature, always producing interesting results.  In her latest work, How...