The third annual Brooklyn Book Festival will take place this Sunday (September 14, 2008) at Borough Hall Plaza, Borough Hall Courtroom, St. Francis Auditorium and The Brooklyn Historical Society. This free event includes readings, discussions, and panels with such literary (and musical) luminaries as: Russell Banks, Jimmy Breslin, Geoffery Canada, Joan Didion, Jonathan Franzen, A.M….
Category: Readings and Talks
Upstairs at The Square Tonight: David Carr & Greg Laswell
Tonight, at Barnes & Noble Union Square, Carpetbagger blogger and famous ex-drug addict David Carr hawks his latest autobiographical tome, Night of The Gun, along with San Diego musician Greg Laswell (who should not be confused with the avant-garde New York musician, Bill Laswell). More Greg Laswell tour dates after the jump.
New Yorker Festival Schedule Released
I mean sure it’s better than anything I’ve ever put together, but in my opinion, this is one of the weakest New Yorker Festival lineups in recent memory. Highlight of the festival, Stephen Colbert talks with Ariel Levy. See the whole schedule after the jump, it should be on newsstands tomorrow. UPDATE: OK, on second…
The Moth Coming to Union Hall, No. 1 Podcast on iTunes
Good news Brooklyn, The Moth, a not-for-profit storytelling organization, is bringing its NYC StorySLAM event to Union Hall on October 6, November 3 and December 1. In other related news, The Moth started up a podcast this year, and last time I checked it was the no. 1 download at the iTunes store — not…
Live From The NYPL 2008
Become a friend of the library and you can purchase tickets for the upcoming season of “Live From The NYPL” (New York Public Library) for 33% off. Some highlights from the coming months include: Live From The NYPL 2008 09/16 BERNARD-HENRI LEVY & SLAVOJ ZIZEK: A Debate 09/24 PAUL AUSTER & CELINE CURIOL in conversation…
SPIN Book Club at Housing Works w/ Tegan Quinn and Augusten Burroughs
Yes folks, that does say a “performance by musician Tegan Quinn“. SPIN Magazine and Housing Works host an evening of music and literature with a reading by author Augusten Burroughs (Running With Scissors; A Wolf at the Table) and performance by musician Tegan Quin (Tegan and Sara) to highlight the mutual effects of music and…