Simon Critchley Discusses Memory Theater With Joshua Cohen
Simon Critchley is a philosopher and professor typically writing on political theory, ethics and aesthetics. His first novel, Memory Theater, does not stray very far from those topics. He was at...
View ArticleReading Series Census: Tea & Poetry
The New York City Reading Series Census is an ongoing project to catalogue the contemporary literary scene. Any reading series curator in the New York area can take the survey here. What is the name of...
View ArticleLuc Sante Discusses The Other Paris with Jason Diamond
Luc Sante discussed The Other Paris with Jason Diamond of Vol 1. Brooklyn at WORD Bookstore in Brooklyn last week. Sante previously has written Low Life: Lures and Snares of Old New York, a portrait...
View ArticleMichael Cunningham reads A Wild Swan
Michael Cunningham read from his latest book, A Wild Swan, a collection of short stories at BookCourt in Brooklyn. He brought him his friend and musician Billy Hough. The story collection pulls from...
View Article2015 in Review
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View ArticleReading Series Census: Lamprophonic’s Emerging Writers Series
The New York City Reading Series Census is an ongoing project to catalogue the contemporary literary scene. Any reading series curator in the New York area can take the survey here. What is the name...
View ArticleReading Series Census: Women Writers in Bloom Poetry Salon
The New York City Reading Series Census is an ongoing project to catalogue the contemporary literary scene. Any reading series curator in the New York area can take the survey here. What is the name...
View ArticleHelen Ellis Reads American Housewife
Helen Ellis launched her new collection of stories, American Housewife, at Powerhouse Arena on Tuesday. Ellis is a housewife living with her husband in New York City, but she is also a poker player...
View ArticleReading Series Census: Vapors
The New York City Reading Series Census is an ongoing project to catalogue the contemporary literary scene. Any reading series curator in the New York area can take the survey here. What is the name of...
View ArticleHelen Klein Ross reads What Was Mine
Helen Klein Ross was at BookCourt last week to read from her new novel, What Was Mine, about a woman who has stolen a baby girl and raised it as her own.
View ArticleJames Hannaham Reads Delicious Foods
James Hannaham read from his latest novel, Delicious Foods, last week at Center for Fiction in Manhattan. He was joined, eventually, by Joshua Furst, delayed by shoddy subway service. Delicious Foods...
View ArticleManhattanville Reading Series Launches in Crown Heights
Crown Heights has a new reading series. The product of a collaboration between Manhattanville Coffee and Penina Roth, the monthly event launched last week. The series is designed for emerging writers,...
View ArticleRachel Cantor Discusses Good On Paper
Rachel Cantor launched her second novel Good On Paper last week. The novel follows Shira Greene who is asked to translate an important book that will make her translating career. Cantor was joined by...
View ArticleAlexander Chee Discusses The Queen of the Night with Maud Newton
Alexander Chee launched his latest novel, The Queen of the Night, last week at McNally Jackson Books. The novel follows Parisian opera singer Lilliet Berne on a personal adventure through her past...
View ArticleReading Series Census: The Segue Reading Series
The New York City Reading Series Census is an ongoing project to catalogue the contemporary literary scene. Any reading series curator in the New York area can take the survey here. What is the name...
View ArticleSharon Guskin Launches The Forgetting Time
Sharon Guskin launched her debut novel The Forgetting Time at Powerhouse Arena in Brooklyn. She was joined for conversation by Liesl Schillinger, a journalist and critic. The Forgetting Time is the...
View ArticleIdra Novey Launches Ways to Disappear
Idra Novey launched her debut novel Ways to Disappear at Housing Works. She spoke with writer and critic Nell Freudenberger. Novey, who has published poetry, has also worked as a translator including...
View ArticleReading Series Census: Greenlight Poetry Salon
The New York City Reading Series Census is an ongoing project to catalogue the contemporary literary scene. Any reading series curator in the New York area can take the survey here. What is the name...
View ArticleReading Series Census: Cool as F***
The New York City Reading Series Census is an ongoing project to catalogue the contemporary literary scene. Any reading series curator in the New York area can take the survey here.
View ArticleReading Series Census: The Loaded Canon
The New York City Reading Series Census is an ongoing project to catalogue the contemporary literary scene. Any reading series curator in the New York area can take the survey here. What is the name...
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