Manuel Gonzales Discussed The Regional Office is Under Attack with Isaac...
Manuel Gonzales discussed his new novel The Regional Office is Under Attack with BuzzFeed Books Editor Isaac Fitzgerald at BookCourt last week. The novel centers around a coterie of deadly assassins,...
View ArticleAdrien Bosc discusses Constellation
French author Adrien Bosc explores the lives of the passengers of an ill fated 1949 Air France flight in his new book Constellation. Based on the real people aboard the plane, Bosc extrapolates...
View ArticleReading Series Census: Liars’ League NYC
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 ArticleAllison Amend Spoke with Alexander Chee about Enchanted Islands
In Allison Amend's latest novel, Enchanted Islands, she explores the lives spies on a mission for the Office of Naval Intelligence living on the Galapagos Islands. She was joined at The Strand by...
View ArticleMiranda Beverly-Whittemore presents June
Miranda Beverly-Whittemore was at BookCourt last month to present her latest novel, June, about a family's mansion in rural Ohio. The novel spans two time periods, 1955 and 2015, and revolves around...
View ArticleRumaan Alam Discussed Rich and Pretty with Mira Jacob
With his debut novel, Rich and Pretty, Rumaan Alam has earned himself a place in the Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Program, a select group of authors the bookseller picksto introduce...
View ArticleReading Series Census: Risk of Discovery
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 ArticleC.E. Morgan Discussed The Sport of Kings with Lisa Lucas
C.E. Morgan's first novel, All the Living earned her a Pen Award nomination and a "5 Under 35" award. She was at Greenlight Bookstore to discuss The Sport of Kings, her second novel, with Lisa Lucas,...
View ArticleEmma Cline talks with Alexandra Kleeman about The Girls
Emma Cline's debut novel The Girls examines female friendship in a 1960s cult commune modeled on the Manson compound. She was at BookCourt to discuss the novel with Alexandra Kleeman, author of You...
View ArticleJesse Ball Faces Isaac Fitzgerald in Epic Backgammon Match
Backgammon boards were set up throughout BookCourt, the Brooklyn bookstore more commonly known for hosting literary events than board game bouts. But Jesse Ball, author motr than a dozen other books,...
View ArticleBob Proehl Talks with Ryan Britt about A Hundred Thousand Worlds
Bob Proehl enters into the world of comic book and science fiction fandom in his debut novel A Hundred Thousand Worlds. He was joined at Greenlight Bookstore in Brooklyn to talk about the novel, super...
View ArticlePatrick Ryan Discusses The Dream Life of Astronauts with Hannah Tinti
Patrick Ryan was at McNally Jackson to discuss his new story collection The Dream Life of Astronauts. He was joined by OneStory founder Hannah Tinti.
View ArticleAlejandro Zambra Discussed Multiple Choice with John Wray
Alejandro Zambra was at McNally Jackson Books to discuss his latest work, Multiple Choice, a narrative written as a multiple choice exam mirroring the same test administered to young people in Chile...
View ArticleSusan Daitch Discusses The Lost Civilization of Solucidir with Emily Barton
The latest novels by Susan Daitch and Emily Barton both feature fictitious nations. Barton's The Book of Esther supposes the existence of a Jewish state in Eastern Europe. Daitch's novel, The Lost...
View ArticleReading Series Census: Prose Bowl
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 ArticleNicole Dennis-Benn and Tiphanie Yanique Discuss Here Comes the Sun and Land...
Nicole Dennis-Benn was at Housing Works Bookstore to discuss Here Comes the Sun with Tiphanie Yanique, author Land of Love and Drowning. Their discussion was moderated by Glory Edim, founder of...
View ArticleLeigh Stein Launched Land of Enchantment
Leigh Stein is the author of the novel The Fallback Plan and poetry collection Dispatch from the Future. She launched her memoir Land of Enchantment at Powerhouse Books in Brooklyn (becoming the...
View ArticleYaa Gyasi Reads Homegoing with Imbolo Mbue
Yaa Gyasi read from her debut novel Homegoing and took questions from the audience at Greenlight Bookstore last week. She was introduced by Imbolo Mbue, author of Behold the Dreamers.
View ArticleReading Series Census: Sackett Street Writers Reading/Event 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: Lyrics, Lit & Liquor
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...
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