Past Events

Robert Lopez, author of Good People, at Pete’s Reading Series

Pete’s Candy Store Brooklyn, NY

Robert Lopez, author of Good People, joins Rachel Glaser, author of Paulina & Fran, to celebrate their new books at Pete’s Reading Series.

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Robert Lopez, author of Good People, at Franklin Park Reading Series

Franklin Park Brooklyn, NY

As Valentine’s Day approaches, the Franklin Park Reading Series turns to five of their favorite writers for insight into surviving love’s highs and lows. Hear prose and poetry addressing why “Love Will Make or Break You” from fiction writers Robert Lopez and Tony Tulathimutte, memoirist Mira Ptacin, and poets Robin Beth Schaer and Tommy Pico.

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Break A Leg Productions premieres No No Nobel, a science-based play by David C. Cassidy, author of Beyond Uncertainty

CUNY Graduate Center New York, NY

Join Break A Leg Productions and the Science & the Arts Series for a staged reading of No No Nobel by David C. Cassidy, author of Beyond Uncertainty.

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Robert Lopez, author of Good People, at BookCourt

BookCourt welcomes author Robert Lopez whose reading from Good People will be followed by an audience Q&A and book signing.

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Robert Lopez, author of Good People, at the LIC Reading Series

LIC Bar Long Island City, NY

The LIC Reading Series welcomes Robert Lopez, author Good People, for a reading and discussion with J. Robert Lennon and Sean H. Doyle at the LIC Bar.

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Robert Lopez, author of Good People, at Pine Manor College

Pine Manor College Chestnut Hill, MA

Pine Manor College welcomes Robert Lopez, author Good People, for a reading and discussion with Jeannine Atkins and Mary Beth Pope.

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Austin Ratner leads Jewish Book Council: Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature discussion

powerHouse Arena Brooklyn, NY

The POWERHOUSE ARENA hosts a panel discussion for the Jewish Book Council: Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature with Allison Amend, Anne Landsman, and Josh Rolnick in conversation with Austin Ratner, author of The Jump Artist.

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Eduardo Halfon hosts the Electric Literature Genre Ball

Ace Hotel New York New York, NY

Eduardo Halfon, author of Monasteryand The Polish Boxer, joins Mia Alvar, Alexander Chee, Sloane Crosley, Michael Cunningham, Mary Gaitskill, Lev Grossman, A.M. Homes, Tanwi Nandini Islam, and J. Robert Lennon in hosting the Electric Literature Genre Ball.

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Colin Ellard leads psychogeography walking tours; discusses Places of the Heart

Pioneer Works Brooklyn, NY

Pioneer Works hosts Colin Ellard, author of Places of the Heart, for a special series of walking tours and public discussions:

Over the course of the weekend researchers will take small groups of participants on walks designed to explore the psychology of urban life by measuring responses to a set of carefully curated locations throughout the Red Hook area. Participants will be asked to carry a specially programmed phone and to wear a small headband that records their patterns of brain activity. Our overall goal is to map the relationships between place, comfort, happiness, arousal (both negative and positive), perceptions of risk, responses to natural features and to urban design variables. The walk will take approximately one hour, following which participants will have an opportunity to discuss their experiences in a debriefing session.







On Sunday, October 25th a culminating discussion with Colin and other guests will consider the data collected from walks as a way of gaining insight into our urban environment.
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Eduardo Halfon discusses his writing at Baruch College

Baruch College, Information & Technology Building (Library Building) New York, NY

Baruch College presents Harman Writer-In-Residence Eduardo Halfon, author of Monastery and The Polish Boxer, for an evening reading and conversation.

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Melissa Pritchard reads from A Solemn Pleasure

Changing Hands Bookstore Tempe, AZ

Melissa Pritchard presents A Solemn Pleasure, her newest collection of essays, at Changing Hands Bookstore.

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Eduardo Halfon in conversation with Geoff Dyer and Francine Prose at the Brooklyn Book Festival

St. Francis College Auditorium Brooklyn, NY

Eduardo Halfon, author of Monasteryand The Polish Boxer, joins Geoff Dyer and Francine Prose for a discussion at the Brooklyn Book Festival, moderated by Ryan Chapman, about “outsiders trying to get in, insiders trying to get out, and all types of boundary making and breaking.”

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Bellevue Literary Press at the Brooklyn Book Festival

Please join Bellevue Literary Press at the Brooklyn Book Festival. Visit us in booth 240, which we’ll be sharing with our sister organization The Bellevue Literary Review, to meet author Eduardo Halfon and find great deals on all of our books.

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Michael Coffey, author The Business of Naming Things, at NER Vermont Reading Series

Carol’s Hungry Mind Café Middlebury, VT

The NER (New England Review)Vermont Reading Series and the Vermont Book Shop present Michael Coffey, author The Business of Naming Things, Penelope Cray, and Rebecca Makkai.

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Brookline Booksmith Small Press Book Club discussion of A Solemn Pleasure

Brookline Booksmith Brookline, MA

Please join Brookline Booksmith for a discussion of Melissa Pritchard’s A Solemn Pleasure, the June selection of the Small Press Book Club.

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Cormac James, author of The Surfacing, at the PEN World Voices Festival Literary Quest

Westbeth Center for the Arts New York, NY

Cormac James, author of The Surfacing, joins Chantel Acevedo, Lorraine Adams, Ananda Devi, Ofir Touché Gafla, Assaf Gavron, Nathalie Handal, Amanda Michalopoulou, Zoe Pilger, Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts, Jean-Christophe Rufin, Lola Shoneyin, and Sölvi Björn Sigurðsson for the PEN World Voices Festival Literary Quest.

With gratitude to Culture Ireland for help making Cormac James’ visit possible

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Cormac James launches The Surfacing at Glucksman Ireland House/ PEN World Voices Festival

Glucksman Ireland House New York, NY

Glucksman Ireland House and the PEN World Voices Festival welcome Cormac James for the first U.S. reading from his novel The Surfacing.

With gratitude to Culture Ireland for help making Cormac James’ visit possible

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Cormac James, author of The Surfacing, at Glucksman Ireland House/ PEN World Voices Festival Opening Panel: Discussing Diaspora

Glucksman Ireland House New York, NY

Cormac James, author of The Surfacing, joins Rashidah Ismaili, Abdourahman Waberi, and Kerry Young at Glucksman Ireland House for a PEN World Voices Festival discussion about the diaspora, moderated by Eric Banks.

With gratitude to Culture Ireland for help making Cormac James’ visit possible

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Bellevue Literary Press at the PEN World Voices Festival Book Fair

NYU’s Washington Mews New York, NY

Please join Bellevue Literary Press at the PEN World Voices Festival Literary Magazine and Book Fair on the Mews. Meet our editorial staff, find great deals on all of our books, and enjoy the place where “global bazaar meets county fair at th[e] third annual festival within the Festival.”

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Tim Horvath, author of Understories, in conversation with Grant Hart of Hüsker Dü

Patrick’s Cabaret Minneapolis, MN

Rain Taxi presents Tim Horvath, author of Understories, and other special guests, paying tribute to Minneapolis-based songwriter Grant Hart and the seminal band Hüsker Dü. The evening will include a short conversation with Grant Hart about his most recent album and will conclude with a short set of music by Hart.

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Subtext Books Happy Hour with authors Melissa Pritchard and Michael Coffey

Subtext Books St Paul, MN

Subtext Books presents Michael Coffey, author of The Business of Naming Things, and Melissa Pritchard, author of A Solemn Pleasure, for a happy hour discussion about their new books and writing at the intersection of fiction, journalism, and autobiography.

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Bellevue Literary Press at the AWP Annual Conference & Bookfair

Minneapolis Convention Center, Halls B & C, Level 1, Table 1033 Minneapolis, MN

Please join Bellevue Literary Press at the AWP Annual Conference & Bookfair in Minneapolis.

From 9:00am-5:00pm daily, Bellevue Literary Press will feature great deals on all of our books at table #1033.

On Thursday, April 9, Publisher and Editorial Director Erika Goldman will participate in the panel “Is All This Writing Really Any Good for Us: A Discussion of How Texting, Tweeting, & Emailing Impact the Creative Voice” (Room M100 H&I, Mezzanine Level @ 10:30-11:45am) and author Melissa Pritchard will participate in the panel “No Shame: Sex Scenes by Women, About Women” (Room 205 C&D, Level 2 @ 3:00-4:15pm).

On Friday, April 10, author Melissa Pritchard will sign copies of her forthcoming essay collection A Solemn Pleasure (Bookfair, Bellevue Literary Press table #1033 @ 1:00-2:00pm).

On Saturday, April 11, author Melissa Pritchard will participate in the panel “The Past Is the Present” (Room L100 H&I, Lower Level @ 12:00-1:15pm).

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Alan Hirshfeld discusses Starlight Detectives at the Newton Free Library

Newton Free Library, Druker Auditorium Newton, MA

Newton Free Library welcomes Alan Hirshfeld for a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) talk and reading from Starlight Detectives: How Astronomers, Inventors, and Eccentrics Discovered the Modern Universe.

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Michael Coffey, author The Business of Naming Things, at Behind the Book Reading Series

KGB Bar New York, NY

Behind the Book Reading Series welcomes Michael Coffey, author The Business of Naming Things, Amanda Filipacchi, author of The Unfortunate Importance of Beauty, and John Renehan, author of The Valley, to celebrate their new books at the KGB Bar.

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Jonathan D. Moreno discusses Impromptu Man at the Seattle Science Lectures series

Downstairs at Town Hall Seattle, WA

The Seattle Science Lectures at Town Hall hosts a presentation by Jonathan D. Moreno about Impromptu Man: J.L. Moreno and the Origins of Psychodrama, Encounter Culture, and the Social Network. This event is co-sponsored by the University Book Store.

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