One
of the greatest things about being a bibliophile living in New York
City is the abundance of literary happenings on offer to delight
in...and so many of them are free! It's cold out there, but it sure
is worth bundling up to head out and partake of some of these great
events. Following is just a sampling of events in New York for book
lovers this week and through January....
Readings
and Signings
Fantastic
Fiction
Tuesday,
January 17th, 6-8pm (Free!),
Books
Of Wonder Bookstore, New York
Fans
of YA sci-fi and fantasy will find a lot to sink their teeth
into at this year’s first installment of “Fanatastic Fiction”
at Books of Wonder. Presenting their new books, taking questions and
offering signings will be a group of both seasoned and debut female
authors: Julie Cross, Maureen Lipinksi, Megan Miranda, Beth Revis and
Carrie Ryan. Info: http://www.booksofwonder.com/events011712.asp
The
Future of Us with Jay Asher & Carolyn Mackler
Tuesday,
January 17th, 7pm (Free), Word Bookstore, Brooklyn
Jay
Asher (author of Thirteen
Reasons Why)
and Mackler (author of The
Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things)
will give a joint presentation and reading of their recent
collaboration
The Future of Us ,
a story about two teens who glimpse themselves 15 years into the
future. Info:
http://wordbrooklyn.com/event/future-us-jay-asher-and-carolyn-mackler
Hue-Man
Bookstore and Cafe in Harlem
has some big ticket evenings coming up:
On
Tuesday, January 17th at 7pm (Free) Dr. Bill Cosby himself presents
and reads from his latest book, I
Didn’t Ask to Be Born (but I’m glad I was) and
Walter Mosley from his latest All
I Did Was Shoot My Man,
Tuesday, January 31st at 6pm (Free).
Why
We Broke Up: Daniel Handler & Maira Kalman
Tuesday,
January 17th, 7pm (Free), Barnes & Noble Bookstore, Union Square,
New York
Writer
Daniel Handler & artist, Maira Kalman present their new YA book
tracing the birth and death of a teen romance. Info:
http://store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/event/74136
OR
catch them the following night in Brooklyn at Word Bookstore: 7pm
126
Franklin St (at Milton St.), Brooklyn, NY 11222
Smith
Magazine Presents: The Moment
Thursday,
January 26th, 6:30 pm (Free), Greenlight Bookstore, Brooklyn
Join
Larry Smith, founder of SMITH magazine for an evening of readings
from contributors to his latest book,The
Moment: Wild, Poignant, Life-Changing Stories from Writers and
Artists Famous & Obscure.
Presenters: Julie Metz, author of Perfection:
A Memoir of Betrayal and Renewal;
Colin Nissan, author of
Don’t Be That Guy;
Said Sayrafiezadeh, author of When
Skateboards Will Be Free;
Piper Kerman, author of Orange
is the New Black: My Year Inside a Women’s Prison;
Gillian Laub, author of Testimony;
and Josh Axelrod, author of Repeat
Until Rich.
Info: http://greenlightbookstore.com/event/evening-larry-smith
Mark
Strand, Almost Invisible
January
31st, 7pm (Free), Bookcourt Bookstore, Brooklyn
Pulitzer
Prize winning poet, Mark Strand, will read from his most recent
collection of prose poetry, Almost
Invisible.
Info: http://www.bookcourt.com
Miscellaneous
Fun
Book
Nerd Jeopardy
Tuesday,
January 18th, 7pm (Free!), McNally Jackson Books, New York
Put
your literary knowledge to the test!
A
special preview screening of The
Secret World of Arrietty
Saturday,
January 21, Symphony Space, New York, NY
This
animated film, based on The
Borrowers,
was co-written by famed Manga artist and film director, Hayao
Miyazaki (Nausicaa of the Valley Wind, Spirited Away, My Neighbor
Totoro) and produced by Studio Ghibli. Tickets ($15 single/$12 group)
will sell out FAST, and it’s next week! More Info & tickets:
http://gkids.tv/intheaters.cfm
KidLit
Drinks Night (KLDN): Special SCBWI--Conference Edition
Friday,
January 27th, starting @ 8pm, Public House
(http://www.publichousenyc.com/),
New York
Join fellow lovers of "Kid Lit" and raise a glass with interesting and talented illustrators in town for the SCBWI annual conference.
Join
the KidLit Drinks Night by emailing: nyckidlitdrinks@gmail.com
*Related
SCBWI tidbit:
Walter
Dean Myers, a long time board member of SCBWI, was recently named
National
Ambassador for Young People's Literature
Exhibitions
Dickens
at 200
On
view until February 12th,
The Morgan Library
Quick!
If you missed our Fall meeting at the Morgan Library or wished you’d
had more time to linger over this very charming exhibit of Dickensian
ephemera--from original illustrations to handwritten letters,
photogrpahs and manuscripts--you still have time: the exhibit
runs until February 12th.
Ongoing
Real
Characters
Every
2nd Tuesday night of the month, 7pm (Free), McNally Jackson Bookstore
A
storytelling event featuring a host of New York's wittiest comedians
and writers.
Info:
http://mcnallyjackson.com/event/real-characters-mcnally-jackson-3
New
York Review of Science Fiction Readings
1st
Tues of every month, 6:30, Soho
Gallery for Digital Art
This post by Laura Bishop, Membership Coordinator (2011-2013)
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