Bookish Events in New York City: March 9th – 13th
It’s finally beginning to look like spring is on its way to New York City. This week offers a ton of great opportunities to make use of the extra hour of daylight.
Cheer on debut authors like Eddie Joyce and Sarah Blake in Staten Island and Brooklyn, and then head to Manhattan to hear from NBCC finalists at The New School. Listen to brilliant women read letters at Joe’s Pub, and maybe tell your own story at The Moth.
Best of all, you’ll be able to run around the city without needing multiple pairs of mittens.
Monday, March 9, 2015
Maggie Nelson and Rebecca Reilly at The New School
66 West 12th Street, Room A510
New York, NY 10011
6:30pm
Stop by The New School this Monday for an evening of lyric memoir and poetic autobiography. Maggie Nelson’s most recent work, The Argonauts, is forthcoming in May. Rebecca Reilly is the author of Repetition. Mark Bibbins will moderate the conversation.
$5
Real Characters at McNally Jackson
52 Prince Street
New York, NY 10012
7:00pm
Real Characters is a monthly series that features some of New York’s best storytellers, humor writers, and stand-up comics. This month’s lineup includes Janet Manley, Andy Christie, and Simon Rich.
FREE
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
The Moth StorySLAM! at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe
126 Crosby Street
New York, NY 10012
7:00pm
There will be ten stories, three teams of judges, and one winner. This evening’s theme is “Co-habitation.”
$8, though seating is limited. Arrive early and join the line outside.
Lizzie Skurnick and Kera Bolonik at Macaulay Honors College
35 West 67th Street
New York, NY 10023
7:00pm
Join Lizzie Skurnick to celebrate her new book, That Should Be a Word: A Language Lover's Guide to Choregasms, Povertunity, Brattling, and 250 Other Much-Needed Terms for the Modern World. Kera Bolonik will join her in conversation.
FREE
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
National Book Critics Circle Reading 2015 at The New School
66 West 12th Street
New York, NY 10011
6:00pm
Hear from finalists for the 2015 NBCC Awards in the categories of Fiction, General Nonfiction, Biography, Autobiography, Poetry, and Criticism. Can’t make it? Students from The New School are interviewing all of the finalists. Check out those interviews here.
FREE
Eddie Joyce at Barnes and Noble Staten Island
2245 Richmond Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10314
7:00pm
Celebrate the release of Eddie Joyce’s debut novel, Small Mercies. His novel has been described as, “a love letter to Staten Island.”
FREE
Thursday, March 12, 2015
Cecilia Ruiz and Marshall Arisman at WORD Brooklyn
126 Franklin Street
Brooklyn, NY 11222
7:00pm
Join artist and author Cecilia Ruiz to celebrate the release of her new collection, The Book of Memory Gaps. Marshall Arisman will join her in conversation.
FREE
Ron Padgett at Lillian Vernon Creative Writers House
58 West 10th Street
New York, NY 10011
7:00pm
Ron Padgett has written over twenty collections of poetry. Alice Quinn will join him in conversation.
FREE
Friday, March 13, 2015
Sarah Blake at BookCourt
163 Court Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
7:00pm
Sarah Blake’s debut collection, Mr. West, covers the main events in superstar Kanye West’s life, and chronicles our obsession with celebrity.
FREE
Women of Letters at Joe's Pub
425 Lafayette Street
New York, NY 10003
Doors at 9:00pm/Show at 9:30pm
Hear letters from Kathleen Turner, Larisa Oleynik, Suki Kim, and others. This evening’s theme is “A Letter To The Night That Changed Me.”
$20 – Tickets are available here.
