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April 28th in New York
Made to Burn: Joshua Clover, Rachel Kushner, Justin Taylor & Malcolm Harris
The Letters of Willa Cather
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April 29th in New York
Richard Ford and James Salter
Alex Dimitrov and Angelo Nikolopoulos
Perennial TV Guest Star Fred Stoller Talks With Veteran Actor Jerry Stiller
Triangulations: Baraka and Césaire
Visually Speaking: Women Image Makers
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April 30th in New York
JUNOT DÍAZ
Her Royal Highness Princess Norodom Buppha Devi of Cambodia in conversations with Peter Sellars
Meet the Scholar: Christel Schmidt
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May 1st in New York
Frances Kazan
Bomb Magazine and Strand Book Store Present: A Conversation Between Rachel Kushner, Hari Kunzru and Rivka Galchen
CFA Masters: Lorenzo Carcaterra
Extraordinary Lives: Marilyn Robinson
Reading featuring Fiona Maazel, David McConnell, Melinda Moustakis
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May 2nd in New York
KEN KALFUS discusses his new novel Equilateral (Bloomsbury, 2013) with author, translator, editor at n+1 KEITH GESSEN
NYU Creative Writing Presents: Sam Lipsyte
Claire Messud: The Woman Upstairs
Meet the Maker: Lili White
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May 3rd in New York
First Fridays
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May 4th in New York
Jacks McNamara “Inbetweenland”
MIA COUTO Best-selling Author of SLEEPWALKING LAND & THE TUNER OF SILENCES In Conversation With ANDERSON TEPPER
Tamara Gonzales and Sharon Butler - An Artist Dialogue Series Event
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May 6th in New York
Censorship: An Open Discussion About Disguising The Provocative
Exiles: Aleksandar Hemon & André Aciman
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May 7th in New York
Sam Lipsyte Reads From His Latest Tragicomic Story Collection, The Fun Parts, And Talks With Daily Beast Books Editor Lucas Wittmann
Panel: Elizabeth Benedict with Margo Jefferson, Martha McPhee, and Roxana Robinson on What My Mother Gave Me
American Sabor on Film: From Mambo to Hip Hop: A South Bronx Tale (2006)
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May 8th in New York
LILY TUCK discusses her new collection of stories, The House at Belle Fontaine
Lady at the O.K. Corral: The True Story of Josephine Marcus Earp
DANIEL DENNETT & JIM HOLT
Sports Writer Ira Berkow presents Summers at Shea With Veteran Mets Player Ed Kranepool
A Celebration of NOON
Eat, Drink & Be Literary with Alison Bechdel
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May 9th in New York
Albert Camus' The Algerian Chronicles
Edward Albee & Paul Auster Discuss Samuel Beckett
2012 NYC Emerging Writers Fellows Reading
2012 NYC Emerging Writers Fellows Reading
Is Zionism in Crisis?
Why Foreign Policy Begins at Home: a talk by Richard N. Haass
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May 10th in New York
W. S. Merwin
Sports Writer Ira Berkow presents Summers at Shea With Veteran Mets Player Ed Kranepool
Talk: Divided Nations by Ian Goldin
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May 12th in New York
Listen to Your Mother
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May 13th in New York
Robert Alter: In Conversation
Monday Night Book Group
NPR’s Ophira Eisenberg Discusses Her New Hilarious Memoir, Screw Everyone: Sleeping My Way to Monogamy
Voice of Witness book event for Refugee Hotel
The Lusty Month of May presented by the The PhilHallmonics.
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May 14th in New York
Non-Fiction Book Group
Whitey's Payback and Other True Stories: Gangsterism, Murder, Corruption, and Revenge
Risk Takers: National Geographic and the New Age of Exploration with Lynsey Addario, Dr. Kenny Broad, James Nachtwey, and Dr. Zoltan Takacs
Writer Tiziana Lo Porto Brings Zelda Fitzgerald to Life In Her Graphic Biography, Superzelda
What Makes an Editor Keep Reading? Led by Dawn Raffel
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May 15th in New York
Thalia Book Club: An Evening with Jane Gardam
86th and Lex Reading Group
James Salter: All That Is
Ken and Sarah Burns — The Central Park Five
The Polaroid Years - David Levinthal, Mary-Kay Lombino, William Wegman - An Art Book Series Event
Before 5: Lois Mailou Jones Gallery Talk
Word for Word: Wendy Williams
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May 16th in New York
Single, Fun Book-Lover Seeks Same! Strand and OkCupid Present A Book Swap For Passionate Readers
Talks at the Schomburg: Martha Biondi and Vincent Harding
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May 17th in New York
Willie Cole, Sebastian Errazuriz, Sarah Oppenheimer, Lowery Stokes Sims, Ursula Von Rydingsvard - Against the Grain - Design and Style Series Event
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May 18th in New York
Kick Assonance Poetry Series
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May 19th in New York
George Wendt on tour for the book "Drinking with George: A Barstool Professional's Guide to Beer"
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May 20th in New York
Laura Antoniou With Judith Regan: The Killer Wore Leather
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May 21st in New York
Margaret Stohl in conversation with Lev Grossman
Matthew Barney in Conversation with Paul Holdengräber
Animal Planet’s Jackson Galaxy, Otherwise Known As the “Cat Whisperer,” Tells Unimaginable Cat Tales From His New Memoir Cat Daddy
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May 22nd in New York
DAVID CHANG & FRIENDS
Authors Ayana Mathis and Paul Harding In Conversation
Authors Ayana Mathis and Paul Harding In Conversation
Authors Ayana Mathis and Justin Torres In Conversation
A Swarm, a Flock, a Host - Mark Doty, Darren Waterston - An Art and Literature Series Event with an Accompanying Exhibtion
The Roving Tree
Word for Word: The Fate of the Species with Fred Guterl and Jeffrey Kluger
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May 23rd in New York
Marci Blackman “Tradition” with Silas Howard and T.L. Cowan
Factual Lies and Fictional Truths: Performing the life of Walt Disney
80s Altman: Popeye (1980)
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May 25th in New York
Zay D. Green “Christianity and Black Oppression”
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May 27th in New York
“Word Canvas: Garden of Poetics” with DuEwa Frazier, Monica Hand & Metta Sáma
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May 28th in New York
LIVE from the NYPL: Dan Savage
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May 29th in New York
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Overweight Sensation: The Life and Comedy of Allan Sherman
Eat, Drink & Be Literary with Richard Russo
Word for Word: Ben Mezrich with John Fugelsang
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May 30th in New York
Michelle Tea “A Mermaid in Chelsea Creek” & Ali Liebegott “Cha-Ching!”
FSG and Sarah Crichton Books Present Book Keeping, with Alice McDermott
The 10th Anniversary of the Poetry Society of America Chapbook Fellowship - Part Three with Camille Rankine & Cornelius Eady
Word for Word: Dan Savage
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May 31st in New York
Call Me Crazy: Diary of a Mad Social Worker
Friday Night Book Group
Lane Heymont “The Freedman and The Pharaoh’s Staff”
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Friday, May 3
6:00pm
First Fridays
Start the new month with First Fridays at the Schomburg, a popular monthly social gathering that welcomes the community with music and drinks. Exhibition galleries will be open late. Free!
NYPL Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
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515 Malcolm X Boulevard, New York, NY 10037
212-491-2200
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Sunday, May 12
5:00pm
Listen to Your Mother
"Listen to your Mother" is part of a national series of live readings by local writers in celebration of Mother's Day. "Listen to your Mother NYC" will include NYC-area actors, writers, performers, and people who have never been on stage before.
Symphony Space
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2537 Broadway at 95th Street, New York, NY 10025
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Monday, May 13
6:00pm
The Lusty Month of May presented by the The PhilHallmonics.
The PhilHallmonics present a celebration of spring and all that comes with it—when love is in the air, when warm sunshine thaws our weary winter bones, and when April showers bring May flowers. So, awaken your inner flower child, don your favorite spring attire and come join us. …
The PhilHallmonics present a celebration of spring and all that comes with it—when love is in the air, when warm sunshine thaws our weary winter bones, and when April showers bring May flowers. So, awaken your inner flower child, don your favorite spring attire and come join us.
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The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Bruno Walter Auditorium
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40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023
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Monday, May 13
6:30pm
Voice of Witness book event for Refugee Hotel
Join Voice of Witness for a reading & discussion of Refugee Hotel, the newest title in the Voice of Witness book series, photographed by Gabriele Stabile and edited by Juliet Linderman. Refugee Hotel combines evocative images with moving testimonies from men and women who have resettled in the United…
Join Voice of Witness for a reading & discussion of Refugee Hotel, the newest title in the Voice of Witness book series, photographed by Gabriele Stabile and edited by Juliet Linderman. Refugee Hotel combines evocative images with moving testimonies from men and women who have resettled in the United States from Burundi, Iraq, Burma, Somalia, Bhutan, and Ethiopia. They describe their first days in the US, the lives they’ve left behind, and the communities they have since created.

Refugee Hotel is the tenth title in the Voice of Witness series. Founded by author Dave Eggers and physician/human rights scholar Lola Vollen, Voice of Witness publishes a book series that depicts human rights injustices through the stories of the men and women who experience them. The Voice of Witness Education Program brings these stories, and the issues they reflect, into high schools and impacted communities through oral history-based curricula and holistic educator support.

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New York Public Library - Mid-Manhattan Library
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455 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10018
917-275-6975
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Ancient Israel:
The Former Prophets: Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings: A Translation with Commentary
by Robert Alter
W. W. Norton & Company
$35.00 List Price
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Monday, May 13
7:00pm
Robert Alter: In Conversation
An evening with our most distinguished Biblical scholar and translator, whose rendering of Ancient Israel: The Former Prophets: Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings will be published this spring. Seamus Heaney has called Alter’s work “a godsend—immediately readable, immensely learned, an education and…
An evening with our most distinguished Biblical scholar and translator, whose rendering of Ancient Israel: The Former Prophets: Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings will be published this spring. Seamus Heaney has called Alter’s work “a godsend—immediately readable, immensely learned, an education and a restitution.”
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92nd Street Y
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1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10128
212-415-5500
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Girl in Translation
by Jean Kwok
Riverhead Trade
$15.00 List Price
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Monday, May 13
7:00pm
Monday Night Book Group
The Monday night fiction reading group will discuss, "Girl in Translation" by Jean Kwok. The group meets in the cafe and is open to all.
Barnes & Noble
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150 East 86th Street, New York, NY 10028-2105
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Monday, May 13
7:00pm
NPR’s Ophira Eisenberg Discusses Her New Hilarious Memoir, Screw Everyone: Sleeping My Way to Monogamy
A familiar voice on NPR’s Ask Me Another, and a familiar face in the comedy world, Ophira Eisenberg has performed stand-up around Europe, the US and Canada. She’s toured with The Moth and has been seen on Comedy Central’s Premium Blend and Fresh Faces of Comedy. New York magazine selected her as …
A familiar voice on NPR’s Ask Me Another, and a familiar face in the comedy world, Ophira Eisenberg has performed stand-up around Europe, the US and Canada. She’s toured with The Moth and has been seen on Comedy Central’s Premium Blend and Fresh Faces of Comedy. New York magazine selected her as one of the “Top Ten Comics that Funny People Find Funny.” Come and hear Ophira Eisenberg read from her sexy, bawdy memoir and enjoy NPR trivia that would be censored elsewhere, but not at The Strand.

Buy a copy of Screw Everyone: Sleeping My Way to Monogamy or a $15 Strand gift card in order to attend this event. All options admit one person. Please note that payment is required for all online event orders at the time of checkout. The event will be located in the Strand's 3rd floor Rare Book Room at our store at 828 Broadway at 12th Street.
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Strand Book Store
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828 Broadway, New York, NY 10003-4805
212-473-1452
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Citizens of London:
The Americans Who Stood with Britain in Its Darkest, Finest Hour
by Lynne Olson
Random House Trade Paperbacks
$17.00 List Price
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Tuesday, May 14
7:00pm
Non-Fiction Book Group
A new non-fiction reading group begins in March led by a Barnes & Noble bookseller. The group is open to all. This month's selection is "Citizens of London" by Lynne Olson.
Barnes & Noble
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150 East 86th Street, New York, NY 10028-2105
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Whitey's Payback:
and Other True Stories: Gangsterism, Murder, Corruption, and Revenge
by T. J. English
MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
$14.99 List Price
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Tuesday, May 14
7:00pm
Whitey's Payback and Other True Stories: Gangsterism, Murder, Corruption, and Revenge
The author of The Westies, T.J. English, is joined by Slate Magazine's Justin Peters for a discussion of his non-fiction crime writing, including this new collection focusing on James "Whitey" Bulger and other notorious crime figures.
Barnes & Noble
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150 East 86th Street, New York, NY 10028-2105
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Tuesday, May 14
7:00pm
Risk Takers: National Geographic and the New Age of Exploration with Lynsey Addario, Dr. Kenny Broad, James Nachtwey, and Dr. Zoltan Takacs
In celebration of National Geographic’s 125th anniversary theme, The New Age of Exploration, photographers and explorers reveal the physical, personal, and political perils involved in pushing the boundaries of discovery and bearing witness. The evening will start with presentations from Dr. Kenny …
In celebration of National Geographic’s 125th anniversary theme, The New Age of Exploration, photographers and explorers reveal the physical, personal, and political perils involved in pushing the boundaries of discovery and bearing witness. The evening will start with presentations from Dr. Kenny Broad, cave diver, environmental anthropologist, and National Geographic Explorer who searches for new freshwater reserves; and National Geographic Emerging Explorer Dr. Zoltan Takacs, a herpetologist/toxinologist who studies the healing potential of toxic venoms. A moderated discussion will follow about the risks of documenting war, conflict, and human rights issues with award-winning National Geographic photojournalists Lynsey Addario and James Nachtwey.

Presented by RBC.

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New York Public Library (Main Branch)
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42nd Street & 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10018-3902
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Tuesday, May 14
7:00pm
Writer Tiziana Lo Porto Brings Zelda Fitzgerald to Life In Her Graphic Biography, Superzelda
Italian writer Tiziana Lo Porto discusses her new graphic biography Superzelda: The Graphic Life of Zelda Fitzgerald with writer Rick Moody. This new, refreshing, inspired take on one of the greatest icons of the Jazz Age will charm you! Come see Zelda as you have never seen her before! Buy a copy…
Italian writer Tiziana Lo Porto discusses her new graphic biography Superzelda: The Graphic Life of Zelda Fitzgerald with writer Rick Moody. This new, refreshing, inspired take on one of the greatest icons of the Jazz Age will charm you! Come see Zelda as you have never seen her before!

Buy a copy of Superzelda or a $15 Strand gift card in order to attend this event. All options admit one person. Please note that payment is required for all online event orders at the time of checkout. The event will be located in Strand's basement level at our store at 828 Broadway at 12th Street
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Strand Book Store
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828 Broadway, New York, NY 10003-4805
212-473-1452
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Tuesday, May 14
7:00pm
What Makes an Editor Keep Reading? Led by Dawn Raffel
Editors, agents—and, for that matter, real-world readers—make snap decisions. What makes them keep reading? What are three things you want to establish immediately, regardless of whether you're writing traditional or transgressive fiction, or anything in between? What are three things that can sink…
Editors, agents—and, for that matter, real-world readers—make snap decisions. What makes them keep reading? What are three things you want to establish immediately, regardless of whether you're writing traditional or transgressive fiction, or anything in between? What are three things that can sink you? This will be an interactive class using concrete examples. The class is limited to 15 so that everyone present can participate.

Over a decades-long career, Dawn Raffel has edited fiction at a diverse range of literary and mass circulation magazines, working with well-known authors and discovering new ones. Fiction she has edited has twice won the National Magazine Award. In addition, she has taught in the MFA program at Columbia University and at Summer Literary Seminars in St. Petersburg, Russia; Vilnius, Lithuania; and Montreal. She is the author of four books, most recently, The Secret Life of Objects, and is the editor of The Literarian at the Center for Fiction.

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The Center for Fiction
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17 East 47th Street, New York, NY, New York, NY 10017
212-755-6710
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May 17, 2013
6:00pm-8:00pm
Willie Cole, Sebastian Errazuriz, Sarah Oppenheimer, Lowery Stokes Sims, Ursula Von Rydingsvard - Against the Grain - Design and Style Series Event
FREE - Auditorium doors open at 5:30 p.m. This event is held in conjunction with the exhibition Against the Grain: Wood in Contemporary Art Craft and Design, currently on view at the Museum of Arts and Design through July 7, 2013. The participants include designer Sebastian Errazuriz and sculptors…
FREE - Auditorium doors open at 5:30 p.m.

This event is held in conjunction with the exhibition Against the Grain: Wood in Contemporary Art Craft and Design, currently on view at the Museum of Arts and Design through July 7, 2013. The participants include designer Sebastian Errazuriz and sculptors Willie Cole, Sarah Oppenheimer and Ursula von Rydingsvard whose work appears in the exhibition. The discussion is moderated by Lowery Stokes Sims curator of Against the Grain.

Focusing on some of the most interesting conceptual technical trends in woodworking today, Against the Grain (The Monacelli Press 2012) includes approximately 65 vessels, sculptures, furniture, and installations, created since 2000, which provocatively defy categories and celebrate the visual dynamics of wood. The book demonstrates how contemporary creators have engaged the medium of wood in strategies that might be described as “postmodern,” employing mimicry, assemblage, virtuosity, and whimsy (with a serious purpose). Environmental issues are also prominently addressed. Artists represented include Derek Bencomo, Gary Carsley, Hunt Clark, Piet Hein Eek, David Ellsworth, Sebastian Errazuriz, Bud Latven, Mark Lindquist, Thomas Loeser, Sarah Oppenheimer, William Pope.L, Martin Puryear, Marc Andre Robinson, Laurel Roth, Betye Saar, Courtney Smith, Elisa Strozyk, Alison Elizabeth Taylor, and Ursula von Rydingsvard.

Copies of the book are available for purchase and signing after audience Q&A.
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New York Public Library (Main Branch)
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42nd Street & 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10018-3902
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May 18, 2013
7:00pm-9:00pm
Kick Assonance Poetry Series
Award-winning storyteller and Huffington Post blogger Leslie Goshko hosts tonight’s curated evening of original poetic works that’s sure to Kick Assonance! Join co-creators Kyle Erickson (author "Enduro’s Lament") and Steven Leyva (author "Low Parish") as they welcome internationally renowned poet …
Award-winning storyteller and Huffington Post blogger Leslie Goshko hosts tonight’s curated evening of original poetic works that’s sure to Kick Assonance! Join co-creators Kyle Erickson (author "Enduro’s Lament") and Steven Leyva (author "Low Parish") as they welcome internationally renowned poet Valzhyna Mort ("Collected Body", "Factory of Tears") and author Tyler Sage (Barrelhouse) for an evening that Time Out New York magazine named a “Critics’ Pick.”
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KGB Bar
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85 East 4th Street, New York, NY 10003
212-505-3360
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Drinking with George:
A Barstool Professional's Guide to Beer
by George Wendt
Gallery
$15.00 List Price
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Sunday, May 19
8:00am
George Wendt on tour for the book "Drinking with George: A Barstool Professional's Guide to Beer"
See George Wendt on tour promoting the book "Drinking with George: A Barstool Professional's Guide to Beer"
Premiere Radio Network, Radio Satellite Tour
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1270 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020
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The Killer Wore Leather:
An S/M Mystery
by Laura Antoniou
Cleis Press
$16.95 List Price
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Monday, May 20
7:00pm
Laura Antoniou With Judith Regan: The Killer Wore Leather
Editor and talk show host Judith Regan interviews Laura Antoniou about The Killer Wore Leather, her tongue-in-cheek mystery set at a leather convention, and they discuss the interest in sexually explicit fiction among women, thought to be on the rise.
Barnes & Noble
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1972 Broadway, New York, NY 10023-5903
212-595-6859
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Christianity and Black Oppression:
Duppy Know Who Fe Frighten
by Zay Green
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
$26.95 List Price
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Saturday, May 25
7:00pm
Zay D. Green “Christianity and Black Oppression”
It is a widely held view that the black church played a positive role in the “liberation” of blacks. What is seldom critiqued is the fact that in spite of four hundred years of investment in Christianity, the tool that would transform blacks, blacks continue to be perceived as morally and mentally …
It is a widely held view that the black church played a positive role in the “liberation” of blacks. What is seldom critiqued is the fact that in spite of four hundred years of investment in Christianity, the tool that would transform blacks, blacks continue to be perceived as morally and mentally inferior. In exploring these topics, “Christianity and Black Oppression: Duppy Know Who Fe Frighten” contains a comparison with the Dalits (Untouchables) of India that also shows how religion plays a fundamental role in fostering race and class oppression. Zay D. Green grew up in Jamaica, pursued a Bachelor’s Degree and a Diploma in Education at the University of the West Indies, and holds a MA in Psychology from Long Island University and an MLS from Rutgers University. After having worked as a librarian for many years, Green is currently a high school mathematics teacher.
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Bluestockings Books
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172 Allen Street, New York, NY 10002
212-777-6028
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Monday, May 27
7:00pm
“Word Canvas: Garden of Poetics” with DuEwa Frazier, Monica Hand & Metta Sáma
Join us in celebration of the word with three intriguing women poets reading and discussing their new work. DuEwa Frazier is an educator and the author of “Goddess Under the Bridge” and the forthcoming young adult novel “Deanne in the Middle.” Her work has appeared in Tidal Basin Review, Reverie, …
Join us in celebration of the word with three intriguing women poets reading and discussing their new work. DuEwa Frazier is an educator and the author of “Goddess Under the Bridge” and the forthcoming young adult novel “Deanne in the Middle.” Her work has appeared in Tidal Basin Review, Reverie, Kweli Journal and others. Monica Hand is the author of “Me and Nina.” Her poems have appeared in numerous publications including Aunt Chloe, Black Renaissance Noire, and Naugatuck River Review. Currently, she is a PhD candidate in poetry at the University of Missouri, Columbia. Metta Sáma is a professor, activist, painter, collage artist, fiction and essay writer. She is the author of “South of Here,” and “Nocturne Trio” with visual artist Mihret Dawit. She received her PhD in English at SUNY, Binghamton.
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Bluestockings Books
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172 Allen Street, New York, NY 10002
212-777-6028
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Tuesday, May 28
7:00pm
LIVE from the NYPL: Dan Savage
Dan Savage, author of the sex-advice column "Savage Love" and creator of the Emmy-winning "It Gets Better" campaign, has become a leading voice in debates about social issues that affect Americans from coast to coast. In his new book American Savage, he covers topics such as health care, gun control,…
Dan Savage, author of the sex-advice column "Savage Love" and creator of the Emmy-winning "It Gets Better" campaign, has become a leading voice in debates about social issues that affect Americans from coast to coast. In his new book American Savage, he covers topics such as health care, gun control, marriage equality, religion, and parenting. Dan Savage will take the stage at the New York Public Library to discuss a wide range of issues with his signature frankness, honesty, and wit.
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New York Public Library (Main Branch)
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42nd Street & 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10018-3902
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Straight Flush:
The True Story of Six College Friends Who Dealt Their Way to a Billion-Dollar Online Poker Empire—and How It All Came Crashing Down . . .
by Ben Mezrich
William Morrow
$27.99 List Price
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Wednesday, May 29
12:30pm
Word for Word: Ben Mezrich with John Fugelsang
The best-selling author who dealt us “Bringing Down the House” and “The Accidental Billionaires,” which inspired the film “The Social Network,” talks with John Fugelsang (actor and host of Current TV’s Viewpoint) about his latest publication. "Word for Word Author" is an outdoor reading series that…
The best-selling author who dealt us “Bringing Down the House” and “The Accidental Billionaires,” which inspired the film “The Social Network,” talks with John Fugelsang (actor and host of Current TV’s Viewpoint) about his latest publication.

"Word for Word Author" is an outdoor reading series that features bestselling authors, celebrity writers, and expert-panelists sharing anecdotes, answering questions from the audience, and signing copies of their latest books.
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The Bryant Park Reading Room
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1065 Avenue of the Americas, 42nd Street Side of the Park between 5th and 6th Avenues, New York, NY 10018
212-768-4242
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Elsewhere:
A memoir
by Richard Russo
Knopf
$25.95 List Price
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Wednesday, May 29
6:30pm
Eat, Drink & Be Literary with Richard Russo
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Empire Falls reads from and discusses his arresting new memoir, Elsewhere, with the National Book Foundation’s Harold Augenbraum.
Brooklyn Academy of Music
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30 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11217-1486
718-636-4100
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Carrie's Story:
An Erotic S/M Novel
by Molly Weatherfield
Cleis Press
$15.95 List Price
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Wednesday, May 29
7:00pm
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Brilliant, bold and exquisitely kinky, “Carrie’s Story” is an American “Story of O” at the head of the class, with a heroine who is a Ph.D. candidate in comparative lit. If that’s not sexy enough, she has plenty of darker desires, fully imagined and elegantly expressed. Bestselling romance writer …
Brilliant, bold and exquisitely kinky, “Carrie’s Story” is an American “Story of O” at the head of the class, with a heroine who is a Ph.D. candidate in comparative lit. If that’s not sexy enough, she has plenty of darker desires, fully imagined and elegantly expressed. Bestselling romance writer Molly Weatherfield will captivate you with this journey into a world of secret sensuality. Weatherfield is also the author of “Safe Word,” the sequel to “Carrie’s Story.” A prolific romance and erotica writer, she has penned many sexy, literate, historical novels.
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Bluestockings Books
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172 Allen Street, New York, NY 10002
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Overweight Sensation:
The Life and Comedy of Allan Sherman (Brandeis Series in American Jewish History, Culture and Life)
by Mark Cohen
Brandeis
$29.95 List Price
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May 29, 2013
7:00pm-8:30pm
Overweight Sensation: The Life and Comedy of Allan Sherman
Author Mark Cohen in conversation with Dan Friedman, Managing Editor, Forward The first biography of the singer/parodist explores his unique brand of Jewish comedy and the genesis of such hits as “Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh” and the “Hava Nagila” spoof “Harvey and Sheila.” Free with suggested …
Author Mark Cohen in conversation with Dan Friedman, Managing Editor, Forward

The first biography of the singer/parodist explores his unique brand of Jewish comedy and the genesis of such hits as “Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh” and the “Hava Nagila” spoof “Harvey and Sheila.”

Free with suggested donation

Tickets will be available at the box office on a first-come, first-served basis starting at 4 P.M. on the day of the program.

Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Hava Nagila: A Song for the People. See the exhibition before the program.
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Museum of Jewish Heritage
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Edmond J. Safra Plaza, 36 Battery Place, New York, NY 10280
646-437-4200
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The Third Son:
A Novel
by Julie Wu
Algonquin Books
$24.95 List Price
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Monday, June 3
7:00pm
Julie Wu, Christopher Castellani and Ursula Hegi on the Immigrant Experience in Novels
Christopher Castellani (All This Talk of Love), Ursula Hegi (Stones from the River) and Julie Wu (Third Son)come together for a discussion on the immigrant experience in literature.
Barnes & Noble
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150 East 86th Street, New York, NY 10028-2105
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Crow After Roe:
How "Separate But Equal" Has Become the New Standard In Women's Health And How We Can Change That
by Jessica Mason Pieklo and Robin Marty
Ig Publishing
$16.95 List Price
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Tuesday, June 4
7:00pm
Robin Marty & Jessica Mason Pieklo “Crow After Roe”
Since 2010, anti-choice activists have begun an active, aggressive battle to end access to abortion and birth control. Join Robin Marty & Jessica Mason Pieklo, authors of “Crow After Roe: How ‘Separate But Equal’ Has Become the New Standard In Women’s Health And How We Can Change That,” in a discussion…
Since 2010, anti-choice activists have begun an active, aggressive battle to end access to abortion and birth control. Join Robin Marty & Jessica Mason Pieklo, authors of “Crow After Roe: How ‘Separate But Equal’ Has Become the New Standard In Women’s Health And How We Can Change That,” in a discussion about how each law serves as a chance to overturn Roe, and how poor, minority and rural women are caught in the middle. Robin Marty is RH Reality Check’s senior political reporter, focusing primarily on state legislation restricting women’s reproductive rights. Jessica Mason Pieklo is a senior legal analyst at RH Reality Check and the former Assistant Director of the Health Law Institute at Hamline University School of Law.
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Bluestockings Books
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172 Allen Street, New York, NY 10002
212-777-6028
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Big Brother:
A Novel
by Lionel Shriver
Harper
$26.99 List Price
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Wednesday, June 5
12:30pm
Word for Word with Lionel Shriver & Amy Bloom
The prize-winning author of “We Need to Talk About Kevin” returns with a larger than life look at obesity and family relations in her new book “Big Brother.” In conversation with Amy Bloom (Away). "Word for Word Author" is an outdoor reading series that features bestselling authors, celebrity writers,…
The prize-winning author of “We Need to Talk About Kevin” returns with a larger than life look at obesity and family relations in her new book “Big Brother.” In conversation with Amy Bloom (Away).

"Word for Word Author" is an outdoor reading series that features bestselling authors, celebrity writers, and expert-panelists sharing anecdotes, answering questions from the audience, and signing copies of their latest books.
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The Bryant Park Reading Room
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1065 Avenue of the Americas, 42nd Street Side of the Park between 5th and 6th Avenues, New York, NY 10018
212-768-4242
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The Man Without a Face:
The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin
by Masha Gessen
Riverhead Hardcover
$27.95 List Price
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All the Sad Young Literary Men
by Keith Gessen
Viking Adult
$24.95 List Price
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Wednesday, June 5
6:30pm
Eat, Drink & Be Literary with Keith Gessen and Masha Gessen
The Russian-born siblings Keith Gessen (All the Sad Young Literary Men) and Masha Gessen (The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin) discuss their work with Philip Lopate.
Brooklyn Academy of Music
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30 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11217-1486
718-636-4100
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Heide Hatry:
Not a Rose
by Siri Hustvedt and Jonathan Safran Foer
Charta
$49.95 List Price
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Wednesday, June 5
7:00pm
Heide Hatry: Not a Rose
At first glance, Not a Rose is a floral photography book, but conceptual artist Heide Hatry's work always requires more than a glance. Joining her in discussion are Fiona Maazel, Jessica Hagedorn and Mary Caponegro, who wrote accompanying essays.
Barnes & Noble
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150 East 86th Street, New York, NY 10028-2105
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Sight Reading:
A Novel
by Daphne Kalotay
Harper
$25.99 List Price
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Wednesday, June 5
7:00pm
Wine & Cheese Party for SIGHT READING
Book launch for Daphne Kalotay's new novel, Sight Reading.

The author of Russian Winter and Calamity and Other Stories will read from her new book and take questions. Complimentary food and drink will be served.
Posman Books at Chelsea Market
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75 9th Avenue, New York, NY 10011
212-627-0304
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Revenge Wears Prada:
The Devil Returns
by Lauren Weisberger
Simon & Schuster
$25.99 List Price
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Wednesday, June 5
7:00pm
Word for Word with Lauren Weisberger and Hoda Kotb
Miranda Priestly is back with a vengeance and is once again tormenting the very women she used to call her assistants in the follow up to the hugely popular book and film, “The Devil Wears Prada.” The author talks with Hoda Kotb and signs copies of “Revenge Wears Prada,” the sequel to the blockbuster…
Miranda Priestly is back with a vengeance and is once again tormenting the very women she used to call her assistants in the follow up to the hugely popular book and film, “The Devil Wears Prada.” The author talks with Hoda Kotb and signs copies of “Revenge Wears Prada,” the sequel to the blockbuster hit that inspired the movie starring Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway.

"Word for Word Author" is an outdoor reading series that features bestselling authors, celebrity writers, and expert-panelists sharing anecdotes, answering questions from the audience, and signing copies of their latest books.
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The Bryant Park Reading Room
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1065 Avenue of the Americas, 42nd Street Side of the Park between 5th and 6th Avenues, New York, NY 10018
212-768-4242
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