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Featured Event |
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Wednesay, September 8,
Simon Van Booy
author of Why We Need Love
Store favorite Simon Van Booy, author of the lovely story collections The Secret Lives of People in Love and Love Begins in Winter, has tried his hand at a Lapham's-esque threesome of books on existential questions. These books (only ten bucks each!) draw excerpts from a broad wealth of sources. Furnished with Van Booy's own erudite introductions and discussions, they make a convincing argument for the continued validity of the examined life. Simon will be here to make the case in person, and to engage in a discussion on these titular issues and more with our audience.
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Ongoing Events |
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•THE SPANISH LANGUAGE DISCUSSION GROUP• Led by Javier Molea, this group meets Saturdays at noon in the Spanish literature section downstairs. It's open to all who wish to practice their Spanish while discussing literature.
•OUR FICTION BOOK CLUB• Led by Sarah McNally, this discussion group meets the first Monday of every month, at 7pm downstairs. They'll be discussing The Slynx by Tatyana Tolstaya. Please note that due to Labor Day, the book club will be meeting on the second Monday of September, 9/13.
•OUR ART & BEAUTY BOOK CLUB• Led by Adjua Greaves, this discussion group meets the second Wednesday of every month, at 7pm downstairs. On September 8th the book club will be discussing A Short Life of Trouble: Forty Years in the New York Art World by Marcia Tucker.
•OUR GRAPHIC NOVEL BOOK CLUB• Led by Evan Narcisse, this discussion group meets the first Thursday of every month, at 7pm downstairs. At our next meeting on September 10th, the book club will be discussing Batwoman: Elegy by Greg Rucka and J. H. Williams III. Please note that the book club will be meeting on Friday, September 10.
•KIDS STORYTIME• Resident storyteller Yvonne Brooks leads a storytime with with arts and crafts for kids ages 3 - 7, every Saturday at noon in the children’s section. Baby Storytime with storyteller Stewart Dawes takes place on Friday at 4:00 PM for ages 0 - 2.
NOTE All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise indicated. For more information about store events, email events coordinator Dustin Kurtz. |
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| The Shrinks Are Away (4th Annual) |
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Tuesday, August 04 2009, 7:00pm - 8:00pm |
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Fourth Annual “The Shrinks Are Away” Reading and Reception
Susan Shapiro, author of Speed Shrinking (Thomas Dunne Books)
Ian Frazier, author of Gone to New York (Picador)
Patricia Marx, author of Him, Her, Him Again, The End of Him (Scribner)
Jonathan Fast, author of Ceremonial Violence (Overlook)
  Local author and teacher Susan Shapiro hosts this yearly event, gathering fellow writers for a joint reading of work to soothe crazy psyches – because when the therapists go on vacation in August, we turn to literature to cure our neuroses. Participants include humorist and author Ian Frazier, author of eight books including Coyote Vs. Acme and Gone to New York; New Yorker writer Patricia Marx, author of the novel Him, Her, Him, Again The End of Him; Yeshiva sociology professor Jonathan Fast, author of eight novels and the nonfiction debut Ceremonial Violence; and Susan Shapiro, award-winning journalism professor and nonfiction author, debuting her first novel Speed Shrinking. The reading will be followed by a wine and cupcake reception.
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