Powerhouse Arena: Abigail Tarttelin
Abigail Tarttelin is a twenty-four-year-old writer and actress. The book editor for Phoenix magazine in the UK, she lives in London. simonandschuster.com
Leshrc Poetry Slam!
A twenty-year tradition is still going strong at the Nuyorican. Winners of each "slam" are chosen by the audience. An open mic poetry reading takes place after each slam. A good overview of the event's history and rules can... metromix.com
Author Event: Steve Berry
Steve Berry (The Alexandria Link, The Amber Room, The Charlemagne Pursuit, The Paris Vendetta, The Romanov Prophecy, The Templar Legacy, The Third Secret, The Venetian Betrayal, The Emperor's Tomb, The Jefferson Key, Th... librarything.com
92ytribeca: Cass R. Sunstein
Cass Sunstein is one of the nation"s leading legal scholars who, for the past fifteen years, has been at the forefront of behavioral economics. From 2009 to 2012, he served as the administrator of the White House Of... simonandschuster.com
Flowers Dreaming The Elevation Allegiance
A (Soma)tic Poetry Primer with CAConrad CAConrad writes: “(Soma)tic poetry rituals aim our attention at two basic principles: (1)Everything around us has a creative viability with the potential to spur new modes of ... nydailynews.com
May Swenson Centennial Tribute
In celebration of the centenary of May Swenson’s birth, this reading will showcase the breadth of her poetic output, from nature poems displaying her keen observation of wildlife to exuberant and erotic love poems c... nydailynews.com
Emerging Poets Fellowship Reading
A reading by the 10 poets in Poets House’s second annual Emerging Poets Fellowship program. Funded by a generous grant from the Jerome Foundation, this program assists emerging poets by providing excellent poetry wr... nydailynews.com
Screenwriting Workshop With Award Winning Screenwriter: Cold...
Cold Cuts is a FREE monthly reading series designed to give screenwriters the instant gratification and experience of hearing their work performed out-loud in-front of a live audience within days, hours, minutes of writing it... meetup.com
John Ashbery Will Be Promoting "Quick Question"
Cultural commentator John Strausbaugh's The Village is the first complete history of Greenwich Village, the prodigiously influential and infamous New York City neighborhood. From the Dutch settlers and Washington Squar... harpercollins.com
Lionel Shriver Will Be Promoting "Big Brother"
Big Brother is a striking novel about siblings, marriage, and obesity from Lionel Shriver, the acclaimed author the international bestseller We Need to Talk About Kevin. For Pandora, cooking is a form of love. Alas, he... harpercollins.com
Author Appearance: Randy Susan Meyers
Randy Susan Meyers is the author of The Murderer"s Daughters, a finalist for the Massachusetts Book Award. She currently lives in Boston with her husband. simonandschuster.com
Author Appearance: Susannah Cahalan
Susannah Cahalan is a news reporter at the New York Post whose award-winning work has also been featured in The New York Times. She lives in Jersey City, New Jersey. simonandschuster.com
The South Orange/maplewood Reading Moms: The Lost Wife
May's read will be The Lost Wife by Alyson Richman. Here is the Amazon link...http://www.amazon.com/The-Lost-Wife-ebook/dp/B005ERIK56/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1354226466&sr=1-1&keywords=the+lost+wife meetup.com
The South Orange/maplewood Reading Moms: Heft
June's selection will be Heft by Liz Moore. Here is the Amazon link...http://www.amazon.com/Heft-A-Novel-ebook/dp/B005LW5K20/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1354226577&sr=1-1&keywords=heft meetup.com
Shaw's Book Shop: Mary Jane Clark Will Be Promoting...
Spoken Interludes: Andrew Solomon
Andrew Solomon is the author of Far from the tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity and The noonday demon: An Atlas of Depression, which was a Pulitzer Prize finalist and winner of fourteen national awards... librarything.com