With the warmer weather and summer hours kicking in, May is a good time to check out what’s happening around town. It’s also Query Roulette month for the WNBA-NYC! Do you have a book you’d like to pitch? Now is your chance!
Saturday, May 4th
Free Comic Book Day
Happening at thousands of Comic Book specialty stores across the country, FCDB is your chance to scoop up some free comics. If you already love comics, this event is definitely for you. If you’ve never read a comic, I can’t think of a better day to pick up your first one.
Location: Check the FCBD website to see participating stores.
Tickets: Free!
Thursday, May 9th
Query Roulette
With only 9 days to go, if you haven’t already, now is your chance to sign up for query roulette!
Do you have an illuminating, non-fiction book you’d like to pitch? Or do you have a compelling narrative that comments on the nation’s political and social atmosphere? If so, Jaidree Braddix might just be the agent for you. She’ll be one of the 11 agents featured at this year’s query roulette.
Also featured this year is Jessica Felleman. Jessica, when looking for non-fiction titles, seeks out “a strong, relatable, and often humorous voice, and prescriptive titles that offer realistic advice.” For fiction titles, “she loves fresh stories about magic, complicated families, everyday people doing extraordinary things, and unforgettable places.”
Query Roulette is your chance to receive feedback on your query letter! Are you doing something right or something wrong? You won’t know until you sign up!
To see a full list of participating agents and the works they represent, click here!
Location: TRS Professionals, 40 Exchange Pl, Fl 3
Tickets: Starting at $33 per time slot.
Saturday, May 11th
The Ladies Who Brunch
This month The Ladies Who Brunch will discuss Valeria Luiselli’s Lost Children Arvhive. Described as “Blending the personal and the political with astonishing empathy,” the book is “a powerful, wholly original work of fiction.” Pick up a copy today and join the ladies on May 11th for an enlightening discussion! And if you can’t finish the book? It’s not a problem, come and share your thoughts on what you’ve read!
Location: Marlton Hotel 5 W 8th St
Tickets: Free! Food available for purchases.
Tuesday, May 14th
Andrea Barnet Book Talk: Visionary Women
“Visionary Women is the story of four renegades – Rachel Carson, Jane Jacobs, Jane Goodall and Alice Waters – who found their voice in the early 1960s and profoundly shaped today’s world.” For this lecture Barnet will focus on Jane Jacobs, Rachel Carson, and the revolutionary books they wrote.
Location: The Skyscraper Museum
Tickets: Free with RSVP!
Wednesday, May 29th
Tilda Swinton with B. Ruby Rich: Orlando
A look at gender fluidity through Virginia Woolf’s novel Orlando and the photos it inspired in Aperture magazine.
Location: New York Public Library—Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
Tickets: $40
