Summer is just around the corner and New York City is ripe with fun events and activities. Don’t go home, stay out and read! Got a hot tip on a cool event? Let us know!
Monday, July 7, 2014
Chuck Klosterman @ BookCourt General Books
7:00 PM
“The Ethicist” for New York Times Magazine releases I Wear the Black Hat. Join the author for a signing, reading and Q&A for his newest work. Klosterman’s book takes a dark and humorous look at villains in our society and the publics fascination with classifying someone as a bad person. I Wear the Black Hat reveals the complexity behind our perception of the antihero and what that says about us.
Saturday, July 12, 2014
The Dickens Fellowship of New York @ The New York Public Library
7:00 PM
This fellowship meets monthly and selects a work by Dickens they will read and discuss over the span of the year. This year they have chosen Nicholas Nickleby. A work that, in true Dickens fashion, takes a look at the social injustice of the time in a humorous and relatable way. They ask you have assigned reading complete by the meeting time. This month’s chapters are 8-14.
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Marja Mills The Mocking Bird Next Door: Life with Harper Lee @ 150 East 86th St.
7:00 PM
At this author event, Marja Mills discusses her book about her life with Nelle Harper Lee and Mills chance to know Lee while living in Alabama. For fans of To Kill A Mockingbird this event will give you insight into the novels impact affected their life and why Lee never wrote another novel again.
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Lee Grant I Said Yes To Everything: A Memoir @ 2289 Broadway
7:00 PM
Join Lee Grant as she discusses her memoir. A stage and screen actress, as well as an Emmy winner, Grant delves into her life as an actress. She also will discuss her refusal to testify against her husband, playwright Arnold Manoff, before the House Un-American Activities Committee. Her choice left her blacklisted for 12 years, but did not destroy her career.
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Reinventing Crime Fiction: Tom Bouman, Jay Caspian Kang, Adam Sternbergh and Sarah Weinman @ Bookstore Café, 126 Crosby St.
7:00 PM
Join above-mentioned authors and editors to discuss Crime Fiction and the serious cultural attention this genre has been experiencing. Crime fiction has been attracting some of the most intelligent and shrewd writers and readers, while shows like True Detective and Breaking Bad are piquing more in-depth questions. The present and future of this genre will be looked at and discussed, with renowned Crime Fiction critic, Sarah Weinmen, moderating. If you’re a fan of crime fiction, this panel will not be something you’ll want to miss.
Special thanks to WNBA member Kimberly Richardson for this month’s Around Town Post!
