2578 readersJoin Frank Edwards as he tours the blogosphere February 1-25 2011 to talk about his new medical thriller, Final Mercy (Zumaya Publications).
Frank was born in Rochester New York. In 1968 he entered the US Army and served a tour in Vietnam as a helicopter pilot. He received a BA with honors in English from
4033 readersToday we’re featuring a book whose title just makes you want to laugh looking at it. We have with us today Annie Greer and Tim Vandehey, the masterminds behind the most hilarious book you’ve ever read, The Chimp Who Loved Me.
The Chimp Who Loved Me is a collection of true stories from the life and
4075 readersMonday: Hot Texts w/ Kirsten Kaschock, Mark Wunderlich, and Adam Fitzgerald at The Way Station in Brooklyn, 6pm
Tuesday: Book Release Party for Lily Ladewig’s The Silhouettes w/ readings from Lily Ladewig, James Belflower, Erika Moya, and Jordan Windholz at Pete’s Candy Store in Williamsburg, 7pm
Wednesday: Ada Limón, Adam Clay, and Michael Robins reading at The
2496 readersHere are some literary events to cure your Wednesday blues. To get your event posted on our calendar, visit our Facebook Your Literary Event page.
Rapper Ice-T will be discussing his new book at Barnes & Noble Union Square on Tuesday, April 26th. ...
4800 readersMonday: Knopf and Tumblr Celebrate Poetry with Philip Levine and Tracy K. Smith at Housing Works Bookstore, 7pm
Tuesday: Belladonna* Collaborative Hosts Wendy S. Walters and Albert Mobilio at Dixon Place, 7pm
Wednesday: C.K. Williams on Robert Frost at Poet’s House, 7pm
Thursday: Poem in Your Pocket Day Celebration at The Winter Garden, all day
D. A. Powell, Useless
3350 readersMonday: Yum’s the Word Story-Telling Series w/ Kevin Allison (Risk, The State), Bridget O’Neill, Steve Heisler, and Elicia Berger at The Gallery at LPR, 7pm
Tuesday: Hatchet Job w/ Jon Leon, Jennifer Tamayo, Dan Magers, and Sophia La Fraga at Public Assembly, 7pm
Wednesday: Brooklyn Book Launch: Nell Freudenberger reads from THE NEWLYWEDS at Greenlight Bookstore, 7:30pm
Thursday:
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Monday: Author Rosecrans Baldwin discusses Paris, I Love You But You’re Bringing Me Down with blogger Jason Diamond of Vol. 1 Brooklyn, Introduced by Ron Hogan of Beatrice.com at Greenlight Bookstore, 7:30pm
Tuesday: The Moth StorySLAM. Theme: Human Resources at Housing Works, 7pm
Thursday: The Bushwick Book Club does The Great Gastby at Goodbye Blue Monday, 8:30pm
Friday:
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Monday: NPR’s Ask Me Another Live Taping at The Bell House, 6pm
Tuesday: Volume 1 Brooklyn presents the Greatest 3 Minute Punk Stories Ever w/ Kid Millions (of Oneida), Tobias Carroll, Justin Taylor, Eric Davidson, and others at Public Assembly, 7:30pm
Wednesday: God Bless You, Mr. Vonnegut: A Celebration of Kurt Vonnegut’s Life and Work at Housing
1360 readersHere’s some literary events to cure your Wednesday blues. To get your event posted on our calendar, visit our Facebook Your Literary Event page.
The 92Y Tribeca will celebrate the launch of TheGLOC.net, a website written by and for all Gorgeous ...
739 readersTo celebrate National Poetry Month this month, we’re having a haiku contest!
Just post a haiku about writing or being a writer on our Facebook wall or via Twitter (using the hashtag #BookBabyHaiku) between Tuesday, April 10th and Friday, April 13th!
We’ll pick winners on Friday and give out 3 free BookBaby Basic eBook Publishing Packages!
Happy Haikuing!