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  4115 readers Documentary filmmaker Julia Marchesi and public artist Leon Reid IV hope to raise $13,000 on Kickstarter to install a library-themed public sculpture called “The Hundred Story House.” Above, we’ve embedded a video about the project–what do you think? The interactive art piece will be made in the shape of a brownstone row house and located in

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  Short Fiction Night & Intimate Wars Get Booked

  5449 readersHere are some literary events to spice up the new year. To get your event posted on our calendar, visit our Facebook Your Literary Event page. Please post at least one week before the event. The Franklin Park Reading Series is hosting their third annual short fiction night. Check it out on Monday, January 9th at the

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  Amazon Creates $6M Fund For Books Available In Lending Library

  6223 readersAmazon wants self-published authors to lend their eBooks through Amazon’s Lending Library so much so that they’ve invested $6 million into the project. Today the book retailer announced Kindle Direct Publishing Select, an expanded version of its self-publishing platform that will pay authors whose books perform well in its lending library. The release explains how it

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  Parenting Book Deal Inspires Barrage of Commentary

  2375 readersYesterday we reported that Jennifer Senior landed a book deal with Ecco after her New York magazine cover story, "All Joy and No Fun: The Parent's Paradox," earned 1.5 million hits on the magazine's website. Gawker wrote about our story, wondering: "Could this be the start of an anti-parenting cultural backlash?" That post spawned nearly

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  The Plot Against Hip Hop & Guerilla Shakespeare Project Get Booked

  4922 readersHere are some literary events to spice up your week. To get your event posted on our calendar, visit our Facebook Your Literary Event page. Please announce your event one week prior to its date. Author Arthur Phillips and the Guerilla Shakespeare Project will be headlining a night of free entertainment. See them on Wednesday, November 2nd at

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  Literary Events in New York This Week | 04.09.12

  3949 readers 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

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  Literary Events in New York This Week | 05.14.12

  4557 readers 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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  Booked: Seance to Call for F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Ghost

  2032 readersHappy Friday! Our Facebook users know weekends aren't the only things to look forward to. Today's Booked feature spotlights some upcoming literary events. Enjoy. Fiction Circus, the Brooklyn-based literary magazine, is hosting a seance to make contact with the ghost of F. Scott Fitzgerald at KGB Bar (New York, NY) on Saturday, August 28th starting at

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  One Story Hands Out Free Short Stories at Brooklyn Subway Stops

  1174 readers The "One Story, One Borough" campaign hit the streets yesterday, as volunteers handed out thousands of free short stories. The literary journal One Story outlined the special event: "From 7:30-9 am on Wednesday, September 8th, volunteers [handed out] out free copies of One Story at subway stations throughout Brooklyn, as part of the 'One Story,

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  Facebook for PR Launches

  9352 readers I wrote about Facebook for Public Relations back in January and provided a few suggestions for how public relations professionals can use Facebook as part of the PR tool set. Facebook must have really enjoyed the post, because now they have launched a new Facebook for PR Page dedicated to “Best practices and conversations around