I know it’s a short month, and it’s half over, but it’s still exceptionally empty, (except for the very busy Housing Works).

February 2014 NYC Bookstore Events
02/17 Henry’s Freedom Box A True Story from the Underground Railroad (Mult. Stores, Special Event)
02/18 Act One: Tony Shalhoub and Santino Fontana in Conversation w/ Tom Santopietro and Christopher Hart (82nd & Bway)
02/18 Jenny Offill: Dept. of Speculation (86th & Lex)
02/20 Sarah Churchwell: Careless People Murder, Mayhem, and the Invention of The Great Gatsby (86th & Lex)
02/20 Frank Spinelli: Pee-Shy (82nd & Bway)
02/24 Jenifer Ringer: Dancing Through It (82nd & Bway)
02/27 Lorrie Moore: Bark Stories (USQ)
02/26 Marc Schneier: Sons of Abraham (82nd & Bway)

Powerhouse Arena
02/19 Book Launch: The Best of McSweeney’s Internet Tendency (Dumbo)
02/25 Book Launch: The Mad Sculptor by Harold Schecter, with Robert Kolker (Dumbo)
02/36 Book Launch: My Boyfriend Barfed in My Handbag… by Jolie Kerr (Dumbo)

Housing Works Bookstore Cafe
02/15 – The Kurt Vonnegut Book Group: CAT’S CRADLE
02/18 – Comedy Notebook with Liam McEneaney
02/19 – Story Magazine Returns!
02/20 – The Moth StorySLAM: Escape
02/21 – Geek Week Geeks vs. Nerds Trivia Happy Hour
02/22 – Then and Now: A History and Pop Culture Book Group – EMPTY MANSIONS
02/25 – MFA vs. NYC: The Two Cultures of American Fiction, Launch Event w/ Chad Harbach, Keith Gessen, Emily Gould, Carla Blumenkranz, Eli S. Evans and Mel Flashman
02/26 – Tied-in: The Ups and Downs and Ins and Outs of Writing Licensed Fiction