When it comes to bookstore events, August really is the cruelest month. Here’s a few things I found interesting this month for one reason or another. Barnes and Noble 08/06 Dan Balz: Collision 2012 Obama vs. Romney (82nd & Bway) 08/06 Chris Colfer: The Land of Stories The Enchantress Returns (USQ) 08/07 Graham Rayman:…
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New Yorker Festival 2013 Dates Announced
New Yorker Festival (Oct 4-6, 2013) This year’s New Yorker Festival will take place from Oct 4-6, 2013 at various venues throughout NYC. Full schedule TBA. (I’ll also keep track of any “blind items” if they do them again this year.)
NYC Bookstore Events: July 2013
July is a pretty quiet month at B&N, but the indies are acting like people still buy books during the summer. Here are some July 2013 bookstore events that I found interesting for one reason or another. Barnes & Noble July 2013 07/06 Brad Ricca – Super Boys (86th & Lex) 07/09 The Cast…
June 2013 NYC Bookstore Events
June 2013 NYC Bookstore Events Barnes & Noble NYC 06/06 Grace Robbins: Cinderella and the Carpetbagger (Lex) 06/07 Walter Mosley: Little Green (USQ) 06/10 Andre Leon Talley: Little Black Dress (USQ) 06/11 Carl Hiaasen: Bad Monkey (USQ) 06/11 Tania Grossinger: Memoir of an Independent Woman (82nd & Bway) 06/11 Goo Goo Dolls: Magnetic (Citi)…
May 2013 NYC Bookstore Events
A couple of musical luminaries (Burt Bacharach, Lou Gramm), a Nobel Peace Prize nominee (Dr. Paul Farmer), and David Sedaris make the book tour rounds this month. Here’s a few May 2013 events that I found interesting for one reason or another. Barnes & Noble NYC 05/06 Granta: Best Young British Novelists (USQ) 05/06…
New “Maron” Episode Streaming on YouTube, Book Out Today, New Series Debuts on Friday on IFC
Maron on IFC (05/03/13) Marc Maron’s new eponymous series, Maron, premieres this Friday (May 3) on IFC. If you’d like a little sneak peek of the show, you can stream Episode 102, “Dead Possum”, on YouTube or at IFC’s Stream Room right now. Marc’s new book, Attempting Normal, also comes out today (April 30) via…