Hey folks, the stars of stage, screen and page are out in a big way this month at our local and big box book stores. Just a few of October’s bold face names include: Stephen Colbert, Pete Townshend, Kenny Rogers, Kirk Hammett, Stanley Tucci, Rod Stewart, John Taylor, Peter Criss, Uggie, Richard Belzer, Mariano…
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Win A Copy of Stephen Toblowsky’s “Dangerous Animals Club” | The Tobolowsky Files Coming to PRI
Hey folks, some of you may remember back in February of this year, I produced a live version of The Tobolowsky Files at The Bell House in Brooklyn. Well, that show, which grew out of the charming film, Stephen Tobolowsky’s Birthday Party, has also spawned an excellent new book entitled, The Dangerous Animals Club, which…
2012 Brooklyn Book Festival This Weekend
2012 Brooklyn Book Festival (09/23/12) The seventh annual Brooklyn Book Festival will take place on Sunday, September 23, 2012 at Borough Hall Plaza, Borough Hall Courtroom, St. Francis Auditorium, St. Ann and the Holy Trinity Church, The Brooklyn Historical Society, and the Brooklyn Heights Library. This free event includes readings, discussions, and panels with such…
Stephen Colbert Has a New Book, Appearing at Barnes & Noble, 92Y and Night of Too Many Stars
Good news nation, America’s favorite patriot and tongue-in-cheek conservative pundit, Stephen Colbert, has a new book coming out just in time for the holiday season. The patriotically titled, America Again: Re-becoming the Greatness We Never Weren’t, drops on Oct 2, 2012 and on that very same day Stephen will be paying a visit to our…
September 2012 Bookstore Events
Hey folks, it’s almost September, and as you can see by the names listed below, IT IS ON at our local booksellers. The lineup at Barnes & Noble USQ alone looks like something you might at the New Yorker Festival on any given year, except it’s free. Other September highlights include Will Oldham at…
August 2012 Bookstore Events
Probably the sleepiest month of the year at the big box stores, but some good things going on here and there. Here are some more August 2012 bookstore events that looked interesting to me for one reason or another. Barnes & Noble August 2012 Bookstore Events 08/02 Upstairs at the Square w/ Cheryl Strayed…