Jimmy Fallon – Thank You Notes May is truly a star studded month at our local bookstores, but not a huge one if you’re looking for high brow literature. With scheduled appearances by Brian Johnson, Shania Twain, Scott Weiland, Steve Earle, and Nikki Sixx, it might be also be a record month for musical memoirs….
Tag: Barnes and Noble
April 2011 Bookstore Events
With the exception of Tina Fey, Mo Willems in Park Slope(!) and maybe Mrs. Chris Martin, not a lot jumped out at me this month. Here’s a list of April 2011 bookstore events that I found interesting for one reason or another. B&N April 2011 Events 04/05 Meg Wolitzer: The Uncoupling; Mary Gordon: The…
March 2011 Bookstore Events (Amy Chua, Ted Danson, Sarah Vowell, Wesley Stace, Dan Savage, Sheryl Crow, Neil Strauss and More)
March 2011 NYC Bookstore Events Wow, this has to be one of the most amazing months for bookstore events in recent memory. Here’s a list of a bunch of things I found interesting for one reason or another. Barnes & Noble March 2011 03/01 Alan Paul: Big In China (Tri) 03/01 Gabrielle Hamilton, Anthony Bourdain:…
Neko Case and Michael Showalter: “Upstairs at The Square” at Barnes & Noble + Mr. Funny Pants Book Tour Dates
Neko Case Photo: Jon Klemm (more) I know I just ran down all the January 2011 B&N and Borders events, but I figured this February reading/performance deserved a special shout out of its own. On February 24, 2011 comedian/actor/director/author Michael Showalter will read from his new book, Mr. Funny Pants and solo artist/New Pornographers…
Barnes and Noble and Borders January 2011 Events
Like its year end predecessor, January is a bit of a slow month at our local big box book stores, here are a few things I found interesting for one reason or another. Barnes & Noble January 2011 Events 01/05/11 Sean Yseult: I’m In the Band (Tribeca) 01/10/11 Sam Tanenhaus, Jennifer Egan, Siddhartha Mukherjee:…
December 2010 Book Store Events (Jonathan Franzen, Zadie Smith, Amy Sedaris, Mike Birbiglia)
It’s a pretty lean month for readings, especially at the big box stores, but some of the indies have stepped up and bagged a few big names just in time for the holiday season. Here’s a list of December 2010 book store events that I found interesting for one reason or another: Barnes &…