multiple sources claiming to be Barnes & Noble employees are reporting that kiosks and other retail goodies are showing up in bookstores ahead of a November 7th launch. That would put the Nook Color 2 on retail shelves a week before Kindle Fires begin shipping out from Amazon. An anonymous B&N employee tells The…
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August 2011 Bookstore Events
“It’s August and the pickins are slim.” (Even slimmer now that Borders is gone.) Here’s a list of August 2011 literary, comedic and musical events that I found interesting for one reason or another. Barnes & Noble 08/08/11 Catching Heat – Jim Leyritz (Tri) 08/09/11 Composed – Rosanne Cash (USQ) 08/09/11 Live at B&N…
July 2011 Bookstore Events
Here’s a list of July 2011 literary and musical events that I found interesting for one reason or another. Barnes and Noble NYC 07/05 Sapphire: The Kid, Imani Uzuri and Dance Theater of Harlem (USQ) 07/06 Diane Farr: Kissing Outside the Lines (Tri) 07/07 Loudon Wainwright III: 40 Odd Years (Performance/Signing – USQ) 07/11…
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 &…
B&N and Borders June 2010 Events (Blue Rodeo, Lewis Black, Bret Easton Ellis)
Except for a few big releases from Nelson Demille, Bret Easton Ellis and (to a lesser extent) Anthony Bourdain, June is a pretty slow month for blockbuster book tours. A couple of the more interesting “sleeper” events include tonight’s (June 3) performance and signing from Blue Rodeo at Lincoln Triangle, the Upstairs at The…
B&N April 2010 Events (Sarah Silverman, Natalie Merchant, Yann Martel)
Spring has finally sprung and things are officially picking up steam at our local big box book stores, here’s a list of April 2010 B&N events that I thought were interesting for one reason or another: B&N April 2010 Events (NYC) 04/01 The Yes Men Fix the World: Andy Bichlbaum (86th & Lex) 04/05…