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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Brooklyn Book Festival Is Today!
2011 Brooklyn Book Festival The sixth annual Brooklyn Book Festival will take place today (September 18, 2011) at Borough Hall Plaza, Borough Hall Courtroom, St. Francis Auditorium and The Brooklyn Historical Society. This free event includes readings, discussions, and panels with such literary, comedic and musical luminaries as: Selina Alko, Sean Qualls, Jonathan Safran Foer,…
2010 New Yorker Festival Blind Items (Regina Spektor, Pee-Wee Herman, Alec Baldwin and More)
Regina Spektor at The Beacon Theatre (06/17/09) Photo: Jon Klemm (More) This year’s New Yorker Festival will take place on October 1-3, at various venues throughout New York City. Here is a partial list of this year’s festival speakers based on some recently published “blind items” in New Yorker Festival’s blog: Q: Which multi-Emmy-winning sitcom…