Book Launch: My Dirty Dumb Eyes by Lisa Hanawalt
Book Launch: My Dirty Dumb Eyes by Lisa Hanawalt
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Lisa Hanawalt, who has drawn illustrations and funnies for places like The New York Times, McSweeney’s, and Vanity Fair, launches her debut, an always fun, sometimes naughty compilation of unforgettable illustrations.
Book Launch: Golden Boy by Abigail Tarttelin
Book Launch: Golden Boy by Abigail Tarttelin
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Twenty-five year old Abigail Tarttelin, already a cult literary figure in London, celebrates her latest, a dramatic investigation of the complexities of sexuality.
Great Small Works' Toy Theater Benefit Gala
Great Small Works' Toy Theater Benefit Gala
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Do not miss the Great Small Works' Toy Theater Festival Benefit Gala, at Powerhouse Arena, Thursday May 23rd. Featured performers will include toy piano virtuoso Margaret Leng Tan, master puppeteer Basil Twist, and musicians Rima Fand and Sarah Alden among myriad others!
Book Launch: American Spirit by Dan Kennedy
Book Launch: American Spirit by Dan Kennedy
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The host of Moth’s StorySLAM and author of Loser Goes First launches his latest.
North Korea, Vietnam, and the Making of Two Pulitzer Prizes: Adam Johnson (The Orphan Master’s Son) and Fredrik Logevall (Embers of War) in conversation with their Random House editor, David Ebershoff
North Korea, Vietnam, and the Making of Two Pulitzer Prizes: Adam Johnson (The Orphan Master’s Son) and Fredrik Logevall (Embers of War) in conversation with their Random House editor, David Ebershoff
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The 2013 Pulitzers made literary history when Random House editor David Ebershoff's authors (yes, two of them) won the prestigious award. Join Adam Johnson (The Orphan Master's Son), winner of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for fiction, and Frederik Logevall (Embers of War), winner of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction, for a moderated discussion with David Ebershoff.
Book Launch: The Magical Stranger by Stephen Rodrick
Book Launch: The Magical Stranger by Stephen Rodrick
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Stephen Rodrick presents this moving blend of memoir and reportage about his father, a Navy pilot, in an evening hosted by Men’s Journal and Rolling Stone.
Book Launch: The Exchange by Sophie Cabot Black
Book Launch: The Exchange by Sophie Cabot Black
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Prize-winning poet Sophie Cabot Black shares her latest collection.
Book Launch: You Are One of Them by Elliott Holt
Book Launch: You Are One of Them by Elliott Holt
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In her acclaimed debut, Elliott Holt illuminates the long-lasting sting of abandonment and the measures we take to bring back those we’ve lost.
Book Launch: Taipei by Tao Lin
Book Launch: Taipei by Tao Lin
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Pitchfork staffers Jenn Pelly and Carrie Battan will DJ this book party to celebrate cult favorite Tao Lin’s latest novel. Insider secret: the galley came with a bottle of prescription pills. (Candy, of course...)
Book Launch: Little Green by Walter Mosley
Book Launch: Little Green by Walter Mosley
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Iconic private eye Easy Rawlins was last seen careening to his death. Walter Mosley launches the twelfth installment of his atmospheric mystery series.
Book Launch: Big Brother by Lionel Shriver, with A.M. Homes
Book Launch: Big Brother by Lionel Shriver, with A.M. Homes
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Lionel Shriver’s unflinching prose has won her readers the world over. Her latest novel is signature Shriver—a bold, absorbing, and ultimately devastating story of obesity and guilt. A.M. Homes joins Shriver in conversation.
Friday Jun 21, 2013 - Wednesday Jul 10, 2013 12:00 AM
Exhibition: The Olympic City - Jon Pack and Gary Hustwit
Exhibition: The Olympic City - Jon Pack and Gary Hustwit
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The Olympic City is an ongoing photography project that looks at the legacy of the Olympic Games in former host cities around the world. Since 2008, photographers Jon Pack and Gary Hustwit have sought out the successes and failures, the remnants and ghosts of the Olympic spectacle.