Events
Book Launch: Custodians of Wonder by Eliot Stein in conversation with Sebastian Modak
A vivid look at 10 astonishing people who are maintaining some of the world’s oldest and rarest cultural traditions.
Book Launch: The Italian Daughter’s Cookbook by Cathy Coluccio Fazzolari in convo w/ Photographer Daniel Paterna + Sharon Franke
The Italian Daughter’s Cookbook is an ode to authentic Calabrese cuisine. In this captivating journey through the vibrant and often undiscovered southern regions of Italy, Cathy Coluccio Fazzolari—daughter of the pioneer purveyor of high end and top quality Italian foods in New York City D. Coluccio & Sons—welcomes readers into her family’s kitchen. Through heartfelt familial memories, authentic Calabrese recipes (both with the traditional chili peppers and without), and tantalizing images by Feast of the Seven Fishes author Daniel Paterna, the eclectic essence of Calabrese food comes alive.
Book Launch: The Champ is Here by Nathan Dragon in conversation with Jordan Castro
Nathan Dragon’s The Champ is Here is a loosely-linked collection that follows, with varying distance, an unnamed narrator, his dog and girlfriend or wife, from small American town to town.
HOLIDAY STORYTIME: The Nutcracker (with special guest Miss Phoebe of Tutu School)
POWERHOUSE ArenaNew York City at Christmastime is famous for a lot of things: the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, holiday markets, the Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall, the windows at Macy’s on 34th St, ice skating in the park. But if there’s one thing New Yorkers truly have their pick of every holiday season, it’s Nutcrackers. Lots and lots of Nutcrackers.
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s ballet was first staged in 1892 and has since become a beloved Christmas staple for multiple New York City ballet companies, with over twenty different productions staged in 2023 alone. For many children, it’s their first exposure to ballet (sometimes with the help of pop culture icons like Barbie and Mickey Mouse), and might even be the first ballet in which they themselves get to dance! Join Miss Phoebe of Tutu School Dumbo and Powerhouse’s own Megan Lerseth for a kid-friendly deep dive into the story and music of The Nutcracker, along with insights into what it takes to put on the ballet and a demonstration from Miss Phoebe!
Book Launch: The Anatomy of Exile by Zeeva Bukai in conversation with Sara Lippman
The Abadi Family saga begins when a modern-day Romeo and Juliet story between a Palestinian and a Jew ends in predictable tragedy. The family flees to America to mend, but encounters only more turmoil that threatens to tear the family apart.
Book Launch: A Gorgeous Excitement by Cynthia Weiner in conversation with Daisy Alpert Florin
A dazzling novel about one young woman’s summer of infinite possibility . . .
Book Launch: How to Sell Out by Chad Sanders
A timely, vulnerable, and cutting-edge exploration of the pressures and pitfalls of writing while Black in America in this urgently needed addition to the national conversation of race, money, and art.
Book Launch: Alligator Tears by Edgar Gomez in conversation with John Manuel Arias
A darkly comic memoir-in-essays about the scam of the American Dream and doing whatever it takes to survive in the Sunshine State—from the award-winning author of High-Risk Homosexual
Book Launch: Nonlinear: Navigating Design with Curiosity and Conviction by Kevin Bethune
From the acclaimed designer and bestselling author of Reimagining Design, a nonlinear approach to navigating design’s nuances in pursuit of meaningful innovation.
Photos from recent events
Book Talk: Big Swiss by Jen BeaginBook Launch: Molly by Blake Butler in conversation with Lynne Tillman
Book Launch: Kind Mirrors, Ugly Ghosts by Claire Donato in conversation with Molly Soda, plus additional readings from Abigail Greene and Jaylen Strong and incidental music by Zach Phillips (Fievel is Glauque, Blanche Blanche Blanche)
Book Launch: The Awesome Game by Dave Hill in conversation with Mike Sacks
Book Talk: A Walk Across Dirty Water and Straight Into Murderer’s Row: A Memoir by Eugene S. Robinson in conversation with Lydia Lunch
Book Launch: Continuum by Ivanna Baranova w/ Imogen Xtian Smith and Wendy Lotterman
Book Launch: Bluebeard’s Castle by Anna Biller in conversation with Mina Hamedi
Book Launch and Performance: Naked: On Sex, Work, and Other Burlesques by Fancy Feast
Book Launch: Gentle Chaos by Tyler Gaca a.k.a. Ghosthoney in conversation with Anna Marie Tendler
Book Launch: Project UnLonely: Healing Our Crisis of Disconnection by Jeremy Nobel MD in conversation with Danielle Ofri
The Shining by Dorothea Lasky in reading and conversation with Heidi Julavits
Book Launch: Wonder Boy by Angel Au-Yeung and David Jeans