NEXT EVENT: OCTOBER 19, at 8 p.m.: LEORA SKOLKIN SMITH AND RICHARD GRAYSON
BROOKLYN READING WORKS at the Old Stone House. Fiction. Non-Fiction. Memoir. Poetry. Drama. Curated by LOUISE G. CRAWFORD Go here for a map and directions to the Old Stone House. The Old stone House is located in JJ Byrne Park on Fifth Avenue between 3rd and 4th Street. 8 p.m. $5.00 includes light refreshments. Books are sold at all readings. Scroll down for the complete 2006-2007 Readings Schedule.
BROOKLYN READING WORKS 2006-2007 SEASON
all readings at 8 p.m.
September 21, 2006
Lori Soderland, author of CHASING MONTANA (UW Press) will read from her non-fiction work about leaving New York City for Montana.
Park Slope writer, Mary Sternbach will read from her novel, ROBERT FOSTER, which examines race and artistic expression in 1930's Hollywood. Mary's work has been published in Paper Street and she was a contributor of over 500 film reviews for the movie guide: SEE THAT? NOW WHAT? She is currently working on a non-fiction book about interactivity and experiential experiences.
OCTOBER 19, 2006
LEORA SKOLKIN-SMITH will read from her book, “EDGES: O PALESTINE, O ISRAEL” published by “Glad Day Books” a small literary house founded by GRACE PALEY and Robert Nichols. Ms. Paley was the editor of “Edges” . The novel has recently been nominated for a PEN/Faulkner Award. It was also, selected by The Jewish Book Council for a National Tour and will be featured at this year's Virginia Festival for the Book.
RICHARD GRAYSON reads from his new collection of short stories, "AND TO THINK HE KISSD HIM ON LORIMER STREET AND OTHER STORIES."
NOVEMBER 16, 2006
ELISSA SCHAPPELL, ILENE STARGER and DARCY STEINKE
Elissa Schappell is the author of USE ME, which was nominated for a Pen/Hemingway award. She is co-editor with Jenny Offill of THE FRIEND WHO GOT AWAY and the forthcoming MONEY CHANGES EVERTYTHING. The co-founder of TIN HOUSE with Rob Spillman and Win McCormick, Elissa also writes the HOT TYPE column in Vanity Fair.
Ilene Starger, is a poet whose work has appeared in Bayou, Oyex Review, Georgetown Review. She was a finalist for the 2005 Ann Stanford Prize.
Darcy Steinke, author of SUICIDE BLONDE (chosen as a New York Times notable book of the year), UP FROM THE WATER and JESUS SAVES will read from her new book.
DECEMBER 14, 2006
An evening of poetry with 32 POEMS MAGAZINE. 32 Poems is a semi-annual poetry magazine published in April and November. Each issue of journal contains 32 poems so you can give intimate, unhurried attention to each. It's easy to carry and inviting to read.
The comfortable size of 32 POEMS
and the superb quality of the work therein provides an alternative
to larger collections and is attractive to new readers of
contemporary poetry. Publisher Deborah Ager and a group of 32 Poems poets will be present.
JANUARY 18,2007
CLYDE OF NYC: THE FUNKY HOMOSEXUAL Clyde is a twenty-,
thirty-, forty-something living in New York City, the Northern suburbs,
the Eastern suburbs, in a van down by the river; the East River, the
Hudson River. He love naps, White Castle cheeseburgers, The
Flintstones, I Love Lucy, and Batman-THE Batman. He is madly in love
and totally unavailable (sorry girls; and guys). He is a prolific short
fiction writer and dabbles in poetry, rarely.
FEBRUARY 22, 2007
CARLA THOMPSON will read from her book, BEARING WITNESS, NOT SO CRAZY IN ALABAMA, which was well-reviewed by Booklist, Library Journal, Baltimore City Paper, MyShelf.com and Black Issues Book Review. Poetry from JENNIFER MICHAEL HECHT
MARCH 15,2007
Brooklyn Reading Works celebrates ONE STORY MAGAZINE, an acclaimed literary magazine published right here in Park Slope. About their unusual, one-story, small format: "We believe that short stories are best read alone. They should not be sandwiched in between a review and an expos� on liposuction, or placed after another work of fiction that is so sad or funny or long that the reader is worn out by the time they turn to it."
Publisher Marybeth Batcha and Editor Hannah Tinti will gather up a bunch of ONE STORY fiction talent for a night of fun, frolic and readings at The Old Stone House.
APRIL 19,2007
KRISTINA CHEW, a classics professor and mom writes a blog called AUTISMLAND. "Finding out your child has autism is like the end of a love affair and
the start of a new, lifelong, really beautiful relationship." MOTHERS VOX, the nom-de-net of a mother, teacher, scholar and activist living in New York City, will read from her blog, AUTISM'S EDGES.
MAY 24,2007
In honor of Mother's Day, ALISON LOWENSTEIN, author of City Baby Brooklyn, will read from her novel-in-progress, MOMMY GROUP, about a group of Park Slope moms. TOM RAYFIL will read from his new book, PARALLEL PLAY, about a Park Slope mom, SMARTMOM (aka Louise Crawford) will read excerpts from her Brooklyn Papers column.
JUNE 21,2007
Poets MICHAEL RUBY and NANCY GRAHAM will read
Michael Ruby's first book, At An Intersection , was published in 2002 by Alef Books in New York. His poems have been published, or are forthcoming, in the print journals Lungfull!, syllogism , Fell Swoop 's Brooklyn Stoop issue, Lost & Found Times, and The Torch ; and in e-zines xStream , Aught , Big Bridge , La Petite Zine , Sidereality , BlazeVOX, Castagraf and Unpleasant Event Schedule, as well as in single-author issues of Mudlark and Poethia . He lives in Park Slope, Brooklyn, and works as a journalist.
Nancy Graham's poetry and prose have appeared in Aught, BlazeVOX, Chronogram, Prima Materia, Listening in Dreams: A Compendium of Sound Dreams, Meditations and Rituals for Deep Dreamers and Eratio. Her chapbook, Somniloquies, is available through Pudding House Publications.
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