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Tuesday December 10 2013, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM   Pen Parentis Holiday Author Mingle Pen Parentis Brian Gresko Hotel Andaz, 75 Wall Street New York City, NY 212-501-2031 Google Map It (NOTE: this website makes no claims with regards to map accuracy!)

Pen Parentis has an intimate evening of good literature, conversation, and music planned for December, featuring two acclaimed novelists. Gabriel Roth and Daphne Uviller, both known for their keen ins... [details »]

Tuesday December 10 2013, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM   The Hits, the Life, and the Lost Lyrics of Allan Sherman Brooklyn Public Library Meredith Walters 10 Grand Army Plaza Brooklyn, NY 718-230-2100 Google Map It (NOTE: this website makes no claims with regards to map accuracy!)

Brooklyn Public Library, Central Library, Dweck Center. Join author Mark Cohen for a lively talk about the song parodist and comedian Allan Sherman. Cohen’s book "Overweight Sensation: The Life and C... [details »]

Saturday December 14 2013, 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM   Gotham: Writers in the City: Hilton Als Brooklyn Public Library Meredith Walters 10 Grand Army Plaza Brooklyn, NY 718-230-2100 Google Map It (NOTE: this website makes no claims with regards to map accuracy!)

Cultural critic, Als, discusses "White Girls", a brilliant analysis of literature, art, and music with fearless insights on race, gender, and history. The result is an extraordinary, complex portrait ... [details »]

Saturday December 14 2013, 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM   Italian American Writers Association Literary Series Italian American Writers Asso Amy Barone 94 Avenue A New York City, NY 646 942 4972 Google Map It (NOTE: this website makes no claims with regards to map accuracy!)

IAWA gives voice to writers through its Open Reading series every second Saturday of the month. IAWA East is held even months at Sidewalk Café (Feb, Apr, June) and IAWA West continues at Cornelia Str... [details »]

Tuesday December 17 2013, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM   An Evening with Andrew Demetre: Drinking and Driving in Ürümqi KGB Bar Strangers Gate Books 85 East 4th Street New York, NY 212-865-8906 Google Map It (NOTE: this website makes no claims with regards to map accuracy!)

Writer Andrew Demetre makes the final stop of his autumn mini book tour at KGB Bar to share anecdotes and read from his debut non-fiction book, Drinking and Driving in Ürümqi, which has been described... [details »]

Thursday December 19 2013, 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM   Great Books Discussion Series: War and Peace (session 1) Brooklyn Public Library Meredith Walters 10 Grand Army Plaza Brooklyn, NY 718-230-2100 Google Map It (NOTE: this website makes no claims with regards to map accuracy!)

This discussion will be held in the Trustees' Room of Central Library. This epic literary achievement broadly focuses on Napoleon’s invasion of Russia in 1812 and follows three of the most well-kno... [details »]

Thursday December 19 2013, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM   Varsity Letters Goes Inside the NBA Le Poisson Rouge Le Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker Street New York, NY 212-505-FISH Google Map It (NOTE: this website makes no claims with regards to map accuracy!)

Varsity Letters returns to The Gallery at LPR for a look inside the NBA with some of the people closest to the game. Former number one NBA draft pick Billy "The Hill" McGill will be joined by Eric Bra... [details »]

Tuesday January 7 2014, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM   Brooklyn by the Book: Chang Rae-Lee Brooklyn Public Library Meredith Walters 10 Grand Army Plaza Brooklyn, NY 718-230-2100 Google Map It (NOTE: this website makes no claims with regards to map accuracy!)

This event takes place in the Central Library's Dweck Center. Lee reads and discusses his new novel, "On Such a Full Sea", which is set in a dystopian future, where the abandoned city of Baltimor... [details »]

Thursday January 9 2014, 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM   Great Books Discussion Series: War and Peace (session 2) Brooklyn Public Library Meredith Walters 10 Grand Army Plaza Brooklyn, NY 718-230-2100 Google Map It (NOTE: this website makes no claims with regards to map accuracy!)

This discussion will be held in the Trustees' Room of Central Library. This epic literary achievement broadly focuses on Napoleon’s invasion of Russia in 1812 and follows three of the most well-kn... [details »]

Thursday January 16 2014, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM   Edwidge Danticat: Haiti Noir 2: The Classics Brooklyn Public Library Meredith Walters 10 Grand Army Plaza Brooklyn, NY 718-230-2100 Google Map It (NOTE: this website makes no claims with regards to map accuracy!)

This event will be held in the Dweck Center of Central Library. Edwidge Danticat reads and discusses this volume of classic Haitian noir literature by authors such as Marie-Hélène Laforest, Dany Lafe... [details »]

Sunday February 2 2014, 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM   Cutting Along the Color Line: Black Barbers/Barber Shops in USA Brooklyn Public Library Meredith Walters 10 Grand Army Plaza Brooklyn, NY 718-230-2100 Google Map It (NOTE: this website makes no claims with regards to map accuracy!)

This event will be held in the Dweck Center of Central Library. Author Quincy T. Mills presents a sweeping, engaging history of an iconic cultural establishment, black-owned barber shops, which se... [details »]

Saturday February 8 2014, 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM   Gotham: Writers in the City: Adelle Waldman Brooklyn Public Library Meredith Walters 10 Grand Army Plaza Brooklyn, NY 718-230-2100 Google Map It (NOTE: this website makes no claims with regards to map accuracy!)

This event will be held in the Dweck Center of Central Library. Join Waldman as she discusses her debut novel, "The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P.", which follows a young Brooklyn literary sensation wh... [details »]

Sunday February 9 2014, 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM   Promises Kept: Lessons Learned from the American Promise Project Brooklyn Public Library Meredith Walters 10 Grand Army Plaza Brooklyn, NY 718-230-2100 Google Map It (NOTE: this website makes no claims with regards to map accuracy!)

Promises Kept: How to Help Black Boys Succeed in School and in Life- Lessons Learned from the 12-Year American Promise Project. This event will be held in the Dweck Center of Central Library. "Am... [details »]

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