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Cheap Wine, Plastic Chairs: Sam Lipsyte at Strand Bookstore

May 09, 2013

A weekly series that celebrates everyone’s favorite part of the author reading: the Q&A. This week, Sam Lipsyte discusses the moment he found his writing niche.

Tried and True Dating Etiquette, circa 1844-1960

By Kate Gavino

February 14, 2013

How does one refuse a date politely? Are the days of the "stag line" really behind us? When is it appropriate to dip snuff? These and other urgent romantic quandaries were answered in a handful of etiquette guides we dug up at the NYPL archive.

In Which Our Heroine Undertakes Literary Speed Dating

By Mina Le

February 11, 2013

Rare books, nervous dudes, and two minutes in which to discuss literature while sussing out potential mates: a report from the Strand's second annual literary speed dating event.

Cheap Wine, Plastic Chairs: Alison Bechdel at the Strand

By Kate Gavino

October 23, 2012

Once a week, Black Balloon's editorial assistant Kate Gavino chooses the best Q and the best A from one of New York's literary in-store events. Here, she draws from Alison Bechdel at the Strand on October 15. Read More

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