August 12, 2013

A Weird Al drag king striptease and other sometimes-sexy, always-dorky subversions at the Talk Nerdy to M3 burlesque show

Cheap Wine, Plastic Chairs: Rob Sheffield and Julie Klausner at Strand

By Kate Gavino

August 09, 2013

A series that celebrates everyone’s favorite part of an author reading: the Q&A. This week, Julie Klausner interviews Rob Sheffield about his memoir, Turn Around Bright Eyes.

Dorset, Minnesota Just Elected a 4-Year-Old Mayor

By Justin Glawe

August 05, 2013

Mayor Bobby Tufts is a commodity, a public figure and a kid in a suit.

Cheap Wine, Plastic Chairs: Michael Paterniti at The POWERHOUSE ARENA

By Freddie Moore

August 05, 2013

A series that celebrates the best part of an author reading: the Q&A. This week, Michael Paterniti discusses cheese, love and betrayal.

Live Free or Die: The Poetry of Robert Frost and Donald Hall at Bookstock

By Sarah Bennett

August 01, 2013

Robert Frost and Donald Hall — two iconic, though very different New Hampshire poets — got their due at the Bookstock Literary Festival.

A Live Reading of David Rakoff’s “Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish”

By Sarah Bennett

July 25, 2013

The author’s final book read in its entirety by family and friends

Cheap Wine, Plastic Chairs: Lindsay Hunter at Studio-X New York

By Freddie Moore

July 24, 2013

"Cheap Wine, Plastic Chairs" is a weekly series that celebrates everyone’s favorite part of the author reading: the Q&A. This week, Lindsay Hunter talks about short and sweet flash fiction.

Happy Rat Catcher's Day!

By Kate Gavino

July 22, 2013

Is there a creepier fairy tale than “The Pied Piper?” Well, guess what: It kinda-sorta actually happened.

Cheap Wine, Plastic Chairs: Chuck Klosterman at BookCourt

By Kate Gavino

July 11, 2013

A weekly series that celebrates everyone’s favorite part of the author reading: the Q&A. This week, Chuck Klosterman discusses Yeezus and the literary value of ‘shrooms.

The Underground Scene: A Party at the Lorimer Station Newsstand

By Kate Gavino

July 02, 2013

The Newsstand at the Metropolitan-Lorimer station walks a fine line between cultural event & nuisance.