Tuesday, July 7th – Caitlin Moran & Judith Regan
The Strand Bookstore, 3rd floor
828 Broadway at 12th Street
Time: 7-8pm
Caitlin Moran has been rightly called “the UK’s answer to Tina Fey, Chelsea Handler, and Lena Dunham all rolled into one” by Marie Claire and among other praise, her novel How to Build a Girl has been called “thrillingly rude” and “laugh-out-loud-funny.” She’ll be in conversation with editor, producer, and TV/radio host Judith Regan.
Come to our Rare Book Room to celebrate the book’s much anticipated paperback release of and meet the literary powerhouse for yourself!
Buy a copy of How to Build a Girl or a $15 Strand gift card in order to attend this event.
July 8th – #AntiSocial: The Dark Side of Social Media
Wild Project
195 East 3rd Street
(between Ave A & Ave B)
New York, NY 10009
Time: 8-10pm
Are you fed up with Facebook? Do you avoid reading the comments of articles or certain tweets because they are hateful? Are you concerned about your privacy online?
There’s a sense that social media in recent years has become increasingly toxic. With the amount of public shaming, bullying, sexism and negativity online, social media these days feels less about connection and more about division. For many people, the costs of social networking are starting to feel greater than the benefits.
In its newest show, #AntiSocial: The Dark Side of Social Media, Poetic People Power addresses this timely issue to explore how social media is affecting our behavior, relationships, and society. For 13 consecutive years, Poetic People Power has creatively explored social and political topics, offering insight and solutions to issues that affect our everyday lives. This year’s poets include Bogar Alonso, Tara Bracco, Karla Jackson-Brewer, Angela Kariotis, Shetal Shah, Natalia Vargas-Caba, and Jonathan Walton.
Tickets are $15 online at TheWildProject.com, $20 at the door, and $10 for students with valid ID
July 12th – Odes to the Stones
From www.playbuzz.com
KGB Bar
85 E. 4th St.
New York, NY 10003
Time: 7-9pm
On Sunday, July 12, 2015, poets Hilary Sideris and Rick Mullin celebrate the Rolling Stones with a reading of selected poems from their Stones-inspired books from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at KGB Bar on 85 East 4th Street in New York City.
Two poets, one from New York, Hilary Sideris, and another from New Jersey, Rick Mullin, met on the New York City poetry circuit and discovered that they had both published poetry collections inspired by lives of the Rolling Stones. It seemed inevitable that they would read together, and they have decided to do just that to celebrate the 53rd anniversary of the legendary band’s debut performance. On July 12, 1962, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Brian Jones with Ian Stewart and Dick Taylor played their first gig billed as “The Rollin’ Stones” at the Marquee Club, 165 Oxford Street, London. Their material included the Chicago blues as well as Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley songs. Their material will be selected poems from their Stones-inspired poetry books.
Since opening in 1993, the KGB Bar has become something of a New York literary institution, where popular authors come to read pro bono. This speakeasy-style dive bar has been named best literary venue in New York City by “New York” magazine, “The Village Voice,” and others.
The reading is free and open to the public. While there is no cover, KGB encourages guests to patronize the bar by buying drinks. Copies of Sideris’s and Mullin’s books will be available for sale and signing at the event.