Around Town: Books and Magazine Events in NYC

 

1. Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Join novelist, Khaled Hosseini, at the Barnes & Noble in Union Square for discussions about his international bestsellers, The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns, and new title, And the Mountains Echoed. 

Location: Barnes & Noble Union Square, 33 E 17th St, (between Broadway and Park Ave South), New York, NY

Time: 7:00pm

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2.      Wednesday, May 22, 2013

In this short-story performance series, titled “Romance and Other Disasters,” meet funny writers Simon Rich, author of The Last Girlfriend on Earth, and Patricia Marx, author of Starting from Happy.  Their stories of relationship troubles will be performed by Michael Ian Black, Wyatt Cenac, Anna Chlumsky and Kirsten Vangsness, and TONY‘s Books editor, Matthew Love, will also host a short conversation with the authors.

Location: Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway, (At 95th St), New York

Time: 7:30PM

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3.      Thursday, May 23, 2013

Learn about films and videos based on short stories, poetry and writers at “On Literary Film-Making: An evening with The Brooklyn Rail.”  Work by literary filmmakers Ram Devineni, John Scott, Cheryl Gross, and Immy Humes will be presented and a discussion will be moderated by Rachael Rakes, film editor for The Brooklyn Rail. 

Location: 52 Prince Street, City: New YorkProvince: , NY,Postal Code:  10012

Time: 7:00 pm

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