by Rachael Kelly | Oct 11, 2017 | Events, What Are You Reading?
As I’m sure most of you know, October is National Book Month – a blissful, 31-day period dedicated to America’s favorite pastime (#sorrynotsorry, baseball fans). Since 2003, the National Book Foundation has spent the greater part of October hyping its...
by Kimberly Holcombe | Oct 10, 2017 | Around Town: Books and Magazine Events in NYC, Events, Uncategorized
Four Way Books Seminar: Seamus Heaney’s The Spirit Level When: October 15, 2017 @ 1pm – 4pm Where: Puffy’s Tavern, 81 Hudson St, New York, NY 10013 Cost: $95 We usually think about the college student’s budget when posting events, but this one is...
by Rachael Kelly | Oct 9, 2017 | Events, Quote of the Week
October is marked by the conspicuous onslaught of Halloween. Stick-on scarecrows pose brokenly in shop windows. Ghostface masks pop-up in drug stores. Pumpkin spice lattes dilute the otherwise smoky smell of the city. In books, memoirs and biographies are set aside in...
by Kimberly Holcombe | Oct 3, 2017 | Around Town: Books and Magazine Events in NYC, Events
The Americas Poetry Festival of New York 2017 When: October 4th–6th Where: Center For Worker Education City College of New York, 25 Broadway, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10004 Cost: Free The Americas Poetry Festival of New York is the fourth annual festival of...
by Rachael Kelly | Sep 27, 2017 | Events
Banned Books Week September 24–30, 2017 We’re halfway through Banned Books Week, an event that celebrates people’s right to read and reiterates the importance of the First Amendment: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or...
by Kimberly Holcombe | Sep 26, 2017 | Around Town: Books and Magazine Events in NYC, Events
This week is Banned Books Week. If you want to participate in this celebration, then go to National Coalition Against Censorship’s website, or click here. More to come tomorrow! Now with the Brooklyn Book Festival over, here are some great events to attend and...
