This week in New York the winners of the “Discovery”/Boston Review read at the 92nd Street Y; Largehearted Lit presents a family reading at WORD; Suzanne Vega performs for a Girls Write Now benefit; Martín Espada reads from his new collection, The Trouble Ball; Lambda Literary readings; and a spring reading from the Bellevue Literary Review.
MONDAY 5/09: Tonight join Timothy Donnelly, Cornelius Eady, and D.A. Powell as they introduce this years “Discovery”/Boston Review Poetry Contest Winners’ Reading: Ansel Elkins, Angelo Nikolopoulos, Adam Roberts, and Solmaz Sharif of Los Angeles, CA. 92nd Street Y. 8:15 p.m. $19, $10 age 35 and under.
TUESDAY 5/10: It’s a family affair presented by Largehearted Lit with a family edition featuring Emma Straub, Other People We Married; Peter Straub, A Dark Matter; Lev Grossman, The Magicians; Austin Grossman, Soon I Will Be Invincible reading from their books and sharing embarrassing stories. WORD. 7:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY 5/11: Girls Write Now presents its Spring Theater Benefit with an exclusive performance of Carson McCullers Talks About Love, written and performed by Suzanne Vega. Rattlestick Theatre. 7 p.m.
THURSDAY 5/12: Cave Canem and The Acentos Foundation present a book launch for award-winning poet Martín Espada’s new book, The Trouble Ball. Cave Canem fellows Virginia K. Lee and John Murillo, author of Up Jump the Boogie. Reception to follow. Cave Canem office. Suggested admission $5-$10 to benefit Cave Canem & Acentos.
The Center for Fiction is bringing together an author and her editor to talk about the process of turning a manuscript into a book, featuring Reagan Arthur of Reagan Arthur Books and Anna North, author of America Pacifica. 7 p.m. Free.
The Lambda Literary Foundation presents a reading with finalists from the 23rd Annual Lambda Literary Awards featuring Eileen Myles, Michael Klein, Sassafras Lowrey, Barbara Hammer, Ann Herendeen, Daniel Talbott, Rob Stephenson, Gayle Salamon, Eleanor Lerman, Kathleen Warnock, Georgeann Packard, Rafael de la Dehesa, and Richard Stevenson. Bluestockings Books. 7 p.m. Free.
FRIDAY 5/13: MoMA is free tonight for all visitors during Target Free Friday Nights, from 4 to 8 p.m.
SATURDAY 5/14: Poet Marie Ponsot will talk about fairy tales in literature at Myth, Fable & Fairy Tale at Poets House. 2 p.m. $10, $7 for students and seniors, free for Poets House Members.
SUNDAY 5/15: Check-in to Bellevue Hospital today. The Bellevue Literary Review presents a reading to celebrate its spring issue with contributors Patti Horvath, Jennifer Chapis, B.G. Firmani, and Ben Miller. Refreshments will be served. 5 p.m. Free.
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