This week in New York, Scary stories with Storychord.com; Deborah Baker on The Convert at the NYPL; a reading by US Poet Laureate Philip Levine; Colson Whitehead on zombies at McNally Jackson; Record Collecting for Girls; the CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival; and five authors at Unnameable Books.
MONDAY 10/17: Art/fiction/music journal Storychord.com presents a night of ghost stories, featuring one story, one image, and a one-song soundtrack. Fiction writers Miles Klee, Tim Mucci, and Michelle Augello-Page will read scary tales. S’mores will be served. Housing Works Bookstore Café. 7 p.m. Free
TUESDAY 10/18: Author Deborah Baker will discuss her most recent book, The Convert, nominated in the non-fiction category for the 2011 National Book Award. She will speak with journalist Elizabeth Rubin. New York Public Library, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Margaret Liebman Berger Forum. 7 p.m. Free.
WEDNESDAY 10/19: The Poetry Society of America presents The New Salon in Queens featuring a reading and conversation with 2011-12 United States Poet Laureate, Philip Levine. City University of New York, Queen’s College, Rosenthal Library, Rm. 230. 6:30 p.m. Free.
THURSDAY 10/20: Colson Whitehead will be at McNally Jackson reading and talking about his literary zombie novel, Zone One. 7 p.m. Free.
FRIDAY 10/21: Courtney E. Smith will read from her first book, Record Collecting for Girls: How to Unleash your Inner Music Nerd, One Album at a Time, a memoir and collection of music essays, at Book Court. 7 p.m. Free.
SATURDAY 10/22: It’s the last day of the CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival (October 18-22). There are too many events going on to list, check out the full schedule here. The Village Voice and Panache will have a daytime party beginning at 12:30 p.m. featuring Diehard, Colleen Green, Diarrhea Planet, Bleached, Pujol, and Turbo Fruits. Cake Shop.
SUNDAY 10/23: Unnameable Books will feature writers John Haskell, Out of My Skin; Monica Youn, Ignatz; Matthew Derby, Super Flat Times: Stories; Tom Adelman/Camden Joy, Long Ball; and Lonely Christopher, Into. 7 p.m.
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