reading
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The Black Clock 17 Launch!
Hey Los Angeles Rockers! Sunday night is the launch and reading event of Black Clock, issue 17 and you know you want to be there. Come see readings by: Cecil Castellucci, Rumpus contributor Antonia Crane, Dayna Dunne, Brian Evenson, and Andrew…
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Roar Shack is back!
Roar Shack presents: A Word With You! This Sunday, November 10th at 826LA 4 PM, David Rocklin brings us another great edition of Roar Shack. Featured readings by: John Eder, Mario Piumetti, Wendy Fontaine, and Live Writer winner Justine Musk.…
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Jerry Stahl & Marc Maron in one room!
Los Angeles! Comes see Rumpus columnist Jerry Stahl and Marc Maron at The Last Bookstore this Friday, November 8th at 7:30 PM. Jerry will be reading from his latest book, Happy Mutant Baby Pills and Marc will be reading from…
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Our Future Depends On Reading!
“Well-meaning adults can easily destroy a child’s love of reading: stop them reading what they enjoy, or give them worthy-but-dull books that you like, the 21st-century equivalents of Victorian “improving” literature. You’ll wind up with a generation convinced that reading…
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American Adults Get Worse at Reading
Well, this is terrifying: The reading skills of American adults are significantly lower than those of adults in most other developed countries, according to a new international survey. What’s more, over the last two decades Americans’ reading proficiency has declined…
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Reading Makes You Better At Life
A degree in English may make your job search harder, but it makes empathy and social interaction easier, according to a study conducted by some people who had more practical majors. The study, published in Science, found that literary fiction like…
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Notable NYC: 9/17-9/22
TUESDAY 09.17: Every month The Poetry Society of America presents two poets at McNally Jackson as a part of their reading series and it’s usually a knock-out pairing. This month abides the rule with readings from C.K. Williams and Angelo…
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Notable New York: 9/4-9/8
Of special note this week: The venue formerly known as The Bowery Poetry Club has reopened their doors after some serious renovations. Now going by the name Bowery Arts and Science — which makes more sense since poetry was a…
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Notable New York: 8/26-9/1
TUESDAY 08/27: Wayne Koestenbaum continues making the rounds, reading from his new book My 1980s and Other Essays. Tuesday’s event includes a reading and a discussion with documentary filmmaker John Walter (How to Draw a Bunny). McNally Jackson, 7pm, free.…
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Notable New York: 8/19-8/25
The end of August is a notoriously slow time for events of all kinds in New York. Why this year, and this week, has been an exception I do not know. August is full of great, weird, thought-provoking events. Get…
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Notable New York: 8/12-8/18
Monday 08.12 The Franklin Park Reading Series is back this week and is something of a special line-up as they’re featuring a few poets, which is a rare occurrence for the series. The line-up includes the great short story author…
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Notable New York: 07/29-08/04
MONDAY 07.29 Join the Mystery Writers of America for a reading featuring Annamaria Alfieri, Kevin Egan, Clare Toohey, Kate Lincoln, Susan Olsen, Cathi Stoler and Sheila York. KGB Bar, 7pm, free. TUESDAY 07.30 Birds, LLC hosts a reading featuring Dan…