Michael Showalter has some wet hot American gift ideas. Photos by Doug Campbell.
What do local authors and lit celebs Emma Straub, Michael Showalter and David Rees think you should give for the holiday? If you were at Greenpoint’s Word Bookstore this weekend, you would have found out in person. But if you missed it, we were there to collect their suggestions; plus we asked for some cheap gift ideas, for your non-bookish friends, and — in one case — got a lesson in artisinal pencil sharpening. Book suggestions ranged from classics to new releases, and cheap gift ideas ranged from the free (a sonnet) to the practical (batteries) to the awesome (gift certificates to a bar) to the creepy (cat hair crafts). Read the rest of this entry »
FRIDAY
6:30pm: dan rollman and corey henderson discuss their book the recordsetter book of world records and attempt to break the record for the largest group hug in a bookstore, amongst other feats. powerhouse arena, free. Read the rest of this entry »
Photo via Word.
Book fairs were only the bestest thing in all of elementary school because they gave you the chance to peruse reams of new books and find new favorites that weren’t covered in generations of library cooties. But what’s better than stodgy old teachers telling you which books to read? Celebrities telling you which books to read! You can relive the book fair this weekend with the holiday open house at Greenpoint’s scrappy Word bookstore, a two-day event that features recommendations from lit celebs such as Emma Straub, Michael Showalter and David Rees. Plus, there’s gift wrapping to benefit the Greenpoint Food Pantry and other ways to help local young readers in need. See the full schedule below. Read the rest of this entry »
Stephanie at Word. Photo by BitchcakesNY
Some local bookstores (okay, one) might be shut down by the age-old tale of a New Yorker not wanting to pay their rent, while others are just struggling through the crappy economy. We don’t want to see any of them disappear, but if the thought of shelling out for brand-new books gives you bank-account anxiety, know that your hard-earned money gets you an expertly chosen book and keeps these important community meeting places alive. There’s also often free wine, beer and food at local bookstore events, and that’s far more than we can say for Amazon. With the final death knell of Borders ringing in our ears, and the annual Brooklyn Book Festival already underway, here’s a quick guide to some of the best deals, straight from the mouths of the local bookkeepers themselves: Read the rest of this entry »
FRIDAY
6-9pm: overflow magazine celebrates the release of their summer issue at atlantic avenue’s de castellane gallery, free
7pm: read your favorite three-minute passage of a book published between 1990 and 1999 at word’s ‘literary karaoke: greatest hits of the 90s‘. free. Read the rest of this entry »
FRIDAY
all day: crop to cup opens a new gowanus location (3rd ave at 13th st), offers half-price drinks
6-9pm: the farm city chautauqua launch party features free samplings of wine, beer, kombucha + small plates. 61 local (61 bergen st, bk), free. Read the rest of this entry »
SATURDAY
12-4pm: ‘it’s fun to stay at the y-m-c-a…’ – see what all the fuss is about at open houses across all ymca locations, or print a free guest pass valid thru 1/31. free.
12-4:30pm: give blood, get free sausage or a pound of beans… for serious! brooklyn kitchen, free. Read the rest of this entry »
FRIDAY
7pm: put on your best specs for nerd nite trivia + presentations about bed bugs (ew!), laser weapons (p-chew! p-chew!) and dinosaurs (roar!) galapagos, $10-14.
8pm (thru 11/14): the band of puppets fest has artists pay tribute to david bowie with live ’80s-style music videos. bushwick starr, $12. Read the rest of this entry »
Kids everywhere are tasting the return of education next week and not liking it one bit. But maybe a little Sunday school will sweeten the deal? This Sunday, Sept. 5, is the first of three September Read & Eat Sundays at Eagle Street Rooftop Farm in Greenpoint. To kick off the free series (with tastings) this weekend, Brooklyn food writer and chef Cathy Erway will share her favorite end-of summer recipes with produce picked right there on the rooftop. Then the series continues on Sept. 19 with Anna Lappe (whose adult-sized samples of locally-grown infant food have us more than slightly curious) and finishes on Sept. 26 with professor and NY-food expert Annie Hauwk-Lawson. Read the rest of this entry »
FRIDAY
7pm: bring your written break-up stories to read aloud at word’s v-day edition of ‘just working on my novel‘ (10-minute time limit), free.
8pm: is it hot in peru, or is it just us? alistair r. noble of the hollow earth society lectures on the phallic stone monuments recently discovered near — wait for it — lake titicaca. observatory, $5. Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Showalter has some wet hot American gift ideas. Photos by Doug Campbell.
What do local authors and lit celebs Emma Straub, Michael Showalter and David Rees think you should give for the holiday? If you were at Greenpoint’s Word Bookstore this weekend, you would have found out in person. But if you missed it, we were there to collect their suggestions; plus we asked for some cheap gift ideas, for your non-bookish friends, and — in one case — got a lesson in artisinal pencil sharpening. Book suggestions ranged from classics to new releases, and cheap gift ideas ranged from the free (a sonnet) to the practical (batteries) to the awesome (gift certificates to a bar) to the creepy (cat hair crafts). Read the rest of this entry »
FRIDAY
6:30pm: dan rollman and corey henderson discuss their book the recordsetter book of world records and attempt to break the record for the largest group hug in a bookstore, amongst other feats. powerhouse arena, free. Read the rest of this entry »
Photo via Word.
Book fairs were only the bestest thing in all of elementary school because they gave you the chance to peruse reams of new books and find new favorites that weren’t covered in generations of library cooties. But what’s better than stodgy old teachers telling you which books to read? Celebrities telling you which books to read! You can relive the book fair this weekend with the holiday open house at Greenpoint’s scrappy Word bookstore, a two-day event that features recommendations from lit celebs such as Emma Straub, Michael Showalter and David Rees. Plus, there’s gift wrapping to benefit the Greenpoint Food Pantry and other ways to help local young readers in need. See the full schedule below. Read the rest of this entry »
Stephanie at Word. Photo by BitchcakesNY
Some local bookstores (okay, one) might be shut down by the age-old tale of a New Yorker not wanting to pay their rent, while others are just struggling through the crappy economy. We don’t want to see any of them disappear, but if the thought of shelling out for brand-new books gives you bank-account anxiety, know that your hard-earned money gets you an expertly chosen book and keeps these important community meeting places alive. There’s also often free wine, beer and food at local bookstore events, and that’s far more than we can say for Amazon. With the final death knell of Borders ringing in our ears, and the annual Brooklyn Book Festival already underway, here’s a quick guide to some of the best deals, straight from the mouths of the local bookkeepers themselves: Read the rest of this entry »
FRIDAY
6-9pm: overflow magazine celebrates the release of their summer issue at atlantic avenue’s de castellane gallery, free
7pm: read your favorite three-minute passage of a book published between 1990 and 1999 at word’s ‘literary karaoke: greatest hits of the 90s‘. free. Read the rest of this entry »
FRIDAY
all day: crop to cup opens a new gowanus location (3rd ave at 13th st), offers half-price drinks
6-9pm: the farm city chautauqua launch party features free samplings of wine, beer, kombucha + small plates. 61 local (61 bergen st, bk), free. Read the rest of this entry »
SATURDAY
12-4pm: ‘it’s fun to stay at the y-m-c-a…’ – see what all the fuss is about at open houses across all ymca locations, or print a free guest pass valid thru 1/31. free.
12-4:30pm: give blood, get free sausage or a pound of beans… for serious! brooklyn kitchen, free. Read the rest of this entry »
FRIDAY
7pm: put on your best specs for nerd nite trivia + presentations about bed bugs (ew!), laser weapons (p-chew! p-chew!) and dinosaurs (roar!) galapagos, $10-14.
8pm (thru 11/14): the band of puppets fest has artists pay tribute to david bowie with live ’80s-style music videos. bushwick starr, $12. Read the rest of this entry »
Kids everywhere are tasting the return of education next week and not liking it one bit. But maybe a little Sunday school will sweeten the deal? This Sunday, Sept. 5, is the first of three September Read & Eat Sundays at Eagle Street Rooftop Farm in Greenpoint. To kick off the free series (with tastings) this weekend, Brooklyn food writer and chef Cathy Erway will share her favorite end-of summer recipes with produce picked right there on the rooftop. Then the series continues on Sept. 19 with Anna Lappe (whose adult-sized samples of locally-grown infant food have us more than slightly curious) and finishes on Sept. 26 with professor and NY-food expert Annie Hauwk-Lawson. Read the rest of this entry »
