Tim Kinsella first registered on the public radar c.1990 as the frontman of Chicago emo band Cap’n Jazz, before going on to lead a number of…
Good Talks: World Cup Buzzkill, a ‘Live Documentary,’ and Shakespeare Star Wars
Upcoming talks and readings. Because sometimes, you just want to watch C-3P0 soliloquize in Early Modern English. Thursday, June 26 Nathan Deuel and Friday was the Bomb…
War, Marxism, Nannies and Crime: Serious Stuff at This Week’s Talks and Walks
If the fun and frippery of summer are wearing you out already, explore a darker side of life at these readings, talks, and historical walks.…
Jacob Tomsky at KGB
Tomsky is the author of Heads in Beds, a Times bestseller that’s essentially the Kitchen Confidential of the hotel industry. Read: These North Brooklyn Writers…
Celebrate Bloomsday and Friday the 13th With These Talks and Readings
Who ever said that writing, at its best, is a lonely life? We’ve got your weekly round-up of bibliovents that prove once in a while…
Novelist Brando Skyhorse Wrote a Memoir That’s Truly Stranger Than Fiction
If you’re always complaining about your messed-up childhood and your wacko family, then you might want to read Brando Skyhorse’s memoir, Take this Man, for some perspective.…
James Franco Fans Have Been Lining Up Since 5 A.M. This Morning
A flock of James Franco freaks and geeks have lined up at the Union Square Barnes & Noble, waiting for the actor/novelist/ filmmaker/teacher/nude portraitist to show…
Dagmara Dominczyk: Greenpoint Still Smells Like Sausage and Ciggies
Dagmara Dominczyk’s Greenpoint memories