Things you can learn at this weeks stellar readings and talks. Thursday, August 28 That’s When the Knives Come Down with Dolan Morgan Greenpointer Dolan…
That’s When the Knives Come Down with Dolan Morgan
Greenpointer Dolan Morgan will read on home turf for the Brooklyn launch of his debut collection That’s When the Knives Come Down. A surrealist glance at…
Readings and Talks: Secret Societies, Southron Turncloaks and Storytellers
Since everyone cool/loaded has left the city for a summer get-away and you’re still here, what better way to pass these lazy days than by learning…
Readings and Talks: Sex, Celebs, Centimeters, and the Southside
Things are getting hot and heavy at this week’s upcoming readings and talks, with historical badass battles, fictional prostitutes, sexy sex-ed films, and a look…
Guzzle Free Beer and Talk Cats With David Yow of Jesus Lizard Tonight
Last time David Yow visited Word in Greenpoint, he was with his bandmates in Jesus Lizard. Tonight’s appearance will be less about the Lizard and…
A Zine Fest, a Torture Talk, and Mommy’s Dating Life in Graphic Novel Form
From zines to graphic novels, poetry to ethical treatises on torture, this week’s talks and readings have you covered. Friday, July 25 Pete’s Mini Zine Fest…
Colbert ‘It’ Girl Edan Lepucki Reads Tonight
The Colbert ReportGet More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,The Colbert Report on Facebook,Video Archive The relatively unknown author whose debut novel vaulted to the top of the…
Readings and Talks: Post-Apocalyptic Pregnancy, Kafkaesque Erotica, and More
Wise-up about the underlying structures of the Israel-Palestine conflict, lust in the style of Kafka, and hear about California’s (fictional) dystopian future at this week’s worthy readings and talks. …
Brooklyn Launch: Edan Lepucki and California
Imagine the end of the world is nigh, and you’re pregnant. Now imagine you have fungi growing rampant on your body. All this, and more,…
Readings and Talks: Brooklyn Girls and Renaissance Men
Time again for Word Up, our weekly roundup of readings and talks worth getting up and out of the house for. Thursday, July 10 Emily…