You have a totally unique and interesting idea for an article\, but you just aren’t getting any bites. Sound familiar? Because we know how hard it can be in the rough and tumble world of freelance journalism\, Sadie Magazine wants to help you craft the perfect pitch for magazines\, journals\, and newspapers. Editors are looking for that ah-hah moment\, that moment where something new comes across the desk\, either a new angle on a well worn topic\, or a new topic all together. Join us for a workshop on Perfecting Your Pitch and discover your own ah-ha moment. Presented by Susannah Wexler and Jesse Sposato of Sadie Magazine.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130521T184715Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120329T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120329T230000Z UID:http://www.wordbrooklyn.com/event/vagaries-love-louise-doughty-and-jill-dawson URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.wordbrooklyn.com/event/vagaries-love-louise-doughty-and-jill-dawson SUMMARY:The Vagaries of Love with Louise Doughty and Jill Dawson DESCRIPTION:n/a END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130521T184715Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120403T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120403T230000Z UID:http://www.wordbrooklyn.com/event/launch-party-leela-corman%E2%80%99s-unterzakhn URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.wordbrooklyn.com/event/launch-party-leela-corman%E2%80%99s-unterzakhn SUMMARY:Launch Party for Leela Corman’s Unterzakhn DESCRIPTION:Leela Corman’s graphic novel Unterzakhn (which is Yiddish for “underthings”) transports us into the Lower East Side of the early 1900s\, following young immigrant twins Esther and Fanya as they grow up in -- and grow out of -- their community. Add some Yiddish to your vocabulary\, experience her marvelous storytelling\, and join us for a presentation and launch party! Facebook RSVP appreciated.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130521T184715Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120407T160000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120407T160000Z UID:http://www.wordbrooklyn.com/event/book-group-lifespan-fact URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.wordbrooklyn.com/event/book-group-lifespan-fact SUMMARY:Book Group\: Lifespan of a Fact DESCRIPTION:Our book club pick for March is Lifespan of a Fact\, which is really only kinda sorta a book. It presents an original article on the suicide of a Vegas teen\, written by John D'Agata\, and the correspondence between him and his factchecker Jim Fingal on what facts were changed\, why they were changed\, and what does the word \\"fact\\" mean anyway? 10% off the month leading up to discussion!
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130521T184715Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120410T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120410T230000Z UID:http://www.wordbrooklyn.com/event/ya-not-barry-lyga URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.wordbrooklyn.com/event/ya-not-barry-lyga SUMMARY:YA Not? with Barry Lyga DESCRIPTION:Staff favorite Barry Lyga (Goth Girl Rising\, Mangaman) presents his newest novel\, I Hunt Killers\, in an interview with his editor Alvina Ling. Killers follows teenager Jazz\, the son of a serial killer\, as he tries to keep himself free from suspicion after several murders happen near his town and local police wonder if he's not following in Dad's footsteps. (Jenn is referring to this book as Dexter Morgan meets Matt from Friday Night Lights\, which should give you some idea of how creepifyingly entertaining it is.) Facebook RSVP appreciated.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130521T184715Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120411T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120411T230000Z UID:http://www.wordbrooklyn.com/event/launch-party-janyce-stefan-cole URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.wordbrooklyn.com/event/launch-party-janyce-stefan-cole SUMMARY:Launch Party for Janyce Stefan-Cole DESCRIPTION:Tapping her own experiences in Hollywood\, local author Janyce Stefan-Cole reveals the dark side of the silver screen in her debut novel Hollywood Boulevard. A lapsed actress\, a PI\, murder and mystery\, celebrity and obsession\, all combine to make quite a tale. She’ll present her novel at a launch party complete with refreshments. Facebook RSVP appreciated.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130521T184715Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120413T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120413T230000Z UID:http://www.wordbrooklyn.com/event/largehearted-lit-will-boast-and-eleanor-henderson URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.wordbrooklyn.com/event/largehearted-lit-will-boast-and-eleanor-henderson SUMMARY:Largehearted Lit with Will Boast and Eleanor Henderson DESCRIPTION:April’s Largehearted Lit\, a series that celebrates music\, books\, and their intersection\, features Will Boast and Eleanor Henderson. Boast’s short story collection Power Ballads follows working musicians from arenas to polka-bars\, while Henderson’s novel Ten Thousand Saints dives into the heart of the straight-edge scene in 1990s New York. They’ll each be speaking about music’s influence on their writing\, and will be joined by a guest musician. Facebook RSVP appreciated.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130521T184715Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120414T160000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120414T160000Z UID:http://www.wordbrooklyn.com/event/classics-book-group-hav URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.wordbrooklyn.com/event/classics-book-group-hav SUMMARY:Classics Book Group\: Hav DESCRIPTION:This month we'll discuss Hav\, perhaps the world's only work of speculative fiction travel writing.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130521T184715Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120414T190000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120414T190000Z UID:http://www.wordbrooklyn.com/event/music-writing-book-group-hot-stuff URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.wordbrooklyn.com/event/music-writing-book-group-hot-stuff SUMMARY:Music Writing Book Group\: Hot Stuff DESCRIPTION:Our book group kicks off in April with Hot Stuff\, Alice Echols's acclaimed history of disco -- which promises to show new layers to an often-dismissed style of music. 10% off all March!
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130521T184715Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120422T173000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120422T173000Z UID:http://www.wordbrooklyn.com/event/drawing-kids-workshop-doodle-new-york URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.wordbrooklyn.com/event/drawing-kids-workshop-doodle-new-york SUMMARY:Drawing for Kids Workshop\: Doodle New York DESCRIPTION:Author Puck and illustrator Violet will lead an interactive drawing workshop for kids organized around their activity book Doodle New York\, which is filled with city landmarks and projects to spark imagination and curiosity. Recommended for ages 5 and up\, all ages welcome.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130521T184715Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120422T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120422T230000Z UID:http://www.wordbrooklyn.com/event/world-book-night-pre-bash-diamond URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.wordbrooklyn.com/event/world-book-night-pre-bash-diamond SUMMARY:Pre-World Book Night Bash at the Diamond DESCRIPTION:n/a END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130521T184715Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120425T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120425T230000Z UID:http://www.wordbrooklyn.com/event/ticketed-dinner-eloisa-james URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.wordbrooklyn.com/event/ticketed-dinner-eloisa-james SUMMARY:Ticketed\: Dinner with Eloisa James DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT IS CLOSED! Tickets are no longer available\, but you're welcome to come for the open signing at 8\:30pm in the store.
Join acclaimed author Eloisa James for a special dinner and book talk. James will be introducing her memoir\, Paris In Love\, and chatting with attendees\, at Le Gamin (108 Franklin St.). Tickets are $45\, and include light dinner\, drinks\, and a copy of the new book. Space is limited\, so reserve your spot now!
In 2009\, New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James took a leap that many people dream about\: she sold her house\, took a sabbatical from her job as a Shakespeare professor\, and moved her family to Paris. Paris in Love\: A Memoir chronicles her joyful year in one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
With no classes to teach\, no committee meetings to attend\, no lawn to mow or cars to park\, Eloisa revels in the ordinary pleasures of life—discovering corner museums that tourists overlook\, chronicling Frenchwomen’s sartorial triumphs\, walking from one end of Paris to another. She copes with her Italian husband’s notions of quality time\; her two hilarious children\, ages eleven and fifteen\, as they navigate schools—not to mention puberty—in a foreign language\; and her mother-in-law Marina’s raised eyebrow in the kitchen (even as Marina overfeeds Milo\, the family dog).
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130521T184715Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120502T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120502T230000Z UID:http://www.wordbrooklyn.com/event/places-real-and-imagined-haley-tanner-and-alexi-zentner URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.wordbrooklyn.com/event/places-real-and-imagined-haley-tanner-and-alexi-zentner SUMMARY:Places Real and Imagined with Haley Tanner and Alexi Zentner DESCRIPTION:Novelists Haley Tanner (Vaclav &\; Lena) and Alexi Zentner (Touch) will be on hand for a joint discussion about setting in fiction and the pros and cons of real places vs. imaginary locales.
In Vaclav &\; Lena\, Tanner shows readers New York (specifically Brighton Beach and Coney Island) from the eyes of two Russian-immigrant children -- a place of wonder and magic as well as confusion and grief. In Zentner's imaginary Sawgamet\, real magic and mystery lurk in the woods.
Facebook RVSP encouraged (but not required).
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130521T184715Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120505T160000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120505T160000Z UID:http://www.wordbrooklyn.com/event/book-group-liberation URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.wordbrooklyn.com/event/book-group-liberation SUMMARY:Book Group\: Liberation DESCRIPTION:Our May pick\, Liberation by Brian Francis Slattery\, is one of Jenn's top five favorite post-apocalypse novels of all time. America is an economic disaster\, human beings are the preferred form of currency\, and a former heist gang may be the best hope that the country has of putting things to rights. 10% off all April!
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130521T184715Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120505T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120505T230000Z UID:http://www.wordbrooklyn.com/event/local-organic-new-works-greenpoint-writers-group-0 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.wordbrooklyn.com/event/local-organic-new-works-greenpoint-writers-group-0 SUMMARY:Local Organic\: New Works by the Greenpoint Writers Group DESCRIPTION:On May 5th\, the core members of the Greenpoint Writers Group will share excerpts from their latest works-in-progress. This event marks the conclusion of a 3-month intensive\, in which the writers met weekly to develop all new work. This Spring\, readings look to cover a range of genres and disciplines\, including historical fiction\, film biopic\, noir thriller\, and more. Beyond the words\, words\, words\, there will be an overkill of free booze\, so please do come and start your Cinco de Mayo celebration with your friendly neighborhood writing collective.
Writers include Jessica Glazer\, Christianne Hedtke\, Jonathan Herzog\, Crispin Kott\, Nathaniel Kressen\, Logan Medland\, Danielle Pollack\, and Laura Weinert-Kendt.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130521T184715Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120506T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120506T230000Z UID:http://www.wordbrooklyn.com/event/paolo-bacigalupi-and-nk-jemisin-conversation-k-tempest-bradford URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.wordbrooklyn.com/event/paolo-bacigalupi-and-nk-jemisin-conversation-k-tempest-bradford SUMMARY:Paolo Bacigalupi and N.K. Jemisin\, in conversation with K. Tempest Bradford DESCRIPTION:Hugo/Nebula Award winner Paolo Bacigalupi (The Drowned Cities) and Hugo/Nebula nominee N.K. Jemisin (The Killing Moon) will be in conversation with fellow sci-fi writer K. Tempest Bradford on their new books\, world-building\, the writing life\, and more.
Bacigalupi is the author of The Windup Girl and Shipbreaker\, both of which are perennial staff picks at WORD. Jemisin is a recent discovery of ours but no less beloved -- The Killing Moon\, first in her new Dreamblood duo\, has been the topic of effusive and adoring emails between several staffers.
Facebook RSVP encouraged\, but not required.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130521T184715Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120507T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120507T230000Z UID:http://www.wordbrooklyn.com/event/internet-friends-irl-mark-doten-greg-howard-and-justin-taylor URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.wordbrooklyn.com/event/internet-friends-irl-mark-doten-greg-howard-and-justin-taylor SUMMARY:Internet Friends IRL\: Mark Doten\, Greg Howard and Justin Taylor DESCRIPTION:One night only\: Internet friends IRL! Three fiction writers who all first met in the virtual world now all know each other in the actual world\, and prove it by reading together in a real brick-and-mortar bookstore. Mark Doten is a Greenpoint local. Justin Taylor is a Bushwick ex-pat now clinging to the fringe of Park Slope. Gregory Howard is visiting from Bangor\, Maine.
Facebook RSVP encouraged\, but not required.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130521T184715Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120508T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120508T230000Z UID:http://www.wordbrooklyn.com/event/brooke-gladstone-and-josh-neufeld-explain-everything URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.wordbrooklyn.com/event/brooke-gladstone-and-josh-neufeld-explain-everything SUMMARY:Brooke Gladstone and Josh Neufeld Explain Everything DESCRIPTION:NPR’s Brooke Gladstone and artist Josh Neufeld will dish on the state of modern media\, the process of creating The Influencing Machine and more with a multimedia presentation\, Q&\;A\, and signing.
In The Influencing Machine\, NPR 's Brooke Gladstone guides us through two millennia of media history\, debunking the notion that The Media is an external force beyond our control and equipping us to be savvy consumers and shapers of the news. They burst onto the page in vivid comics\, thanks to the artistry of Josh Neufeld.
Facebook RSVP encouraged\, but not required.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130521T184715Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120511T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120511T230000Z UID:http://www.wordbrooklyn.com/event/improve-yourself-aj-jacobs-and-gretchen-rubin URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.wordbrooklyn.com/event/improve-yourself-aj-jacobs-and-gretchen-rubin SUMMARY:Improve Yourself with AJ Jacobs and Gretchen Rubin DESCRIPTION:Our favorite lifestyle guinea pig AJ Jacobs will be in conversation with fellow improvement-junkie Gretchen Rubin in honor of his newest book\, Drop Dead Healthy. What does it take to become the healthiest person on earth\, and how happy does it make you in the long run? Jacobs will also read from the book\, and both authors will take questions and sign.
Facebook RSVP encourage\, but not required.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130521T184715Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120512T160000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120512T160000Z UID:http://www.wordbrooklyn.com/event/classics-book-group-fox-attic URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.wordbrooklyn.com/event/classics-book-group-fox-attic SUMMARY:Classics Book Group\: The Fox in the Attic DESCRIPTION:Our year of Brits continues! (Hughes is technically Welsh\, but don't tell anyone.) Set against the unstable world of Europe between World Wars as well as the unstable impulses of a man who thinks he's been wronged.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130521T184715Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120512T190000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120512T190000Z UID:http://www.wordbrooklyn.com/event/music-writing-book-group-beautiful URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.wordbrooklyn.com/event/music-writing-book-group-beautiful SUMMARY:Music Writing Book Group\: But Beautiful DESCRIPTION:Geoff Dyer has a particular talent at writing about music\, film\, and literature. In May\, we'll look at his book But Beautiful\, a collection of impressionistic portraits of jazz musicians. 10% off leading up to the discussion!
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130521T184715Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120516T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120516T230000Z UID:http://www.wordbrooklyn.com/event/ticketed-intimate-evening-josh-ritter URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.wordbrooklyn.com/event/ticketed-intimate-evening-josh-ritter SUMMARY:TICKETED\: An Intimate Evening with Josh Ritter DESCRIPTION:n/a END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130521T184715Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120517T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120517T230000Z UID:http://www.wordbrooklyn.com/event/brian-francis-slattery-presents-lost-everything URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.wordbrooklyn.com/event/brian-francis-slattery-presents-lost-everything SUMMARY:Brian Francis Slattery presents Lost Everything DESCRIPTION:Brian Francis Slattery presents his new novel Lost Everything\, in a launch party extravaganza accompanied by Dr. Caterwaul's Cadre of Clairvoyant Claptraps. The band will perform alongside Slattery as he\, well\, “reads” isn’t really the right word but it’ll do in a pinch. Jenn raves\: “Lost Everything is a moving and timely meditation on war\, a testament to the devotion of a father for his son\, and a journey bursting with both terror and laughter.”
If you were lucky enough to see his performance last time he was at WORD\, you know that it's a must-see experience. There's nothing quite like witnessing an author accompany himself with a banjo as he reads from a book. And if you weren't there\, we cannot recommend highly enough that you come out for this!
Facebook RSVP encouraged\, but not required.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130521T184715Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120518T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120518T230000Z UID:http://www.wordbrooklyn.com/event/ticketed-david-rees-and-john-hodgman-public-assembly URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.wordbrooklyn.com/event/ticketed-david-rees-and-john-hodgman-public-assembly SUMMARY:TICKETED\: David Rees with Jonathan Coulton and John Hodgman at Public Assembly DESCRIPTION:TICKETS FOR THIS EVENT ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE ONLINE. There will be a limited number available at the door\, first come first served!
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In the culminating event of his tour\, David Rees will be joined by fellow funnymen John Hodgman and Jonathan Coulton. The evening will include a pencil sharpening tutorial\, a Q&\;A and signing\, and much much more.
Please note\: This event will take place at Public Assembly\, and is 21 and up only! Doors will open at 6\:30pm\, and the show will start at 7pm SHARP. There is no physical ticket\; please bring your ID to check in and receive your book. Each ticket includes admission and a copy of How to Sharpen Pencils\; extra books\, including John Hodgman's\, will also be available for purchase.
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