Friday, May 17th: The Moth StorySLAM: Envy
The Moth StorySLAM: Envy Housing Works’ Bookstore Café (126 Crosby St., Manhattan) 7pm $8 10 stories, 3 teams of judges, 1 winner. $8 at the door. This event always sells out. Limited seating; please arrive early. Click here for more cheap New York City events & things to do.
Thursday, May 16th: Laugh Track: Unconventional Comedy Careers in the Internet Age with Julie Klausner & Dave Hill
Laugh Track: Unconventional Comedy Careers in the Internet Age Housing Works’ Bookstore Café (126 Crosby St., Manhattan) 7pm Free Comedians no longer have the singular goal of getting their own sitcom to strive for. These days, there are all sorts of ways for folks to make names for themselves being funny, no network execs required. [...]
Thursday, May 2nd: Ask Roulette with Chris Gethard, Starlee Kine & Caissie St.Onge
Ask Roulette Housing Works’ Bookstore Café (126 Crosby St., Manhattan) 7pm Free During Ask Roulette, strangers ask each other any question they want, big or small, in front of a live audience. It’s not as intimidating as it sounds. In fact, it’s built on trust — you can only ask a question once you’ve answered [...]
Tuesday, April 30th: Poetry Bomb + Free Drinks
Poetry Bomb with Tumblr, Abrams Books, and Academy of American Poets Housing Works’ Bookstore Café (126 Crosby St., Manhattan) 7pm Free Poetry month culminates with a party and reading featuring Paul Muldoon, Cathy Park Hong, Leigh Stein, Melissa Broder, and selected poets from the Tumblr community. Free drinks while they last! Click here for more [...]
Saturday, April 27th: Marathon ‘Leaves of Grass’ Reading
Song of Myself: A Reading From the Deathbed Edition of Leaves of Grass Housing Works’ Bookstore Café (126 Crosby St., Manhattan) 1-4pm Free Join poets, Whitman enthusiasts, and poetry lovers for a marathon reading of “Song of Myself” from the 1891 edition of Leaves of Grass. Come celebrate this New York–based poet in honor of [...]
Saturday, April 27th: Design on a Dime 2013 Interior Design Sale
Design on a Dime 2013 Interior Design Sale Metropolitan Pavilion (125 W. 18th St., Manhattan) 10am-6pm Free admission Buy furniture, art, home accessories, and gifts curated by over 60 of the world’s top interior designers for 50–70 % off retail pricing. Click here for more free New York City events & things to do.
Wednesday, April 24th: ‘American Poet’ Launch with the Academy of American Poets
American Poet Launch with the Academy of American Poets Housing Works’ Bookstore Café (126 Crosby St., Manhattan) 7pm Free Join us to celebrate National Poetry Month at this poetry reading launching the spring 2013 issue of American Poet, the bi-annual journal of the Academy of American Poets. Poets Sophie Cabot Black, Cynthia Cruz, and Rachel [...]
Tuesday, April 23rd: Robert Perisic
Robert Perisic Housing Works’ Bookstore Café (126 Crosby St., Manhattan) 7pm Free Robert Perisic in conversation with writer & Black Balloon Publishing managing director Buzz Poole. “Robert Perisic is a light bright with intelligence and twinkling with irony, flashing us the news that postwar Croatia not only endures but matters.” —Jonathan Franzen In his home [...]
Monday, April 22nd: A Conversation with Women at the Forefront of the NYC Arts Programming Community
A Conversation with Women at the Forefront of the NYC Arts Programming Community Housing Works’ Bookstore Café (126 Crosby St., Manhattan) 7pm Free Co-presented with GreenHouse and Joe’s Pub at the Public Theatre. In an industry presumed to be dominated by men, many of New York City’s most prestigious and innovative arts programmers are women. [...]
Wednesday, April 17th: The Moth StorySLAM: Mystery
The Moth StorySLAM: Mystery Housing Works’ Bookstore Café (126 Crosby St., Manhattan) 7pm $8 10 stories, 3 teams of judges, 1 winner. $8 at the door. This event always sells out. Limited seating; please arrive early. Click here for more cheap New York City events & things to do.
Tuesday, April 16th: From Funny Books to Graphic Novels: Gilbert Hernandez Presents ‘Marble Season’
From Funny Books to Graphic Novels: Gilbert Hernandez Presents Marble Season Housing Works’ Bookstore Café (126 Crosby St., Manhattan) 7pm Free Join beloved cartoonist Gilbert Hernandez (Love & Rockets) as he launches his new D+Q graphic novel Marble Season, his first semiautobiographical story of his childhood. Hernandez will present a fascinating slide show “From Funnybooks [...]
Monday, April 15th: ‘THE JUST-US SYSTEM’
THE JUST-US SYSTEM Housing Works’ Bookstore Café (126 Crosby St., Manhattan) 7pm Free The 13 Theatre Troupe is an ensemble of NYC artists living with or affected by HIV. Based on the real-life experiences of the performers, The Just-Us System investigates racism in the criminal justice system as well as domestic abuse and neglect. Join [...]
Sunday, April 14th: Downtown Literary Festival 2013
McNally Jackson and Housing Works Bookstore Cafe are collaborating on the inaugural Downtown Literary Festival, a daylong celebration of the literary culture of New York City. The festival will take place at both bookstores simultaneously throughout the day on Sunday, April 14, 2013, followed by a happy hour mingle at Housing Works Bookstore and an [...]
Thursday, April 11th: Saul Bellow Slam! II: The Second Annual Saul Bellow Slam with Joseph O’Neill and More
Saul Bellow Slam! II: The Second Annual Saul Bellow Slam with Joseph O’Neill and More Housing Works’ Bookstore Café (126 Crosby St., Manhattan) 7pm Free Celebrate one of the most important writers of our times with readings by Joseph O’Neill, Norman Rush, Adam Kirsch, and Salvatore Scibona. Click here for more free New York City [...]
Wednesday, April 10th: The Coffin Factory’s Issue Five Launch Party: Joshua Cohen and Kathleen Alcott
The Coffin Factory’s Issue Five Launch Party: Joshua Cohen and Kathleen Alcott Housing Works’ Bookstore Café (126 Crosby St., Manhattan) 7pm Free Join us in celebrating the release of Issue Five of The Coffin Factory with readings from contributors Joshua Cohen and Kathleen Alcott. The new issue features: John Banville, Noam Chomsky, Jorge Luis Borges, [...]
Tuesday, April 9th: The Moth StorySLAM: Kitchen
The Moth StorySLAM: Kitchen Housing Works’ Bookstore Café (126 Crosby St., Manhattan) 7pm $8 10 stories, 3 teams of judges, 1 winner. $8 at the door. This event always sells out. Limited seating; please arrive early. Click here for more cheap New York City events & things to do.
Friday, April 5th: Two Boots Presents Americana Jamboree
Two Boots Presents Americana Jamboree Housing Works’ Bookstore Café (126 Crosby St., Manhattan) 6:30pm Free A boot-stompin’, down-home edition of our happy hour, featuring music from Odetta Hartman, Toot Sweet!, and the Cricket Tell the Weather. Plus our regular Friday Night Happy Hour specials and pizza. Presented by Two Boots pizza, Americana Jamboree is the [...]
Wednesday, April 3rd: The STFU, Parents Book Shower: Presented by Forced Meme Productions and Tumblr
The STFU, Parents Book Shower: Presented by Forced Meme Productions and Tumblr Housing Works’ Bookstore Café (126 Crosby St., Manhattan) 7pm Free, RSVP here It’s a book! Join Forced Meme Productions & Tumblr to celebrate the birth of STFU, Parents: The Jaw-Dropping, Self-Indulgent, and Occasionally Rage-Inducing World of Parent Overshare with proud parents Blair Koenig [...]
Tuesday, April 2nd: Spacehog
Spacehog Housing Works’ Bookstore Café (126 Crosby St., Manhattan) 8pm $15 in advance A rare, intimate evening with the reunited Spacehog. New York City’s 1990s darlings Spacehog make their triumphant return having just completed their long awaited new album As It Is On Earth with original producer Bryce Goggin. The Evolution in the band’s soundscape [...]
Monday, April 1st: Olivia Wilde & Kelly Oxford
Olivia Wilde & Kelly Oxford Housing Works’ Bookstore Café (126 Crosby St., Manhattan) 7pm Free A conversation about Oxford’s new book, Everything Is Perfect When You’re a Liar. Click here for more free New York City events & things to do.
Thursday, March 28th: Vol. 1 Brooklyn and Two Dollar Radio present T.G.I.S. (Thank God it’s Spring)
Vol. 1 Brooklyn and Two Dollar Radio present T.G.I.S. (Thank God it’s Spring) Housing Works’ Bookstore Café (126 Crosby St., Manhattan) 7pm Free Vol. 1 Brooklyn and Two Dollar Radio have teamed up for a reading to celebrate the death of winter. With: Barbara Browning, Scott McClanahan, Karolina Waclawiak, and D Foy. Click here for [...]
Wednesday, March 27th: Women of Letters: ‘To the Person I Misjudged’
Women of Letters: “To the Person I Misjudged” Housing Works’ Bookstore Café (126 Crosby St., Manhattan) 7pm Free Australia’s best-selling literary salon comes to New York for a lively celebration of the lost art of letter writing. Seven outstanding females read live missives “To the person I misjudged.” Stamps provided. With: Founder of The Hairpin [...]
Thursday, March 21st: The Moth StorySLAM: Busted
The Moth StorySLAM: Busted Housing Works’ Bookstore Café (126 Crosby St., Manhattan) 7pm $8 10 stories, 3 teams of judges, 1 winner. $8 at the door. This event always sells out. Limited seating; please arrive early. Click here for more cheap New York City events & things to do.
Wednesday, March 20th: Slaughterhouse 90210 Fourth Birthday Party with Jami Attenberg, Ron Currie Jr. & Emma Straub
Slaughterhouse 90210 Fourth Birthday Party with Jami Attenberg, Ron Currie Jr. & Emma Straub Housing Works’ Bookstore Café (126 Crosby St., Manhattan) 7pm Free Celebrate Slaughterhouse 90210, the Tumblr that combines the best of literature with the best of TV with readings from Jami Attenberg (The Middlesteins), Ron Currie Jr. (Flimsy Little Plastic Miracles) and [...]
