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 [...]
Tuesday, March 19th: ‘Keeping Bedlam at Bay in the Prague Cafe’ with M. Henderson Ellis, Arthur Phillips & Karel Ruzicka
M. Henderson Ellis, Arthur Phillips & Karel Ruzicka Housing Works’ Bookstore Café (126 Crosby St., Manhattan) 7pm Free A night of stories and music inspired by the expat experience in Eastern Europe with M. Henderson Ellis (Keeping Bedlam at Bay in the Prague Cafe), Arthur Phillips (The Tragedy of Arthur, Prague) and musician Karel Ruzicka [...]
Monday, March 18th: ‘Poseur: A Memoir of Downtown New York City in the 90s’ with Marc Spitz & Chuck Klosterman
Marc Spitz & Chuck Klosterman Housing Works’ Bookstore Café (126 Crosby St., Manhattan) 7pm Free In his new memoir Poseur: A Memoir of Downtown New York in the 90s, rock writer Marc Spitz (We Got the Neutron Bomb: The Untold Story of LA Punk) recounts partying and posing during the 90s—the music industry’s heady, decadent [...]
Sunday, March 17th: Free Gotham Writers’ Workshop: Character Development
Gotham Writers’ Workshop: Character Development Housing Works’ Bookstore Café (126 Crosby St., Manhattan) 11am-noon Free Free character development class with Paul Zimmerman. Click here for more free New York City events & things to do.
Thursday, March 14th: Ask Roulette
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 [...]
Monday, March 11th: ‘RONTEL’ Release Party with Sam Pink, Scott McClanahan & More
RONTEL Release Party with Sam Pink, Scott McClanahan & More Housing Works’ Bookstore Café (126 Crosby St., Manhattan) 7pm Free Co-hosted by Electric Literature and Lazy Fascist Press Join Electric Literature and Lazy Fascist Press as they celebrate the release of Sam Pink’s Rontel, a novel about the dull pains of never quite becoming an [...]
Friday, March 8th: Geek Week Geeks vs. Nerds Trivia Happy Hour
Geek Week Geeks vs. Nerds Trivia Happy Hour Housing Works’ Bookstore Café (126 Crosby St., Manhattan) 6pm Free Our regular Friday Night Happy Hour gets competitive with this special Geek Week trivia night on the theme “Geeks vs. Nerds.” How do you tell which one you are? Clock what most bothers you about this sentence: [...]
Thursday, March 7th: Geek Week Spelling and Literary Trivia Bee
Geek Week Spelling and Literary Trivia Bee Housing Works’ Bookstore Café (126 Crosby St., Manhattan) 7pm Free The hosts of the Williamsburg Spelling Bee bring you a real, adult spelling bee — with a twist! Every round, you spell one word — but if you get it wrong, you can “save” yourself by correctly answering [...]
Wednesday, March 6th: Dragons in Space Redux: Peter Brett, Myke Cole & Ellen Kushner + Free Drinks
Dragons in Space Redux Housing Works’ Bookstore Café (126 Crosby St., Manhattan) 7pm Free Explore the past, present, and future of fantasy and science fiction with authors Peter Brett (The Daylight War), Myke Cole (Fortress Frontier), and Ellen Kushner (The Privilege of the Sword), in discussion with Singularity & Co’s Cici James. They’ll discuss magic [...]
Tuesday, March 5th: The Cartoonist in Comics: Using Autobiography in Graphic Novels
The Cartoonist in Comics: Using Autobiography in Graphic Novels Housing Works’ Bookstore Café (126 Crosby St., Manhattan) 7pm Free These four cartoonists more than put themselves into their art, but become their cartooning, directly reflecting their lives and personalities in their work. Geek Week 2013 gets an injection of semi-autobiographical cartoonists Dean Haspiel, Bob Fingerman, [...]
Friday, March 1st: Americana Jamboree with Odetta Hartman
Americana Jamboree Housing Works’ Bookstore Café (126 Crosby St., Manhattan) 6pm Free AMERICANA JAMBOREE SPECIAL EDITION: ODETTA HARTMAN accompanied by Her Heroes plus HUGH TRIMBLE and full band + special guests + two boots pizza + dancing + boot stomping + western wear Click here for more free New York City events & things to [...]
Thursday, February 28th: Nerd Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions
Nerd Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions Housing Works’ Bookstore Café (126 Crosby St., Manhattan) 7pm Free Former Nerd Jeopardy! champions compete for the ultimate prize: books. Everyone’s favorite literary trivia night is back! With wine, revelry, and questionable IP usage. Our special Tournament of Champions will pit three winning teams against one another in heated battle [...]
Through Friday, March 8th: Geek Week Extravaganza Sale
Creep out of your parents’ basement and scoop up the goodies from Housing Works! 30% off sci fi, fantasy, comics, vintage vinyl, science and math books all week, plus extra geeky events! Click here for more information. Click here for more New York City deals.
Friday, February 15th: Ménage à Twang: My Country Valentine, an Alt-Valentine Mixer
Ménage à Twang: My Country Valentine, an Alt-Valentine Mixer Housing Works’ Bookstore Café (126 Crosby St., Manhattan) 7pm Free, RSVP here Country camp trio Ménage à Twang returns to Housing Works for “My Country Valentine,” the third annual Valentine’s Day extravaganza featuring loads of new material, match-making, guest musicians, and new songs expressing our love [...]
Tuesday, February 12th: The Moth StorySLAM: Love Hurts
The Moth StorySLAM: Love Hurts 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.
Monday, February 11th: Swoon!: The Recital
Swoon!: The Recital Housing Works’ Bookstore Café (126 Crosby St., Manhattan) 7pm Free Back in the day, people used to have to memorize texts for school, to keep a few lines of prose or poetry in their hearts at all times, easily accessible in any situation. This practice has mostly gone to the wayside–no longer [...]
Thursday, February 7th: The OkCupid Show: Stories of Love, Sex, and the Internet
The OkCupid Show: Stories of Love, Sex, and the Internet Housing Works’ Bookstore Café (126 Crosby St., Manhattan) 7pm Free A storytelling show about sex, love, and the internet. New York’s best and brightest comedians, writers & actors spinning true tales, sordid and sweet, about their experiences using the “Best dating site on earth.” with [...]
Wednesday, February 6th: The Atlas Review: Issue 1 Launch Party with Poetry, Fiction & Music
The Atlas Review: Issue 1 Launch Party with Poetry, Fiction & Music Housing Works’ Bookstore Café (126 Crosby St., Manhattan) 7pm Free Celebrate the first issue of The Atlas Review with the contributors and music. With readings by contributors: Caitlin Dube (poet) Matthew Zingg (poet) Ken Walker (poet) Brandon Kreitler (poet; author of Dusking [Argos [...]
Tuesday, February 5th: ‘How to Travel the World on $50 a Day: Travel Cheaper, Longer, Smarter’ with Matt Kepnes & Matt Gross
How to Travel the World on $50 a Day: Travel Cheaper, Longer, Smarter with Matt Kepnes & Matt Gross Housing Works’ Bookstore Café (126 Crosby St., Manhattan) 7pm Free oin Matt Kepnes (aka Nomadic Matt) for a conversation about traveling out of the box with Matt Gross. As a travel writer for the New York [...]
Monday, February 4th: Sing Speak: A Collaboration of Kishi Bashi & Brian Omni Dillon
Sing Speak: A Collaboration of Kishi Bashi & Brian Omni Dillon Housing Works’ Bookstore Café (126 Crosby St., Manhattan) 7pm Free Kishi Bashi, an NPR top artist of 2012, will be performing with world-renowned poet, author, educator, and professor Brian Omni Dillon. The night promises a reading by Dillon, a set by Kishi Bashi, as [...]
Thursday, January 31st: Mira Gonzalez, Kool A.D. & Giancarlo DiTrapano
Sorry House Book Launch & Reading with Mira Gonzalez, Kool A.D., Giancarlo DiTrapano, and More Housing Works’ Bookstore Café (126 Crosby St., Manhattan) 7pm Free Poet Mira Gonzalez is joined by Kool A.D., Giancarlo DiTrapano, Spencer Madsen, Melissa Broder, Willis Plummer, and Marshall Mallicoat for a reading & celebration. Drinks, books, limited-run zines & prints [...]
Wednesday, January 30th: The 13 Theatre Troupe: ‘In Your Face’
In Your Face 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, In Your Face investigates the challenges of disclosing HIV status and interacting with the police. Join us in [...]
