Housing Works

Spotlight on DLF Events - The Recital: The City
This Sunday is the inaugural Downtown Literary Festival hosted by Housing Works and our neighbors McNally Jackson. Check out this page from now until then for previews of some of the exciting events!

12:30pm @ HWBC: Maris Kreizman and Rachel Syme host the second edition of their series The Recital, which harkens to the one room schoolhouse days when people used to memorize texts for school. This time the theme is “The City,” and Simon Van Booy, Justin Taylor, Rosie Schaap, Adam Rathe, Jenn Northington, Eric Nelson, and Ryan Chapman each will recite a text they know by heart.

Check out the first episode of our podcast for a clip from February’s Recital of Rachel Fershleiser reciting the opening of Judy Blume’s Forever. Rachel’s clip starts around 3:30.

This week at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe, our events look at Valentine’s Day from every angle! And then teach you how to be funny while writing, which is maybe something you need after Valentine’s Day week.

Tonight is the first night of The Recital, a new series in which writers and performers turn the bookstore into an old-fashioned red schoolhouse so they can recite by heart 1-3 minutes of poetry or prose they have memorized. Hosted by writer Rachel Syme and Slaughterhouse 90210’s Maris Kreizman. The theme for this week is Swoon!

Tomorrow join us for The Moth StorySLAM! This time the theme is Love Hurts. Tickets are $8.

Wednesday Coverspy helps you find your bookish mate with I Like Your Glasses: Literary Speed Dating. This event is sold out, but if you missed it this time be sure to sign up for the waitlist so you can hear about the next one!

On Friday, double the events and also fun as our weekly Slush Pile Happy Hour (4-8pm) is joined by funny lady country trio Ménage à Twang’s return to the bookstore for My Country Valentine: an Alt-Valentine Mixer at 7pm!(Notice: This event was previously ticketed but is now FREE.)

Sunday morning Gotham Writers’ Workshop presents a free humor writing workshop with Tor.com writer, playwright, and fiction writer Ryan Britt!

slaughterhouse90210:

So pleased to announce the updated lineup for the Slaughterhouse 90210 third anniversary bash.  RSVP here!  xo Maris

FREE drinks to the first 100 (thank you Tumblr we <3 you)! And a contest! So get there early and drink up.