Housing Works

Here’s what’s coming up this week at The Bookstore:

Design Rebels Unite | TONIGHT 7pm | A panel of talented designers tackle the curious conundrum that design professionals face when attempting to make their work meaningful while still paying the rent. 

The Moth StorySLAM: Wash | Tuesday, 7pm | One of the most well known and storied story telling events in the city. $8 at the door, and it always sells out, so come early. 

First We Take Manhattan: Leonard Cohen | Wednesday, 7pm | Authors Syvlie Simmons and Alan Light along with musician Suzanne Vega and producer John Lissauer take on the legacy of the renowned songwriter. 

Tumblr Prep!: The Books They Gave Me, Fake Science 101, I Love Charts, and My Daguerrotype Boyfriend | Thursday, 7pm | Let Tumblr educate you on the stuff you really need to know. And like any good educational experience, there’ll be free booze!

Festa Brasiliera: Celebrating Granta 121: The Best of Young Brazilian Novelists | Friday, 7pm | Join Granta and a slew of youthful Brazilian writers providing the best in their country’s unique brand of literature. 

Moby Dick Marathon NYC | Saturday, 10am - 3pm, Sunday 10am - 4pm | Housing Works is proud to host to the first ever marathon reading of Herman Melville’s classic American epic, Moby Dick. The marathon starts at WORD in Brooklyn on Friday night and continues with us through the rest of the weekend. There will be merchandise from Out Of Print, chowder provided by Littleneck, original works from the artist Matt Kish, and beer from Sixpoint. 

And don’t forget about:

Cookbook Sale | Nov. 12 - 21 | Housing Works Bookstore is the perfect place for all your cookbook needs. Like much of our selection, normally expensive cookbooks are much less expensive here. Add a 30% discount to that, and you can afford enough cookbooks to get you from this Thanksgiving to the next one. 

surisburnbook:

Have you missed the Jolie-Pitt family’s unique styles since they’ve been abroad? Screen-printing, Justin Bieber’s old haircut, Angelina’s weekend-Maleficent clothes … I haven’t even missed judging them.

I can’t believe we ever let these people become celebrities.

Tomorrow! Here! Free! Suri’s Burn Book (Allie Hagan) + F*ck! I’m in My 20s (Emma Koenig) + Tumblr + Free Drinks + you, obviously, because that = Awesome.

This Sunday, June 3, 10AM to 5PM! Pre-party for BEA at our Open Air Street Fair, a beloved annual tradition. This year it’s bigger and better than ever; we’ll still have the dollar books you know and love, and we’ve made an effort to considerably improve our inventory for this go-round. Plus, we invited our friends: unique prints will be sold by Pageant Book & Print Shop; clothing, shoes and accessories from Housing Works Thrift Shops; contemporary men’s and women’s clothing from Meme’s and cowboy boots and western finery from Space Cowboy; get bikes and biking accessories from Bicycle Habitat; great snacks from our cafe, Hot Bread Kitchen courtesy of Whole Foods Bowery, and food trucks Taïm, Red Hook Lobster Pound, Kimchi Taco Truck, and Coolhaus; an indoor beer hall with specials from Sixpoint; and music curated by Two Boots pizza, our Americana Jamboree partners from Odetta Hartman, The Rad Trads, Cassandra Jenkins, and Jon Bell.

Jon Bell – 12PM
Odetta Hartman – 1PM 
The Rad Trad – 2PM
Cassandra Jenkins – 3PM

Poster illustration by Andrea Sparacio.

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Rain or shine!

This week at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe: magic, comedy, and bluegrass.

• Tonight is pick up for World Book Night givers! To find out more, visit World Book Night.

• Storytime and Singalong for Kids returns at a new time, 10:30AM Wednesdays!
  
  
• Wednesday, April 18, 7PM FREE
  Better Book Club: Magic
  The hotly anticipated and highly recommended second installment of Dan Wilbur’s Better Book Club asks: which is better, fake magic, or real magic? Attempting to answer will be Lev Grossman (The Magicians, The Magician King), Haley Tanner (Vaclav & Lena), comedian Adam Conover, and an ACTUAL MAGICIAN, Harrison Greenbaum.
  
  
• Thursday, April 19, 7PM $8 at the door
  The Moth StorySLAM: Armor
  You know the drill: 10 stories, 3 teams of judges, 1 winner. Always sells out, arrive early, seating is limited.
  
  
• Friday, April 20, 6–8:30PM, FREE
  Two Boots Presents Americana Jamboree
  We had so much fun last time we’re doing it again, this time with pizza! Enjoy music from the Calamity Janes and Gryphon Rue for a boot-stompin’ down-home edition of our amazing Friday night happy hour.