Say, what's that on your bedside table? Ah, reading the dead. So noble! But living authors need love, too, so why not spread it around in 2006? Scribble it down, New Yorkers, because tonight (Wed, 1.25), you've got one not-to-miss option! I've put together a chic little literary affair taking place this evening at Bluestockings, my favorite bookstore in the city at the moment, that of course you should totally get dolled up and come out for:
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 7PM: Join us for "First Fiction" night as two fresh voices share tales from their debut works. BILL GORDON is the author of the remarkable novel MARY AFTER ALL (Dial Press, December 2005), which tells the story of Mary, a Jersey City native who comes of age during the turbulent 1970s and discovers her own route to independence along the way. RONNA WINEBERG's award-winning collection of stories, SECOND LANGUAGE (New Rivers Press' Many Voices Project, 2005) has been described as "like entering a series of complex, absorbing worlds…" and "beautifully written and deeply satisfying" by critically-acclaimed novelist Margot Livesey. Bluestockings, the Lower East Side's best independent bookseller and cafe, is located at 172 Allen Street (between Stanton and Rivington). FREE.
Or, if uh, "dolled up" is too strong an adjective for your post-work persuasions, well then, do come as you are and join us -- we'll stroll out into the brisk evening air and just down the street for a tipsy splash or two at Lolita, post-haste...
[ Image: Stella Vine, Lily - Black Book ]
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