Vol.1 Brooklyn’s October 2014 Books Preview

Whether your taste in books runs towards pastoral meditations on uniquely American themes or surreal stories of bizarre crimes, October will have plenty to offer. Writers reveal stories of favorite bars and beloved tattoos; cult authors return with shifts in style; and first books leave a significant mark. The weather’s getting colder; thankfully, there’s plenty on this list to go along with the seasonal beverage and sweater of your choice.

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An Excerpt from “Research: A Novel for Performance”

A few years ago, I wrote a play about family and memory called Research. It was performed a couple times, in a theater next door to where Daniel Radcliffe was singing and dancing. I wrote the play’s first drafts in prose. Mostly because I was aggravated with typing characters’ names again and again and again. Right before the first table read, I changed it to “script” format so that the actors wouldn’t hate me. Then, after the play had its […]

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On June 28: Vol.1 Brooklyn at Popsickle Five

We’re pleased to announce that we will be taking part in this year’s Popsickle festival, which “aims to unite Brooklyn’s array of reading series, publishers, and literary organizations into one day-long megareading.” The full schedule can be found here. Representing Vol.1 Brooklyn will be: * Kait Heacock * Eric Nelson * Joseph Riippi

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