Happening: Vol. 1 Brooklyn Reading Series

The event has been moved to Old Made at 441 Metropolitan between Meeker and Metropolitan off the Lorimer L and G train. Vol. 1 Brooklyn Quarterly Reading Series Sam Apple (The Faster Times/Author, Schlepping Through the Alps) Rachel Sherman (author, Living Room and The First Hurt) James Yeh (Gigantic Magazine) Aaron Lake Smith Hosted by Jason Diamond At Bar Matchless, 557 Manhattan ave. Greenpoint 7PM, no cover.

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We Celebrated Being Us!

Last Thursday, our friends Juliet Linderman, Lev Grossman, Adam Wilson, John Wray, and of course Bob Powers, helped us celebrate one year of our live reading series, and the launch of this here website you are reading these words from. And while we could tell you about how much fun we had (lots), and how much we appreciated all the people who came out and their kind words (lots), we are just going to point you to Jami Attenberg’s blog, […]

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Vol. 1 Story Series: June, 2009

Great moments in summer vacation history: 1. Around 1070 A.D. William the Conqueror institutes a summer break for all courts of law 2. In one year between 1982-1983, The Go-Go’s release the hit single “Vacation” and Clark Griswold goes takes the family to see the U.S. in “National Lampoon’s Vacation.” 3. June 19th, 2009 Chris Leo (writer/musician in The Van Pelt) Tom Shillue (comedian) Tobias Carroll (writer) Maggie Serota (freelance writer/A.V Club) Justin Maurer (Writer/singer in The Clorox Girls) Isaac […]

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