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Category: Reading
Posted inCommunity
Writers’ Collective Hosts Live Essay Reading at TALEA This Weekend
Get some local culture in
Posted inNews
New Comic Book Store Opens Soon in Greenpoint
The community responded so favorably that the pair decided to open up a shop.
Posted inLifestyle
A Guide To North Brooklyn’s Independent Bookstores
Browsing a bookstore is one of life’s great pleasures.
Posted inCulture
Meet Ewa Winnicka, a Polish Journalist Writing About Greenpoint
Ewa Winnicka, a Polish journalist living in Warsaw, has always been interested in migration, “I think it’s one of the strongest experiences one can have,” she says. Her previous books […]
Posted inCulture
Q&A With Greenpoint Author Melissa Faliveno
New York City is full of two things: Transplants and artists. Often, they (we), overlap, and many transplant-artists can be found in Greenpoint, practicing their craft in public (at least, […]
Posted inCulture
Word Association Raises Money For Authors’ Chosen Charitable Causes
A new charitable initiative at Word Bookstore (126 Franklin St.) will donate 10% of the purchase price of authors’ books to the social justice cause of their choice. Word Association […]
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The Karcher Hosts Pride-Themed Storytelling Event (with Dandelion Wine!)
June may be waning, but the Pride events keep a-comin’. On Friday, June 28, intimate hair salon The Karcher (760 Manhattan Avenue) is hosting a queer storytelling event with drinks […]
Posted inArt
Booklyn is Moving to Sunset Park—Say Goodbye Next Weekend (2/22-2/24)!
One of my favorite things about Greenpoint is its literati culture: WORD (126 Franklin St) for its impeccable catalogue and ongoing readings, Archestratus (160 Huron St) for its love of cuisine, connection, […]
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Call for Poetry: Love & Greenpoint!
Love. It’s such a powerful emotion that shapes so many facets of our lives. From romance and sparks to deep friendship and compassion, there are all types of love that […]