Next week is a busy week for PPW readings and my last week of promotion for the novel for some time – wanted to tell you about them here.
Saturday, 11/14/09 @ 2-3 PM
Signing at Barnes & Noble Park Slope
267 7th Avenue in Park Slope, Brooklyn
Since I could not read at BN PS due to my reading at BN Tribeca instead, this will be my only appearance at my local superstore, unless I do something for the paperback in the late spring.
Come by and say hi even if you already have a book. Great way to break the Saturday afternoon doldrums.
Monday, 11/16/09 @ 8 PM
Franklin Park Reading Series
curated by Penina Roth
with Said Sayrafiezadeh (When Skateboards Will Be Free), Lianne Stokes, and Jobie Hughes (I Am Number Four, Agony at Dawn)
Franklin Park, 618 St. Johns Place, Crown Heights, Brooklyn
This is a really cool bar in Crown Heights known for its mix of Hasidic hipsters, hipsters, and West Indians. Penina Roth, who hosts it, is a brilliant curator and I am very flattered to be participating in her series. Anyway, Penina wrote an article for the Times about the bar. It’s here. Also very excited to be reading with my buddy Said, who read at the Authors for Obama benefit I coordinated a year ago, and with Jobie Hughes, who is some sort of Young Adult fiction superstar, and Lianne Stokes.
Thursday, 11/19/09, 7:30 PM-9 PM
Reading and signing plus special shopping discounts and giveaways at
Diana Kane
229b Fifth Avenue, between President and Carroll in Brooklyn, NY
OK, so Diana Kane is the most awesome boutique in the Slope, with a mix of jewelry and party dresses, handbags and some shoes. One of my first mom friends in the neighborhood, Erika, used to shop there when her daughter was a few months old to help her mood. Later she realized the better way to help her mood was to leave the baby’s daddy, which she eventually did. Anyway, Erika inspired the dialogue in the book where Lizzie and Rebecca are talking about buying clothing while taking care of kids and I imagine Rebecca being a frequent Diana Kane shopper. I got my fave bikini there in the spring half off and then spotted it in the movie Couples Retreat. I’ve gotten Petit Bateau tops, undies and lingerie there too, and they have a great collection of Steven Alan shirts. I love his shirts and am wearing one in my book jacket photo.
There will be free wine donated by Picada y Vino, best liquor store in the Slope. Bring your buddies and have fun. Guys welcome too!
