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Behind the Book Reading Series

Join us on Thursday, October 9 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm at KGB Bar, when Behind the Book hosts another evening of free readings by exceptional writers: Maureen Johnson, Siobhan Vivian, Coe Booth, and Judy Blundell.

WHAT: The Behind the Book Reading Series

WHEN: Thursday, October 9, from 7:00 to 9:00pm -- FREE

WHERE: KGB Bar , 85 East Fourth Street
(between Second & Third Aves.; take the F/V to Second Ave. or the No. 6 to Astor Place).

CONTACT: info@behindthebook.org or www.kgbbar.com

WHO:

Maureen Johnson is the author of seven novels for teens, including The Key to the Golden Firebird, 13 Little Blue Envelopes, The Bermudez Triangle, Devilish, Suite Scarlett, Girl at Sea, and Let it Snow. She earned a BA from the University of Delaware and a masters degree from Columbia University School of the Arts, where she studied theatrical dramaturgy and writing. She lives in New York City.

Siobhan Vivian grew up in Rutherford, NJ. She received a BFA in Writing for Film and Television from The University of the Arts in Philadelphia, and an MFA in Creative Writing from The New School. Her first novel A Little Friendly Advice was published earlier this year, and her second novel Same Difference comes out in 2009. Siobhan lives in New York City.

Coe Booth grew up in the Bronx. After graduating from college, Ms. Booth worked with teens and families in crisis. Her experiences with this work inspired her to write her first novel Tyrell, about a homeless teen, which she wrote while finishing an MFA program at the New School. Her second novel, Kendra, has just been published. Ms. Booth has worked with Behind the Book for the past three years, visiting schools in Brooklyn and Manhattan.

Judy Blundell has written several books in the Star Wars and the Ghostwriter series. She is also the author of What I Saw and How I Lied, a historical fiction novel about a girl who becomes involved in a complicated and deceptive relationship with an ex-GI soldier who served in her father’s company during World War II. Ms. Blundell lives in Katonah, New York with her husband and daughter.

MORE:

Behind the Book is a literacy nonprofit working with low-income students in NYC public schools. Our mission is to excite children and young adults about reading. Working in the 1st-12th grades, we bring authors and their books into individual classrooms to build literacy skills and nurture a new generation of book readers.

www.behindthebook.org

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Recent Behind the Book Readings:

July 10, 2008
Sarah Schulman and Rivka Galchen

June 12, 2008
Melissa Walker, Carolyn Mackler, Bennett Madison, and Michael Northrop

May 8, 2008
Kelly McMasters and Abigail Thomas

April 10, 2008
Askold Melnyczuk and Felicia Sullivan

March 13, 2008
Lydia Millet and Abha Dawesar

February 14, 2008
Charles Bock and Peter Trachtenberg

January 10, 2008
Helen Benedict, Felicia Luna Lemus, Karen Russell

December 13, 2007
Mary Gordon, Maxine Swann, Kelly Braffet

November 8, 2007
Susanna Moore and Stephanie Elizondo Griest

October 11, 2007
Joshua Cohen, Rebecca Curtis, and Wayne Koestenbaum

September 13, 2007
Nicholas Christopher, Carol Muske-Dukes, and Alain Mabanckou