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Behind the Book Reading Series

Join us on Thursday, April 9th from 7:00pm to 9:00pm at KGB Bar, when Behind the Book hosts another evening of free readings by exceptional writers: Robert Goolrick and Darin Strauss.

WHAT: The Behind the Book Reading Series

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

WHERE: KGB Bar, 85 East Fourth Street
(between Second & Third Aves.; take the F/V to Second Ave. or the 6 to Astor Place).

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

WHO:

Robert Goolrick- is the author of the memoir and golden bestseller The End of the World as We Know It. His work has been acclaimed by The New York Times, Kirkus Reviews, and People Magazine among others. The Reliable Wife, his fictional debut, has also gained critical praise from Publisher’s Weekly and will hit shelves on March 31, 2009. Mr. Goolrick resides in New York City.

Darin Strauss - is the international bestselling author of More Than It Hurts You, the New York Times Notable Book The Real McCoy, and Chang and Eng. His most recent novel, More Than It Hurts You, was a national bestseller and is coming out in paperback in May. His second novel, The Real McCoy, was named a “Los Angeles Times Best Book” of the Year and one of the “25 Best Books of the Year” by the New York Public Library. His first novel, Chang and Eng, earned him various honors including an ALA-Alix Award in 2000 and Literary Lions Award. Also a screenwriter, he is adapting Chang and Eng for Disney with actor Gary Oldman. Mr. Strauss was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship for Fiction Writing in 2006. He currently lives in Brooklyn, NY and teaches writing at NYU for which he won an “Outstanding Dozen” teaching award.

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 K-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:

March 12 , 2009
Deb Olin Unferth and Paul Harding

February 12 , 2009
Daphne Beal and David Ebershoff

January 8, 2009
Hannah Tinti and Allison Amend

November 13 , 2008
Kirsten Sundberg Lunstrum and Karan Mahajan

October 9, 2008
Judy Blundell, Maureen Johnson, Siobhan Vivian and Coe Booth

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