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The New Yorker Festival
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- Parent Category: Other Festivals
- Category: Literature
- Published on Wednesday, 05 October 2011 05:00
- Written by L E Shannon
The New Yorker Festival is taking place September 30 - October 2, 2011 at the SVA 
Theatre, Directors Guild Theatre, SIR Stage 37, New York by Gehry and (Le) Poisson Rouge in Manhattan, New York City.
The New Yorker Festival is all about writing -- doing it, reading it, watching the film adaptations, and meeting the scribes themselves.
Tales out of School 3: A New Yorker Night with The Moth
The Moth once again teams up with The New Yorker for an evening of stories about life at the magazine. With Ian Frazier, Raffi Khatchadourian, Jane Kramer, Robert Mankoff and Michael Specter, hosted by Andy Borowitz.
PEN World Voices Festival 2011
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- Parent Category: Other Festivals
- Category: Literature
- Published on Friday, 22 April 2011 07:43
- Written by Film FestivalTraveler Staff
PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature is being held April 25 - May 1
, 2011 at The Standard, New York, the 92nd Street Y and several other venues around New York City.
More than 100 writers from 40 nations convene in New York City to celebrate the power of the writer’s voice as a bold and vital element of public discourse. The program features panel discussions, one-on-one conversations, readings, performances, and much more.
And You Thought Angelenos Don’t Read: LA Times Festival of Books
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- Parent Category: Other Festivals
- Category: Literature
- Published on Saturday, 24 April 2010 06:10
- Written by Lynne Shannon
The annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books is being held April 24-25, 2010 at the UCLA campus in Westwood. This event is the place where kids can watch their favorite books come alive, and readers eager to meet their favorite authors can choose from among 400 writers, along with panels, stage events, and other activities. And the panels are free!
The New York Antiquarian Book Fair
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- Parent Category: Other Festivals
- Category: Literature
- Published on Wednesday, 07 April 2010 00:25
- Written by Lynne Shannon
The 50th Anniversary NY Antiquarian Book Fair, sponsored by the ABAA, opens Thurs. April 8th - April 11, 2010, at the Park Avenue Armory at 67th Street. Two hundred international dealers will fill the expansive show floor with rare books, manuscripts, maps, and ephemera in this New York institution known as the country’s oldest and most prestigious book fair.
PREVIEW: Thursday, April 8
Thursday, April 8 from 5pm – 9pm, the public is welcome to preview the fair. This event offers the first chance to browse and buy. Wine and refreshments will be served. Tickets to the preview are $50 and include one readmission to the fair later in the weekend.
