Past Events

Bellevue Literary Press at the AWP Annual Conference & Bookfair

Minneapolis Convention Center, Halls B & C, Level 1, Table 1033 Minneapolis, MN

Please join Bellevue Literary Press at the AWP Annual Conference & Bookfair in Minneapolis.

From 9:00am-5:00pm daily, Bellevue Literary Press will feature great deals on all of our books at table #1033.

On Thursday, April 9, Publisher and Editorial Director Erika Goldman will participate in the panel “Is All This Writing Really Any Good for Us: A Discussion of How Texting, Tweeting, & Emailing Impact the Creative Voice” (Room M100 H&I, Mezzanine Level @ 10:30-11:45am) and author Melissa Pritchard will participate in the panel “No Shame: Sex Scenes by Women, About Women” (Room 205 C&D, Level 2 @ 3:00-4:15pm).

On Friday, April 10, author Melissa Pritchard will sign copies of her forthcoming essay collection A Solemn Pleasure (Bookfair, Bellevue Literary Press table #1033 @ 1:00-2:00pm).

On Saturday, April 11, author Melissa Pritchard will participate in the panel “The Past Is the Present” (Room L100 H&I, Lower Level @ 12:00-1:15pm).

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Alan Hirshfeld discusses Starlight Detectives at the Newton Free Library

Newton Free Library, Druker Auditorium Newton, MA

Newton Free Library welcomes Alan Hirshfeld for a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) talk and reading from Starlight Detectives: How Astronomers, Inventors, and Eccentrics Discovered the Modern Universe.

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Michael Coffey, author The Business of Naming Things, at Behind the Book Reading Series

KGB Bar New York, NY

Behind the Book Reading Series welcomes Michael Coffey, author The Business of Naming Things, Amanda Filipacchi, author of The Unfortunate Importance of Beauty, and John Renehan, author of The Valley, to celebrate their new books at the KGB Bar.

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Jonathan D. Moreno discusses Impromptu Man at the Seattle Science Lectures series

Downstairs at Town Hall Seattle, WA

The Seattle Science Lectures at Town Hall hosts a presentation by Jonathan D. Moreno about Impromptu Man: J.L. Moreno and the Origins of Psychodrama, Encounter Culture, and the Social Network. This event is co-sponsored by the University Book Store.

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Sharona Muir discusses Invisible Beasts at Stanford University

Stanford University, Margaret Jacks Hall, Terrace Room Stanford, CA

The Environmental Humanities Project at Stanford University welcomes Sharona Muir, author of Invisible Beasts, for a special lecture “Invisible Beasts and Biological Tales: Writing the Posthumanist Bestiary.”

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Alan Hirshfeld discusses Starlight Detectives at the Skyscrapers Monthly Meeting

North Scituate Community Center Scituate, RI

Skyscrapers, Inc. (the Amateur Astronomical Society of Rhode Island) hosts Alan Hirshfeld for a lecture and reading from Starlight Detectives: How Astronomers, Inventors, and Eccentrics Discovered the Modern Universe.

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Michael Coffey discusses The Business of Naming Things with Paul Harding at McNally Jackson

McNally Jackson New York, NY

McNally Jackson hosts a conversation between Michael Coffey and Paul Harding, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Tinkers, about Coffey’s debut short story collection The Business of Naming Things.

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Michael Coffey, author The Business of Naming Things, at Pete’s Reading Series

Pete’s Candy Store Brooklyn, NY

Michael Coffey, author The Business of Naming Things, joins Sarah Gerard, author of Binary Star, to celebrate their new books at Pete’s Reading Series.

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Magdaléna Platzová, author of Aaron’s Leap, at the New Literature from Europe Festival

Austrian Cultural Forum New York New York, NY

Magdaléna Platzová, the author of Aaron’s Leap, joins Julia Deck, Davide Longo, Nicol Ljubić, Susanne Scholl, János Háy, Georgi Tenev, Lucian Dan Teodorovici, and Philip Boehm for an evening of multilingual readings and New Literature from Europe Festival keynote address by Barbara Epler.

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Alan Hirshfeld discusses Starlight Detectives at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

Phillips Auditorium Cambridge, MA

The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics hosts Alan Hirshfeld for a special Monthly Observatory Night lecture and reading from Starlight Detectives: How Astronomers, Inventors, and Eccentrics Discovered the Modern Universe.

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Jonathan D. Moreno discusses Impromptu Man at Politics & Prose Bookstore

Politics and Prose Bookstore Washington, DC

Politics & Prose Bookstore hosts a discussion with Jonathan D. Moreno about Impromptu Man: J.L. Moreno and the Origins of Psychodrama, Encounter Culture, and the Social Network.

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Alan Hirshfeld reads from Starlight Detectives at Partners Village Store

Partners Village Store Westport, MA

Partners Village Store welcomes Alan Hirshfeld for a booksigning and reading from Starlight Detectives: How Astronomers, Inventors, and Eccentrics Discovered the Modern Universe.

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Jonathan D. Moreno discusses Impromptu Man with Arthur L. Caplan at the NYU Bookstore

NYU Bookstore New York, NY

NYU Bookstore hosts a special conversation between Jonathan D. Moreno and Arthur L. Caplan about Impromptu Man: J.L. Moreno and the Origins of Psychodrama, Encounter Culture, and the Social Network.

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Sharona Muir reads from Invisible Beasts at Kenyon College

Kenyon College, Finn House, Cheever Gambier, OH

The Kenyon Review welcomes Sharona Muir, who will read from her new novel Invisible Beasts.

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Eduardo Halfon discusses Monastery with Anderson Tepper at McNally Jackson

McNally Jackson New York, NY

McNally Jackson hosts a conversation between Eduardo Halfon and Anderson Tepper of Vanity Fair about Halfon’s new novel Monastery.

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Sharona Muir reads from Invisible Beasts at Newtonville Books

Newtonville Books Newton, MA

Sharona Muir, author of Invisible Beasts, joins Peyton Marshall (Goodhouse) for a special double author event at Newtonville Books.

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Eduardo Halfon reads from Monastery at the New Hampshire Institute of Art

New Hampshire Institute of Art, French Building Rotunda Manchester, NH

The New Hampshire Institute of Art presents Eduardo Halfon, author of Monastery and The Polish Boxer, for a Visiting Writers Series special event.

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Eduardo Halfon reads from Monastery at The Community Bookstore

The Community Bookstore Brooklyn, NY

Words without Borders presents a night of Guatemalan fiction at The Community Bookstore with Eduardo Halfon, author of Monastery and The Polish Boxer, Rodrigo Fuentes, and moderator Idra Novey.

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Alan Hirshfeld discusses Starlight Detectives at the Astronomical Society of Southern New England (ASSNE)

Carpenter Museum Rehoboth , MA

The Astronomical Society of Southern New England (ASSNE) hosts Alan Hirshfeld for a lecture and reading from Starlight Detectives: How Astronomers, Inventors, and Eccentrics Discovered the Modern Universe.

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Tim Horvath reads from Understories at Gibson’s Bookstore

Gibson’s Bookstore Concord, NH

Tim Horvath, the author of Understories, joins Eric Shonkwiler (Above All Men) and Nathan Graziano (My Next Bad Decision) for a special triple author event at Gibson’s Bookstore.

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Tim Horvath, author of Understories, in conversation with John Darnielle, author of Wolf in White Van

Coolidge Corner Theatre Brookline, MA

Brookline Booksmith presents John Darnielle, author of Wolf in White Van, in conversation with Tim Horvath, author of Understories, at the Coolidge Corner Theatre.

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Tim Horvath, author of Understories, at the Brattleboro Literary Festival

Robert H. Gibson River Garden Brattleboro , VT

Tim Horvath, the author of Understories, joins Jeffrey Friedman, Ann Hood, Leslie Jamison, Pamela Painter, and Nick Sansone for Flashing Lights: A Flash Fiction event at the Brattleboro Literary Festival, hosted by Tara Laskowski.

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Sharona Muir reads from Invisible Beasts at the Brooklyn Book Festival

Brooklyn Book Festival Mainstage Brooklyn , NY

Sharona Muir, author of Invisible Beasts, joins Catherine Lacey (Nobody Is Ever Missing), Kimberly Elkins (What Is Visible), Raj Karamchedu (All Things Unforgiven), and Mike Meginnis (Fat Man and Little Boy) for a Brooklyn Book Festival special event featuring readings from five of the year’s most impressive debut novelists.

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Bellevue Literary Press at the Brooklyn Book Festival

Brooklyn Borough Hall and Plaza, Booth #325 Brooklyn , NY

Please join Bellevue Literary Press at the Brooklyn Book Festival. Visit us in booth 413, which we’ll be sharing with our sister organization The Bellevue Literary Review, to meet author Sharona Muir and find great deals on all of our books.

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Tim Horvath reads from Understories at Smack Mellon for the Brooklyn Book Festival Bookend Event “The Short Story: A Celebration of Fiction’s Underrepresented Form”

Smack Mellon Brooklyn , NY

Tim Horvath, the author of Understories, joins Arna Bontemps Hemenway (Elegy on Kinderklavier), Shya Scanlon (The Guild of St. Cooper); and Erika Wurth (Crazy Horse’s Girlfriend) for a special a Brooklyn Book Festival Bookend Event, “The Short Story: A Celebration of Fiction’s Underrepresented Form,” at Smack Mellon.

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