Past Events
PAST EVENTS from 2003-2018
FALL/WINTER 2014.
September 10th, 2014
The Relaunch.
Theme: Situations & Circumstances
Authors:
Matthew Thomas
Leslie Jamison
Zadie Smith
Zadie Smith
Musical Guest: Emily Wells
Artist: Edwina White
December 10th, 2014
Theme: therapy
Authors:
Lena Dunham
Andrew Solomon
NOVEMBER 21st, 2012
theme: Home
Marie-Helene Bertino
Vanessa Veselka
Zadie Smith
Vanessa Veselka
Zadie Smith
Live drawing:
Edwina White sitting in for Michael Arthur
Edwina White sitting in for Michael Arthur
Musical guest:
Sondre Lerche
Sondre Lerche
OCTOBER 3rd, 2012
in association with YADDO
@ the Ace Hotel
in association with YADDO
@ the Ace Hotel
Anna Schuleit
Peter Cameron
A.M. Homes
Peter Cameron
A.M. Homes
musical guest:
Jennifer O’ Connor
Jennifer O’ Connor
JULY 11th, 2012
last show of the season…
theme: Communication
Rajesh Parameswaran
Alex Shakar
Nell Freudenberger
Rajesh Parameswaran
Alex Shakar
Nell Freudenberger
Musical guest:
Ana Egge
Ana Egge
JUNE 6th, 2012
theme: Advancement & Ruin
Lydia Millet
Alix Ohlin
Lauren Groff
Musical guest:
Jamie Leonhart MAY 2nd, 2012in partnership with
PEN WORLD VOICES FESTIVALtheme: Free Worlds
David Bezmozgis
Chris Adrian
Etgar Keret
Live drawing
Michael Arthur
Musical guest:
Clare and the ReasonsAPRIL 4th, 2012
in partnership with YADDO
theme: Language & Communication
Brian Evenson
Sarah Manguso
Zoe Heller
Live drawing:
Michael Arthur
Musical guest:
Kaki KingMARCH 7th, 2012
theme: Strange Places
Amelia Gray
Jessica Anthony
Heidi Julavits
Live drawing:
Michael Arthur
Musical guest:
Kaiser CartelFEBRUARY 8th, 2012
Theme: American Ethos
Adam Wilson
Elissa Shappell
Hannah Pittard
Live drawing:
Michael Arthur
Musical guest:
Amy Correia…JANUARY 11th, 2012theme: the familiar; the weirdDiane Williams
Hari Kunzru
Adam Rapp
Musical guest
Ian AxelWEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7th
In partnership with YADDOtheme: REALITY & SCANDALHelen Schulman
Jesse Browner
Walter Kirn
Live drawing:
Michael Arthur
Musical guest:
Mark EitzelWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9ththeme: THE WORLD OF SCIENCE & DANCELisa Randall
Elizabeth Streb
Musical guest:
Emily WellsWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5theme: FRUSTRATIONPaul La Farge
Seth Fried
Jesse Ball
Musical guest:
Anni RossiWEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20th@ the SPIEGELTENT at BARD COLLEGEPaul La Farge
Rebecca Wolff
Mary Caponegro
Musical guest:
Cynthia HopkinsWEDNESDAY, JUNE 8th, 2011This show launches a partnership with the artists’ colony, YADDOtheme: COMMUNITYAmor Towles
Suzanne Bocanegra
Kyle DeCamp
Musical guest:
LuciusWEDNESDAY, MAY 4th, 2011theme: REALITYAndrew Altschul
Jon-Jon Goulian
Emma Straub
Musical Guest:
Daniel KnoxWEDNESDAY, APRIL 6th, 2011theme: LEGENDS & BELIEFS Tea Obreht
Dean Bakopoulos
Fernanda Eberstadt
Musical guest:
Jay BrannanWEDNESDAY, MARCH 2nd, 2011theme: BRUTALITY & COMPASSION
Julie Orringer
Nick Flynn
Andre Dubus III
Musical guest:
LuciusWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16th, 2011theme: LOSS & MEMORY
Sarah Braunstein
Jessica Hagedorn
Musical guest:
Jennifer O’ ConnorMONDAY, JANUARY 31st, 2011theme: PERSONASpecial edition with the Villa Gillet (as part of the Walls + Bridges Series)!Cecile Guilbert
Sarah Jones
Musical guest:
Cynthia HopkinsWEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5th, 2011theme: OLD FRIENDS/NEW FRIENDSA Second Anniversary Celebration!Nelly Reifler
A.M. Homes
Michael Cunningham
Musical guest:
Sam Amidon and DovemanWEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8ththeme: MACHINES + PEOPLESam Munson
Patrick Somerville
Scott Spencer
Musical guest:
Dawn LandesWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3rd, 2010theme: DREAMS + AMBITIONJulia Holmes
Teddy Wayne
Jennifer Egan
Musical guest:
Elizabeth & the CatapultSATURDAY, OCTOBER 30TH, 2010@ MASS MOCAtheme: GHOSTS + CURSESKristin Hersh
Jim Shepard
Paul Harding
Musical guest:
Kristin HershWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6th, 2010theme: LOST & FOUNDBrock Clarke
Mary-Beth Hughes
Yiyun Li
Musical guest:
Lost in the TreesWEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15th, 2010SEASON PREMIEREtheme: FATE & ACCIDENTSSyd Straw in for Kristin Hersh
Darin Strauss
Matthew Sharpe
Musical guest:
Anni RossiWEDNESDAY, JULY 7th, 2010theme: METAPHORS & EPIPHANIESShane Jones
Amelia Gray
Audrey Niffenegger
Musical guest:
The Walking HellosWEDNESDAY, JUNE 2nd, 2010A NIGHT WITH 33 1/3 BOOK SERIESGeeta Dayal
Christopher R. Weingarten
Dan Kois
Musical guest:
The Little DeathWEDNESDAY, MAY 5th, 2010the theme is: NEW YORKER CARTOONISTSCarolita Johnson
Drew Dernavich
Liza Donnelly
Musical guest:
Jeffrey LewisWEDNESDAY, APRIL 7th, 2010Adam Haslett
Sam Lipsyte
Zoe Heller
Musical guest:
Christina CourtinWEDNESDAY, MARCH 3rd, 2010Please note the TIME CHANGE! This show (and only this show) will be at 9pm!theme: EXTREME SITUATIONSMelissa Febos
Lucy Corin
Benjamin Anastas
Musical guest:
Phosphorescent (performing solo)WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10th, 2010!!Joshua Ferris
Ron Carlson
Padgett Powell
Musical guest:
Holly MirandaWEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6th, 2010!!the theme is: AMERICARich Benjamin
Jonathan Dee
Colum McCann
Musical guest:
Jim WhiteWEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2nd, 2009the theme is: FILMJonathan Caouette
(Tarnation)
John Cameron Mitchell
(Short Bus, Hedwig and the Angry Inch)
Musical guest:
Thomas BartlettWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11th, 2009theme: CRISIS & SUBURBIAVictor Lodato
Lauren Grodstein
Paul Rudnick
Musical guest:
Kaiser CartelWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7th, 2009theme: CRIME, CONFESSION & AMPHETAMINESStephen Elliott
Tanguy Viel
(with a French translator!)
Musical guest:
Larkin GrimmSUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13ththeme: COMEDYBROOKLYN BOOK FESTIVALRakesh Satyal
Jonathan Ames
David Cross
Musical guest:
Jonathan Coulton5pm, Main Stage
Brooklyn Borough Hall and PlazaFREE!!!WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ndtheme: GRAPHIC BOOKSLaurie Sandell
Brian Selznick
Chip Kidd
Musical guest:
Amy CorreiaWEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5ththeme: PROGRESS & PROCESScurated and co-hosted by ALEC HANLEY BEMIS (Amanda Stern will be co-hosting)Rachel Cohen
Lawrence Weschler
Brandon Stosuy
Opening musical invocation from Colin Stetson
Musical guest:
Buke & GassWEDNESDAY, July 8ththeme: CONFESSION & JEALOUSYKevin Canty
Binnie Kirshenbaum
Nick Laird
Musical guest:
Elvis PerkinsAND A SPECIAL EVENT IN CHICAGOSATURDAY, June 6thFREE! No Tickets Necessary!Nami Mun
Arthur Phillips
Musical guest:
Daniel KnoxHOST: BEN GREENMAN
(Amanda Stern will not be in Chicago for this event)@ The Charleston2076 N Hoyne Ave
Chicago, IL 60647
(773) 489-4757
********************************WEDNESDAY, June 3theme: IDEAS & INVENTIONSco-curated with Tristan PerichSamantha Hunt
Steven Berlin Johnson
Dan Rollman
Musical guest:
Tristan PerichWith GOOD MAGAZINEWEDNESDAY, May 6theme: TAKING RISKSJohn Wray
Wells Tower
Arthur Phillips
Musical guest:
Vampire WeekendWEDNESDAY, APRIL 1theme: THE TRUTH and NOT THE TRUTHKevin Wilson
Amy Cohen
Colson Whitehead
Musical guest:
Sam AmidonWEDNESDAY, MARCH 4theme: TEMPORARY NEW YORKERSJulie Orringer
Ryan Harty
Andrew Sean Greer
Musical guest:
Glen Hansard (The Frames, the movie, “Once”)WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2009theme: AFFLICTION NIGHTSpecial appearance by the cast of the Broadway musical, HAIR!Jayne Anne Phillips
Sarah Manguso
Musical guest:
Daniel KnoxWEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7
PREMIERE AT JOE’S PUBtheme: NEW YORK NIGHTRichard Price
Musical guest:
Matthew Caws from Nada SurfWEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10Joan Wickersham
Marion Winik
Ammon Shea
Musical guest:
Jeffrey LewisWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12Sadia Shepard
Ben Markovits
Sana Krasikov
Musical guest:
Randy KaplanWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19Alice Elliot Dark
Stacy D’Erasmo
Allison Amend
Musical guest:
Jamie LeonhartWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22Cristy Road
Deb Olin Unferth
Keith Lee Morris
Musical guest:
Bronwen ExterWEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24Roland Kelts
Linda Robertson
Porter Shreve
Musical guest:
Howard FishmanWEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
Brooklyn Book Festival(In Borough Hall, at the International/Center Stage)5pmPorochista Khakpour
Said Sayrafiezadeh
Manil Suri
Musical guest:
Nina KatchadourianWEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
SEASON PREMIEREAndrew Sean Greer
Hannah Tinti
Darin Strauss
Musical guest:
MobyWEDNESDAY, JUNE 25
SEASON FINALEMarisa Silver
Nicky Dawidoff
Sloane Crosley
Musical guest:
Nina KatchadourianWEDNESDAY, JUNE 11Rivka Galchen
Ed Park
Craig Morgan Teicher
Musical guest:
Mike Dooley and Condom PocketWEDNESDAY, MAY 28(due to unforseen circumstances, Steve Gillis will not be reading. He will be replaced by the wonderful Robert Lopez)Elizabeth Hand
Robert Lopez
Cynthia Kaplan
Musical guest:
Jamie LeonhartWEDNESDAY, MAY 14Nathaniel Rich
Salvatore Scibona
Paul La Farge
Musical guest:
Katell KeinegWEDNESDAY, APRIL 9Stefan Merrill Block
Darcey Steinke
Pagan Kennedy
Musical guest:
Marcellus HallWEDNESDAY, APRIL 2@ JOE’S PUBtheme: MUSIC NIGHTwith ASTHMATIC KITTY
SPONSORED by BOMB Magazine.Daphne Carr
Alec Bemis
Rob Sheffield
Musical guest:
My Brightest DiamondWEDNESDAY, MARCH 26Tod Wodicka
Fiona Maazel
Samantha Hunt
Matthew Bakkom (reading letters of complaint)
Musical guest:
Kelley McCraeWEDNESDAY, MARCH 12Owen Sheers
Aryn Kyle
David Shields
Musical guest:
Paul BrillWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27Steve Toltz
Chris Adrian
Margot Livesey
Musical guest:
Andrew VladeckWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13Jonathan Scott Fuqua
Janice Erlbaum
Lauren Groff
Musical guest:
Mike ErricoWEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23Trinie Dalton
Charles Bock
Carl Wilson
Musical guest:
Luke TempleWEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9
A PUBLIC SPACE NIGHTJack Livings
Ian Chillag
Jim Shepard
Musical guest:
Kid Gloves (John Wray’s band)WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19
(instead of December 26th!!), 2007theme: DESIGN NIGHTMichael Perry
Chip Kidd
Musical guest:
Artbreak (Chip Kidd’s band)Keri Smith unfortunately had to cancel due to impending baby…WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2007Joyelle McSweeney
Daphne Beal
Porochista Khakpour
Musical guest:
Marcellus HallWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2007Matt Marinovich
Jessy Randall
Sarah Schulman
Musical guest:
Dave DoobininWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2007Sam Michel
Jonathan Baumbach
Irini Spanidou
Musical guest:
Kelley McRaeWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2007Roy Kesey
Benjamin Percy
Min Jin Lee
Musical guest:
Max GabrielWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2007Joshua Henkin
Kate Christensen
Chris Adrian
Musical guest:
Clare & The ReasonsWEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2007Joshua Furst
Ellen Litman
Sunshine O’ Donnel
Musical guest:
Trevor ExterWEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2007SEASON PREMIERERebecca Curtis
Will Allison
Maxine Swann
Musical guest:
Dan BernWEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 2007SEASON FINALEEliza Griswold
Jean Thompson
Alison Bechdel
Musical guest:
One Ring ZeroWEDNESDAY, JUNE 13Jack Pendarvis
Piz Z Ehrhardt
Antoine Wilson
Musical guest:
Jamie BarnesWEDNESDAY, MAY 23Matthew Sharpe
Cris Beam
Amy Fusselman
Musical guest:
BlockWEDNESDAY, MAY 9Joshua Ferris
Michael Fitzgerald
Nick Bertozzi
Sheila Heti
Musical guest:
The FeverfewWEDNESDAY, APRIL 25Kevin Moffett
Heidi Julavits
Maggie Nelson
Musical guest:
John Wesley HardingWEDNESDAY, APRIL 11Noy Holland
Lorin Stein
Laurie Anderson
(Yes, THE Laurie Anderson)
Musical guest:
SpielerfrauWEDNESDAY, MARCH 28Thisbe Nissen
Angela Pneuman
Ben Greenman
Musical guest:
Life in a BlenderWEDNESDAY, MARCH 14Sheri Joseph
Ellis Avery
Mike Albo
Musical guest:
Chris CubetaWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28theme: CRAFTS NIGHTSabrina Gschwandtner
Tsia Carson
Wenlan Chia
Musical guest:
Mason DixonWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14David Evanier
Lara Tupper
Pauls Toutonghi
Musical guest:
The RosebudsWEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24Amy Koppelman
Fiona Maazel
Musical guest:
Kelley McRaeWEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10 2007!Adam Rapp
John Lurie
Musical guest:
Jonathan SpottiswoodeWEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13Leanne Shapton
Marcellus Hall
Chris Leo
Musical guest:
Jennifer O ConnorWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29Jennifer Banash
Alix Strauss
Robert Marshall
Mila Drumke
Musical guest:
Paul BrillWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22SHOW CANCELLED for the holidaysWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8Peter Behrens
Jennifer Egan
David Rakoff
Musical guest:
Hannah MarcusWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25Clifford Chase
Bryan Charles
Ryan Boudinot
Musical guest:
Dar WilliamsWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11th, 2006Ruth Ellen Kocher
Michelle Wildgen
David Lehman
Musical guest:
Harvey Mars (Rebecca Moore, solo)WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27th, 2006Kelly Kerney
Karen Russell
Lynne Tillman
Musical guest:
Marcellus HallWEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13th, 2006
SEASON 4 PREMIERE.Scott Snyder
Deb Olin Unferth
Adam Haslett
Musical guest:
Katell KeinegWEDNESDAY, JUNE 14Laura Dave
Lydia Davis
Sigrid Nunez
Musical guest:
Marcellus HallWEDNESDAY, MAY 24Peter Rock
Jen Trynin
David Means
Musical guest:
Rebecca TurnerWEDNESDAY, MAY 10
NERVE NIGHTAda Calhoun
Arthur Bradford
Neal Medlyn
Musical guest:
The Roulette SistersWEDNESDAY, APRIL 26Myla Goldberg
Sean Wilsey
Danielle Trussoni
Musical guest:
Mila DrumkeWEDNESDAY, APRIL 12Yannick Murphy
Heather McGowan
Michelle Tea
Musical guest:
Paul BrillWEDNESDAY, MARCH 22Nelly Reifler
Merrill Feitell
Doug Trevor
Musical guest:
Rachel LoshakWEDNESDAY, MARCH 8Janice Erlbaum
Rebecca Godfrey
Dave King
Musical guest:
PinatalandWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22nd
Homewrecker VS. Encyclopedia of ExesEncyclopedia of Exes:Ben Schrank
Darin StraussThe Homewreckers:Thomas Hopkins
Felicia Sullivan
Susannah Breslin
Marty McConnell
Christine Hamm
Daphne Gottlieb
Musical guest:
An Audience SurpriseWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8thCate Marvin
Kate Braverman
Rattawut Lapcharoensap
Musical guest:
Jonathan SpottiswoodeWEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25thWilliam Benton
Jerry Williams
Bob Hicok
Musical guest:
Dave DoobininWEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11th, 2006Phil Campbell
Rafi Zabor
Musical guest:
Bari KoralWEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14th, 2005
A Night with MacAdam/CageJack Pendarvis
Kristen den Hartog
Victoria Vinton
Musical guest:
Tom and Cynthia HopkinsWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30th, 2005Beth Lisick
Bee Lavender
Jonathan Baumbach
Musical guest:
Sandy BellWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9th, 2005
theme: COACHESChip McGrath
Darin Strauss
Thomas Beller
Musical guest:
Lisa LoebWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26th, 2005Nick Flynn
Craig Clevenger
Holiday Reinhorn
Terry Iacuzzo
Musical guest:
Marykate O Neiland on the same night…HAPPY ENDING COMES TO CHICAGO FOR ONE NIGHT ONLYBENEFIT for KATRINA SURVIVORSAmy Krouse Rosenthal
Elizabeth Berg
Joe Meno
Musical guest:
The Sunday Runners
Host: Elizabeth Crane
At the Hideout Inn – 7pm
$10 donation goes to Community Labor UnitedWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12th, 2005Owen King
Benjamin Kunkel
Marcy Dermansky
Musical guest:
Jonathan SpottiswoodeWEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28th, 2005
theme: GUILT NIGHTRebecca Walker
Jennifer Bleyer
Wendy Shanker
Baz Dreisinger
Musical guest:
Rachel LoshakWEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14th, 2005
SEASON THREE PREMIEREJames Salter
Jim Shepherd
Amy Hempel
Julia Slavin
Musical guest:
Sam BisbeeWEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2005with cast members from Comedy Central’s Dr. Katz, Professional TherapistJonathan Katz
Todd Barry
and Jon Benjamin
Musical guest:
Amy MilesWEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 2005Gary Lutz
Lisa Selin Davis
Musical guest:
Ed Pastorini and special guestsWEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2005theme: POETRY NIGHTcurated by
National Book Critics Circle Award Winner
David Orr
James Richardson
Susan Wheeler
Paul Muldoon
Musical guest:
Uncle MoonWEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 2005Alix Ohlin
Alicia Erian
Bruce Bauman
Musical guest:
The Grocery ConcernWEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 2005
BROOKLYN NOIR 2: THE CLASSICS
meets THE COCAINE CHRONICLESMaggie Estep
Tim McLoughlin
Gary Phillips
Jervey Tervalon
Musical guest:
Mike ErricoWEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 2005Danzy Senna
Christine Schutt
Aimee Bender
Musical guest:
Amy MilesWEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2005John Lurie
Rick Moody
Musical guest:
Marcel MarceauWEDNESDAY, MAY 11Audrey Niffenegger
Michelle Herman
Musical guest:
Ruth GersonWEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2005SUICIDE GIRLS NIGHTInterviews conducted by
Daniel Robert EpsteinNeil Swaab
Tony Fletcher
*live* Suicide GIrls
Musical guest:
Oren Bloedow
of Elysian FieldsWEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 2005Rene Steinke
Dan Menaker
Musical guest:
Jason Trachtenburg of
The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow PlayersWEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 2005Jess Row
Cynthia Kaplan
Musical guest:
Cynthia Hopkins and
Thomas HopkinsWEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 2005Meg Wolitzer
Elizabeth Swados
Musical guest:
Barbara BrousalWEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 2005theme: CANDY MAKINGSteve Almond
Beth Kimmerle and Will Noonan
Musical guest:
Jennifer O’ ConnorWEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 2005Elizabeth Crane
Emily Raboteau
Orlando Lima
Musical guest:
Lys GuillornWEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2005Anthony Schneider
John Marks
Molly Jong-Fast
Musical guest:
Red Orange MorningWEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 2005Ken Foster
Dean Bakopolous
Jonathon Keats (Conceptual artist)
Musical guest:
The Happy EndingWEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2005
INSOMNIAC READER NIGHTKevin Sampsell
Dan Kennedy
Jonathan Ames
Jeff Johnson
Musical guest:
One Ring ZeroWEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2005Gregory Maguire
Jean Nathan
Musical guest:
Jeffrey LewisWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2005Bonnie Downing
Kelly Braffett
Brett Berk
Musical guest:
Heather EatmanWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2005theme: DEPRESSION NIGHTAndrew Solomon
Daphne Merkin
Arthur Phillips
Musical guest:
Life in a BlenderWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2005AKASHIC NIGHTArthur Nersersian
Lauren Sanders
Miles Marshall Lewis
Musical guest:
Sam BisbeeWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2005Samantha Hunt
Tom Bissell
David Rees
Musical guest:
Jenifer JacksonWEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2005Thaddeus Rutkowski
Nick Antosca
Jackie Corley
Musical guest:
Kelley McRaeWEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2005
TSUNAMI RELIEF FUNDRAISERTom Perrotta
Mark Dow
Musical guest:
Kimya DawsonWEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2005Bryan Charles
Ned Vizzini
Musical guest:
Sean AltmanAMANDA GOES TO MACDOWELL FOR SIX WEEKS. THERE WILL BE GUEST HOSTS IN HER PLACE…WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22nd, 2004Slideshow Poet, Andy Friedman
and his brother
Rejection Show’s, Jon Friedman
Musical guest:
Thin Wild Mercury
GUEST HOST: Ned VizziniWEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15th, 2004Blake Nelson
Elizabeth Bachner
Musical guest:
Andrew Vladeck
GUEST HOST: Todd J ColbyWEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8th, 2004Stephen Policoff
Amy Sohn
Musical guest:
Morgan Taylor
GUEST HOST: David AmsdenWEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1st, 2004Hal Sirowitz
Nick Fowler
Jeff Giles
Musical guest:
Rachel Loshak
GUEST HOST: Darin StraussWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17th, 2004Julian Rubinstein
Elizabeth Gold
and Hal Niedziecki
Musical guest:
Erik Della Penna
GUEST HOST: Nelly ReiflerWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10th, 2004
MR. BELLER’S NEIGHBORHOODVince Passaro
Fran Giuffre
Said Sayrafiezadeh
Thomas Beller
Musical guest:
Tom Cushman & Thomas BellerWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3rd, 2004Sarah Grace McCandles
Wendy Spero
Jesse Ball
Musical guest:
The Grocery ConcernWEDNESDAY, October 27th, 2004Tara Bray Smith
David Mizner
and Maggie Dubris
Musical guest:
Kirven Blount and Will NoonanWEDNESDAY, October 20th, 2004Matthew Sharpe
Wayne Koestenbaum
Musical guest:
Mark GearyWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13th, 2004Andy Borowitz
Jeff Sharlet
and independent Radio Producer
David Miller
Musical guest:
SeafoxxWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6th, 2004Felicia Sullivan
Lowell Handler
Musical guest:
Dave DoobininWEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2004Brad Land
John Rowell
Musical guest:
MiltonWEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2004theme: SEX NIGHTAmy Sohn
Derek McCormack
Rachel Kramer Bussell
Musical guest:
Lizzie WestWEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2004
SEASON PREMIERE YEAR TWOFUNDRAISER FOR KERRY-EDWARDS ’04:
an evening of drinking, reading and music
in support of regime change.Moby
David Gates
Anthony Swofford
Stephen Elliott
Eileen Myles
A.M Homes
Musical guest:
Lizzie West and Jill SobuleWEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 2004LAST EVENT OF THE FIRST SEASONAndy Friedman
David Gates
Musical guest:
Jill SobuleWEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 2004Lisa Glatt
Ben Greenman
Marc Nesbitt
Musical guest:
Whitney PastorekWEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 2004Maggie Cutler
Nanette Lerner
Ned Vizzini
Musical guest:
Creaky BoardsWEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 2004Matthew Freedman
Aaron Landsman
Marleen Barr
Musical guest:
Kirven Blount & Justin HaganWEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 2004Tara Wray
Bob Dunn
Allen Salkin
Musical guest:
The Grocery ConcernWEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 2004
TAG TEAM FICTIONCo-hosted by Stern and Dave DaleyAaron Hamburger, Lauren Grodstein
Shelley Jackson, Matt Derby
Molly Ringwald, Panio Gianopolous
Musical guest:
Dave DoobininWEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 2004CANDY MAKINGBeth Kimmerle
Will Noonan
A SPELLING BEE
with Noah Tarnow
Musical guest:
Dave DoobininWEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 2004Terese Svoboda
GF Michelsen
Joanna Hershon
Musical guest:
Boni and Tobi JoiWEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 2004Rebecca Godfrey
Bliss Broyard
Coleman Hough
Musical guest:
Whitney PastorekWEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 2004Suzanne Dottino
Cheryl Sucher
Meg Wolitzer
Musical guest:
Alice B TalklessWEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2004Darin Strauss
Dawn Raffel
Musical guest:
Darin StraussWEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2004Leelila Strogov
Jono Mischcott
Kyle Smith
Musical guest:
M David HornbuckleWEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 2004Anne Landesman
Joanna Smith Rakoff
Musical guest:
The Grocery ConcernWEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 2004David Gutcheon
Scot Crawford
Peter Hyman
Musical guest:
M. David HornbuckleWEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 2004John S Hall
David Amsden
Kevin Canty
Musical guest:
Whitney PastorekWEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 2004Colson Whitehead
Martha Southgate
Richard Eoin Nash
Musical guest:
Gene CawleyWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2004Jane Avrich
Stephen Clair
Brooks Hansen
Musical guest:
MiltonWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18Tom Lombardi
M. David Hornbuckle
Daphne Gottlieb
Musical Guest:
A big surpriseWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2004Alison Smith
Lee Gutkind
Michelle Orange
Musical guest:
Anthony Garcia &
Whitney PastorekWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2004Darin Strauss
Lillian Slugocki
Erin Cressida Wilson
Musical guest:
Rad UnicornWEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2004Maggie Estep
Victoria Redel
Laurie Sandell
Musical guest:
Whitney PastorekWEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2004Wesley Stace
Sam Lipsyte
Samantha Gillison
Musical guest:
John Wesley HardingWEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2004Todd J Colby
Rick Whitaker
Christine Schutt
Musical guest:
Steve KnightWEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2004Stephen Glass,
Janice Erlbaum
Jonathan Ames
Musical guest:
Whitney PastorekWEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2003Mike Daisey
Neal Pollack
Whitney Pastorek
Musical guest:
Herbert BergelWEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2003Alec Appelbaum
Beth Bosworth
Helen Benedict
Musical guest:
Erik Della PennaWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2003
CANCELLED!WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2003Ben Gantcher
Honor Moore
Lillian Ann Slugocki
Musical guest:
Jonathan Coulton
GUEST HOST: GIRLBOMBWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2003Jeff Tamarkin
Caroline Leavitt
Emily XYZ
Musical guest:
Daniel Saltzstein
GUEST HOST: STEVE KNIGHTWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2003Priscilla Becker
Lisa Lerner
Nicole Blackman
Musical guest:
Boni Joi and Tobi Joi
GUEST HOST: STEVE KNIGHTWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2003
NYC LIT FEST 2003Brock Clarke
Hannah Tinti
Alix Ohlin
Musical guest:
Unpleasant Event ScheduleWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2003Dmitri Erhlich
Jonathan Moskowitz
Daniel Nester
Musical guest:
Brandon WildeWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2003Mark Swartz
Mila Drumke
Cat Tyc
Musical guest:
Whitney PastorekWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2003Boni Joi
Siddhartha Deb
Toure
Musical guest:
Jessica DelfinoWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2003theme: EROTIC FICTION NIGHTAndrew Lewis Conn
Julie Hilden
Martha Garvey
Nic Kelman
Musical guest:
Steve Knight &
Rene RisqueWEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2003Ian Chorao
Blake Nelson
Evan Smith Rakoff
Musical guest:
Dimitri EhrlichWEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2003Roxana Robinson
Lisa Hamilton
CANDY MAKING
with
Beth Kimmerle
Musical guest:
Thomas Hopkins and
Cynthia Hopkins
of Gloria Deluxe!WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2003Cintra Wilson
Jill Bauerle
Chad Allen
Musical guest:
Dan SaltzsteinWEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2003
INAUGURAL EVENTA.M Homes
Mary Gaitskill
Nelly Reifler
Musical guest:
Dan Zanes
Barbara Broussal
Rick Moody
singing with his band
The Wingdale Community Singers
theme: Advancement & Ruin
Lydia Millet
Alix Ohlin
Lauren Groff
Musical guest:
Jamie Leonhart MAY 2nd, 2012in partnership with
PEN WORLD VOICES FESTIVALtheme: Free Worlds
David Bezmozgis
Chris Adrian
Etgar Keret
Live drawing
Michael Arthur
Musical guest:
Clare and the ReasonsAPRIL 4th, 2012
in partnership with YADDO
theme: Language & Communication
Brian Evenson
Sarah Manguso
Zoe Heller
Live drawing:
Michael Arthur
Musical guest:
Kaki KingMARCH 7th, 2012
theme: Strange Places
Amelia Gray
Jessica Anthony
Heidi Julavits
Live drawing:
Michael Arthur
Musical guest:
Kaiser CartelFEBRUARY 8th, 2012
Theme: American Ethos
Adam Wilson
Elissa Shappell
Hannah Pittard
Live drawing:
Michael Arthur
Musical guest:
Amy Correia…JANUARY 11th, 2012theme: the familiar; the weirdDiane Williams
Hari Kunzru
Adam Rapp
Musical guest
Ian AxelWEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7th
In partnership with YADDOtheme: REALITY & SCANDALHelen Schulman
Jesse Browner
Walter Kirn
Live drawing:
Michael Arthur
Musical guest:
Mark EitzelWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9ththeme: THE WORLD OF SCIENCE & DANCELisa Randall
Elizabeth Streb
Musical guest:
Emily WellsWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5theme: FRUSTRATIONPaul La Farge
Seth Fried
Jesse Ball
Musical guest:
Anni RossiWEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20th@ the SPIEGELTENT at BARD COLLEGEPaul La Farge
Rebecca Wolff
Mary Caponegro
Musical guest:
Cynthia HopkinsWEDNESDAY, JUNE 8th, 2011This show launches a partnership with the artists’ colony, YADDOtheme: COMMUNITYAmor Towles
Suzanne Bocanegra
Kyle DeCamp
Musical guest:
LuciusWEDNESDAY, MAY 4th, 2011theme: REALITYAndrew Altschul
Jon-Jon Goulian
Emma Straub
Musical Guest:
Daniel KnoxWEDNESDAY, APRIL 6th, 2011theme: LEGENDS & BELIEFS Tea Obreht
Dean Bakopoulos
Fernanda Eberstadt
Musical guest:
Jay BrannanWEDNESDAY, MARCH 2nd, 2011theme: BRUTALITY & COMPASSION
Julie Orringer
Nick Flynn
Andre Dubus III
Musical guest:
LuciusWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16th, 2011theme: LOSS & MEMORY
Sarah Braunstein
Jessica Hagedorn
Musical guest:
Jennifer O’ ConnorMONDAY, JANUARY 31st, 2011theme: PERSONASpecial edition with the Villa Gillet (as part of the Walls + Bridges Series)!Cecile Guilbert
Sarah Jones
Musical guest:
Cynthia HopkinsWEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5th, 2011theme: OLD FRIENDS/NEW FRIENDSA Second Anniversary Celebration!Nelly Reifler
A.M. Homes
Michael Cunningham
Musical guest:
Sam Amidon and DovemanWEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8ththeme: MACHINES + PEOPLESam Munson
Patrick Somerville
Scott Spencer
Musical guest:
Dawn LandesWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3rd, 2010theme: DREAMS + AMBITIONJulia Holmes
Teddy Wayne
Jennifer Egan
Musical guest:
Elizabeth & the CatapultSATURDAY, OCTOBER 30TH, 2010@ MASS MOCAtheme: GHOSTS + CURSESKristin Hersh
Jim Shepard
Paul Harding
Musical guest:
Kristin HershWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6th, 2010theme: LOST & FOUNDBrock Clarke
Mary-Beth Hughes
Yiyun Li
Musical guest:
Lost in the TreesWEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15th, 2010SEASON PREMIEREtheme: FATE & ACCIDENTSSyd Straw in for Kristin Hersh
Darin Strauss
Matthew Sharpe
Musical guest:
Anni RossiWEDNESDAY, JULY 7th, 2010theme: METAPHORS & EPIPHANIESShane Jones
Amelia Gray
Audrey Niffenegger
Musical guest:
The Walking HellosWEDNESDAY, JUNE 2nd, 2010A NIGHT WITH 33 1/3 BOOK SERIESGeeta Dayal
Christopher R. Weingarten
Dan Kois
Musical guest:
The Little DeathWEDNESDAY, MAY 5th, 2010the theme is: NEW YORKER CARTOONISTSCarolita Johnson
Drew Dernavich
Liza Donnelly
Musical guest:
Jeffrey LewisWEDNESDAY, APRIL 7th, 2010Adam Haslett
Sam Lipsyte
Zoe Heller
Musical guest:
Christina CourtinWEDNESDAY, MARCH 3rd, 2010Please note the TIME CHANGE! This show (and only this show) will be at 9pm!theme: EXTREME SITUATIONSMelissa Febos
Lucy Corin
Benjamin Anastas
Musical guest:
Phosphorescent (performing solo)WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10th, 2010!!Joshua Ferris
Ron Carlson
Padgett Powell
Musical guest:
Holly MirandaWEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6th, 2010!!the theme is: AMERICARich Benjamin
Jonathan Dee
Colum McCann
Musical guest:
Jim WhiteWEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2nd, 2009the theme is: FILMJonathan Caouette
(Tarnation)
John Cameron Mitchell
(Short Bus, Hedwig and the Angry Inch)
Musical guest:
Thomas BartlettWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11th, 2009theme: CRISIS & SUBURBIAVictor Lodato
Lauren Grodstein
Paul Rudnick
Musical guest:
Kaiser CartelWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7th, 2009theme: CRIME, CONFESSION & AMPHETAMINESStephen Elliott
Tanguy Viel
(with a French translator!)
Musical guest:
Larkin GrimmSUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13ththeme: COMEDYBROOKLYN BOOK FESTIVALRakesh Satyal
Jonathan Ames
David Cross
Musical guest:
Jonathan Coulton5pm, Main Stage
Brooklyn Borough Hall and PlazaFREE!!!WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ndtheme: GRAPHIC BOOKSLaurie Sandell
Brian Selznick
Chip Kidd
Musical guest:
Amy CorreiaWEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5ththeme: PROGRESS & PROCESScurated and co-hosted by ALEC HANLEY BEMIS (Amanda Stern will be co-hosting)Rachel Cohen
Lawrence Weschler
Brandon Stosuy
Opening musical invocation from Colin Stetson
Musical guest:
Buke & GassWEDNESDAY, July 8ththeme: CONFESSION & JEALOUSYKevin Canty
Binnie Kirshenbaum
Nick Laird
Musical guest:
Elvis PerkinsAND A SPECIAL EVENT IN CHICAGOSATURDAY, June 6thFREE! No Tickets Necessary!Nami Mun
Arthur Phillips
Musical guest:
Daniel KnoxHOST: BEN GREENMAN
(Amanda Stern will not be in Chicago for this event)@ The Charleston2076 N Hoyne Ave
Chicago, IL 60647
(773) 489-4757
********************************WEDNESDAY, June 3theme: IDEAS & INVENTIONSco-curated with Tristan PerichSamantha Hunt
Steven Berlin Johnson
Dan Rollman
Musical guest:
Tristan PerichWith GOOD MAGAZINEWEDNESDAY, May 6theme: TAKING RISKSJohn Wray
Wells Tower
Arthur Phillips
Musical guest:
Vampire WeekendWEDNESDAY, APRIL 1theme: THE TRUTH and NOT THE TRUTHKevin Wilson
Amy Cohen
Colson Whitehead
Musical guest:
Sam AmidonWEDNESDAY, MARCH 4theme: TEMPORARY NEW YORKERSJulie Orringer
Ryan Harty
Andrew Sean Greer
Musical guest:
Glen Hansard (The Frames, the movie, “Once”)WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2009theme: AFFLICTION NIGHTSpecial appearance by the cast of the Broadway musical, HAIR!Jayne Anne Phillips
Sarah Manguso
Musical guest:
Daniel KnoxWEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7
PREMIERE AT JOE’S PUBtheme: NEW YORK NIGHTRichard Price
Musical guest:
Matthew Caws from Nada SurfWEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10Joan Wickersham
Marion Winik
Ammon Shea
Musical guest:
Jeffrey LewisWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12Sadia Shepard
Ben Markovits
Sana Krasikov
Musical guest:
Randy KaplanWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19Alice Elliot Dark
Stacy D’Erasmo
Allison Amend
Musical guest:
Jamie LeonhartWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22Cristy Road
Deb Olin Unferth
Keith Lee Morris
Musical guest:
Bronwen ExterWEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24Roland Kelts
Linda Robertson
Porter Shreve
Musical guest:
Howard FishmanWEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
Brooklyn Book Festival(In Borough Hall, at the International/Center Stage)5pmPorochista Khakpour
Said Sayrafiezadeh
Manil Suri
Musical guest:
Nina KatchadourianWEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
SEASON PREMIEREAndrew Sean Greer
Hannah Tinti
Darin Strauss
Musical guest:
MobyWEDNESDAY, JUNE 25
SEASON FINALEMarisa Silver
Nicky Dawidoff
Sloane Crosley
Musical guest:
Nina KatchadourianWEDNESDAY, JUNE 11Rivka Galchen
Ed Park
Craig Morgan Teicher
Musical guest:
Mike Dooley and Condom PocketWEDNESDAY, MAY 28(due to unforseen circumstances, Steve Gillis will not be reading. He will be replaced by the wonderful Robert Lopez)Elizabeth Hand
Robert Lopez
Cynthia Kaplan
Musical guest:
Jamie LeonhartWEDNESDAY, MAY 14Nathaniel Rich
Salvatore Scibona
Paul La Farge
Musical guest:
Katell KeinegWEDNESDAY, APRIL 9Stefan Merrill Block
Darcey Steinke
Pagan Kennedy
Musical guest:
Marcellus HallWEDNESDAY, APRIL 2@ JOE’S PUBtheme: MUSIC NIGHTwith ASTHMATIC KITTY
SPONSORED by BOMB Magazine.Daphne Carr
Alec Bemis
Rob Sheffield
Musical guest:
My Brightest DiamondWEDNESDAY, MARCH 26Tod Wodicka
Fiona Maazel
Samantha Hunt
Matthew Bakkom (reading letters of complaint)
Musical guest:
Kelley McCraeWEDNESDAY, MARCH 12Owen Sheers
Aryn Kyle
David Shields
Musical guest:
Paul BrillWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27Steve Toltz
Chris Adrian
Margot Livesey
Musical guest:
Andrew VladeckWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13Jonathan Scott Fuqua
Janice Erlbaum
Lauren Groff
Musical guest:
Mike ErricoWEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23Trinie Dalton
Charles Bock
Carl Wilson
Musical guest:
Luke TempleWEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9
A PUBLIC SPACE NIGHTJack Livings
Ian Chillag
Jim Shepard
Musical guest:
Kid Gloves (John Wray’s band)WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19
(instead of December 26th!!), 2007theme: DESIGN NIGHTMichael Perry
Chip Kidd
Musical guest:
Artbreak (Chip Kidd’s band)Keri Smith unfortunately had to cancel due to impending baby…WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2007Joyelle McSweeney
Daphne Beal
Porochista Khakpour
Musical guest:
Marcellus HallWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2007Matt Marinovich
Jessy Randall
Sarah Schulman
Musical guest:
Dave DoobininWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2007Sam Michel
Jonathan Baumbach
Irini Spanidou
Musical guest:
Kelley McRaeWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2007Roy Kesey
Benjamin Percy
Min Jin Lee
Musical guest:
Max GabrielWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2007Joshua Henkin
Kate Christensen
Chris Adrian
Musical guest:
Clare & The ReasonsWEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2007Joshua Furst
Ellen Litman
Sunshine O’ Donnel
Musical guest:
Trevor ExterWEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2007SEASON PREMIERERebecca Curtis
Will Allison
Maxine Swann
Musical guest:
Dan BernWEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 2007SEASON FINALEEliza Griswold
Jean Thompson
Alison Bechdel
Musical guest:
One Ring ZeroWEDNESDAY, JUNE 13Jack Pendarvis
Piz Z Ehrhardt
Antoine Wilson
Musical guest:
Jamie BarnesWEDNESDAY, MAY 23Matthew Sharpe
Cris Beam
Amy Fusselman
Musical guest:
BlockWEDNESDAY, MAY 9Joshua Ferris
Michael Fitzgerald
Nick Bertozzi
Sheila Heti
Musical guest:
The FeverfewWEDNESDAY, APRIL 25Kevin Moffett
Heidi Julavits
Maggie Nelson
Musical guest:
John Wesley HardingWEDNESDAY, APRIL 11Noy Holland
Lorin Stein
Laurie Anderson
(Yes, THE Laurie Anderson)
Musical guest:
SpielerfrauWEDNESDAY, MARCH 28Thisbe Nissen
Angela Pneuman
Ben Greenman
Musical guest:
Life in a BlenderWEDNESDAY, MARCH 14Sheri Joseph
Ellis Avery
Mike Albo
Musical guest:
Chris CubetaWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28theme: CRAFTS NIGHTSabrina Gschwandtner
Tsia Carson
Wenlan Chia
Musical guest:
Mason DixonWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14David Evanier
Lara Tupper
Pauls Toutonghi
Musical guest:
The RosebudsWEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24Amy Koppelman
Fiona Maazel
Musical guest:
Kelley McRaeWEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10 2007!Adam Rapp
John Lurie
Musical guest:
Jonathan SpottiswoodeWEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13Leanne Shapton
Marcellus Hall
Chris Leo
Musical guest:
Jennifer O ConnorWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29Jennifer Banash
Alix Strauss
Robert Marshall
Mila Drumke
Musical guest:
Paul BrillWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22SHOW CANCELLED for the holidaysWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8Peter Behrens
Jennifer Egan
David Rakoff
Musical guest:
Hannah MarcusWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25Clifford Chase
Bryan Charles
Ryan Boudinot
Musical guest:
Dar WilliamsWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11th, 2006Ruth Ellen Kocher
Michelle Wildgen
David Lehman
Musical guest:
Harvey Mars (Rebecca Moore, solo)WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27th, 2006Kelly Kerney
Karen Russell
Lynne Tillman
Musical guest:
Marcellus HallWEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13th, 2006
SEASON 4 PREMIERE.Scott Snyder
Deb Olin Unferth
Adam Haslett
Musical guest:
Katell KeinegWEDNESDAY, JUNE 14Laura Dave
Lydia Davis
Sigrid Nunez
Musical guest:
Marcellus HallWEDNESDAY, MAY 24Peter Rock
Jen Trynin
David Means
Musical guest:
Rebecca TurnerWEDNESDAY, MAY 10
NERVE NIGHTAda Calhoun
Arthur Bradford
Neal Medlyn
Musical guest:
The Roulette SistersWEDNESDAY, APRIL 26Myla Goldberg
Sean Wilsey
Danielle Trussoni
Musical guest:
Mila DrumkeWEDNESDAY, APRIL 12Yannick Murphy
Heather McGowan
Michelle Tea
Musical guest:
Paul BrillWEDNESDAY, MARCH 22Nelly Reifler
Merrill Feitell
Doug Trevor
Musical guest:
Rachel LoshakWEDNESDAY, MARCH 8Janice Erlbaum
Rebecca Godfrey
Dave King
Musical guest:
PinatalandWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22nd
Homewrecker VS. Encyclopedia of ExesEncyclopedia of Exes:Ben Schrank
Darin StraussThe Homewreckers:Thomas Hopkins
Felicia Sullivan
Susannah Breslin
Marty McConnell
Christine Hamm
Daphne Gottlieb
Musical guest:
An Audience SurpriseWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8thCate Marvin
Kate Braverman
Rattawut Lapcharoensap
Musical guest:
Jonathan SpottiswoodeWEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25thWilliam Benton
Jerry Williams
Bob Hicok
Musical guest:
Dave DoobininWEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11th, 2006Phil Campbell
Rafi Zabor
Musical guest:
Bari KoralWEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14th, 2005
A Night with MacAdam/CageJack Pendarvis
Kristen den Hartog
Victoria Vinton
Musical guest:
Tom and Cynthia HopkinsWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30th, 2005Beth Lisick
Bee Lavender
Jonathan Baumbach
Musical guest:
Sandy BellWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9th, 2005
theme: COACHESChip McGrath
Darin Strauss
Thomas Beller
Musical guest:
Lisa LoebWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26th, 2005Nick Flynn
Craig Clevenger
Holiday Reinhorn
Terry Iacuzzo
Musical guest:
Marykate O Neiland on the same night…HAPPY ENDING COMES TO CHICAGO FOR ONE NIGHT ONLYBENEFIT for KATRINA SURVIVORSAmy Krouse Rosenthal
Elizabeth Berg
Joe Meno
Musical guest:
The Sunday Runners
Host: Elizabeth Crane
At the Hideout Inn – 7pm
$10 donation goes to Community Labor UnitedWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12th, 2005Owen King
Benjamin Kunkel
Marcy Dermansky
Musical guest:
Jonathan SpottiswoodeWEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28th, 2005
theme: GUILT NIGHTRebecca Walker
Jennifer Bleyer
Wendy Shanker
Baz Dreisinger
Musical guest:
Rachel LoshakWEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14th, 2005
SEASON THREE PREMIEREJames Salter
Jim Shepherd
Amy Hempel
Julia Slavin
Musical guest:
Sam BisbeeWEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2005with cast members from Comedy Central’s Dr. Katz, Professional TherapistJonathan Katz
Todd Barry
and Jon Benjamin
Musical guest:
Amy MilesWEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 2005Gary Lutz
Lisa Selin Davis
Musical guest:
Ed Pastorini and special guestsWEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2005theme: POETRY NIGHTcurated by
National Book Critics Circle Award Winner
David Orr
James Richardson
Susan Wheeler
Paul Muldoon
Musical guest:
Uncle MoonWEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 2005Alix Ohlin
Alicia Erian
Bruce Bauman
Musical guest:
The Grocery ConcernWEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 2005
BROOKLYN NOIR 2: THE CLASSICS
meets THE COCAINE CHRONICLESMaggie Estep
Tim McLoughlin
Gary Phillips
Jervey Tervalon
Musical guest:
Mike ErricoWEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 2005Danzy Senna
Christine Schutt
Aimee Bender
Musical guest:
Amy MilesWEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2005John Lurie
Rick Moody
Musical guest:
Marcel MarceauWEDNESDAY, MAY 11Audrey Niffenegger
Michelle Herman
Musical guest:
Ruth GersonWEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2005SUICIDE GIRLS NIGHTInterviews conducted by
Daniel Robert EpsteinNeil Swaab
Tony Fletcher
*live* Suicide GIrls
Musical guest:
Oren Bloedow
of Elysian FieldsWEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 2005Rene Steinke
Dan Menaker
Musical guest:
Jason Trachtenburg of
The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow PlayersWEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 2005Jess Row
Cynthia Kaplan
Musical guest:
Cynthia Hopkins and
Thomas HopkinsWEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 2005Meg Wolitzer
Elizabeth Swados
Musical guest:
Barbara BrousalWEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 2005theme: CANDY MAKINGSteve Almond
Beth Kimmerle and Will Noonan
Musical guest:
Jennifer O’ ConnorWEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 2005Elizabeth Crane
Emily Raboteau
Orlando Lima
Musical guest:
Lys GuillornWEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2005Anthony Schneider
John Marks
Molly Jong-Fast
Musical guest:
Red Orange MorningWEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 2005Ken Foster
Dean Bakopolous
Jonathon Keats (Conceptual artist)
Musical guest:
The Happy EndingWEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2005
INSOMNIAC READER NIGHTKevin Sampsell
Dan Kennedy
Jonathan Ames
Jeff Johnson
Musical guest:
One Ring ZeroWEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2005Gregory Maguire
Jean Nathan
Musical guest:
Jeffrey LewisWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2005Bonnie Downing
Kelly Braffett
Brett Berk
Musical guest:
Heather EatmanWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2005theme: DEPRESSION NIGHTAndrew Solomon
Daphne Merkin
Arthur Phillips
Musical guest:
Life in a BlenderWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2005AKASHIC NIGHTArthur Nersersian
Lauren Sanders
Miles Marshall Lewis
Musical guest:
Sam BisbeeWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2005Samantha Hunt
Tom Bissell
David Rees
Musical guest:
Jenifer JacksonWEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2005Thaddeus Rutkowski
Nick Antosca
Jackie Corley
Musical guest:
Kelley McRaeWEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2005
TSUNAMI RELIEF FUNDRAISERTom Perrotta
Mark Dow
Musical guest:
Kimya DawsonWEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2005Bryan Charles
Ned Vizzini
Musical guest:
Sean AltmanAMANDA GOES TO MACDOWELL FOR SIX WEEKS. THERE WILL BE GUEST HOSTS IN HER PLACE…WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22nd, 2004Slideshow Poet, Andy Friedman
and his brother
Rejection Show’s, Jon Friedman
Musical guest:
Thin Wild Mercury
GUEST HOST: Ned VizziniWEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15th, 2004Blake Nelson
Elizabeth Bachner
Musical guest:
Andrew Vladeck
GUEST HOST: Todd J ColbyWEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8th, 2004Stephen Policoff
Amy Sohn
Musical guest:
Morgan Taylor
GUEST HOST: David AmsdenWEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1st, 2004Hal Sirowitz
Nick Fowler
Jeff Giles
Musical guest:
Rachel Loshak
GUEST HOST: Darin StraussWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17th, 2004Julian Rubinstein
Elizabeth Gold
and Hal Niedziecki
Musical guest:
Erik Della Penna
GUEST HOST: Nelly ReiflerWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10th, 2004
MR. BELLER’S NEIGHBORHOODVince Passaro
Fran Giuffre
Said Sayrafiezadeh
Thomas Beller
Musical guest:
Tom Cushman & Thomas BellerWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3rd, 2004Sarah Grace McCandles
Wendy Spero
Jesse Ball
Musical guest:
The Grocery ConcernWEDNESDAY, October 27th, 2004Tara Bray Smith
David Mizner
and Maggie Dubris
Musical guest:
Kirven Blount and Will NoonanWEDNESDAY, October 20th, 2004Matthew Sharpe
Wayne Koestenbaum
Musical guest:
Mark GearyWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13th, 2004Andy Borowitz
Jeff Sharlet
and independent Radio Producer
David Miller
Musical guest:
SeafoxxWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6th, 2004Felicia Sullivan
Lowell Handler
Musical guest:
Dave DoobininWEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2004Brad Land
John Rowell
Musical guest:
MiltonWEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2004theme: SEX NIGHTAmy Sohn
Derek McCormack
Rachel Kramer Bussell
Musical guest:
Lizzie WestWEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2004
SEASON PREMIERE YEAR TWOFUNDRAISER FOR KERRY-EDWARDS ’04:
an evening of drinking, reading and music
in support of regime change.Moby
David Gates
Anthony Swofford
Stephen Elliott
Eileen Myles
A.M Homes
Musical guest:
Lizzie West and Jill SobuleWEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 2004LAST EVENT OF THE FIRST SEASONAndy Friedman
David Gates
Musical guest:
Jill SobuleWEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 2004Lisa Glatt
Ben Greenman
Marc Nesbitt
Musical guest:
Whitney PastorekWEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 2004Maggie Cutler
Nanette Lerner
Ned Vizzini
Musical guest:
Creaky BoardsWEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 2004Matthew Freedman
Aaron Landsman
Marleen Barr
Musical guest:
Kirven Blount & Justin HaganWEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 2004Tara Wray
Bob Dunn
Allen Salkin
Musical guest:
The Grocery ConcernWEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 2004
TAG TEAM FICTIONCo-hosted by Stern and Dave DaleyAaron Hamburger, Lauren Grodstein
Shelley Jackson, Matt Derby
Molly Ringwald, Panio Gianopolous
Musical guest:
Dave DoobininWEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 2004CANDY MAKINGBeth Kimmerle
Will Noonan
A SPELLING BEE
with Noah Tarnow
Musical guest:
Dave DoobininWEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 2004Terese Svoboda
GF Michelsen
Joanna Hershon
Musical guest:
Boni and Tobi JoiWEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 2004Rebecca Godfrey
Bliss Broyard
Coleman Hough
Musical guest:
Whitney PastorekWEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 2004Suzanne Dottino
Cheryl Sucher
Meg Wolitzer
Musical guest:
Alice B TalklessWEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2004Darin Strauss
Dawn Raffel
Musical guest:
Darin StraussWEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2004Leelila Strogov
Jono Mischcott
Kyle Smith
Musical guest:
M David HornbuckleWEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 2004Anne Landesman
Joanna Smith Rakoff
Musical guest:
The Grocery ConcernWEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 2004David Gutcheon
Scot Crawford
Peter Hyman
Musical guest:
M. David HornbuckleWEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 2004John S Hall
David Amsden
Kevin Canty
Musical guest:
Whitney PastorekWEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 2004Colson Whitehead
Martha Southgate
Richard Eoin Nash
Musical guest:
Gene CawleyWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2004Jane Avrich
Stephen Clair
Brooks Hansen
Musical guest:
MiltonWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18Tom Lombardi
M. David Hornbuckle
Daphne Gottlieb
Musical Guest:
A big surpriseWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2004Alison Smith
Lee Gutkind
Michelle Orange
Musical guest:
Anthony Garcia &
Whitney PastorekWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2004Darin Strauss
Lillian Slugocki
Erin Cressida Wilson
Musical guest:
Rad UnicornWEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2004Maggie Estep
Victoria Redel
Laurie Sandell
Musical guest:
Whitney PastorekWEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2004Wesley Stace
Sam Lipsyte
Samantha Gillison
Musical guest:
John Wesley HardingWEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2004Todd J Colby
Rick Whitaker
Christine Schutt
Musical guest:
Steve KnightWEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2004Stephen Glass,
Janice Erlbaum
Jonathan Ames
Musical guest:
Whitney PastorekWEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2003Mike Daisey
Neal Pollack
Whitney Pastorek
Musical guest:
Herbert BergelWEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2003Alec Appelbaum
Beth Bosworth
Helen Benedict
Musical guest:
Erik Della PennaWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2003
CANCELLED!WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2003Ben Gantcher
Honor Moore
Lillian Ann Slugocki
Musical guest:
Jonathan Coulton
GUEST HOST: GIRLBOMBWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2003Jeff Tamarkin
Caroline Leavitt
Emily XYZ
Musical guest:
Daniel Saltzstein
GUEST HOST: STEVE KNIGHTWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2003Priscilla Becker
Lisa Lerner
Nicole Blackman
Musical guest:
Boni Joi and Tobi Joi
GUEST HOST: STEVE KNIGHTWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2003
NYC LIT FEST 2003Brock Clarke
Hannah Tinti
Alix Ohlin
Musical guest:
Unpleasant Event ScheduleWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2003Dmitri Erhlich
Jonathan Moskowitz
Daniel Nester
Musical guest:
Brandon WildeWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2003Mark Swartz
Mila Drumke
Cat Tyc
Musical guest:
Whitney PastorekWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2003Boni Joi
Siddhartha Deb
Toure
Musical guest:
Jessica DelfinoWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2003theme: EROTIC FICTION NIGHTAndrew Lewis Conn
Julie Hilden
Martha Garvey
Nic Kelman
Musical guest:
Steve Knight &
Rene RisqueWEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2003Ian Chorao
Blake Nelson
Evan Smith Rakoff
Musical guest:
Dimitri EhrlichWEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2003Roxana Robinson
Lisa Hamilton
CANDY MAKING
with
Beth Kimmerle
Musical guest:
Thomas Hopkins and
Cynthia Hopkins
of Gloria Deluxe!WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2003Cintra Wilson
Jill Bauerle
Chad Allen
Musical guest:
Dan SaltzsteinWEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2003
INAUGURAL EVENTA.M Homes
Mary Gaitskill
Nelly Reifler
Musical guest:
Dan Zanes
Barbara Broussal
Rick Moody
singing with his band
The Wingdale Community Singers