Uptown Literati

Miniature Book Society Grand Conclave in Princeton, N.J. (August 27-31) – A miniature book is defined as a book that is no more than three inches in any dimension, and the vast majority of them are mind-bogglingly cute. At the Wyndham Conference Center this month, the gurus of the art and those with any interest [...]

Nuclear Poetry: ACCELERATION in New York, N.Y. (August 18, 8:30 p.m.) – Join the hippest writers on New York’s experimental literary scene for a night of drinks, reading, music, and inspiration. The basement of Elmo’s Restaurant will be transformed into a “literary bomb shelter” as the Nuclear Poetry movement gears up for its first [...]

Marvel Comics 70th Anniversary Party in Arlington, Texas (August 12, 7:00 p.m.) – Captain America and Spiderman may still be young and muscular, but their creator, Marvel Comics, is turning 70 years old. Marvel’s birthday party, held at Lone Star Comics, will be a chance for old and young [...]

The Cringe Reading Series in Brooklyn, N.Y. (August 5, 9:00 p.m.) – If you thought your angsty teenage poetry, letters to celebrity crushes, diary entries detailing miserable first dates, etc. should be burned or locked up forever, you’re wrong. This [...]

Literary Death Match in New York, N.Y. (July 30, 7:00 p.m.) – This event, held at the Bowery Poetry Club and Café, can’t be described better than it is on its own site: “Opium Magazine’s Literary Death Match marries the literary [...]

Bodies in the Library: Who Done It at Litquake? in San Francisco, Calif. (July 16 at 6:00 p.m.) – This fundraiser for the Litquake Festival will be held at the Mechanics Institute Library and will feature several Bay area mystery writers in an intimate, mingle-worthy setting. Additionally, there will [...]

The American Library Association Annual Conference 2009 in Chicago, Ill. (July 9-15) – This is the largest, best-attended tradeshow for those working in the library field, from elementary school libraries to the Library of Congress. It will be held at the McCormick Center. It is a gold mine for [...]

Illustrating Books for Children with Harry Moore in Orlando, Fla. (July 7, 6:00 p.m.) – Anyone interested in the art of book illustration will benefit from discussion and instruction from Harry Moore, a character artist for the Spongebob Squarepants books and several other projects from Disney and Hasbro. The [...]

Cartoonapalooza: An Evening with America’s Top Editorial Cartoonists in Seattle, Wash. (July 2, 7:30 p.m.) – This event, held at Seattle’s Town Hall, is part of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists’ annual convention. It will consist of a slides, animation, and discussion about the art form. Books will be available for sale.