“I’m convinced my obituary will someday mention the fact that I had the honor to perform at Happy Ending.” Dan Rollman (President/Founder: Universal Record Database)
Past Seasons
2015
NOVEMBER 11th, 2015
theme: Observations & Recognitions
Authors:
Alexandra Kleeman
Catherine Lacey
Vivian Gornick
Musical Guest: Kyp Malone
Artist: Hallie Bateman
2014
DECEMBER 10th, 2014
theme: Therapy
Authors:
Lena Dunham
Amy Ross
Andrew Solomon
Musical Guest: Lucius
Artist: Shantell Martin
@ Salon
SEPTEMBER 10, 2014
theme: Situations & Circumstances
Authors:
Zadie Smith
Leslie Jamison
Matthew Thomas
Musical guest: Emily Wells
Artist: Edwina White
@ Salon
HAPPY ENDING WENT ON HIATUS for TWO YEARS.
2012
NOVEMBER 21st, 2012
theme: Home
Authors:
Marie-Helene Bertino
Vanessa Veselka
Zadie Smith
Musical guest: Sondre Lerche
Artist: Edwina White
@ The Box
OCTOBER 3rd, 2012
in association with YADDO
Authors:
Anna Schuleit
Peter Cameron
A.M. Homes
Musical guest: Jennifer O’ Connor
Artist:Michael Arthur
JULY 11th, 2012
last show of the season…
theme: Communication
Authors:
Rajesh Parameswaran
Alex Shakar
Nell Freudenberger
Musical guest: Ana Egge
JUNE 6th, 2012
theme: Advancement & Ruin
Authors:
Lydia Millet
Alix Ohlin
Lauren Groff
Musical guest: Jamie Leonhart
MAY 2nd, 2012
in partnership with
PEN WORLD VOICES FESTIVAL
theme: Free Worlds
Authors:
David Bezmozgis
Chris Adrian
Etgar Keret
Musical Guest: Clare and the Reasons
Artist: Michael Arthur
APRIL 4th, 2012
in partnership with YADDO
theme: Language & Communication
Authors:
Brian Evenson
Sarah Manguso
Zoe Heller
Musical Guest: Kaki King
Artist: Michael Arthur
MARCH 7th, 2012
theme: Strange Places
Authors:
Amelia Gray
Jessica Anthony
Heidi Julavits
Musical guest: Kaiser Cartel
Artist: Michael Arthur
FEBRUARY 8th, 2012
theme: American Ethos
Authors:
Adam Wilson
Elissa Shappell
Hannah Pittard
Musical guest: Amy Correia
Artist: Michael Arthur
JANUARY 11th, 2012
Theme: The familiar; the weird
Authors:
Diane Williams
Hari Kunzru
Adam Rapp
Musical guest: Ian Axel
2011
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7th, 2011
In partnership with YADDO
theme: Reality & Scandal
Authors:
Helen Schulman
Jesse Browner
Walter Kirn
Musical Guest: Mark Eitzel
Artist: Michael Arthur
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9th, 2011
theme: The World of Science & Dance
Authors:
Lisa Randall
Elizabeth Streb
Musical guest: Emily Wells
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2011
theme: Frustration
Authors:
Paul La Farge
Seth Fried
Jesse Ball
Musical guest: Anni Rossi
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20th, 2011
@ the Spiegeltent at Bard College
Authors:
Paul La Farge
Rebecca Wolff
Mary Caponegro
Musical guest: Cynthia Hopkins
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8th, 2011
This show launches a partnership with the artists’ colony, YADDO
theme: Community
Authors:
Amor Towles
Suzanne Bocanegra
Kyle DeCamp
Musical guest: Lucius
WEDNESDAY, MAY 4th, 2011
theme: Reality
Authors:
Andrew Altschul
Jon-Jon Goulian
Emma Straub
Musical Guest: Daniel Knox
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6th, 2011
theme: Legends & Beliefs
Authors:
Tea Obreht
Dean Bakopoulos
Fernanda Eberstadt
Musical guest: Jay Brannan
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2nd, 2011
theme: Brutality & Compassion
Julie Orringer
Nick Flynn
Andre Dubus III
Musical guest: Lucius
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16th, 2011
theme: Loss & Memory
Sarah Braunstein
Jessica Hagedorn
Musical guest: Jennifer O’ Connor
MONDAY, JANUARY 31st, 2011
theme: Persona
Collaboration with Villa Gillet / the Walls + Bridges Series)
Performers:
Cecile Guilbert
Sarah Jones
Musical guest: Cynthia Hopkins
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5th, 2011
theme: Old friends / New friends
We’re celebrating two years @ Joe’s Pub
Authors:
Nelly Reifler
A.M. Homes
Michael Cunningham
Musical guest: Sam Amidon and Doveman
2010
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8th, 2010
theme: Machines & People
Authors:
Sam Munson
Patrick Somerville
Scott Spencer
Musical guest: Dawn Landes
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3rd, 2010
theme: Dreams & Ambition
Authors:
Julia Holmes
Teddy Wayne
Jennifer Egan
Musical guest: Elizabeth & the Catapult
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30TH, 2010
@ MASS MOCA
theme: Ghosts & Curses
Authors:
Kristin Hersh
Jim Shepard
Paul Harding
Musical guest: Kristin Hersh
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6th, 2010
theme: Lost & Found
Authors:
Brock Clarke
Mary-Beth Hughes
Yiyun Li
Musical guest: Lost in the Trees
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15th, 2010
Season Premiere
theme: Fates & Accidents
Syd Straw (standing in for Kristin Hersh)
Darin Strauss
Matthew Sharpe
Musical guest:Anni Rossi
WEDNESDAY, JULY 7th, 2010
theme: Metaphors & Epiphanies
Authors:
Shane Jones
Amelia Gray
Audrey Niffenegger
Musical guest: The Walking Hellos
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2nd, 2010
A night with 33 1/3
Authors:
Geeta Dayal
Christopher R. Weingarten
Dan Kois
Musical guest: The Little Death
WEDNESDAY, MAY 5th, 2010
theme: The New Yorker Cartoonists
Cartoonists:
Carolita Johnson
Drew Dernavich
Liza Donnelly
Musical guest: Jeffrey Lewis
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7th, 2010
Authors:
Adam Haslett
Sam Lipsyte
Zoe Heller
Musical guest: Christina Courtin
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3rd, 2010
9pm (note time change)
theme: Extreme Situations
Authors:
Melissa Febos
Lucy Corin
Benjamin Anastas
Musical guest: Phosphorescent
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10th, 2010
Authors:
Joshua Ferris
Ron Carlson
Padgett Powell
Musical guest: Holly Miranda
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6th, 2010
theme: America
Rich Benjamin
Jonathan Dee
Colum McCann
Musical guest: Jim White
2009
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2nd, 2009
theme: Film
Filmmakers:
Jonathan Caouette (Tarnation)
John Cameron Mitchell (Hedwig and the Angry Inch)
Musical guest: Thomas Bartlett
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11th, 2009
theme: Crisis & Suburbia
Authors:
Victor Lodato
Lauren Grodstein
Paul Rudnick
Musical guest: Kaiser Cartel
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7th, 2009
theme: Crime, Confession & Amphetamines
Authors:
Stephen Elliott
Tanguy Viel (with a French translator)
Musical guest: Larkin Grimm
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13th, 2009
theme: Comedy
Brooklyn Book Festival
Authors:
Rakesh Satyal
Jonathan Ames
David Cross
Musical guest: Jonathan Coulton
5pm, Main Stage /// Brooklyn Borough Hall and Plaza
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2nd, 2009
theme: Graphic Books
Laurie Sandell
Brian Selznick
Chip Kidd
Musical guest: Amy Correia
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5th, 2009
theme: Progress & Process
co-curator, Alec Hanley Bemis
Authors:
Rachel Cohen
Lawrence Weschler
Brandon Stosuy
Opening invocation: Colin Stetson
Musical guest: Buke & Gass
WEDNESDAY, July 8th, 2009
theme: Confession & Jealousy
Authors:
Kevin Canty
Binnie Kirshenbaum
Nick Laird
Musical guest: Elvis Perkins
SATURDAY, June 6th, 2009
Special event in Chicago! Free.
Host: Ben Greenman (standing in for Amanda Stern)
Authors:
Nami Mun
Arthur Phillips
Musical guest: Daniel Knox
Address:
@ The Charleston
2076 N Hoyne Ave
Chicago, IL 60647
(773) 489-4757
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WEDNESDAY, June 3, 2009
with GOOD Magazine
theme: Ideas & Inventions
co-curator, Tristan Perich
Authors:
Samantha Hunt
Steven Berlin Johnson
Dan Rollman
Musical guest: Tristan Perich
WEDNESDAY, May 6, 2009
theme: Taking Risks
Authors:
John Wray
Wells Tower
Arthur Phillips
Musical guest: Vampire Weekend
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 2009
theme: The Truth and Not the Truth.
Authors:
Kevin Wilson
Amy Cohen
Colson Whitehead
Musical guest: Sam Amidon
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2009
theme: Temporary New Yorkers
Authors:
Julie Orringer
Ryan Harty
Andrew Sean Greer
Musical guest: Glen Hansard (“Once;” The Frames)
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2009
theme: Affliction Night
Special guest: Broadway musical cast of HAIR!
Authors:
Jayne Anne Phillips
Sarah Manguso
Musical guest: Daniel Knox
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2009
Happy Ending premieres at Joe’s Pub.
theme: New York Night
Author:
Richard Price
Musical guest: Matthew Caws
2008
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2008
Authors:
Joan Wickersham
Marion Winik
Ammon Shea
Musical guest: Jeffrey Lewis
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2008
Authors:
Sadia Shepard
Ben Markovits
Sana Krasikov
Musical guest: Randy Kaplan
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2008
Authors:
Alice Elliot Dark
Stacy D’Erasmo
Allison Amend
Musical guest: Jamie Leonhart
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2008
Authors:
Cristy Road
Deb Olin Unferth
Keith Lee Morris
Musical guest: Bronwen Exter
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2008
Authors:
Roland Kelts
Linda Robertson
Porter Shreve
Musical guest: Howard Fishman
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2008
Brooklyn Book Festival
Authors:
Porochista Khakpour
Said Sayrafiezadeh
Manil Suri
Musical guest: Nina Katchadourian
(Center Stage) / 5pm
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2008
Season Premiere
Authors:
Andrew Sean Greer
Hannah Tinti
Darin Strauss
Musical guest: Moby
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 2008
Season Finale
Authors:
Marisa Silver
Nicky Dawidoff
Sloane Crosley
Musical guest: Nina Katchadourian
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 2008
Authors:
Rivka Galchen
Ed Park
Craig Morgan Teicher
Musical guest: Mike Dooley and Condom Pocket
WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 2008
Authors:
Elizabeth Hand
Robert Lopez
Cynthia Kaplan
Musical guest: Jamie Leonhart
WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 2008
Authors:
Nathaniel Rich
Salvatore Scibona
Paul La Farge
Musical guest: Katell Keineg
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 2008
Authors:
Stefan Merrill Block
Darcey Steinke
Pagan Kennedy
Musical guest: Marcellus Hall
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 2008
theme: Music Night
with Asthmatic Kitty
Sponsored by BOMB Magazine.
Authors:
Daphne Carr
Alec Bemis
Rob Sheffield
Musical guest: My Brightest Diamond
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 2008
Authors:
Tod Wodicka
Fiona Maazel
Samantha Hunt
Matthew Bakkom (“Letters of Complaint”)
Musical guest: Kelley McCrae
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 2008
Authors:
Owen Sheers
Aryn Kyle
David Shields
Musical guest: Paul Brill
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2008
Authors:
Steve Toltz
Chris Adrian
Margot Livesey
Musical guest: Andrew Vladeck
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2008
Authors:
Jonathan Scott Fuqua
Janice Erlbaum
Lauren Groff
Musical guest: Mike Errico
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2008
Authors:
Trinie Dalton
Charles Bock
Carl Wilson
Musical guest: Luke Temple
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2008
With A Public Space Magazine
Authors:
Jack Livings
Ian Chillag
Jim Shepard
Musical guest: Kid Gloves
2007
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2007
theme: Design Night
Authors:
Michael Perry
Chip Kidd
Keri Smith had to cancel to give birth.
Musical guest: Artbreak (Chip Kidd’s band)
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2007
Authors:
Joyelle McSweeney
Daphne Beal
Porochista Khakpour
Musical guest: Marcellus Hall
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2007
Authors:
Matt Marinovich
Jessy Randall
Sarah Schulman
Musical guest: Dave Doobinin
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2007
Authors:
Sam Michel
Jonathan Baumbach
Irini Spanidou
Musical guest: Kelley McRae
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2007
Authors:
Roy Kesey
Benjamin Percy
Min Jin Lee
Musical guest: Max Gabriel
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2007
Authors:
Joshua Henkin
Kate Christensen
Chris Adrian
Musical guest: Clare & The Reasons
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2007
Authors:
Joshua Furst
Ellen Litman
Sunshine O’ Donnel
Musical guest: Trevor Exter
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2007
Season Premiere
Author:
Rebecca Curtis
Will Allison
Maxine Swann
Musical guest: Dan Bern
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 2007
Season Finale
Eliza Griswold
Jean Thompson
Alison Bechdel
Musical guest: One Ring Zero
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 2007
Authors:
Jack Pendarvis
Piz Z Ehrhardt
Antoine Wilson
Musical guest: Jamie Barnes
WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 2007
Authors:
Matthew Sharpe
Cris Beam
Amy Fusselman
Musical guest: Block
WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 2007
Authors:
Joshua Ferris
Michael Fitzgerald
Nick Bertozzi
Sheila Heti
Musical guest: The Feverfew
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2007
Authors:
Kevin Moffett
Heidi Julavits
Maggie Nelson
Musical guest: John Wesley Harding
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 2007
Authors:
Noy Holland
Lorin Stein
Laurie Anderson
Musical guest: Spielerfrau
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 2007
Authors:
Thisbe Nissen
Angela Pneuman
Ben Greenman
Musical guest: Life in a Blender
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 2007
Authors:
Sheri Joseph
Ellis Avery
Mike Albo
Musical guest: Chris Cubeta
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007
theme: Crafts Night
Crafters:
Sabrina Gschwandtner
Tsia Carson
Wenlan Chia
Musical guest: Mason Dixon
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2007
Authors:
David Evanier
Lara Tupper
Pauls Toutonghi
Musical guest: The Rosebuds
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2007
Authors:
Amy Koppelman
Fiona Maazel
Musical guest: Kelley McRae
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10 2007
Authors:
Adam Rapp
John Lurie
Musical guest: Jonathan Spottiswoode
2006
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13
Authors:
Leanne Shapton
Marcellus Hall
Chris Leo
Musical guest: Jennifer O Connor
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2006
Authors:
Jennifer Banash
Alix Strauss
Robert Marshall
Mila Drumke
Musical guest: Paul Brill
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2006
Authors:
Peter Behrens
Jennifer Egan
David Rakoff
Musical guest: Hannah Marcus
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2006
Authors:
Clifford Chase
Bryan Charles
Ryan Boudinot
Musical guest: Dar Williams
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11th, 2006
Authors:
Ruth Ellen Kocher
Michelle Wildgen
David Lehman
Musical guest: Rebecca Moore
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27th, 2006
Authors:
Kelly Kerney
Karen Russell
Lynne Tillman
Musical guest: Marcellus Hall
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13th, 2006
Season 4 Premiere
Authors:
Scott Snyder
Deb Olin Unferth
Adam Haslett
Musical guest: Katell Keineg
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 2006
Authors:
Laura Dave
Lydia Davis
Sigrid Nunez
Musical guest: Marcellus Hall
WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 2006
Authors:
Peter Rock
Jen Trynin
David Means
Musical guest: Rebecca Turner
WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 2006
Nerve Night
Authors:
Ada Calhoun
Arthur Bradford
Neal Medlyn
Musical guest: The Roulette Sisters
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 2006
Authors:
Myla Goldberg
Sean Wilsey
Danielle Trussoni
Musical guest: Mila Drumke
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 2006
Authors:
Yannick Murphy
Heather McGowan
Michelle Tea
Musical guest: Paul Brill
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 2006
Authors:
Nelly Reifler
Merrill Feitell
Doug Trevor
Musical guest: Rachel Loshak
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 2006
Authors:
Janice Erlbaum
Rebecca Godfrey
Dave King
Musical guest: Pinataland
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22nd, 2006
Homewrecker VS. Encyclopedia of Exes
Encyclopedia of Exes:
Authors:
Ben Schrank
Darin Strauss
The Homewreckers:
Authors:
Thomas Hopkins
Felicia Sullivan
Susannah Breslin
Marty McConnell
Christine Hamm
Daphne Gottlieb
Musical guest: An Audience Surprise
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8th, 2006
Authors:
Cate Marvin
Kate Braverman
Rattawut Lapcharoensap
Musical guest: Jonathan Spottiswoode
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25th, 2006
Authors:
William Benton
Jerry Williams
Bob Hicok
Musical guest: Dave Doobinin
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11th, 2006
Authors:
Phil Campbell
Rafi Zabor
Musical guest: Bari Koral
2005
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14th, 2005
A Night with MacAdam/Cage
Authors:
Jack Pendarvis
Kristen den Hartog
Victoria Vinton
Musical guest: Tom and Cynthia Hopkins
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30th, 2005
Authors:
Beth Lisick
Bee Lavender
Jonathan Baumbach
Musical guest: Sandy Bell
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9th, 2005
theme: Coaches
Chip McGrath
Darin Strauss
Thomas Beller
Musical guest: Lisa Loeb
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26th, 2005
Authors:
Nick Flynn
Craig Clevenger
Holiday Reinhorn
Terry Iacuzzo
Musical guest: Marykate O Neil
and on the same night…
HAPPY ENDING COMES TO CHICAGO FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY
BENEFIT for KATRINA SURVIVORS
Authors:
Amy 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 United
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12th, 2005
Authors:
Owen King
Benjamin Kunkel
Marcy Dermansky
Musical guest: Jonathan Spottiswoode
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28th, 2005
theme: Guilt Night
Authors:
Rebecca Walker
Jennifer Bleyer
Wendy Shanker
Baz Dreisinger
Musical guest: Rachel Loshak
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14th, 2005
Season Three Premiere
Authors:
James Salter
Jim Shepherd
Amy Hempel
Julia Slavin
Musical guest: Sam Bisbee
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2005
with cast members from Comedy Central’s Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
Jonathan Katz
Todd Barry
and Jon Benjamin
Musical guest: Amy Miles
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 2005
Authors:
Gary Lutz
Lisa Selin Davis
Musical guest: Ed Pastorini and special guests
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2005
theme: Poetry Night
curated by
National Book Critics Circle Award Winner, David Orr
Poets:
James Richardson
Susan Wheeler
Paul Muldoon
Musical guest: Uncle Moon
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 2005
Authors:
Alix Ohlin
Alicia Erian
Bruce Bauman
Musical guest: The Grocery Concern
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 2005
Brooklyn Noir 2: The Classics
meets The Cocaine Chronicles
Authors:
Maggie Estep
Tim McLoughlin
Gary Phillips
Jervey Tervalon
Musical guest: Mike Errico
WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 2005
Author:
Danzy Senna
Christine Schutt
Aimee Bender
Musical guest: Amy Miles
WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2005
Authors:
John Lurie
Rick Moody
Musical guest: Marcel Marceau
WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 2005
Authors:
Audrey Niffenegger
Michelle Herman
Musical guest: Ruth Gerson
WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2005
Suicide Girls Night
Interviews conducted by
Daniel Robert Epstein
Authors:
Neil Swaab
Tony Fletcher
*live* Suicide GIrls
Musical guest: Oren Bloedow
of Elysian Fields
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 2005
Authors:
Rene Steinke
Dan Menaker
Musical guest: Jason Trachtenburg of
The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 2005
Authors:
Jess Row
Cynthia Kaplan
Musical guest: Cynthia Hopkins and
Thomas Hopkins
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 2005
Authors:
Meg Wolitzer
Elizabeth Swados
Musical guest: Barbara Brousal
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 2005
theme: Candy Making
Authors / Candy-makers:
Steve Almond
Beth Kimmerle and Will Noonan
Musical guest: Jennifer O’ Connor
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 2005
Authors:
Elizabeth Crane
Emily Raboteau
Orlando Lima
Musical guest: Lys Guillorn
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2005
Authors:
Anthony Schneider
John Marks
Molly Jong-Fast
Musical guest: Red Orange Morning
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 2005
Authors:
Ken Foster
Dean Bakopolous
Jonathon Keats (Conceptual artist)
Musical guest: The Happy Ending
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2005
Insomniac Reader Night
Authors:
Kevin Sampsell
Dan Kennedy
Jonathan Ames
Jeff Johnson
Musical guest: One Ring Zero
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2005
Authors:
Gregory Maguire
Jean Nathan
Musical guest: Jeffrey Lewis
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2005
Authors:
Bonnie Downing
Kelly Braffett
Brett Berk
Musical guest: Heather Eatman
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2005
theme: Depression Night
Andrew Solomon
Daphne Merkin
Arthur Phillips
Musical guest: Life in a Blender
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2005
A night with Akashic Books
Authors:
Arthur Nersersian
Lauren Sanders
Miles Marshall Lewis
Musical guest: Sam Bisbee
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2005
Authors:
Samantha Hunt
Tom Bissell
David Rees
Musical guest: Jenifer Jackson
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2005
Authors:
Thaddeus Rutkowski
Nick Antosca
Jackie Corley
Musical guest: Kelley McRae
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2005
Tsunami Relief Fundraiser
Authors:
Tom Perrotta
Mark Dow
Musical guest: Kimya Dawson
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2005
Authors:
Bryan Charles
Ned Vizzini
Musical guest: Sean Altman
AMANDA GOES TO MACDOWELL FOR SIX WEEKS. THERE WILL BE GUEST HOSTS IN HER PLACE…
2004
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22nd, 2004
Performers:
Slideshow Poet, Andy Friedman
and his brother
Rejection Show’s, Jon Friedman
Musical guest: Thin Wild Mercury
Guest Host: Ned Vizzini
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15th, 2004
Authors:
Blake Nelson
Elizabeth Bachner
Musical guest: Andrew Vladeck
Guest Host: Todd J Colby
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8th, 2004
Authors:
Stephen Policoff
Amy Sohn
Musical guest: Morgan Taylor
Guest Host: David Amsden
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1st, 2004
Authors:
Hal Sirowitz
Nick Fowler
Jeff Giles
Musical guest: Rachel Loshak
Guest Host: Darin Strauss
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17th, 2004
Authors:
Julian Rubinstein
Elizabeth Gold
and Hal Niedziecki
Musical guest: Erik Della Penna
Guest Host: Nelly Reifler
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10th, 2004
A Night with Mr. Beller’s Neighborhood
Authors:
Vince Passaro
Fran Giuffre
Said Sayrafiezadeh
Thomas Beller
Musical guest: Tom Cushman & Thomas Beller
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3rd, 2004
Authors:
Sarah Grace McCandles
Wendy Spero
Jesse Ball
Musical guest: The Grocery Concern
WEDNESDAY, October 27th, 2004
Authors:
Tara Bray Smith
David Mizner
and Maggie Dubris
Musical guest: Kirven Blount and Will Noonan
WEDNESDAY, October 20th, 2004
Authors:
Matthew Sharpe
Wayne Koestenbaum
Musical guest: Mark Geary
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13th, 2004
Authors:
Andy Borowitz
Jeff Sharlet
David Miller
Musical guest: Seafoxx
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6th, 2004
Authors:
Felicia Sullivan
Lowell Handler
Musical guest: Dave Doobinin
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2004
Authors:
Brad Land
John Rowell
Musical guest: Milton
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2004
theme: Sex Night
Authors:
Amy Sohn
Derek McCormack
Rachel Kramer Bussell
Musical guest: Lizzie West
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2004
Season Premiere, year 2
Fundraiser for Kerry-Edwards ’04
an evening of drinking, reading and music
in support of regime change.
Authors:
Moby
David Gates
Anthony Swofford
Stephen Elliott
Eileen Myles
A.M Homes
Musical guest: Lizzie West and Jill Sobule
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 2004
Last event of the season
Authors:
Andy Friedman
David Gates
Musical guest: Jill Sobule
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 2004
Authors:
Lisa Glatt
Ben Greenman
Marc Nesbitt
Musical guest: Whitney Pastorek
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 2004
Authors:
Maggie Cutler
Nanette Lerner
Ned Vizzini
Musical guest: Creaky Boards
WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 2004
Authors:
Matthew Freedman
Aaron Landsman
Marleen Barr
Musical guest: Kirven Blount & Justin Hagan
WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 2004
Authors:
Tara Wray
Bob Dunn
Allen Salkin
Musical guest: The Grocery Concern
WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 2004
Tag-Team Fiction
Co-hosted by Stern and Dave Daley
Authors:
Aaron Hamburger, Lauren Grodstein
Shelley Jackson, Matt Derby
Molly Ringwald, Panio Gianopolous
Musical guest: Dave Doobinin
WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 2004
theme: Candy Making
Beth Kimmerle
Will Noonan
A SPELLING BEE
with Noah Tarnow
Musical guest: Dave Doobinin
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 2004
Authors:
Terese Svoboda
GF Michelsen
Joanna Hershon
Musical guest: Boni and Tobi Joi
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 2004
Authors:
Rebecca Godfrey
Bliss Broyard
Coleman Hough
Musical guest: Whitney Pastorek
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 2004
Authors:
Suzanne Dottino
Cheryl Sucher
Meg Wolitzer
Musical guest: Alice B Talkless
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2004
Authors:
Darin Strauss
Dawn Raffel
Musical guest: Darin Strauss
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2004
Authors:
Leelila Strogov
Jono Mischcott
Kyle Smith
Musical guest: M David Hornbuckle
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 2004
Authors:
Anne Landesman
Joanna Smith Rakoff
Musical guest: The Grocery Concern
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 2004
Authors:
David Gutcheon
Scot Crawford
Peter Hyman
Musical guest: M. David Hornbuckle
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 2004
Authors:
John S Hall
David Amsden
Kevin Canty
Musical guest: Whitney Pastorek
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 2004
Authors:
Colson Whitehead
Martha Southgate
Richard Eoin Nash
Musical guest: Gene Cawley
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2004
Authors:
Jane Avrich
Stephen Clair
Brooks Hansen
Musical guest: Milton
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18
Authors:
Tom Lombardi
M. David Hornbuckle
Daphne Gottlieb
Musical Guest: A big surprise
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2004
Authors:
Alison Smith
Lee Gutkind
Michelle Orange
Musical guest: Anthony Garcia &
Whitney Pastorek
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2004
Authors:
Darin Strauss
Lillian Slugocki
Erin Cressida Wilson
Musical guest: Rad Unicorn
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2004
Authors:
Maggie Estep
Victoria Redel
Laurie Sandell
Musical guest: Whitney Pastorek
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2004
Authors:
Wesley Stace
Sam Lipsyte
Samantha Gillison
Musical guest: John Wesley Harding
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2004
Authors:
Todd J Colby
Rick Whitaker
Christine Schutt
Musical guest: Steve Knight
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2004
Authors:
Stephen Glass,
Janice Erlbaum
Jonathan Ames
Musical guest: Whitney Pastorek
2003
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2003
Authors:
Mike Daisey
Neal Pollack
Whitney Pastorek
Musical guest: Herbert Bergel
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2003
Authors:
Alec Appelbaum
Beth Bosworth
Helen Benedict
Musical guest: Erik Della Penna
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2003
Authors:
Ben Gantcher
Honor Moore
Lillian Ann Slugocki
Musical guest: Jonathan Coulton
Guest Host: Girlbomb
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2003
Authors:
Jeff Tamarkin
Caroline Leavitt
Emily XYZ
Musical guest: Daniel Saltzstein
Guest Host: Steve Knight
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2003
Authors:
Priscilla Becker
Lisa Lerner
Nicole Blackman
Musical guest: Boni Joi and Tobi Joi
Guest Host: Steve Knight
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2003
NYC Lit Fest 2003
Authors:
Brock Clarke
Hannah Tinti
Alix Ohlin
Musical guest: Unpleasant Event Schedule
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2003
Authors:
Dmitri Erhlich
Jonathan Moskowitz
Daniel Nester
Musical guest: Brandon Wilde
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2003
Authors:
Mark Swartz
Mila Drumke
Cat Tyc
Musical guest: Whitney Pastorek
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2003
Authors:
Boni Joi
Siddhartha Deb
Toure
Musical guest: Jessica Delfino
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2003
theme: Erotic Fiction Night
Authors:
Andrew Lewis Conn
Julie Hilden
Martha Garvey
Nic Kelman
Musical guest: Steve Knight &
Rene Risque
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2003
Authors:
Ian Chorao
Blake Nelson
Evan Smith Rakoff
Musical guest: Dimitri Ehrlich
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2003
Authors:
Roxana Robinson
Lisa Hamilton
Candy Making with:
Beth Kimmerle
Musical guest: Thomas Hopkins and Cynthia Hopkins
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2003
Authors:
Cintra Wilson
Jill Bauerle
Chad Allen
Musical guest: Dan Saltzstein
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2003
Series premiere – Inaugural Event
Authors:
A.M Homes
Mary Gaitskill
Nelly Reifler
Musical guests: Dan Zanes
Barbara Broussal
&
Rick Moody
singing with his band
The Wingdale Community Singers
