“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)
THE MAY 18th, 2016 SHOW CONCLUDES OUR ONE YEAR RESIDENCY AT SYMPHONY SPACE. Tomorrow, I will fly to Israel and end the series with two final shows in Jerusalem. After that, it’s off to focus on my own happy ending – my career as a writer– which I accidentally sacrificed for this absolute labor of love. Thank you to everyone who supported this series, who gave me guidance and advice (some unsolicited, but still appreciated). Thank you to the authors, musicians, artists, technical staff, venue staff and of course, you, the audience. Without whom, there’d be nothing. —Amanda Stern May 18th, 2016
Past Seasons
2016
May 18th
DIY pioneer, singer/songwriter, activist and entrepreneur, Ani DiFranco has been setting her own pace for more than 25 years. The Grammy-nominated artist has released more than 20 albums of eclectic folk music, all of which incorporate her reflections on society and social issues. Matching the current political climate in the United States, DiFranco is using her current VOTE DAMMIT tour and her music to encourage fans to have their voices be heard not in just the presidential elections, but the congressional elections as well. Her latest release was 2014’s Allergic To Water, where she also blended abstract imagery and deceptively understated melodies with personal reflections on her life in New Orleans, where she is now raising her two children with her husband, producer Mike Napolitano. Allergic To Water is on her Righteous Babe record label, which she launched in the 90’s to release music on her own terms selling over 5 million copies of her catalog to date while releasing music on her own terms.
AUTHORS:
BELINDA MCKEON
Belinda McKeon is the author of two novels, Tender and Solace, which won the Faber Prize and was named Irish Book of the Year. Her fiction and nonfiction have appeared in Granta, the Paris Review, the New York Times, and elsewhere. She is also a playwright. She lives in Brooklyn and teaches at Rutgers University.
CHARLES BOCK
Charles Bock is the author of the novels Alice & Oliver and Beautiful Children, which was a New York Times bestseller and Notable Book, and which won the Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His fiction and nonfiction have appeared in Harper’s, The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and Slate, as well as in numerous anthologies. He has received fellowships from the Civitella Ranieri Foundation, Yaddo, UCross, and the Vermont Studio Center. Charles is a graduate of the Bennington Writing Seminars. He lives with his wife, Leslie Jamison, and his daughter in New York City.
AMBER TAMBLYN
(photo by Kate Jacobs)
Amber Tamblyn is a best-selling author, actress and director who has been nominated for an Emmy, Golden Globe and Independent Spirit Award for her work in television and film. She has three collections of poetry and prose, most recently “Dark Sparkler” (Harper Perennial) which explores the lives and deaths of child star actresses, with accompanying artwork by such luminaries as Marilyn Manson and David Lynch, amongst others. She reviews books of poetry written by women for Bust Magazine and is a contributing writer for The Poetry Foundation and visiting Woodrow Wilson Fellow. She lives in Brooklyn.
ARTIST:
KATE NECKEL
Kate Neckel is an artist and designer whose clients have included Café Grumpy, InStyle, Vanity Fair, Vogue and Wildair Resturant. Kate has a line of bedding and home goods with Italian brand Bassetti and was a featured artist in Cole Haan’s “Makers” campaign. She has created murals for Hudson Studios, Chelsea Day School and Ace Hotel NYC. Her first book, Start Now! The Creativity Journal, was published by Chronicle Books in 2015. She lives and works in Manhattan with her husband and two kids.
HOST:
AMANDA STERN is the author of 12 novels: The Long Haul and eleven books for children under pseudonyms. She founded the Happy Ending Series in 2003. She curates, produces and hosts every event. She lives in Brooklyn (obviously) and is at work on her first book of non-fiction. More information about her work and idiosyncracies can be found at her website. (photo by Zach Hyman)
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Lady Parts Justice is a collaborative team of comedians, cultural influencers, technologists and activists who are using humor and outrage to expose, remove and replace anti-choice zealots with pro-choice, pro-women politicians. Since its formation in 2012, LPJ has expanded their mission, developing a satirical war room that produces live comedy events, workshops and viral videos to enrage and engage voters and inspire people to get together and get active. The goal? To create a fun and active social community which works to expose and remove politicians who are reproductive health hazards.
2016
LAST TWO HAPPY ENDING EVENTS, EVER.
May 28th, 2016
Happy Ending in Jerusalem!
Authors:
Alex Epstein
Shelly Oria
Gary Shteyngart
Musical Guest: Yali Sobol
Artist: Marina Grechanik
May 26th, 2016
Happy Ending in Jerusalem!
Authors:
Anthony Marra
Etgar Keret
Colum McCann
Nell Zink
Musical Guest: Tamar Eisenman
Artist: Michal Bonnano
FINAL SHOW @ SYMPHONY SPACE
May 18th, 2016
Theme:
This Life
(photo by Charles Waldorf)
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FEBRUARY 10th, 2016
AMANDA FILIPACCHI is the auth
FEBRUARY 10th, AMANDA FILIPACCHI is the author of four novels: Nude Men, Vapor, Love Creeps, and The Unfortunate Importance of Beauty. Her fiction has been translated into fourteen languages and been anthologized in The Best American Humor. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, and The Atlantic.
MARCELLUS HALL is a New York based illustrator and musician. His work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, among others. Hall has also illustrated nine children’s books to date, including the self-penned Everyone Sleeps.
SAMANTHA HUNT is the author of three novels. Mr. Splitfoot is an Indie Next Pick for January 2016; The Invention of Everything Else, Hunt’s novel about Nikola Tesla, was a finalist for the Orange Prize and winner of the Bard Fiction Prize; and The Seas, won the National Book Foundation’s Five under Thirty-five prize.
AMANDA STERN is the author of 12 novels: The Long Haul and eleven books for children under pseudonyms. She founded the Happy Ending Series in 2003. She curates, produces and hosts every event. She lives in Brooklyn (obviously) and is at work on her first book of non-fiction.
SUZANNE VEGA was the first major figure in the bumper crop of female singer/songwriters who rose to prominence during the late ’80s and ’90s. Her numerous recording include her debut simply titled, Suzanne Vegaand the more recent Tales from the Realm of the Queen of Pentacles, released in 2014.
COLSON WHITEHEAD is the New York Times bestselling author of six novels and two books of non-fiction, including Sag Harbor, Zone One, and The Colossus of New York. His latest novel, The Underground Railroad, will be published next fall. A Pulitzer Prize finalist, and a recipient of Guggenheim and MacArthur Fellowships, he lives in New York City.
or of four novels: Nude Men, Vapor, Love Creeps, and The Unfortunate Importance of Beauty. Her fiction has been translated into fourteen languages and been anthologized in The Best American Humor. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, and The Atlantic.
MARCELLUS HALL is a New York based illustrator and musician. His work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, among others. Hall has also illustrated nine children’s books to date, including the self-penned Everyone Sleeps.
SAMANTHA HUNT is the author of three novels. Mr. Splitfoot is an Indie Next Pick for January 2016; The Invention of Everything Else, Hunt’s novel about Nikola Tesla, was a finalist for the Orange Prize and winner of the Bard Fiction Prize; and The Seas, won the National Book Foundation’s Five under Thirty-five prize.
AMANDA STERN is the author of 12 novels: The Long Haul and eleven books for children under pseudonyms. She founded the Happy Ending Series in 2003. She curates, produces and hosts every event. She lives in Brooklyn (obviously) and is at work on her first book of non-fiction.
SUZANNE VEGA was the first major figure in the bumper crop of female singer/songwriters who rose to prominence during the late ’80s and ’90s. Her numerous recording include her debut simply titled, Suzanne Vegaand the more recent Tales from the Realm of the Queen of Pentacles, released in 2014.
COLSON WHITEHEAD is the New York Times bestselling author of six novels and two books of non-fiction, including Sag Harbor, Zone One, and The Colossus of New York. His latest novel, The Underground Railroad, will be published next fall. A Pulitzer Prize finalist, and a recipient of Guggenheim and MacArthur Fellowships, he lives in New York City.
2015
NOVEMBER 11th, 2015
theme: Observations & Recognitions
Authors:
Alexandra Kleeman
Catherine Lacey
Vivian Gornick
Musical Guest: Kyp Malone
Artist: Hallie Bateman
Opening Incantation: Trevor Exter
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
