Book Thug Nation http://bookthugnation.com Used books in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Open Daily from Noon-9 pm. posterous.com Thu, 17 May 2012 04:45:00 -0700 Chicago ->Brooklyn, Brooklyn Spaces Presents CCLaP, 6/1 7pm http://bookthugnation.com/chicago-brooklyn-brooklyn-spaces-presents-ccl http://bookthugnation.com/chicago-brooklyn-brooklyn-spaces-presents-ccl

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]]> http://posterous.com/images/profile/missing-user-75.png http://posterous.com/users/4ScYxej1cEhj bookthugnation bookthugnation Wed, 09 May 2012 05:22:00 -0700 Keep This Bag Away From Children, Release Reading, Friday 5/9 7pm http://bookthugnation.com/keep-this-bag-away-from-children-release-read http://bookthugnation.com/keep-this-bag-away-from-children-release-read

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]]> http://posterous.com/images/profile/missing-user-75.png http://posterous.com/users/4ScYxej1cEhj bookthugnation bookthugnation Mon, 07 May 2012 08:20:00 -0700 Michael DeCapite, Tobias Carroll, Mike Faloon, Michael T. Fournier Friday 5/18 7pm http://bookthugnation.com/michael-decapite-tobias-carroll-mike-faloon-m http://bookthugnation.com/michael-decapite-tobias-carroll-mike-faloon-m

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]]> http://posterous.com/images/profile/missing-user-75.png http://posterous.com/users/4ScYxej1cEhj bookthugnation bookthugnation Fri, 20 Apr 2012 08:54:00 -0700 Fifty-Fities w/ Matt Nelson & Jacob Perkins, Thursday 4/26 7:30pm http://bookthugnation.com/fifty-fities-w-matt-nelson-jacob-perkins-thur http://bookthugnation.com/fifty-fities-w-matt-nelson-jacob-perkins-thur

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]]> http://posterous.com/images/profile/missing-user-75.png http://posterous.com/users/4ScYxej1cEhj bookthugnation bookthugnation Sat, 10 Mar 2012 19:01:23 -0800 Two awesome upcoming events at Book Thug Nation http://bookthugnation.com/two-awesome-upcoming-events-at-book-thug-nati http://bookthugnation.com/two-awesome-upcoming-events-at-book-thug-nati

Mark your calendar! Two awesome upcoming events at Book Thug Nation:

Sunday March 18th at 7:30:

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Ben Morea, legendary anarchist bandit/badass, joins Sean Stewart and Josh MacPhee to discuss On the Ground—an Illustrated Anecdotal History of the Sixties Underground Press.

Morea is author of Black Mask, and member of the Sixties gang/rebel army Up Against the Wall Motherfuckers.

Stewart edited On the Ground, and did an excellent job of capturing not just the passion, but also the behind-the-scenes work of underground publishing—and all the conflicts that come with it.
MacPhee is to blame for On the Ground’s beautiful design. He is the editor/designer of seemingly thousands of books, including Signs of Change, and a member of the BTN extended family.

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Sunday April 1st. Two shows: 7:30 and 9:30!

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Sam McPheeters takes on Al Burian in the fanzine misanthrope/miscreant battle of the century.
McPheeters will read from his long-awaited and feared debut novel, the Loom of Ruin. His bio lists writing published in the Village Voice and some mag called Vice, plus stints as screamer and lyricist for the Wrangler Brutes and Born Against. But let’s be honest—we all know him best from the obscure fanzines he published: Error, Shooting Space, and Dear Jesus. Come welcome him back to New York, the city he tried to escape!

Burian returns to BTN from Berlin to kick off a new reading tour. With any luck, he will come bearing a new issue of Burn Collector. He is also the author of Natural Disasters and Things are Meaning Less, and did time, like McPheeters, in a number of haunting, angry bands.

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Book Thug Nation is a used bookstore specializing in despondent literature and histories of hopeful-but-crushed artistic and political movements. We are also a community space. All events are free and open to the public (though we may pass the hat for gas money). Be warned: these events will actually start on time! We are located at 100 North 3rd Street in Williamsburg, between Berry and Wythe. 


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]]> http://posterous.com/images/profile/missing-user-75.png http://posterous.com/users/4ScYxej1cEhj bookthugnation bookthugnation Sun, 08 Jan 2012 05:42:20 -0800 Gotham Writer's Workshop Free Fiction Writing Class with Anne-E Wood! Thursday 1/26 7:30pm http://bookthugnation.com/gotham-writers-workshop-free-fiction-writing http://bookthugnation.com/gotham-writers-workshop-free-fiction-writing

FREE FICTION WRITING CLASS

WITH ANNE-E WOOD

BOOK THUG NATION — JANUARY 26, 2012

 

 

Gotham Writers’ Workshop instructor Anne-E Wood will present a free introductory Fiction Writing course on Thursday, January 26, 2012 from 7:30-8:30pm at Book Thug Nation (100 N. 3rd Street, Brooklyn).

 

In this free course, Ms. Wood will reveal how writers craft fictional characters and bring them to life on the page through short lectures and exercises. Advance registration is not required—participants need only arrive for a prompt class start with paper, pen, and an eagerness to write. 

 

Event:          Free Fiction Writing class with Anne-E Wood

Date:            Thursday, January 26, 2012

Time:           7:30-8:30pm
Where:         Book Thug Nation – 100 N. 3rd Street, Brooklyn

                     (between Berry Street and Wythe Avenue in Williamsburg)
Subway:       L train to Bedford Avenue

Admission:   FREE


ANNE-E WOOD has published fiction in Tin House, Agni, Other Voices, New Letters, Chicago Quarterly Review, Karuma Review, Fourteen Hills, Cream City Review, Fiction Attic, Beloit, and Licking River.

 

GOTHAM WRITERS' WORKSHOP is the largest school in the country devoted exclusively to teaching creative writing, enrolling over 6,000 students a year. While based in New York City, its online division, WritingClasses.com, has enrolled thousands of students worldwide since its inception in 1997 and was selected “Best of the Web” by Forbes. With a faculty of over 100 professional writers, the school offers introductory and advanced classes in more than a dozen forms of writing. Learn more at WritingClasses.com.

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]]> http://posterous.com/images/profile/missing-user-75.png http://posterous.com/users/4ScYxej1cEhj bookthugnation bookthugnation Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:47:00 -0800 Words Like Kudzu Presents a Reading with The Dirty Poet, Tim Hall and Brian Cogan Thursday 1/12, 7pm http://bookthugnation.com/words-like-kudzu-presents-a-reading-with-the http://bookthugnation.com/words-like-kudzu-presents-a-reading-with-the

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]]> http://posterous.com/images/profile/missing-user-75.png http://posterous.com/users/4ScYxej1cEhj bookthugnation bookthugnation Wed, 09 Nov 2011 08:27:16 -0800 Certain Days: Launch of the 2012 Freedom for Political Prisoners Calendar, Monday 11/14, 7pm http://bookthugnation.com/certain-days-launch-of-the-2012-freedom-for-p http://bookthugnation.com/certain-days-launch-of-the-2012-freedom-for-p
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]]> http://posterous.com/images/profile/missing-user-75.png http://posterous.com/users/4ScYxej1cEhj bookthugnation bookthugnation Wed, 09 Nov 2011 08:25:15 -0800 Crimethinc. Presents: Capitalism & Resistance in the 21st Century, Tuesday 11/15 7pm http://bookthugnation.com/crimethinc-presents-capitalism-resistance-in http://bookthugnation.com/crimethinc-presents-capitalism-resistance-in
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]]> http://posterous.com/images/profile/missing-user-75.png http://posterous.com/users/4ScYxej1cEhj bookthugnation bookthugnation Wed, 09 Nov 2011 08:17:56 -0800 The Second Hand's 10th Anniversary Release!, Friday 11/18 7pm http://bookthugnation.com/the-second-hands-10th-anniversary-release-fri http://bookthugnation.com/the-second-hands-10th-anniversary-release-fri
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]]> http://posterous.com/images/profile/missing-user-75.png http://posterous.com/users/4ScYxej1cEhj bookthugnation bookthugnation Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:46:23 -0700 Inside Pee-Wee's Playhouse! Reading by Caseen Gaines, Thursday 11/10 7pm http://bookthugnation.com/inside-pee-wees-playhouse-reading-by-caseen-g http://bookthugnation.com/inside-pee-wees-playhouse-reading-by-caseen-g
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]]> http://posterous.com/images/profile/missing-user-75.png http://posterous.com/users/4ScYxej1cEhj bookthugnation bookthugnation Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:42:33 -0700 Ben Nadler Reads From His Debut Novel, "Harvitz, As To War" Friday, 12/2 7pm http://bookthugnation.com/ben-nadler-reads-from-his-debut-novel-harvitz http://bookthugnation.com/ben-nadler-reads-from-his-debut-novel-harvitz
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Fellow Street BookThug Ben Nadler Reads From His Excellent Debut Novel!!!

This event is a BTN Staff Pick.  Don't Miss it!!!

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]]> http://posterous.com/images/profile/missing-user-75.png http://posterous.com/users/4ScYxej1cEhj bookthugnation bookthugnation Wed, 19 Oct 2011 06:39:38 -0700 Reading - Juan Lopez and Danyel Wendroff, Wednesday 10/26, 7pm http://bookthugnation.com/reading-juan-lopez-and-danyel-wendroff-wednes http://bookthugnation.com/reading-juan-lopez-and-danyel-wendroff-wednes

Juan Lopez- Born in Spain, and came to US. He has a BA in Comparative Literature and Spanish Literature. The experiences he has had as an immigrant, and the courses he has taken, have given him a unique perspective on the world around him. He has been published in the journal Galerna.

 
Danyel Wendroff- Born in Trenton,.NJ, lives in Brooklyn. He is a collagist who uses words and sounds. He is recently working on a series of fragmented e-mails, noise environments, mail art.

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]]> http://posterous.com/images/profile/missing-user-75.png http://posterous.com/users/4ScYxej1cEhj bookthugnation bookthugnation Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:14:22 -0700 Book Thug Nation's Two-Year Anniversary! Saturday 10/15 http://bookthugnation.com/book-thug-nations-two-year-anniversary-saturd http://bookthugnation.com/book-thug-nations-two-year-anniversary-saturd
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]]> http://posterous.com/images/profile/missing-user-75.png http://posterous.com/users/4ScYxej1cEhj bookthugnation bookthugnation Sat, 24 Sep 2011 04:51:00 -0700 Cindy Crabb reads from "The Encyclopedia of Doris" Mon 9/26 7pm http://bookthugnation.com/cindy-crabb-reads-from-the-encyclopedia-of-do http://bookthugnation.com/cindy-crabb-reads-from-the-encyclopedia-of-do

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Also, just added:

"Little Shadows"
a short puppet show by puppeteer and musician
Roby Newton,
following the reading.

 

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]]> http://posterous.com/images/profile/missing-user-75.png http://posterous.com/users/4ScYxej1cEhj bookthugnation bookthugnation Wed, 14 Sep 2011 04:39:00 -0700 Bonnie Nadzam reads from her novel "Lamb", Weds 9/28 7pm http://bookthugnation.com/bonnie-nadzam-reads-from-her-novel-lamb-weds http://bookthugnation.com/bonnie-nadzam-reads-from-her-novel-lamb-weds

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]]> http://posterous.com/images/profile/missing-user-75.png http://posterous.com/users/4ScYxej1cEhj bookthugnation bookthugnation Tue, 13 Sep 2011 23:47:00 -0700 Perfect Day Publishing & Vol. 1 BK Present: Lisa Wells (reading from her new book "Yeah. No. Totally"), Deenah Vollmer and Scott McClanahan Tues 9/27 7pm http://bookthugnation.com/perfect-day-publishing-vol-1-bk-present-lisa-21129 http://bookthugnation.com/perfect-day-publishing-vol-1-bk-present-lisa-21129

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]]> http://posterous.com/images/profile/missing-user-75.png http://posterous.com/users/4ScYxej1cEhj bookthugnation bookthugnation Tue, 13 Sep 2011 07:16:12 -0700 2011 Benefit Book Sale for Daniel McGowan, Sunday 9/18 11am-7pm http://bookthugnation.com/2011-benefit-book-sale-for-daniel-mcgowan-sun http://bookthugnation.com/2011-benefit-book-sale-for-daniel-mcgowan-sun
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WHAT: 6th Annual Benefit Book Sale for Daniel McGowan
WHEN: 11am to 7pm, Sunday, September 18th, 2011 [rain date: TBA]
WHERE: Bedford Avenue at North 6th Street in Brooklyn
COST: There will be books priced for any budget

Friends and supporters,

We are writing to announce our 6th Annual Benefit Book Sale for Daniel McGowan. We've had great success and good times with these book sales in the past and this year will be no different.

Why a fundraiser now? While you may not realize it, life in prison can actually be really expensive. From making overpriced phone calls and e-mail access, to having to buy basic necessities from the commissary at prices many times that of retail, Daniel’s living costs have add up. For that reason, even if you can’t make it to the book sale, please consider r donating to Daniel today (http://tiny.cc/danieldonation). Without donations from friends and supporters, Daniel would be unable to buy the minimal goods that provide a small amount of comfort while he is imprisoned. Not to mention the staggering amount of money he still owes for the legal representation during his trial.

On Sunday, September 18th, Book Thug Nation and Family & Friends of Daniel McGowan will be having an all-day book sale to raise money for Daniel's legal defense and commissary fund. The sale will be held at the Book Thug Nation book tables on Bedford Avenue and North 6th Street in Williamsburg Brooklyn.  Along with great books at inexpensive prices, there will be music, a table with Daniel t-shirts, merchandise and literature and maybe even some free food!

To make the sale happen we NEED your book donations-- preferably ahead of time.  Please see the list of guidelines below for what to donate. The best way to donate is to bring your books to the Book Thug Nation storefront at 100 North 3rd Street (between Berry and Wythe Streets) from 12-9pm any day before the sale. Please be sure to tell whoever is working that the books are specifically for the Daniel McGowan Benefit Sale. You can also bring books to North 6th Street and Bedford Avenue the morning of September18th or contact krazdale@gmail.com to make specific arrangements for donating.

DONATION GUIDELINES
BOOKS WE WANT:
-Contemporary and Classic Literary Fiction (e.g. Murakami, Nabokov, Plath, Safran Foer, Hemingway, Didion, Poe, Bolano, et cetera)
-Non Fiction on topics such as:
History
Sociology
Women's Studies
African American
Latino/a
Art
Eastern Religion
Alternative Health/Nutrition
-Dictionaries and Thesauruses (these books will be donated directly to NYC Books Through Bars)

Books we DON'T want:
-Pulp fiction (a.k.a drug store paperbacks, best-sellers, e.g. Danielle Steele, Michael Crichton, Anne Rice, Tom Clancy, et cetera)
-Cook Books
-Self Help


Books that aren't sold on the day of the sale will be held for future benefits or donated to NYC Books Through Bars.

Brought to you by Book Thug Nation, www.bookthugnation.com

Thanks for your continued support of Daniel!

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]]> http://posterous.com/images/profile/missing-user-75.png http://posterous.com/users/4ScYxej1cEhj bookthugnation bookthugnation Tue, 06 Sep 2011 11:47:00 -0700 2nd Annual N3rd Street Block Party! This Saturday 9/10 noon-9pm http://bookthugnation.com/2nd-annual-n3rd-street-block-party-this-satur http://bookthugnation.com/2nd-annual-n3rd-street-block-party-this-satur

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!!!North 3rd St. Community Block Party!!!
September 10th, noon-9pm
N3rd St Between Berry St and Wythe Ave

(Street closed to traffic - No Parking)

To celebrate Williamsburg's fastest growing and thriving block, we're having a party!!!

Join us Sept 10th for:


-Delicious Local Food to enjoy on a large community table in the middle of the street!
-Lots of activities, art, crafts and games for children
-A children's reading and free books for kids at 1pm
-A sophisticated scavenger hunt with prizes!
-Tastings throughout the day of the finest chocolate, wine, Japanese tea, coffee and cheese! 
-Cheap yoga!
-Piñata making (& breaking)!
-Great sales at stores!
-Live bands throughout the day!
-Brandon Terzic performs live at 7pm!

AND MUCH, MUCH MORE!

Participating businesses include (Among Others!): About Glamour, Baked in Brooklyn, Book Thug Nation, Brooklyn Art Library, Brooklyn Denim, Brooklyn Oenology, Crème Design, Depanneur, Kula Yoga, Lina Lex Designs, Lumber City & Building Supply, Mast Brothers, Modca, Radegast, Sanford and Sven, The Shanti Shack, Task, Vamos,

For updates, check our Facebook invite  http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=208713009187739

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]]> http://posterous.com/images/profile/missing-user-75.png http://posterous.com/users/4ScYxej1cEhj bookthugnation bookthugnation Mon, 08 Aug 2011 06:28:21 -0700 ⒶFOLK #4 Zine Release Party w/ Andy Folk, Matt Baker, Gleb Boundin, Thurs 8/11 7pm http://bookthugnation.com/folk-4-zine-release-party-w-andy-folk-matt-ba http://bookthugnation.com/folk-4-zine-release-party-w-andy-folk-matt-ba
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Pick up a copy of "le chien qui mord tout le monde," hear some recent work by Andy Folk, Matt Baker, (co-author of Sundays and Special Occasions), and Gleb Boundin (http://culturedestroyscult​ure.tumblr.com/)

and enjoy some FREE SPARKS

The Fourth issue of ⒶFOLK, a short story about a punk named dream and his contemplations on love, nihilism, suicide, misery, biking, and the Scene is now available from Magic Muscle Media.

Excerpt here: http://magicmuscle.wordpre​ss.com/2011/07/23/le-chien​-qui-mord-tout-le-monde/

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