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John Giving a Reading on Nov. 12?
Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 8:43 pm
by pahouk
I saw this on Matt Briggs blog:
On November 12, I will be reading in Seattle with Matthew Stadler, Bruce Benderson, and John Roderick. The occasional will be the release of new books, including Shoot the Buffalo and Benderson’s great novel about the moirés and manners of North Pacific America, Pacific Agony and their availability at the Sorrento Hotel lobby.
Does anyone know anything more about this? The Sorrento doesn't have their November calendar up yet.
Re: John Giving a Reading on Nov. 12?
Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 1:00 pm
by pas de nom
Just googled about and I found another blog entry by
http://onepotblog.blogspot.com/, which shares the following information.
12 books Launch Party: Text/Context No. 1 with Bruce Benderson and friends. 7pm. Nov. 12th Fireside Room. No charge, all ages.
We are thrilled to include Benderson’s much anticipated Pacific Agony on our 12 book list and delighted that Bruce will be reading at the Hotel as part of our first Text/Context event. Joining Bruce is American Book Award winner Matt Briggs, who will be reading from his newly re-printed novel Shoot the Buffalo.
Songwriter/Musician/Journalist John Roderick of the Long Winters will be reading from his new volume Electric Aphorisms, and singing a song or two. Beloved Seattle native Matthew Stadler will finish the evening with a hosted conversation among the writers. Matthew will also have on hand publications from his new guerrilla press Publication Studio and discuss the controversy surrounding his bootleg editions including Pacific Agony.
12 books – a different kind of book store.
As part of Night School and in collaboration with Elliot Bay Book Company and University Book Store – we are establishing a small carefully curated bookstore in the Sorrento lobby - in an effort to give greater resonance to the literary events beginning to fill the walls of the Hotel. Additionally, hotel guests will be able to order books as a Room Service option from a letter pressed menu of the 12 books.
Our selections will reflect a sampling of books that are presently being published or written in or about the Northwest. We will also include titles that specifically touch on Hotels, public/private space, and authors that collaborate with the Sorrento to host readings, symposiums, and various literary happenings.
Our first 12 books:
Jesse Sheidlower
The F-word
Joey Veltkamp
Scenes from a Hotel
Bruce Benderson
Pacific Agony
Maurice Sendak
Where the Wild Things Are
Lesley Hazleton
After the prophet
Sherman Alexie
War Dances
Wayne Koestembaum
Hotel Theory
Heather McHugh
Upgraded To Serious
Matt Briggs
Shoot the Buffalo
Ryan Boudinot
Misconception
John Roderick Electric Aphorisms
Josh Beckman
Your Time has Come
Drinking Lessons
Volume One
Re: John Giving a Reading on Nov. 12?
Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 1:06 pm
by pas de nom
Opps, sorry, I just saw that someone already posted this yesterday:
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