Dear Friends and Fans of Greenlight,
We've kicked off the new year with many exciting events and we can't wait to bring you even more! Come out to our stores for book discussions with fiction authors
Victor LaValle, Valeria Luiselli, Lynne Tillman, Lindsey Palmer, and Irina Reyn. For non-fiction lovers, come see Briallen Hopper, Ross Gay, Jessica Chiccehitto Hindman, and Bridgett M. Davis. Check out
Long Story Short: Love Follies
for a Valentine's storytelling event about the pitfalls of love.
And we hope to see many of you at Kings Theater for the paperback launch of Born A Crime with
Trevor Noah
!
Consider our
book groups and
story times for thoughtful discussions and activities for all ages. Read on for dates and details, and we hope to see you soon!
Best,
Greenlight Bookstore
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All Greenlight Bookstore events are free and open to the public unless otherwise indicated. RSVPs via Facebook are appreciated, but seating is first come, first served (except for ticketed events). Click here for directions to our bookstore locations. Directions to offsite event locations are provided with each event.
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Prospect Lefferts Gardens store:
Tuesday, February 12, 7:30 PM
Long Story Short: Love Follies
A Night of Storytelling featuring
Samuel Lang Budin, Tres Myers, Melissa Rocha, and
Danette Rodriguez
Hosted by
rex renée leonowicz
Wine reception to follow
If you aren't looking forward to Valentine's Day, you're in luck! Come to Long Story Short: Love Follies to commiserate, laugh, laugh-until-you-cry, or just plain cry at a stellar lineup of lonelyhearts sharing their unfortunate tales of failed attempts at romance, dating, sex, and all of the above, hosted by Greenlight's very own master hopeless rex renée leonowicz.
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Fort Greene store:
Tuesday, February 12, 7:30 PM
Book Launch:
Ross Gay presents
The Book of Delights: Essays
In conversation with
Patrick Rosal
Wine reception to follow
Beloved poet Ross Gay (Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude) launches his new collection of short lyric essays, written daily over a tumultuous year. His book is a meditation on the world's abundant and ordinary delights that also takes a clear-eyed view of the complexities, even the terrors, in his life, including living in America as a black man; the ecological and psychic violence of our consumer culture; and the loss of those he loves. Gay launches his extraordinary new book with a reading and discussion with award-winning poet
Patrick Rosal, followed by a wine reception.
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Offsite (Kings Theatre):
Tuesday, February 12, 8 PM (doors 7 PM)
Book Launch:
Trevor Noah presents
Born A Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
In conversation with
Chris Jackson
Tickets $40 (book included) - SOLD OUT
 The Daily Show host
Trevor Noah launches the paperback edition of his bestselling memoir
Born A Crime: Stories From A South African Childhood: the compelling, inspiring, and comically sublime story of one man's coming-of-age, set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed. Trevor discusses his book on stage with Chris Jackson, publisher and editor-in-chief of One World Books, at Brooklyn's beautiful Kings Theatre at this exclusive launch event.
All tickets include a copy of the book, to be distributed at the event. Doors open at 7 PM for all ticketholders; please arrive early to pass through security and pick up a copy of Born a Crime included with your ticket!
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Fort Greene store:
Wednesday, February 13, 7:30 PM
Book Launch:
Briallen Hopper
presents Hard to Love: Essays and Confessions
In conversation with
Leslie Jamison
Reception with refreshments to follow
Greenlight is thrilled to host
Briallen Hopper for the launch of her debut book, a smart and heartfelt collection of essays that honors many kinds of significant relationships -- between friends, roommates, caregivers, adult siblings -- that are often seen as secondary. Hopper will read from and discuss her book with
Leslie Jamison, award-winning author of
The Empathy Exams and
The Recovering, followed by a reception with wine, cake, and refreshments.
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Fort Greene store:
Tuesday, February 19, 7:30 PM
Book Launch:
Victor LaValle
presents A People's Future of the United States
In conversation with
Victory Matsui
A People's Future of the United States brings together twenty-five speculative stories that challenge oppression and envision new futures for America, from authors including N. K. Jemisin, Charles Yu, Jamie Ford, G. Willow Wilson, Charlie Jane Anders, and more. Edited by Victor LaValle and John Joseph Adams, these tales are vivid with struggle and hardship and explore new forms of freedom. Editor Victor LaValle will read from and discuss the collection with Victory Matsui, editor of the One World imprint.
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Fort Greene store:
Wednesday, February 20, 7:30 PM
Jessica Chiccehitto Hindman
presents Sounds Like Titanic: A Memoir
In conversation with
Michelle Legro
Author Jessica Chiccehitto Hindman presents her memoir
Sounds Like Titanic, chronicling her experience as an aspiring violinist. When Jessica lands a job with a professional ensemble, she imagines she has achieved her lifelong dream. But the ensemble proves to be a sham. On tour with a composer's chaotic ensemble, Hindman spirals into crises of identity as she "plays" for audiences unable to differentiate real from fake. Hindman presents her book with journalist and editor Michelle Legro.
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Fort Greene store:
Thursday, February 21, 7:30 PM
Valeria Luiselli
presents Lost Children Archive
In conversation with
Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts
From two-time NBCC Finalist Valeria Luiselli comes an emotionally resonant novel about a family's road trip across America. Told through several voices, blending texts, sounds, and images,
Lost Children Archive is a story of how we document our experiences, and how we remember things that matter to us the most. The book takes us deep into the lives of one family as it probes the nature of justice and equality today. Luiselli presents her new book with writer and historian Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts (author of
Harlem Is Nowhere: A Journey to the Mecca of Black America).
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Fort Greene store:
Monday, February 25, 7:30 PM
Lynne Tillman
presents American Genius, A Comedy
In conversation with
Wayne Koestenbaum
In
American Genius, A Comedy, newly reissued after its publication in 2006, Lynne Tillman shows what might happen if Jane Austen were writing in 21st-century America. Tillman fashions a microcosm of American democracy: a scholarly colony functioning like Melville's Pequod. In this otherworld, competing values collide through a witty narrative, cycling through such disparate tropes as skin disease, chair design, and Manifest Destiny. Tillman presents her book in conversation with poet and cultural critic Wayne Koestenbaum.
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Fort Greene store:
Tuesday, February 26, 7:30 PM
Bridgett M. Davis
presents The World According to Fannie Davis: My Mother's Life in the Detroit Numbers
In conversation with
James Hannaham
Award-winning writer and filmmaker Bridgett M. Davis brings us a moving homage to an extraordinary parent in her memoir
The World According to Fannie Davis, an unforgettable story about the lengths to which a mother will go to "make a way out of no way." Part bookie, part banker, mother, wife, granddaughter of slaves, Fannie Davis became more than a numbers runner: she was a kind of Ulysses, guiding both her husbands, five children and a grandson through the decimation of a once-proud city. Davis discusses her new book with Brooklyn local James Hannaham.
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Fort Greene store:
Wednesday, February 27, 7:30 PM
Lindsey Palmer
presents Otherwise Engaged
In conversation with
Jen Doll
Wine reception to follow
Writer and neighbor Lindsey Palmer returns to Greenlight to present her third novel
Otherwise Engaged. Life is sweet for New Yorkers Molly and Gabe: they're young, in love, and newly engaged. But when Gabe sells his first novel-a thinly-veiled retelling of his love affair with ex-girlfriend Talia, Molly can't help but feel like the third wheel. Talia reappears in Gabe's life, eager to capitalize on the book's success and to rekindle what she had with Gabe. Jealous and increasingly desperate, Molly starts to spin out of control. Palmer discusses her book with author Jen Doll.
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February Book Groups at Greenlight
Tuesdays in Fort Greene
Wednesdays in Prospect Lefferts Gardens
Greenlight hosts book groups at both of our store locations. Admission is free and open to all, and there's always a great discussion! See below for featured book group selections and upcoming meeting dates in February, and feel free to contact the group leaders with questions or to RSVP. Current book group picks are
always 15%
off at Greenlight, in the store or online.
Tuesday, February 12, 7:30 PM
Fort Greene Nonfiction Book Group
discusses
But What If We're Wrong?
by Chuck Klosterman
Led by
Katie
Wednesday, February 13, 7:30 PM
Prospect Lefferts Gardens Nonfiction Book Group
discusses
Captive Audience: On Love and Reality TV
by Lucas Mann
Led by
Geo
Tuesday, February 19, 7:30 PM
Fort Greene Fiction Book Group
discusses
The True Deceiver
by Tove Jansson
Led by
Alexis
Wednesday, February 20, 7:30 PM
Prospect Lefferts Gardens Fiction Book Group
discusses
The Passion
by Jeanette Winterson
Led by
Austin
 Wednesday, February 20, 5:30 PM
(rescheduled from Feb. 27)
Prospect Lefferts Gardens Young Readers Book Group
discusses
The Westing Game
b
y Ellen Raskin
Led by
Wynne
Tuesday, February 26, 5:30 PM
Fort Greene Young Readers Book Group
discusses
The Girl Who Married A Skull: And Other African Stories
by Kel McDonald
Led by
Sarah
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February Kids Events at Greenlight
11:30 AM Every Sunday at Prospect Lefferts Gardens
Neighborhood families are invited to join the booksellers of Greenlight for story time every Sunday morning! Greenlight staff choose their favorite read-alouds to share with the youngest booklovers, with great books ranging from classics and award-winners to the best new releases and local favorites. Join us for a great morning in the bookstore!
Author Story Time
11:30 AM Every Saturday at Fort Greene
1:30 PM Every Saturday at Prospect Lefferts Gardens
Authors and illustrators of picture books visit both Greenlight locations on Saturdays to present their new books with readings and art. There are always great stories, activities and crafts! February's authors engage with both Black History Month and Valentine's Day. Ages 3 to 8.
 Saturday, February 16:
T.L. McBeth
presents
Robot in Love
 Saturday, February 23
Jessie Sima presents
Love, Z
Stay tuned for March story time events!
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