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(right click to enlarge) BetterBookTitles.com presents its very first FREE LIVE show at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe 10/19/2011! w/ Special Guests:Adam Ross (Author of Mr. Peanut and Ladies and Gentlemen)Kambri Crews (Author of Burn Down the Ground, a new memoir about growing up in Texas with a Dad who tried to kill her mom.)Christian Finnegan (Husband of Kambri Crews. Comedian from “Are We There Yet?” on TBS and his own Comedy Central Special, Au Contraire)Hosted by Dan Wilbur (Betterbooktitles.com, Onion News Network on IFC), the Better Book Club will feature stand-up, a panel discussion of this month’s book, and an audience Q&A.Subjects up for discussion for Oct. 19th: the dark side of marriage, meta-fiction, eating disorders, Alfred Hitchcock, video game writing, and terrible vacations.About this month’s book, Mr. Peanut (2010):  David Pepin is caught with his hands in his wife’s mouth, force-feeding (or retrieving?) a lethal serving of peanuts she’s allergic to. The two detectives on the case? Real-life possible wife-murderer, Dr. Sam Sheppard and his partner Ward Hastroll, a re-envisioning of the murderer in Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window. Listed in the New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2010.**Buy the book here and come prepared to join the discussion**http://adam-ross.com/buy-the-book/HOW TO PREPARE: You have over a month to read the book, however, like any good book club, you can get away with not reading anything and still enjoy the night’s discussion!Housing Works Bookstore Cafe 126 Crosby St. New York, NYWednesday, October 19th @ 7:00 PMFREE!Beer, coffee, and food available during the show! RSVP here For more info, contact Amanda: events@housingworksbookstore.org or 212-966-0466 ext. 1104Housing Works Bookstore Cafe is a nonprofit bookstore, cafe, and event space that raises money to fight AIDS and homelessness. LOGO and Poster by Anya Garrett.

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BetterBookTitles.com presents its very first FREE LIVE show at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe 10/19/2011!

w/ Special Guests:

Adam Ross (Author of Mr. Peanut and Ladies and Gentlemen)
Kambri Crews (Author of Burn Down the Ground, a new memoir about growing up in Texas with a Dad who tried to kill her mom.)
Christian Finnegan (Husband of Kambri Crews. Comedian from “Are We There Yet?” on TBS and his own Comedy Central Special, Au Contraire)

Hosted by Dan Wilbur (Betterbooktitles.com, Onion News Network on IFC), the Better Book Club will feature stand-up, a panel discussion of this month’s book, and an audience Q&A.

Subjects up for discussion for Oct. 19th: the dark side of marriage, meta-fiction, eating disorders, Alfred Hitchcock, video game writing, and terrible vacations.

About this month’s book, Mr. Peanut (2010):  David Pepin is caught with his hands in his wife’s mouth, force-feeding (or retrieving?) a lethal serving of peanuts she’s allergic to. The two detectives on the case? Real-life possible wife-murderer, Dr. Sam Sheppard and his partner Ward Hastroll, a re-envisioning of the murderer in Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window. Listed in the New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2010.

**Buy the book here and come prepared to join the discussion**
http://adam-ross.com/buy-the-book/

HOW TO PREPARE: You have over a month to read the book, however, like any good book club, you can get away with not reading anything and still enjoy the night’s discussion!

Housing Works Bookstore Cafe
126 Crosby St. New York, NY
Wednesday, October 19th @ 7:00 PM
FREE!
Beer, coffee, and food available during the show!

RSVP here

For more info, contact Amanda: events@housingworksbookstore.org or 212-966-0466 ext. 1104

Housing Works Bookstore Cafe is a nonprofit bookstore, cafe, and event space that raises money to fight AIDS and homelessness.

LOGO and Poster by Anya Garrett.




  
Just a reminder: Tomorrow night, Wednesday, Oct. 19th @ 7 PM at Housing Works Bookstore. Adam Ross, Christian Finnegan, Kambri Crews, and Dan Wilbur. Additional info.

Just a reminder:

Tomorrow night, Wednesday, Oct. 19th @ 7 PM at Housing Works Bookstore.

Adam Ross, Christian Finnegan, Kambri Crews, and Dan Wilbur. Additional info.




  
danwilbur: I’m hosting an event this Saturday, February 4th @ 6 PM at Community Bookstore (143 7th Ave, Brooklyn): Jeff Ryan, author of Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America, will enlighten us about writing video game history along with long-time video game reviewer Chris Plante (Senior Editor, Vox Games, formerly The Daily and EDGE Magazine). Join us for Nintendo trivia, a Q&A, video game challenges, and nerdy snacks that will make you feel like you’re back in you parents’ basement replaying your favorite games!

danwilbur:

I’m hosting an event this Saturday, February 4th @ 6 PM at Community Bookstore (143 7th Ave, Brooklyn):

Jeff Ryan, author of Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America, will enlighten us about writing video game history along with long-time video game reviewer Chris Plante (Senior Editor, Vox Games, formerly The Daily and EDGE Magazine). Join us for Nintendo trivia, a Q&A, video game challenges, and nerdy snacks that will make you feel like you’re back in you parents’ basement replaying your favorite games!