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SUMMARY:Richard Panek discusses his new book Pillars of Creation with Adam Gopnik
DESCRIPTION:Pillars of Creation tells the story of one of the greatest scientific achievements in the history of civilization\, a $10 billion instrument with a staggeringly ambitious goal: unlocking the secrets of the cosmos. Award-winning science writer Richard Panek stands us shoulder to shoulder with senior scientists as they conceive the mission\, meet decades-long challenges to bring it to fruition\, and\, now\, use its unprecedented technology to yield new discoveries about the origins of our solar system\, to search for life on planets around other suns\, and to trace the growth of hundreds of billions of galaxies all the way back to the birth of the first stars. The Webb telescope has captured the world’s imagination\, and Pillars of Creation shows how and why—including through sixteen pages of awe-inspiring\, full-color photos.
URL:https://cornerbookstorenyc.com/event/richard-panek-discusses-his-new-book-pillars-of-creation-with-adam-gopnik/
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SUMMARY:Benjamin Swett launches his new book The Picture Not Taken
DESCRIPTION:In an age when most of us carry a device seemingly capable of freeze-framing the world\, Benjamin Swett writes with refreshing clarity on the way of the true photographer. The Picture Not Taken combines cultural criticism with personal revelation to examine how the lived experience of photography can endow the mundane with meaning while bringing attention to the beauty of both the natural world and the world we build. \nHaving photographed trees of Manhattan\, Shaker dwellings\, and the landscapes of upstate New York\, award-winning photographer and writer Swett brings an ecological sensitivity to these expansive and profound meditations on how to document the world around us. Accompanied by nearly three dozen black-and-white photographs and illustrations\, the essays in The Picture Not Taken take us from the meatpacking plants of Chicago at the turn of the last century to Coney Island to early 1980s Madrid. By turns literary criticism\, art history\, and memoir\, they draw from writers such as Eric Sanderson\, Max Frisch\, and John Berger to uncover truths about a life spent in pursuit of art. \nIn essays such as “The Picture Not Taken\,” “The Beauty of the Camera\,” and “My Father’s Green Album” Swett gives us a picture of photography over generations and how we can or should relate to the mechanical devices so often fetishized by those interested in the subject. In “What I wanted to Tell You About the Wind” we understand photography’s importance in understanding our place in larger environmental and social systems; and in “VR” and “Some Observations in the Galapagos” Swett challenges us to think through problems of perception and knowing central to the experience of photography\, looking to the past and into our future for answers. \nPoignant and deftly crafted\, The Picture Not Taken brings to mind the fearless ambition of Annie Dillard and the grand scope of Rebecca Solnit’s Field Guide to Getting Lost. Swett’s writing will appeal to readers who have enjoyed Geoff Dyer’s work\, and Susan Sontag’s writing on photography.
URL:https://cornerbookstorenyc.com/event/11014/
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SUMMARY:Kate Greathead reads from her new book The Book of George
DESCRIPTION:If you haven’t had the misfortune of dating a George\, you know someone who has. He’s a young man brimming with potential but incapable of following through; sweet yet noncommittal to his long-suffering girlfriend; distant from but still reliant on his mother; charmingly funny one minute\, sullenly brooding the next. Here\, Kate Greathead paints one particular\, unforgettable George in a series of droll and surprisingly poignant snapshots of his life over two decades. \nDespite his failings\, it’s hard not to root for George at least a little. Beneath his cynicism is a reservoir of fondness for his girlfriend\, Jenny\, and her valiant willingness to put up with him. Each demonstration of his flaws is paired with a self-eviscerating comment. No one is more disappointed in him than himself (except maybe Jenny and his mother). As hilarious as it is resonant and as singular as it is universal\, The Book of George is a deft\, unexpectedly moving portrait of one man—but also countless others.
URL:https://cornerbookstorenyc.com/event/kate-greathead-reads-from-her-new-book-the-book-of-george/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241009T180000
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SUMMARY:Sadek Wahba launches his debut\, Build: Investing in America's Infrastructure
DESCRIPTION:America’s infrastructure—its essential roads\, bridges\, ports\, airports\, power grids\, and telecommunications systems—were once the pride of the nation and an example for the world. But now\, after years of neglect and oversight\, this infrastructure is crumbling and causing catastrophic changes in the US quality of life. Build seeks to explain how American infrastructure collapsed and what can be done to repair it. \nIn a series of colorful\, rarely told cases\, Build takes readers on a revealing tour behind the scenes of the successes and debacles of key infrastructure projects to show what works\, why the United States has failed in recent decades to invest in infrastructure\, and how the private sector can help revitalize the sector\, spur job growth\, and contribute to climate resilience. \nSadek Wahba examines the private origins of US infrastructure and the federally funded megaprojects that came after the New Deal\, investigating the role the private sector can and should play in building infrastructure. By drawing comparisons with systems in the United Kingdom\, France\, India\, and China\, Wahba shows that while privatization and public-private partnerships cannot solve all infrastructure challenges\, they are essential for closing funding gaps\, overcoming political paralysis\, and driving major infrastructure advances. \nBuild will appeal to readers interested in public finance\, domestic policy\, the role of the federal government\, tax policy\, and urban affairs.
URL:https://cornerbookstorenyc.com/event/sadek-wahba-launches-his-debut-build-investing-in-americas-infrastructure/
CATEGORIES:Receptions
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SUMMARY:Stephen Bruno reads from his debut Building Material
DESCRIPTION:As an academically gifted Latino kid growing up in the Bronx\, Stephen Bruno’s family had high aspirations for his future. He attended magnet schools and selective academic programs and was on track to realize his potential. But those dreams were derailed when\, much to his Mami’s dismay\, he followed a girlfriend to Minnesota and a dead-end job. Languishing and unable to get it together\, Stephen eventually moved back home. Broke and eager to make a way for himself–and away from the oppressively religious father wreaking havoc on his love life–the affable\, easy going\, and quick-witted Stephen lands a much-coveted job as a doorman at a high-end building on Park Avenue. \nHilarity and drama soon abound as Stephen learns the dos and don’ts of being a doorman for the rich and famous and witnesses the antics going on behind the front entrance of this swanky building. In Building Material\, he shares those entertaining tales and introduces an unforgettable cast of characters–from Puerto Rican and Albanian doormen battling it out for turf to quirky one percenters to slimy sugar daddies to his peers\, both friends and frenemies. Throughout\, Stephen offers a glimpse into the unfathomable lives of the residents and a sharp portrait of an everyday man wanting more for himself. \nBoth poignant and laugh-out-loud funny\, Building Material is a captivating true tale of class\, failure\, and redemption–and how to come back swinging–from a gifted young talent.
URL:https://cornerbookstorenyc.com/event/stephen-bruno-reads-from-his-debut-building-material/
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SUMMARY:Sarah Gronningsater in conversation about her new book The Rising Generation
DESCRIPTION:The Rising Generation chronicles the long history of emancipation in the United States through the cradle-to-grave experiences of a generation of black New Yorkers. Born into precarious freedom after the American Revolution and reaching adulthood in the lead-up to the Civil War\, this remarkable generation ultimately played an outsized role in political and legal conflicts over slavery’s future\, influencing both the nation’s path to the Civil War and changes to the US Constitution. \nSarah will be in conversation with author Matt McCarthy. Matt is the author of The Real Doctor Will See You Shortly & Odd Man Out
URL:https://cornerbookstorenyc.com/event/sarah-gronnigstater-in-conversation-about-her-new-book-the-rising-generation/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240918T180000
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SUMMARY:Paulina Bren launches her new book She-Wolves: The Untold History of Women on Wall Street
DESCRIPTION:First came the secretaries from Brooklyn and Queens—the “smart cookies” who learned on the job despite the obstacles. Then came the first Harvard Business School grads\, who\, despite their hard-earned diplomas\, often settled for less. Eventually came the yuppies of the 1980s in power suits and commuter sneakers. In She-Wolves\, award-winning historian Paulina Bren tells the story of the first generations of women who fought their way into the bad-boy culture and lavish opulence of the finance world. If the wolves of Wall Street made a show of their ferocity\, the she-wolves did so with tough-as-nails persistence. Starting at a time when “No Ladies” signs hung across the doors of Wall Street’s clubs and unapologetic sexism and racism were the norm at top firms\, Bren chronicles the remarkable women who demanded a seat at the table. She-Wolves is an engaging and enraging look at the collision of women\, finance\, and New York from the go-go years to ground zero.
URL:https://cornerbookstorenyc.com/event/paulina-bren-launches-her-new-book-she-wolves-the-untold-history-of-women-on-wall-street/
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SUMMARY:Carolyn Jack launches hew debut novel The Changing of Keys
DESCRIPTION:With his father dead\, a gifted\, fourteen-year-old pianist finds himself sent away from his Caribbean home against his will\, to study classical music in the U.S. with a family friend he’s never met. His first angry\, frightened step away from the controlling mother he’s never been able to reach becomes a sharp break with her expectations: he leaps into the dramatic and cutthroat world of opera. In this high-stakes milieu\, his fierce desire to be a star fires both his brilliance and the dark distrust of women and of love that is the legacy of his childhood\, a legacy that threatens his career\, his impulsive marriage\, and the young daughter he never wanted.
URL:https://cornerbookstorenyc.com/event/carolyn-jack-launches-hew-debut-novel-the-changing-of-keys/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240910T180000
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SUMMARY:Elizabeth L. Block launches her new book Beyond Vanity
DESCRIPTION:In the nineteenth century\, the complex cultural meaning of hair was not only significant\, but it could also impact one’s place in society. After the Civil War\, hairdressing was also a growing profession and the hair industry a mainstay of local\, national\, and international commerce. In Beyond Vanity\, Elizabeth Block expands the nascent field of hair studies by restoring women’s hair as a cultural site of meaning in the early United States. With a special focus on the places and spaces in which the hair industry operated\, Block argues that the importance of hair has been overlooked due to its ephemerality as well as its misguided association with frivolity and triviality. As Block clarifies\, hairdressing was anything but frivolous. \nUsing methods of visual and material culture studies informed by concepts of cultural geography\, Block identifies multiple substantive categories of place and space within which hair acted. These include the preparatory places of the bedroom\, hair salon\, and enslaved peoples’ quarters\, as well as the presentation places of parties\, fairs\, stages\, and workplaces. Here are also the untold stories of business owners\, many of whom were women of color\, and the creators of trendsetting styles like the pompadour and Gibson Girl bouffant. Block’s ground-breaking study examines how race and racism affected who participated in the presentation and business of hair\, and according to which standards. The result of looking closely at the places and spaces of hair is a reconfiguration that allows a new understanding of the cultural power of hair in the period.
URL:https://cornerbookstorenyc.com/event/elizabeth-block-launches-her-new-book-beyond-vanity/
CATEGORIES:Receptions
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SUMMARY:Cynthia Zarin launches her new poetry collection Next Day: New and Selected Poems
DESCRIPTION:Beginning with several dozen new poems that have appeared in The New Yorker\, among other publications\, this volume is a tour through Zarin’s five exquisitely made collections\, beginning with The Swordfish Tooth\, published in 1989. Zarin\, a poet in the line of Elizabeth Bishop\, allows the reader to experience human truths through a poem’s shape and music\, bodied forth through intimate images–the turn in the stair\, a snow globe\, naked birch branches\, a vase of flowers–and a propulsive syntax. From the clarity of childhood memory to the maze of marriage and divorce\, from her own consciousness–shaping landscapes of New York\, Cape Cod\, and Rome\, to the shifting tides of history and the troubled conscience of a nation\, her subject matter encompasses all of a woman’s life\, with passion–its risks\, satisfactions\, and shattering immediacy–her first and truest subject.
URL:https://cornerbookstorenyc.com/event/cynthia-zarin-reads-from-her-new-poetry-collection-next-day/
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SUMMARY:Please join us for the NYC launch of Melanie Hamrick's new book The Unraveling
DESCRIPTION:Jocelyn Banks has always felt like an outsider in the ballet world. She was raised in rural Louisiana\, taught to scrap and hustle for the life she wanted. And ever since Jocelyn found ballet\, she has been able to take her life into her own hands. After years of success at the North American Ballet\, she is now on a hiatus to enjoy life in London.But in an instant\, Jocelyn’s world is turned upside down and she’s forced find a way back into the ballet world. But the ballet scene in London is completely different from the one in America. It’s not just talent and drive that will move you forward; if you don’t secure a sponsor to pay your salary\, you will go nowhere. Jocelyn manages to score a donor\, which is crucial at the Royal National Ballet—but the hardest part is yet to come.Jocelyn is unable to break through her emotions\, afraid that if she does\, she’ll be flooded with feelings she can’t afford to have. But something about her sponsor\, the charismatic Alastair Cavendish\, sets a fire in her. What she feels when she’s with him is raw and real. If she goes down this precarious path\, she knows she’s doomed to fall into an intoxicating spiral of self-sabotage. But the lust and magnetizing lure of power and prestige keep clawing at her\, ultimately forcing her to choose between desire and duty.
URL:https://cornerbookstorenyc.com/event/please-join-us-for-the-nyc-launch-of-melanie-hamricks-new-book-the-unraveling/
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SUMMARY:Phillip Lopate launches his latest book My Affair with Art House Cinema
DESCRIPTION:Phillip Lopate fell hard for the movies as an adolescent. As he matured into an acclaimed critic and essayist\, his infatuation deepened into a lifelong passion. My Affair with Art House Cinema presents Lopate’s selected essays and reviews from the last quarter century\, inviting readers to experience films he found exhilarating\, tantalizing\, and beguiling–and sometimes disappointing or frustrating–through his keen eyes. \nIn an essayist’s sinuous prose style\, Lopate captures the formal mastery\, artistic imagination\, and emotional intensity of art house essentials like Yasujirō Ozu’s Late Spring\, David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive\, and Andrei Tarkovsky’s Solaris\, as well as works by contemporary filmmakers such as Maren Ade\, Hong Sang-soo\, Hou Hsiao-hsien\, Christian Petzold\, Paolo Sorrentino\, and Jafar Panahi. Essays explore Chantal Akerman’s rigorous honesty\, Ingmar Bergman’s intimacy\, Abbas Kiarostami’s playfulness\, Kenji Mizoguchi’s visual style\, and Frederick Wiseman’s vision of the human condition. Lopate also reflects on the work of fellow critics\, including Roger Ebert\, Pauline Kael\, and Jonathan Rosenbaum. His considered\, at times contrarian critiques and celebrations will inspire readers to watch or rewatch these films. Above all\, this book showcases Lopate’s passionate advocacy for not only particular films and directors but also the joys and value of a filmgoing culture.
URL:https://cornerbookstorenyc.com/event/phillip-lopate-launches-his-latest-book-my-affair-with-art-house-cinema/
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SUMMARY:Derek V. Schuster launches his first book Youth in Jeopardy
DESCRIPTION:In this complex world of today\, with so many “at risk” tweens and teens grappling with issues\, problems and crises\, can a fresh perspective on their trials and tribulations help to turn them around? \nShelves and shelves of books have been written about children who are at risk of violent and criminal behavior\, but their authors are writing from their academic perches – rather than addressing real experiences in the streets and in the homes of at-risk families. \nYouth in Jeopardy offers a practical alternative. Instead of presenting dry academic studies about the “at risk” population\, it draws on the author’s 20+ years of experience in violence prevention work in the Bronx and East Harlem. Filled with gut-wrenching anecdotes\, it delivers what parents\, therapists\, and teachers nationwide desperately seek: fresh\, practical approaches to violence prevention for rebellious tweens and teens.
URL:https://cornerbookstorenyc.com/event/derek-v-schuster-launches-his-first-book-youth-in-jeopardy/
CATEGORIES:Receptions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240611T180000
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SUMMARY:Elyssa Friedland launches her latest novel  Jackpot Summer
DESCRIPTION:The four Jacobson children were raised to respect the value of a dollar. Their mother reused tea bags and refused to pay retail; their father taught them to budget before he taught them to ride a bike. And yet\, now that they’re adults\, their financial lives are in disarray. \nThe siblings reunite when their newly widowed father puts their Jersey Shore beach house on the market. Packing up childhood memories isn’t easy\, especially when there’s other drama brewing. Matthew is miserable at his corporate law job and wishes he had more time with his son; Laura’s marriage is imploding in spectacular fashion; Sophie’s art career is stalled while her boyfriend’s is on the rise; and Noah’s total failure to launch has him doing tech repair for pennies. \nWhen Noah sees an ad for a Powerball drawing\, he and his sisters go in on tickets while their brother Matthew passes.  All hell breaks loose when one of the tickets is a winner and three of the four Jacobsons become overnight millionaires. Without their mother’s guidance\, and with their father busy playing pickleball in a Florida retirement village\, the once close-knit siblings search for comfort in shiny new toys instead of each other. \nIt’s not long before the Jacobsons start to realize that they’ll never feel rich unless they can pull their family back together.
URL:https://cornerbookstorenyc.com/event/elyssa-friedland-launches-her-latest-novel-jackpot-summer/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240605T180000
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SUMMARY:Amanda Bellows launches her latest book The Explorers
DESCRIPTION:The archetype of the American explorer\, a rugged white man\, has dominated our popular culture since the late eighteenth century\, when Daniel Boone’s autobiography captivated readers with tales of treacherous journeys. But our commonly held ideas about American exploration do not tell the whole story—far from it. \nThe Explorers rediscovers a diverse group of Americans who went to the western frontier and beyond\, traversing the farthest reaches of the globe and even penetrating outer space in their endeavor to find the unknown. Many escaped from lives circumscribed by racism\, sexism\, poverty\, and discrimination as they took on great risk in unfamiliar territory. \nAcross two centuries and many thousands of miles of terrain\, Amanda Bellows offers an ode to our country’s most intrepid adventurers—and reveals the history of America in the process.
URL:https://cornerbookstorenyc.com/event/amanda-bellows-launches-her-latest-book-the-explorers/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240604T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240604T193000
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SUMMARY:Allison Pugh in conversation about her new book  The Last Human Job
DESCRIPTION:Drawing on in-depth interviews and observations with people in a broad range of professions—from physicians\, teachers\, and coaches to chaplains\, therapists\, caregivers\, and hairdressers—Allison Pugh develops the concept of “connective labor\,” a kind of work that relies on empathy\, the spontaneity of human contact\, and a mutual recognition of each other’s humanity. The threats to connective labor are not only those posed by advances in AI or apps; Pugh demonstrates how profit-driven campaigns imposing industrial logic shrink the time for workers to connect\, enforce new priorities of data and metrics\, and introduce standardized practices that hinder our ability to truly see each other. She concludes with profiles of organizations where connective labor thrives\, offering practical steps for building a social architecture that works. \nVividly illustrating how connective labor enriches the lives of individuals and binds our communities together\, The Last Human Job is a compelling argument for us to recognize\, value\, and protect humane work in an increasingly automated and disconnected world. \n  \nAllison Pugh will be in conversation with Deborah Copaken. \n  \nDeborah Copaken is the New York Times bestselling author of seven books\, including Shutterbabe\, The Red Book\, Between Here and April\, and Ladyparts– her most recent memoir of bodily destruction and resurrection during marital rupture (Random House\, 2021). A contributing writer at The Atlantic\, she was also a writer on the Emmy/Golden-Globe nominated Netflix hit\, Emily in Paris a performer (The Moth\, etc.)\, and an Emmy Award–winning news producer and photojournalist. Her photographs have appeared in Time\, Newsweek\, and The New York Times. Her writing has appeared in The New Yorker\, The New York Times\, The Guardian\, The Financial Times\, Observer\, The Wall Street Journal\, The Nation\, Slate\, O\, the Oprah Magazine\, Daily Beast\, Air Mail\, and Paris Match\, among others.
URL:https://cornerbookstorenyc.com/event/allison-pugh-in-conversation-about-her-new-book-the-last-human-job/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240530T180000
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SUMMARY:Teddy Wayne reads from his latest novel The Winner
DESCRIPTION:Conor O’Toole has never been anywhere as casually glamorous as Cutters Neck\, a gated community near Cape Cod. It’s a sweet deal for the summer: free lodging in a guest cottage in exchange for tennis lessons\, luxuriously far from the cramped Yonkers apartment he shares with his diabetic mother. In this oceanfront paradise\, however\, new clients prove hard to come by\, and Conor has bills to pay. Then a sharp-tongued divorcée appears\, offering him double his usual rate. Soon he realizes Catherine is expecting additional\, off-the-court services for her money\, and Conor tumbles into a secret erotic affair unlike anything he’s experienced before. Despite his steamy flings with a woman twice his age\, he simultaneously finds himself falling for the artsy\, outspoken girl he met on the beach. Conor somehow finds a way to manage this tangled web–until he makes one final\, irreversible mistake. \nA dark\, explosive literary thriller that brilliantly skewers the elite\, Whiting Award winner Teddy Wayne’s unputdownable novel is cinematic\, shocking\, and a psychological masterpiece.
URL:https://cornerbookstorenyc.com/event/teddy-wayne-reads-from-his-latest-novel-the-winner/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240529T180000
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SUMMARY:John Darnton in conversation about his new book Burning Sky
DESCRIPTION:In Burning Sky\, three generations of a family confront the life-and-death challenge of global warming. The first\, a cantankerous climatologist\, raises the alarm. The second\, a brilliant scientist with a lust for power that spawns a dictatorship\, constructs “the Cocoon\,” a stratospheric shield to deflect sunlight. When it cuts the Earth off from the blue sky and majestic stars and plunges our planet into an eternal miasmic fog\, it is up to the third generation—the very son and daughter of the scientist—to try to overthrow him and dismantle his pernicious works.\nIn aiming to undo the damage of their ancestors\, perhaps the younger generation can set humanity on a wiser course. \nJohn Darnton will be in conversation with author David Grann. 
URL:https://cornerbookstorenyc.com/event/john-darnton-in-conversation-about-his-new-book-burning-sky/
CATEGORIES:Readings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240521T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240521T193000
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CREATED:20240411T192908Z
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SUMMARY:Editor Andrew Blauner presents his latest anthology On the Couch with contributors Adam Gopnik & Phillip Lopate
DESCRIPTION:W. H. Auden described Sigmund Freud (1856–1939) as “a whole climate of opinion / Under whom we conduct our differing lives.” The controversial father of psychiatry and psychoanalysis\, Freud charted the human unconscious\, brought us the talking cure\, and wrote books that now rank among the classics of world literature. In On the Couch\, the great analyst is analyzed by some of today’s great writers and thinkers\, who help us understand the man who has helped us understand ourselves as much\, if not more\, than anyone else\, ever. The result is a fresh\, multifaceted reassessment of Freud’s continuing relevance and influence on ideas\, literature\, culture\, science\, and more. \n  \nWe are pleased to welcome contributors Adam Gopnik and Phillip Lopate.
URL:https://cornerbookstorenyc.com/event/editor-andrew-blauner-presents-his-latest-anthology-on-the-couch/
CATEGORIES:Readings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240516T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240516T193000
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CREATED:20240411T192424Z
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SUMMARY:Emma Rosenblum launches her new novel Very Bad Company
DESCRIPTION:Every year\, executives at the trendy tech startup Aurora gather the company’s top employees for an exclusive retreat in Miami\, and this year Caitlin Levy—Aurora’s newest hire—is joining the team as head of events. The benefits are outstanding: a seven-figure salary\, stock shares\, a discretionary bonus\, limitless vacation days—what could possibly go wrong? \nWhen a fellow high-level executive vanishes after the first night\, the disappearance has the potential to derail the future of the company’s sale and cost everyone on the team millions. Now more than ever\, Caitlin and her colleagues must continue the charade—partaking in team-building exercises\, group brainstorms\, dinners—in order to keep the future of Aurora afloat amid all the fatal speculations. \nCompulsively readable\, Very Bad Company is a slick send-up of corporate culture wrapped in a captivating mystery.
URL:https://cornerbookstorenyc.com/event/emma-rosenblum-launches-her-new-novel-very-bad-company/
CATEGORIES:Receptions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240514T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240514T193000
DTSTAMP:20260428T170202
CREATED:20240208T155930Z
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UID:10436-1715709600-1715715000@cornerbookstorenyc.com
SUMMARY:Debbie Babitt reads from her new thriller  The Man on the Train
DESCRIPTION:Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Linda Haley is awakened early one morning by two police officers at the door. She has no idea that her husband has been living a secret life during his daily commute from Scarsdale into the city. Now Guy is the prime suspect in a brutal murder that could derail Linda’s high-powered career and may be connected to a cold case. \nAnd Guy has disappeared. \nWith a warrant out for her husband’s arrest\, Linda sets out to prove his innocence accompanied by an ex-cop who harbors a secret affection for her. Together\, they travel to the scene of a forty-year-old unsolved murder and a night of violence that shattered the serenity of a small fishing hamlet just past the Hamptons.\nBut as the manhunt intensifies and she begins to uncover the shocking truth–and the past Guy has buried deep–Linda must decide if the stranger she married is innocent or guilty. And if he truly deserves to be saved.\nFeaturing tense\, atmospheric suspense that moves at breakneck speed\, this Hitchcockian thriller careens from a bedroom community just north of New York City to the picturesque beaches of eastern Long Island to a suburban train station\, where a killer hiding in plain sight waits to exact a final revenge.
URL:https://cornerbookstorenyc.com/event/debbie-babitt-reads-from-her-new-thriller-the-man-on-the-train/
CATEGORIES:Readings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240507T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240507T193000
DTSTAMP:20260428T170202
CREATED:20240208T155706Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240307T154939Z
UID:10429-1715104800-1715110200@cornerbookstorenyc.com
SUMMARY:Kate Feiffer in conversation about her new book  Morning Pages
DESCRIPTION:Elise Hellman was once heralded by audiences and critics as a “playwright to watch.” Then they forgot all about her. When a prestigious theater company unexpectedly offers her a generous commission to write a new play\, she has an opportunity to turn her career around. With sixty-five days left until her deadline\, Elise starts scribbling a few pages of stream-of-consciousness first thing every morning as a way to get over her writer’s block–a technique called Morning Pages\, popularized in Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way. What emerges is a witty confessional in which Elise chronicles her life with her teenage stoner son and her overbearing and eccentric mother\, who is losing her memory but not her profanity. She writes about her lingering feelings for her ex-husband\, her best friend who is acting oddly\, and the confusing encounters she has with a handsome stranger in an elevator. As she writes\, the marked-up scenes from her play\, Deja New\, are revealed\, as a story within the story. Morning Pages is about what life throws at you when you’re trying to write. It is both a humorous exploration of the creative process and a relatable coming-of-age tale for the generation sandwiched between caring for their parents and caring for their kids. \nKate Feiffer will be in conversation with Gretchen Young\, founder and publisher of Regalo Press.
URL:https://cornerbookstorenyc.com/event/kate-feiffer-reads-from-her-new-book-morning-pages/
CATEGORIES:Readings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240314T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240314T193000
DTSTAMP:20260428T170202
CREATED:20231121T173337Z
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UID:9909-1710439200-1710444600@cornerbookstorenyc.com
SUMMARY:Clare McHugh reads from her latest novel\, The Romanov Brides
DESCRIPTION:From the author of A Most English Princess comes The Romanov Brides\, a moving and fascinating portrait of two bold and spirited royal sisters\, bringing imperial Russia to vivid life—a dazzling\, decadent world on the brink of disappearing forever.
URL:https://cornerbookstorenyc.com/event/clare-mchugh-reads-from-her-latest-novel-the-romanov-brides/
CATEGORIES:Readings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240306T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240306T160000
DTSTAMP:20260428T170202
CREATED:20240219T162649Z
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UID:10465-1709733600-1709740800@cornerbookstorenyc.com
SUMMARY:Colum McCann & Diane Foley signing copies of  American Mother
DESCRIPTION:In late 2021\, Diane Foley sat at a table across from her son’s killer\, Alexanda Kotey\, a member of the ISIS group known as “The Beatles” who plead guilty to the kidnapping\, torture\, and murder of her son seven years before. Kotey was about to go serve life imprisonment and this was Diane’s chance to talk to the man who had been involved with brutally taking her son’s last breath. What would she say to his killer? What would he reveal to her? Might she even be able to summon forgiveness for him? \nSo begins American Mother— which reads alternately like a thriller\, a biography\, a mystery\, a memoir\, and a literary examination of grace. \nDiane looks back on the early days when Jim was a child and his journey to journalism\, and the killing fields of the world where he reports with indefatigable determination and insight on the plight of those caught up in the agonies of war. She guides us through her family history and the difficulties they faced when Jim was captured. And she also charts the tenacity it takes to turn her grief into grace as she seeks to give voice to those who are still being kidnapped and wrongfully detained around the world.
URL:https://cornerbookstorenyc.com/event/colum-mccann-diane-foley-signing-copies-of-american-mother/
CATEGORIES:Receptions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240304T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240304T193000
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CREATED:20231121T172543Z
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UID:9905-1709575200-1709580600@cornerbookstorenyc.com
SUMMARY:Josie Cox reads from her new book\, Women Money Power: The Rise and Fall of Economic Equality
DESCRIPTION:From an experienced financial journalist\, Women Money Power is the story of how women have fought for financial freedom\, and the social and political hurdles that have kept them from equality. Cox delves deep into the challenges women face today and the culture and systems that hold them back. A fascinating narrative account of progress\, women’s lives\, and the work still to be done.
URL:https://cornerbookstorenyc.com/event/josie-cox-reads-from-her-new-book-women-money-power-the-rise-and-fall-of-economic-equality/
CATEGORIES:Readings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240220T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240220T193000
DTSTAMP:20260428T170202
CREATED:20231121T171858Z
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UID:9902-1708452000-1708457400@cornerbookstorenyc.com
SUMMARY:Ellen Feldman in conversation about her novel The Trouble with You
DESCRIPTION:Set in New York City in the heady aftermath of World War II when the men were coming home\, the women were exhaling in relief\, and everyone was having babies\, The Trouble With You is the story of a young woman whose rosy future is upended in a single instant. A vivid evocation of a world that seems at once light years away and strangely immediate.
URL:https://cornerbookstorenyc.com/event/ellen-feldman-in-conversation-about-her-novel-the-trouble-with-you/
CATEGORIES:Readings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240215T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240215T193000
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CREATED:20231121T171210Z
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UID:9899-1708020000-1708025400@cornerbookstorenyc.com
SUMMARY:Roxana Robinson reads from her upcoming novel Leaving
DESCRIPTION:Leaving charts a passage through loyalty and desire as it builds to a shattering conclusion. In her boldest and most powerful work to date\, Roxana Robinson demonstrates her “trademark gifts as an intelligent\, sensitive analyst of family life” (Wendy Smith\, Chicago Tribune) in an engrossing exploration of the vows we make to one another\, the tensile relationships between parents and their children\, and what we owe to others and ourselves.
URL:https://cornerbookstorenyc.com/event/roxana-robinson-reads-from-her-upcoming-novel-leaving/
CATEGORIES:Readings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240130T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240130T190000
DTSTAMP:20260428T170202
CREATED:20231218T184823Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231223T175536Z
UID:10150-1706634000-1706641200@cornerbookstorenyc.com
SUMMARY:Jenny Taitz celebrates the publication of her new book Stress Resets
DESCRIPTION:Here’s a promise that could not be more timely or needed: You can dial down your stress in just a few minutes\, with no ponderous meditations\, medications\, or martinis required. Written by Dr. Jennifer L. Taitz\, a clinical psychologist who specializes in teaching mindfulness-based behavioral skills to manage intense emotions and situations\, Stress Resets provides 75 scientifically proven ways to improve how you respond to stress\, both in the moment and the long run. \nThere are accessible yet powerful exercises like dipping your face in ice water to quiet your body and mind; adopting a half smile to change your mood from the outside in; singing your irrational negative thoughts to reduce their believability; building a hope kit so you can remind yourself of what’s possible in tough moments; and making a pie chart of your life to gain perspective. By incorporating these into your days\, you can stop the cycle of obsessing\, panicking\, and avoiding and instead effectively approach what matters to you most. You’ll also find stress buffers designed to build your resilience so you can navigate whatever comes your way.
URL:https://cornerbookstorenyc.com/event/jenny-taitz-celebrates-the-publication-of-her-new-book-stress-resets/
CATEGORIES:Receptions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240125T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240125T193000
DTSTAMP:20260428T170202
CREATED:20231213T165005Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231223T175918Z
UID:10060-1706205600-1706211000@cornerbookstorenyc.com
SUMMARY:E.L. Shen in conversation about her new book Maybe It's a Sign
DESCRIPTION:Seventh-grader Freya June Sun has always believed in the Chinese superstitions spoon-fed to her since birth. Ever since her dad’s death a year ago\, she’s become obsessed with them\, and believes that her father is sending her messages from beyond. Like how\, on her way to an orchestra concert where she’s dreading her viola solo\, a pair of lucky red birds appear–a sure indication that Dad wants Freya to stick with the instrument and make him proud. \nThen Freya is partnered with Gus Choi\, a goofy and super annoying classmate\, for a home economics project. To her surprise\, as they experiment with recipes and get to know each other\, Freya finds that she may love baking more than music. It could be time for a big change in her life\, even though her dad hasn’t sent a single sign. But with the help of her family\, Gus (who might not be so annoying after all)\, and two maybe-magical birds\, Freya learns that to be her own person\, she might just have to make her own luck. \n  \nE.L Shen will be in conversation with Christina Li. CHRISTINA LI is the author of children’s and YA books Clues to the Universe\, which was a Washington Post summer book club pick\, Ruby Lost and Found\, which was an NPR\, Kirkus\, and New York Public Library Best Book of the Year\, and the forthcoming True Love and Other Impossible Odds (from HarperCollins / Quill Tree Books). She grew up in the Midwest and California but now calls New York home
URL:https://cornerbookstorenyc.com/event/e-l-shen-reads-from-her-new-book-maybe-its-a-sign/
CATEGORIES:Readings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240123T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240123T193000
DTSTAMP:20260428T170202
CREATED:20231121T170507Z
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UID:9893-1706032800-1706038200@cornerbookstorenyc.com
SUMMARY:Julian Tepper reads from his latest novel Cooler Heads
DESCRIPTION:Julian Tepper’s fourth novel\, Cooler Heads\, is a story about modern love. With a triangulation of lovers and spouses\, young children and careers struggling to get off the ground\, in Celia and Paul we encounter two people in that pocket of life when the fight to figure out who we are and what we want burns brightest. A meditation on the limits of what we can and cannot have\, set in a city–New York–that would have us think that we can have it all\, Cooler Heads is a tour de force and impossible to put down\, a literary triumph.
URL:https://cornerbookstorenyc.com/event/julian-tepper-reads-from-his-latest-novel-cooler-heads/
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