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November 2009 Events
Visiting Writers Series Presents: Rebecca SolnitWednesday, November 4
Visiting Writers Series Presents: Meg Kearney and Charles CotéWednesday, November 4
Publication Party: Sonja Livingston’s memoir GhostbreadThursday, November 5, 7 p.m
First FridaysNovember 6, 7 p.m. Along with other local galleries and performance spaces, W&B will be open on the first Friday evenings of each month hosting a series of readings and performances in our Verb Café and Performance Space. Rivers Run Book DiscussionsMonday, Nov. 9, 7 p.m. Poetry Reading: Charles Coté. Genesee Reading SeriesHosted by: Wanda Schubmehl Now in its 26th year, the Genesee Reading Series presents writers from the greater Genesee Valley region reading in the Verb Cafe. Learn more about our featured authors. Senior Reading GroupTuesday, November 10 2:00 pm- 4:00p.m. Share your writing with other seniors in a comfortable, supportive atmosphere at W&B. David Meltzer and Michael Rothenberg$4 W&B members / $6 general public David Meltzer A leading poet of the Beat Movement, David Meltzer was raised in Brooklyn during the war years and performed on radio & early TV. He was exiled to L.A. at 16 and at 17 enrolled in an ongoing academy with artists Wallace Berman, George Herms, Robert Alexander and Cameron. Meltzer migrated to San Francisco in l957 for higher education with peers and maestros like Jack Spicer, Robert Duncan, Joanne Kyger, Diane DiPrima, Michael McClure, Lew Welch, Philip Whalen and Jack Hirschman. His Beat Thing [La Alameda Press, 2004] won the Josephine Miles PEN Award, 2005. Meltzer was editor and interviewer for San Francisco Beat: Talking With The Poets [City Lights, 2001]. With Steve Dickison, he co-edits Shuffle Boil, a magazine devoted to music in all of its appearances & disappearances. 2005 saw the publication of David's Copy: The Selected Poems of David Meltzer by Viking/Penguin. The Bertrand Russell SocietyHosted by: Dr. David White The Bertrand Russell Society was formed shortly after Russell’s death in 1970. Russell was born in 1872 and worked in fields such as mathematical logic; philosophy; social, religious, and educational reform; anti-war protests and politics. An accomplished writer, Russell received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1950. This ongoing lecture series promises to enlighten and entertain. Monthly meetings are open to everyone, not just to members of the society. Valley Manor Book Discussions1570 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14610. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold 25 And UnderHosted by: Sally Bittner Bonn More than a quarter century ago W&B first opened its doors. To celebrate that milestone anniversary we initiated a brand new monthly reading series featuring writers who are 25 and younger. Join us as we discover a new generation of writers for the next quarter century. Open History Reading GroupHosted by: Steve Huff Join us for meetings of an open history-reading group. In these gatherings we choose historical topics rather than specific books, and then you choose a book on the subject that most interests you. The discussions are convivial, exciting, and informative. Visiting Writers Series Presents: Dennis Maloney and Paul HoganThursday, Nov. 19, 7 p.m. In this exciting, multi-genre series, Writers & Books brings up and coming writers to Rochester for exciting Thursday night readings, pairing them with a local writer who is also an up-and-comer. Rivers Run Book DiscussionsFriday, Nov. 20, 2 p.m Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces that Shape Our Decisions, by Dan Ariely Wide Open MicHosted by: Norm Davis W&B is proud to sponsor Rochester's largest running open mike, hosted by Norm Davis, poet and editor of HazMat Review. Known for its eclectic mix. Wide Open Mike welcomes poets, performers, and writers of all kinds. <— To October 2009 •To December 2009—> You are here > Home > Programs & Events > November 2009 Events at Writers & Books |
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Meg Kearney
"Ghostbread takes us on a journey through a childhood scarred by poverty and graced by love. Like an American version of Angela’s Ashes, the book allows us to encounter— and see, taste, and smell— poverty through the eyes of a beleaguered and intelligent child."
Come celebrate the publication of Sonja Livingston's award-winning memoir of growing up in Rochester and western New York! Ghostbread is the winner of the AWP Award for Creative Nonfiction, and the book is enjoying many positive advance praise.