In April, May, and June there’s a whole lot going on at Brooklyn Reading Works at The Old Stone House that you should know about. All events at 8 p.m. at The Old Stone House on Fifth Avenue between 3rd and 4th Streets.
April 19th: Autism’s Edges and Autismland, two blogger-moms, who write about life with an autistic child. This should be an incredible evening of honest and powerful writing about a difficult topic. $5 gets you in. Refreshments and books available.
May 10th: SECOND ANNUAL BROOKLYN BLOGFEST featuring Gowanus Lounge, Brooklyn Record, Brownstoner, A Brooklyn Life, Andy Bachman, No Land Grab, AYR Report, Seeing Green, Creative Times, Streetsblog, Shiksa From Manila, Mrs. Cleavage’s Diary, and many more.
May 24: EDGY MOTHER’S DAY EVENT. This is shaping up to be an event you won’t want to miss. Amy Sohn, novelist and columnist for New York Magazine, Tom Rafiel, author of Parallel Play, a smart, funny novel about a reluctant Park Slope mom, Susan Gregory Thomas, author of Buy Buy Baby: How Consumer Culture manipulates Parents and Harms Young Minds, Alison Lowenstein, author of City Baby Brooklyn, Judy Lichtblau, and Louise Crawford (AKA Smartmom). $5 gets you in. Refreshments and books available.
June 16th: SOUTH SIDE STORIES: A Benefit for the Old Stone House with Capathia Jenkins and Louis Rosen. $30 gets you in — and supports the Old Stone House. Refreshments and CDs available. This event is on a Saturday night. Meet-the-Performers champagne reception afterward.
June 21: Michael Ruby and Nancy Graham. Park Slope poet, Michael Ruby and Nancy Graham present a collaborative work based on the writing of Samuel Beckett. They are both practitioners of sleep writing. $5 gets you in. Refreshments and books available.
For information: louisecrawford@gmail.com, brooklynreadingworks.com, 718-288-4290.