He was in Park Slope last week at the Community Bookstore. They were giving out purple balloons. Not sure about this reading. But that’s okay. It’s in Soho.

Ben Greenman, an editor at the New Yorker, will be reading tonight at
7 p.m. at McNally Robinson in New York (52 Prince St.) with Jack
Pendarvis and Pia Z. Ehrhardt. Mr. Greenman’s new book of fiction, "A
Circle is a Balloon and Compass Both: Stories About Human Love" has
been receiving rave reviews. Here are some:

"Love in all its complexities, disappointments and reversals…Just when
you thought there was nothing more to say."
–Chicago Tribune

"Accessible, beautifully written, honest, and hilarious…Greenman’s
knowledge of popular culture is thorough and his rendering brilliant.
The best stories I found myself wanting to read again immediately,
then read again to a friend. Highly recommended."
–Library Journal

"At their best, the stories in ‘A Circle Is a Balloon and Compass
Both’ are serious works of realistic fiction. But then, the stories of
Kafka are serious realistic fiction too."
–San Francisco Chronicle

"Wildly inventive, sometimes surreal, but tenderly told, these stories
give a glimpse of what Philip K. Dick might have written if he’d
allowed himself a sincere broken heart."
–Paste Magazine

"Like Green Day did for punk rock, and The Matrix for kung-fu flicks,
this new collection from New Yorker editor Greenman could well become
an advocate for the short story."
–Time Out Chicago

For more information, visit www.bengreenman.com. If you would like to
interview the author, contact Melissa Little (melissa@macadamcage.com;
415-986-7502).