Ready. Set. Memoir! Brooklyn Reading Works presents the Third Annual Memoir-A-Thon on Thursday, March 12th at 8 p.m. at The Old Stone House in Park Slope, Brooklyn.

Curated by Branka Ruzak:

On the surface at least, this event seems to come straight from the pages of The Bellevue Literary Review. The themes covered are dysfunction and disease with topics ranging from family dysfunction, alcoholism and sexual child abuse to AIDS to wrongful adolescent mental institutionalization to Alzheimers to chemical/emotional toxicity and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.

But upon digging deeper, one finds these writers' journeys are not just mired in disease and dysfunction. Yes, they may write about illness, victimization and the loss of innocence, but each personal account is a story of survival and the amazing power of the individual to overcome the greatest imaginable personal challenges and ultimately heal oneself.

These stories are haunting, moving and inspiring – each one in their own raw honesty and emotion. They reflect upon the divinity and beauty of what it means to be deeply human in all its messiness. There is a lot of courage, compassion and humor to be found in the journeys we will embark on during this reading.

Join BRW for an intimate and memorable night with these incredible writers:

Robert Goolrick, author of: The End of the World As We Know It
Mindy Lewis, author of: Life Inside
Branka Ruzak
Elena Schwolsky
Erica Silberman, author of: Nuts in My Pock

THE WHERE AND WHEN:

Thursday March 12th at 8 p.m.
Brooklyn Reading Works at the Old Stone House
Fifth Avenue between 3rd and 4th Streets
A $5 suggested donation includes light refreshments and wine.
Books will be available for sale and signing