Monday night books: Literary coordinators share their work at a BookCourt ‘Salon’
This Monday, Feb. 4, BookCourt will be hosting ‘The Salon’ — a conversation on literary and visual culture featuring some of the curators of New York’s greatest literary events. The speakers, all of whom are accustomed to coordinating readings, will now have the chance to share their own work with the public. In addition to reading, these literary experts recommend their favorite books and authors.
Monday’s discussion will feature Penina Roth, the founder and curator of the Franklin Park Reading Series. The series, which consists of monthly readings at the Franklin Park Bar and Beer Garden in Crown Heights, features poets, fiction writers, and comedians. The program has been named one of the Best Reading Series of 2012 by Time Out NY, and has featured numerous acclaimed writers, including Jennifer Egan, Colson Whitehead, and Emma Straub. In addition to coordinating the Franklin Park Reading Series, Penina works as a freelance writer. Her writing has been published in The New York Times and L Magazine, among other publications.
Julia Fierro, a Brooklyn-based writer and graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, also will speak at Monday’s event. She founded and directs the Sackett Street Writers’ Workshop, and also curates the Sackett Street Reading Series, a bimonthly program that takes place at BookCourt. Her debut novel, “The End of the World as We Know It,” will be published in 2014.