Blurbs on this book will tell you that it is like the sweet, sad blues, which is a nice comparison, but these blurbs do no justice to the power of Baldwin's prose. Judicious and hard-hitting, the words get you right in the gut, and you're left with a breathless "God damn," after every single paragraph. (picked by Brette)

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Thursday, January 26, 7:30 PM An Evening with Larry Smith of SMITH Magazine, author of The Moment: Wild, Poignant, Life-Changing Stories from 125 Writers and Artists Famous & Obscure
Featuring contributors: Julie Metz, author of Perfection: A Memoir of Betrayal and Renewal
Said Sayrafiezadeh, author of When Skateboards Will Be Free
Piper Kerman, author of Orange is the New Black: My Year Inside a Women's Prison
Gillian Laub, author of Testimony
Colin Nissan, author of Don’t Be That Guy
and Josh Axelrad, author of Repeat Until Rich
Hosted by Larry Smith
Wine reception to follow

SMITH Magazine founding editor and the author of It All Changed in an Instant: Six Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure, Larry Smith comes to Greenlight to present his new book, The Moment: Wild, Poignant, Life-Changing Stories from 125 Writers and Artists Famous & Obscure, a collection of personal stories from writers both famous and obscure revealing how a single instant changed their lives forever. An innocuous decision, an unforeseen accident, a chance conversation, a tag sale, a terrorist strike, a tweet . . . sometimes all it takes is a moment to redirect the course of an entire life. Joining Larry Smith are some of the contributors to the collection: Julie Metz, author of Perfection: A Memoir of Betrayal and Renewal; Colin Nissan, author of Don’t Be That Guy; Said Sayrafiezadeh, author of When Skateboards Will Be Free; Piper Kerman, author of Orange is the New Black: My Year Inside a Women's Prison; Gillian Laub, author of Testimony; and Josh Axelrod author of Repeat Until Rich who will each present from this terrific collection. Wine will be served after the event.

Wednesday, January 25, 7:30 PM
Greenlight Poetry Salon
Featuring Tara Betts, author of Arc & Hue
Adam Falkner, author of Ten for Faheim
and Caits Meissner and Tishon, co-authors of The Letter All Your Friends Have Written You: Poems

Created by Greenlight’s own Angel Nafis, Greenlight Bookstore is thrilled to announce a quarterly poetry series, the Greenlight Poetry Salon, with local, national and celebrated poets. This month, poets Tara Betts, author of Arc & Hue; Adam Falkner author of Ten for Faheim and Caits Meissner and Tishon, co-authors of The Letter All Your Friends Have Written You join us at Greenlight to read from their recent collections of poetry. Tara Betts is a Cave Canem fellow, a graduate of the New England College MFA Program, a 2-time member of Chicago's Mental Graffiti slam team at the National Poetry Slam, and an HBO Def Poet. Adam Falkner is an award winning New York City based poet, performer, essayist, fulltime public high school teacher, and educational consultant. Caits Meissner is an award-winning poet, an educator, and an editor for "Well&Often".  Tishon is a founding member of BBOX Radio, a Brooklyn-centric community radio station operating out of a shipping container in the middle of an outdoor market. Greenlight Poetry Salon’s next event will take place this spring on April 25th.

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There are well over two-hundred stories in this collection and each one has something unique to offer. Lydia Davis is a devoted explorer of human neurosis and her characters are deeply, sometimes disturbingly revealing in a someone else thinks like this? kind of way. Though her style shifts constantly, Davis's stories maintain an intense emotional core, making this a truly haunting, unforgettable and brilliant book. (picked by Pat)

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