Brooklyn Voices: A Literary Series at St. Joseph's University

Greenlight Bookstore partners with St. Joseph's University New York to present the Brooklyn Voices series of literary presentations and discussions. Since 2012, the series has hosted luminary authors including Mark Bittman, Michael Chabon, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Teju Cole, John Darnielle, Junot Diaz, Nathan Englander, Jeffrey Eugenides, Eric Foner, Jonathan Franzen, Elizabeth Gilbert, Chris Hayes, Khaled Hosseini, Ezra Klein, Karl Ove Knausgaard, Jhumpa Lahiri, Greil Marcus, David Mitchell, Ann Patchett, Marie Ponsot, Dan Rather, Gabourey Sidibe, Patti Smith, Zadie Smith, Lindy West, Colson Whitehead, Hanya Yanagihara, and others at 245 Clinton Avenue in Tuohy Hall, part of the university’s historic Pratt-designed campus in Clinton Hill.

Tickets or RSVPs are required for admission to all Brooklyn Voices events; some tickets include a copy of the book, distributed at the event. Click the "Purchase Tickets" link below each event to reserve your seat through EventBrite. You can also use the "Add to Cart" buttons at the bottom of this page to purchase a book without attending an event; include any signing requests in the Order Comments field at checkout.


Tuesday, April 2, 7:30 PM at St. Joseph's University
Michael Ondaatje presents A Year of Last Things: Poems

In conversation with Sonali Deraniyagala
Tickets $28.00 (book included)

Greenlight kicks off Poetry Month with a special event with Booker Prize winning author Michael Ondaatje: his long awaited return to poetry with the collection A Year of Last Things.  In pieces that are sometimes witty, sometimes moving, and always wise, we journey back through time by way of alchemical leaps, unearthing writings by revered masters, moments of shared tenderness, and the abandoned landscapes we hold on to to rediscover the influence of every border crossed. Terrance Hayes writes "Each new book of Michael Ondaatje’s is a literary event, but that is particularly true for his books of poetry... A Year of Last Things is a remarkable, incomparable new collection.”  Ondaatje discusses his work with fellow Sri Lanka native Sonali Deraniyagala (author of the memoir The Wave), followed by a book signing for A Year of Last Things.

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Each ticket includes a hardcover copy of A Year of Last Things, to be picked up at the event. St. Joseph's University is located at 245 Clinton Avenue; more information at sjny.edu/brooklyn.


Monday, April 8, 7:30pm at St. Joseph's University
Maurice Ashley presents Move by Move: Life Lessons On and Off the Chessboard

In conversation with Levy Rozman
Tickets $22.95 (book included)

Maurice Ashley, the first African American Chess Grandmaster, presents Move by Move: Life Lessons On and Off the Chessboard, a book of life advice drawing on his timeless wisdom of chess. Ashley guides readers through the essential lessons that chess has taught him, using both personal examples from his rise from an immigrant kid playing matches in Brooklyn parks to the most rarified levels of competition, as well as insights from fellow notable chess players. Move by Move reaches from the fundamental to the counterintuitive on subjects ranging from strategic thinking to the importance of failure. Maurice discusses his work with American chess International Master, commentator, and author Levy Rozman, along with a reading and book signing.

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Each ticket includes a signed copy of Move By Move to be picked up at the event!

 


Friday, May 17, 7:30 PM at St. Joseph's University
Voyage Into Genre LIVE!
Featuring Andrea 
Hairston, Veronica Roth, Rebecca Thorne, & Nghi Vo
Moderated by P. Djeli Clark
Tickets $5 (can be applied to book purchase)

Tor Publishing Group and Lit Hub present an evening of fantasy fiction at a LIVE version of their popular Voyage Into Genre podcast. Join these amazing authors on their epic group tour, with special guest moderator P. Djeli Clark!

Andrea Hairston, author of The Archangels of Funk - post Water Wars, one woman must determine how best to honor her elders and her history while building a future for herself and fellow flood refugees
Veronica Roth, author of When Among Crows - swift and striking, drawing from the deep well of Slavic folklore and asking if redemption and atonement can be found in embracing what we most fear.
Rebecca Thorne, author of Can't Spell Treason Without Tea - In the tradition of Legends & Lattes, a cozy fantasy steeped in sapphic romance about one of the Queen’s private guards and a powerful mage who want to open a bookshop and live happily ever after…if only the world would let them.
Nghi Vo, author of The Brides of High Hill - Vo's Hugo Award-winning Singing Hills Cycle returns with a standalone gothic mystery that unfolds in the empire of Ahn.

Your GA admission price can be applied to the purchase of any of the featured books at the event, and authors will be signing following the discussion!

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