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Meet the Author: Dr. Brandy Schillace
Her website bio opens like a Roald Dahl book--"I grew up in an underground house, next to a graveyard, in abandoned coal lands… with a pet raccoon." She could have written, 'I grew up in a giant peach that crushed my evil aunts who raised me after my parents were eaten by an unhappy rhinoceros. I now live in New York City with spunky, over-sized insects." The story of Dr. Brandy Schillace's career in all its paths of exploration certainly requires origins no less mysteriou

Susan
May 122 min read
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May 14th - THE INTERMEDIARIES: A Weimar Story with author Brandy Schillace
Our next show spotlights The Intermediaries: A Weimar Story, the latest book from author, historian and podcast producer, Brandy Schillace. The Intermediaries is "the fascinating history of a daring team of sexologists who built the first trans clinic in the shadow of the Third Reich."
Along with the author herself, we have songwriters from NYC, Brooklyn, Atlanta and Kansas City, plus a mixologist from Lower East Side craft cocktail bar, Good Guys, coming together to share t

Susan
May 51 min read
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Our selections from the Complete Works of Emily Rems
WRITING RESPONDING ARTIST ADDICT Penny Arcade INTERVIEW: TINA FEY Ellia Bisker, Phoebe Kreutz PASSENGER PRINCESS...
lusterlit
Mar 271 min read
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Meet the Artists: REMS-A-PALOOZA
ARTIST RESPONDING TO Penny Arcade Addict Ellia Bisker Interview with Tina Fey Mimi/Mya Byrne Passenger Princess Sea Griffin ...
lusterlit
Mar 277 min read
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REMS-A-PALOOZA - A Night of Original Performances Celebrating Emily Rems' Literary Legacy!
We're gearing up for our next show, outfitting ourselves in new songs, new raps, new choreography and more (snacks, yes snacks) in...
lusterlit
Mar 251 min read
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EVERGREEN - AIR
This is the third installment of our collaboration with historic literary journal, Evergreen Review . Each event has featured writing...

Susan
Sep 5, 20244 min read
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PORCH STOMP with us! June 15th, Governors Island!
Come be a part of the funnest book-inspired time of the summer! Bushwick Book Club hosts a stage/porch on Governors Island presenting...
lusterlit
Jun 13, 20241 min read
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Meet The Artists, April 25th ALOUD: Voices from the Nuyorican Poets Cafe
Beth Bliss Jennifer Blowdryer Liz Casanova Ralph Denzer (IG: @rdbklyn ) John S. Hall Tanja Höehne Bob Holman (hosting) Susan Hwang ...
lusterlit
Apr 23, 20243 min read
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The Power of Spoken Word: Exploring "ALOUD: Voices from the Nuyorican Poets Cafe" at Tompkins Square Library on April 25th
We're excited to celebrate ALOUD: Voices from the Nuyorican Poets Cafe -- a seminal volume of poetry published in 1994 of work performed...
lusterlit
Apr 14, 20241 min read
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Thank you for a full year. Here's to what is to come.
Our 2023 highlight reel contains video of our first show of 2023 (LETTERS FROM MAX by Sarah Ruhl and Max Ritvo at SigSpace / Signature...
lusterlit
Jan 2, 20242 min read
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BUT WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW celebrates the women of the '60s girl groups
We're excited for our upcoming show in response to the new oral history of '60s girl groups, But Will You Love Me Tomorrow by Laura Flam...
lusterlit
Sep 29, 20231 min read
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TUESDAY: EARTH presented with Evergreen Review
Join us this Tuesday, August 22nd, 7pm at Sid Gold's Request Room in Chelsea for our next show in response to selected pieces from...
lusterlit
Aug 20, 20231 min read
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The MEETING
July 19th, 8pm is Part 1 of our events for YEAR OF THE MONKEY by Patti Smith! This is a bit of a departure for us, since we're used to...
lusterlit
Jul 18, 20231 min read
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Our next show: Patti Smith's YEAR OF THE MONKEY with The Acoustic Guitar Project
This event is a multi-layered, multi-dimensional TWO PART-er. We have the meeting *and* the show. THE MEETING is Wednesday, July 19th --...
lusterlit
Jul 17, 20231 min read
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Governors Island: Porch Stomp with us Saturday, June 17th!
Porch Stomp is the annual acoustic music festival on Governors Island that has been running for 10 years now. This will be Bushwick Book...
lusterlit
Jun 16, 20231 min read
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Meet The Players for our show for GENDER QUEER: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe
**Don't forget to get your tkts for the June 10th show 7pm at The Center, 208 W. 13th St., NYC! Jason Trachtenburg is still best known as...
lusterlit
Jun 4, 20232 min read
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June 10th: GENDER QUEER: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe w/ BGSQD at The Center
Join us for our collaboration with queer cultural center, bookstore, and event space, THE BUREAU OF GENERAL SERVES QUEER DIVISION at THE...
lusterlit
Jun 4, 20232 min read
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May 8th: AAPI Month Celebration with playwright Lauren Yee
Playwright Lauren Yee is co-hosting our AAPI show and mixer at SigSpace, Monday, May 8th, 6pm. 480 W. 42nd. St, NYC 10036

Susan
May 6, 20237 min read
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Bushwick Book Club 2022 in Pics!
Oh, the times we've had. Here's 2022 in photos. February - When Brooklyn Was Queer by Hugh Ryan at Bureau of General Services Queer...

Susan
Jan 10, 20231 min read
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Bushwick Book Club and author, Jocelyn Nicole Johnson in Hermette Magazine
Our next show is Tuesday, October 25th with author, Jocelyn Nicole Johnson celebrating her collection of short stories and novella titled...

Susan
Oct 20, 20221 min read
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