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Bushwick Book Club Seattle:
Geoff Larson started the Seattle Chapter of The Bushwick Book Club in 2010 with top Seattle talent creating and performing new music inspired by literature. Check out the radio show/podcast Geoff created with interviews of the Seattle Book Club musicians: “The Bushwick Book Club Seattle Presents” www.prx.org/series/32231-the-bushwick-book-club-seattle-presents
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Bushwick Book Club Malmö:
Songs about by books aren’t just for the North American continent. The Swedes need their literature-inspired music too. Bushwick Book Club Malmo began in August 2012. The orgy of book-related songs now spans oceans. It’s a big orgy.
Bushwick Book Club Los Angeles:
Songwriter, musician and actor Stacy Rock spearheads Bushwick Book Club LA. She started as a contributor in Brooklyn before moving to Los Angeles and bringing BBC with her! With the new online format, look for more collaborative NY/L.A. Book Club events!
Bushwick Book Club Oakland:
The Oakland Chapter is headed by songwriters/artists Mia Pixley, Nikki Bonsol and Claire Calderón. Together, they galvanize the vibrant community of creatives in Oakland and the Bay area with their literature-inspired events!
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Bushwick Book Club London:
Singer/songwriter Amanda Thorpe is at the helm of the London Chapter. The first London event was part of the first three-chapter, three country tour (NY/London/Malmo) in 2018, and the group has been active ever since, performing all over London in addition to collaborating regularly with Malmo and NY.
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Bushwick Book Club D.C.:
Songs about books are happening in and around the nation's capitol at events produced by singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, activist and performer Sea Griffin. The incredible variety and unstoppable creativity of artists, musicians and filmmakers in the D.C. area community is evident in every show.​
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Bushwick Book Club Atlanta:
Writer and storyteller Katina Pappas gathers the diverse and dynamic creatives in her community for literature-inspired experiences that includes work from local visual artists, chefs, poets and musicians of all ages and backgrounds. Each event is an unveiling of art, creativity, power and truth joined in the written word.
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Bushwick Book Club Greenville, SC: The Greenville chapter started this February with a show inspired by Voltaire's Candide. Founder and organizer, T.C. Costello had this to say about their first show:
"I can't remember the last time I had a show where every audience member was listening to every single word. All the songs were quite different. We had a epic love song, a political folk song, and even a really pretty acoustic piece with the chorus 'fuck optimists. This diversity surprised me as Candide is very much a "one-joke book", as one of the songwriters put it. One songwriter, who it turns out has been listening to your Bushwick club for years, actually had a song about how much he hated reading it - and then how his wife left him for a monkey, which is a reference to Candide."
Their next show is inspired by Octavia Butler's Bloodchild and Other Stories. Greenville may be your new favorite destination for songs about books!
There are also chapters in Santa Barbara, Portland, New Orleans and Toronto, Canada!
Write us at bushwickbookofthemonthclub@gmail.com or google away to find out about all the chapters. And by all means, write us if you’re interested in starting one where you are. There’s no place like where you are and no time like right now to make something new inspired by literature.
