Join us for the first ever Independent Bookstore Day! We’ll have prizes, special guests, exclusive b
Join us for the first ever Independent Bookstore Day! We’ll have prizes, special guests, exclusive bookstore merch (including a limited number of Alvin Lustig prints courtesy of New Directions (@newdirectionspublishing)), free Sixpoint beer, a kids-only mad scientist extravaganza with Jon Scieszka in the morning, and an evening party featuring Paul Auster, William Corbett, and Felix Harr. Doesn’t that sounds like a good way to spend a Saturday?And visit our sister store, Terrace Books (@terracebooks) for an evening with poet Matthea Harvey.bookstoredaynyc: Independent Bookstore Day in NYCSaturday, May 2, 2015 / #bookstoredaynyc / #bookstoredayThe first EVER! national holiday for indie bookstores is coming on May 2! Over 20 NYC bookstores will be celebrating their first ever national holiday all day long on Saturday, May 2 with special activities, events, author visits, and lots of fun. How can you get involved?Visit your local bookstore! (duh.)Check out what’s going on at NYC stores; see how many you can visit in one day!Share pictures, stories, and book stacks with #bookstoredaynyc and #bookstoreday, and we’ll be reposting you from here, all day! And follow us here.Finish the day off right by coming out to our official Afterparty.Help out and get in touch! We (the coalition of NYC stores!) can be reached at [email protected] us at our Afterparty!The day will culminate in a celebratory Afterparty at The POWERHOUSE Arena in DUMBO, hosted by Emma Straub (emmastraub), Jami Attenberg (@jamiatt), and Angela Flournoy, with sponsors Tumblr, Book Riot, & Lit Hub, and beer lovingly provided by Brooklyn Brewery. Free with RSVP to [email protected] thanks to illustrator & author Brian Floca for generously creating our fantastic #bookstoredaynyc artwork. Posters and postcards will be available in stores soon! -- source link