Feb 3 Paradise Lost

In August of 2011, Damien Echols, Jessie Miskelley, and Jason Baldwin, or the West Memphis 3, were exonerated after spending nearly twenty years in prison. An HBO documentary series, entitled Paradise Lost, had a significant role in garnering widespread support for their freedom.

APS 15 (due out in February), includes a brave and poignant essay by Leslie Jamison on the WM3 case and the human beings at the center of it.

Columbia University will screen the third installment of the series, Purgatory, followed by a conversation with filmmaker Bruce Sinofsky.

The time of this event is TBA. Find more information here.

Posted on January 18, 2012 | Comment | Permalink

Feb 9 Celebrating Eva Zeisel

This month, Cooper-Hewitt's Bill's Design Talks 2012 Series features an evening of reflection on and discussion of Eva Zeisel's life and work. Jed Perl, art critic for The New Republic, will engage with two of Zeisel's artistic collaborators, James Klein and David Reid.

Posted on January 23, 2012 | Comment | Permalink

Feb 17 Matthea Harvey

APS1 and APS15 contributor Matthea Harvey will moderate a roundtable discussion about poetry and visual arts, attended by Sommer Browning, Mark Leidner, Mahendra Singh, Bianca Stone, and Paul Tunis.

Matthea most recently collaborated with Amy Jean Porter on the delightfully odd Of Lamb.


Posted on January 23, 2012 | Comment | Permalink

Feb 18 Graywolf & APS at KGB

Graywolf Press and A Public Space present Back in the USSR: A Reading & Conversation with Francis Spufford.

Spufford's latest book is Red Plenty (Graywolf, 2012), an impressive examination of the ideals and ideologies behind the construction of the Soviet Union.

APS founding editor Brigid Hughes will moderate. Books will be available for purchase.

Posted on January 23, 2012 | Comment | Permalink

Feb 23 APS15 Launch Party

The arrival of APS15 is near, and we're gearing up for a celebration. On February 23rd, Brooklyn's BookCourt will once again host our issue launch party. Contributor Leslie Jamison will present excerpts from "Lost Boys", her poignant essay on the recent release of the West Memphis 3. Poet Timothy Donnelly will join Leslie to give a reading of his latest work.

The issue also features work from Sarah A. Strickley, Mary-Beth Hughes, Tania James, Matthea Harvey, Kathleen Ossip, W.G. Sebald, and Bin Ramke, among others.

Refreshments will be served and issues will be available for purchase.

Posted on January 23, 2012 | Comment | Permalink

Feb 27 Leslie Jamison & Matthea Harvey

Powerhouse Arena presents an evening with Shelly Reed, editor of It's Always Been a War: American Writers on Class (Big Wonderful Press, 2012), and several of the book's contributors, including Leslie Jamison (APS15) and Matthea Harvey (APS1, 15).

Posted on January 23, 2012 | Comment | Permalink

Mar 15 Teju Cole at BAM

The Brooklyn Academy of Music's Eat, Drink & Be Literary series is renowned for its unfailingly impressive line-up. This March, readers and listeners will have the opportunity to dine while enjoying a reading and talk by APS14's Teju Cole, moderated by Francine Prose.

Posted on January 23, 2012 | Comment | Permalink