Bookslut

No, not me, the website. They just reviewed my "new" book, Hedda Gabler!

(The puns on my book title are becoming more obtuse. Might I be...dare we hope...running out of them?)

But bookslut is also kind of me, because I've still been tramping all around town promoting my book. Last week, I got to meet with the Chapter Chicks, an awesome all-girl book club that tends towards female memoirists. On Sunday, I read at Sunny's, hosted by Gabriel Cohen, with fellow readers Matthew Sharpe and Abraham Rodriguez -- in the crowd were my beloved writer's group, Anne, Cheryl, and Virginia, as well as author Jen Block, and our pal Georgia and her peeps. And last night, I read at Housing Works with Nick Flynn and Stephen Elliott, whose 2006 book, My Girlfriend Comes to Town and Beats Me Up, has easily my favorite book title of, oh, forever. Audience members -- including Virginia, Gabriel, Anne Radford, and a 72-year-old self-proclaimed "saint/slut" named Hattie -- were treated to sneak previews of Stephen and Nick's works-in-progress, which was a treat indeed. Thanks to Housing Works, now celebrating its tenth anniversary, and to Lauren Cerand for producing the event.

I'm hoping to be less of a promiscuous writer in weeks to come -- more faithful to my work, and to this blog. Bookprude, perhaps?

Comments

[Georgia]

Did you know that Peter Stuyvesant could in many ways be considered Harlem's founder?

In other news, omg! omg! omg! A shoutout!

[Val]

When I write a book that rocks as hard as Have You Found Her, I'll be giving it away for free! Slut it up, you earned it!

[Daniel Silverman]

You read with Nick Flynn?? What was he like! That's so cool!! How was his new stuff? Still the same subject matter as Suck City?

Sounds like you're having a good time with the tour. I keep looking for you in the schedule at Gotham! Maybe you'll teach a master class in the fall? ;)

[Janice]

Daniel, Nick Flynn is awesome. I met him when we did the benefit for Covenant House back in 2006, and he was the nicest, most gracious guy -- he went out of his way to talk to the kid from the shelter who was reading that night, and to give him encouragement. His new work is GREAT; it's poetry, and it's about torture victims, including an investigation of why he was drawn to the subject.

Stephen Elliott, also awesome -- another great work forthcoming, another memoir with broader social context. Great night all around.

[satia]

I know I haven't shared one of these in a while but this albeit brief review compares you with someone iconic in literature and it is something I simply had to make sure you had seen.

http://suicidegirls.com/boards/Lifestyle/265095/

[Kirsten]

Whoever told you silence was golden was WRONG! Gimme a littlle sum'in sum'in, will ya? ;^