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2012 Stories by Eric Sundermann

• Join n+1 New Year's Extravaganza at McNally Jackson on January 3

  published December 26, 2012

  Jump right into the New Year by celebrating the new issue of New York-based literary magazine n+1 at McNally Jackson on January 3. Issue... More >>

• P.S. Jones and the Frozen City: The New Ohio Hosts the Latest From Hand to God's Robert Askins

  published December 19, 2012

  We all strive to be heroic, and according to Robert Askins's P.S. Jones and the Frozen City, anyone can be a just that—even if your... More >>

• Hearts Like Fists Hits Hard

  published December 5, 2012

  Heartbreak. It's an age-old concept, but what exactly happens when your heart "breaks?" Do you go through physical pain? Do you hear it... More >>

• Q&A: Tony Fletcher on A Light That Never Goes Out, the Cultural Significance of the Smiths, and Not Getting to Interview Morrissey

  published December 5, 2012

  If there's a ghost fifth member of the Smiths, it might be Tony Fletcher. The 48-year-old British author, who's written biographies... More >>

• BookCourt Presents The Salon: Literary Women

  published November 28, 2012

  On Tuesday, December 4 at 7 p.m., Cobble Hill's BookCourt (this year's Best Of New York winner for More >>

• Skin Tight Gets Punchy

  published November 14, 2012

  Skin Tight begins with its two characters physically fighting. They punch. They lunge. They twist. They flip. After violently smashing... More >>

• How To Break Tries to Pop a Bit Too Hard

  published October 24, 2012

  Hip-hop is one of the most appealing genres of music because of its ability to constantly change and evolve into whatever sound it needs or... More >>

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  Bill Hader Did Not Write Carrie

  published October 17, 2012

  Let's talk about New York. I love New York. It's funny because pretty much my whole New York experience, I've been on... More >>

• Selma Dabbagh Reads Out of It at BookCourt Saturday

  published October 17, 2012

  British Palestinian writer Selma Dabbagh's debut novel Out of It tells the story of Rashid and Iman, twins from Gaza. While Gaza is being... More >>

• Q&A: James Wolcott on Lucking Out's New York City, "Bloomberg's City," and TV and Internet Culture

  published October 3, 2012

  James Wolcott dropped out of college and left Maryland in 1972 with eyes full of literary dreams and a letter of recommendation from Norman... More >>

• The Old Man and The Old Moon: Clever Harmony

  published October 3, 2012

  Life shifts. We cycle through lovers, friends, jobs, cities, and whatever else is thrown in our path. The Old Man and The Old Moon,... More >>

• Hard Times: A Taste of 1863, Five Points, and Stephen Foster

  published September 19, 2012

  The year 1863 was a problematic time for the United States. At war with ourselves, the country fought both politically and literally over the... More >>

• Brooklyn Book Festival: Celebrate The Craft With 280+ Writers

  published September 19, 2012

  This weekend, your favorite author is probably reading in Brooklyn (but really, that might not be different than any other weekend). From 10 a.m.... More >>

• Q&A: D.T. Max on Every Love Story Is A Ghost Story, David Foster Wallace's Influence, and Undertaking the Biography of an Author of a Generation

  published September 5, 2012

  Author and journalist D.T. Max sat down at a table in the cafe at Housing Works. On his left hand, just between his thumb and index finger, he... More >>

• Celebrate Ray Bradbury's Birthday on Wednesday, August 22

  published August 15, 2012

  Ray Bradbury's unfortunate death earlier this summer at the age of 91 came as a shock to many in the literary community. His work, although... More >>

• Q&A: Robert Anasi on The Last Bohemia, Gentrification, and Williamsburg in the '90s

  published August 8, 2012

  The average rent for one-bedroom apartments in Williamsburg right now is More >>

• Katie Kitamura Celebrates Gone to the Forest Release at WORD

  published August 1, 2012

  On Tuesday, novelist Katie Kitamura reads from her second novel Gone to the Forest at Word Bookstore in Greenpoint. It's her second... More >>

• Tin Bucket Drum Pounds With Life

  published July 25, 2012

  Imagine a world with no music: no drums, no rhythms, no strings, no nothin'. Tin Bucket Drum, a play imported from South Africa,... More >>

• Re-Animator Fights Death and Lives... Almost

  published July 18, 2012

  Death is the end. Period. Or, well, unless you happen to have a glowing, neon-green chemical substance to inject into the neck of a freshly... More >>

• Crocodiles Getting Messy

  published July 11, 2012

  On A humid Wednesday evening in Hoboken, Brandon Welchez and Charles Rowell—the two minds behind the San Diego–based band... More >>

• Q&A: Colson Whitehead Talks Gritty New York, Zone One Zombies, and Frank Ocean's Sexuality

  published July 4, 2012

  Take a minute and place a book of Colson Whitehead's on a shelf at the bookstore. Which section do you choose? Horror? Coming of age?... More >>

• Q&A: Matt Taibbi on the 40th Anniversary of Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72, Hunter S. Thompson's influence, and Why Barack Obama Isn't a Great Shark

  published June 27, 2012

  Matt Taibbi, like many journalists, grew up idolizing Hunter S. Thompson. But Taibbi, unlike many journalists, got Hunter S. Thompson's... More >>

• This Is Fiction: This Is Life

  published June 20, 2012

  Family is hard. The people we say we love the most in this world tend to also be the ones we most struggle with. This Is Fiction, a... More >>

• Marcus Samuelsson Reads His Memoir Yes, Chef

  published June 20, 2012

  Red Rooster Harlem chef Marcus Samuelsson will read from his memoir, Yes, Chef, on Wednesday, June 27 from 7 to 9 p.m. The book tells the... More >>

• Shameless: Queer Women Writers Celebrate Pride Week on Tuesday

  published June 13, 2012

  In celebration of Pride Week 2012, Whip Smart author Melissa Febos is curating a lineup of queer women to share "shameless stories of... More >>