Jonathan Ames, the gentleman of New York City, will once again stage The Jonathan Ames Show at Mo Pitkins. Tonight's performance, which begins at 11pm and costs $15, will include nude wrestling, pillow-fights, paddling, mayhem, excellent performances, and a guest appearance by Moby. .
A number of years ago, I gave one of my books the subtitle The Adventures of a Mildly Perverted Young Writer, and ever since, I've been the recipient of quite a few interesting invitations. I'm no longer young, but I am still mildy perverted, though with less energy. Most recently, I got an invitation from a company called Metro Event Planners to attend, for free, a class they were offering called Sex Tips to Drive Women Wild.
There are some great FREE upcoming book events happening with Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos, Yoko Ono, basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabber, novelist Paul Auster, and director John Waters. Here's the details:
- Ralph Nader, author of Seventeen Traditions | B N Union Square | January 30 | 7PM
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, author of On the Shoulders of Giants | Borders Penn Plaza | January 30 | 5:30PM
- Alex Kapranos, author of Soundbites: Eating on Tour with Franz Ferdinand | B N Union Square | January 31 | 7PM
- The Knight of Time Reading Series with Jenna Duncan, Atossa Abrahamian, Josh Martin, Adam Yukelson, Katey Parker, Steve May, Lisa Kletjian, and more! | 826NYC | January 31 | 8PM
- Bill Moyers, author of Welcome to Doomsday | B N Union Square | February 1 | 7PM
- Alex Rodriguez, author of Out of the Ballpark | B N 5th Avenue | February 6 | 1PM
- Paul Auster, author of Travels in the Scriptorium | B N Union Square | February 6 | 7PM
- Christopher Moore, author of You Suck | B N Chelsea | February 9 | 7PM
- John Waters, curator of A Date With John Waters | B N Chelsea | February 10 | 7PM
- James M.
McPherson, author of This Mighty Scourge: Perspectives on the Civil War | B N UWS | February 26
A slew of great book events are happening this week, starting with Rolling Stone's Rob Sheffield reading from his unbelievable debut novel, Love is a Mix Tape. On Thursday, legendary film director David Lynch gives a rare public talk to discuss his new book that examines his creative process. - Rob Sheffield, author of Love is a Mix Tape | B N Astor Place | Monday, January 8th | 7pm
- Ellen Forney and Megan Kelso, a multi-media event with the graphic novelists of I Love Led Zeppelin and The Squirrel Mother | Strand Bookstore | Tuesday, January 9th | 7pm
- Frank Warren, reads from The Secret Lives of Men and Women | B N Chelsea | Wednesday, January 10th | 7pm
- David Lynch, author of Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity | B N Union Square | Thursday, January 11th | 7pm
- Penelope Rowlands, reads from A Dash of Daring: Carmel Snow and Her Life in Fashion, Art, and Letters | Strand Bookstore | Thursday, January 11th | 7pm
- Peter Barnes, author of Capitalism 3.0: A Guide to Reclaiming the Commons | Bluestockings | Thursday, January 11th | 7pm
- John Hodgman and Darin Strauss: Behind The Book | KGB Bar | Thursday, January 11th | 7pm FUTURE EVENTS TO BE AWARE OF..
- Norman Mailer, reads from his new novel The Castle In The Forest | B N Union Square | January 25th Courtney Love is no stranger to posing nude, especially when it's time to promote something.
Also, check out events with NPR All Things Consider's James Halpern, The Daily Show's John Hodgman, and Little Children author Tom Perrotta.
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When she was making the media rounds for America's Sweetheart, she showed her fake tits to David Letterman, did a drunken spread for Q Magazine, and exposed her breast to a homeless man at Burger King in NYC's Union Square.
Now that she's out promoting her Dirty Blonde diary, she's opted to . I must say, I am surprised she looks as good as she does. Dare I say, she almost looks.
..healthy.
In the Sunday New York Times Book Review, Emily Nussbaum reviewed Courtney's book.
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