(May. 14 7:22 AM) - Hot off his forty-city book tour promoting his book Blackouts and Breakdowns, Mark Brennan Rosenberg is bringing his musical book reading series “How to Date A F+++ing Loser” which enjoyed three sold-out performances last fall, back for a one-night only event benefiting the Forty-Sixth Street Clubhouse, an organization that helps the LGBT community deal with problems related to alcoholism. The event will take place on Saturday June 23 at 9:30 at the Duplex Cabaret Theatre located at 61 Christopher Street in New York.

(May. 10 10:24 PM) - Once celebrated as a modern dancer, who dazzled audiences at New York’s Lincoln Center with a 70-minute, virtuoso performance of Mahler's "Fifth Symphony," Emily Frankel continues to explore new life arenas and reinvent herself. On stage and off -- as a dancer, choreographer, director, playwright (seven plays), and the writer of the provocative daily blog, Em’s Talkery (www.emtalkery.blogspot.com) -- Emily Frankel has known success. And now, as a novelist, she's fired a shot across the bow of the romantic novel genre with the publication of six dramatic, romantic, suspenseful works of fiction: "Circle of Ivy," "Heart City," "Karen of Troy," "Splintered Heart, "Three Miles East of Rose," and "Somebody: Woman of the Century."

(May. 10 6:55 PM) - Patrons were treated to a classic trip down memory lane this week as four leading ladies of the legendary Persian Room New York came together for a book signing. Lainie Zazan, Michele Lee, Connie Stevens and Barbara Van Orden gathered at Barnes and Noble in California's The Grove to celebrate the release of Patty Farmer's new book “The Persian Room Presents.” Anecdotes involving audience celebrity sightings included Barbara Streisand (by Stevens), Milton Berle (by Van Orden), Jack Jones and his thighs (by Lee) and a mob king who struck her while performing (by Kazan). See photos of the leading ladies at the event below!

(May. 9 12:30 AM) - Leading Ladies of NY's Famous Persian Room, Lainie Kazan, Michele Lee, Connie Stevens and Barbara Van Orden join author, Patty Farmer for a Q&A and sign copies of “The Persian Room Presents.” A portion of the proceeds from each sale will be donated to Childhelp for the treatment and prevention of child abuse.

(May. 8 12:30 AM) - Tonight, May 8th, at Gild Hall, a Thompson Hotel (15 Gold Street), Pen Parentis presents three authors who have won coveted prizes in short fiction: Josh Rolnick, whose collection PULP AND PAPER won the John Simmons Short Fiction Award, Christine Schutt, whose short fiction won the O. Henry, Pushcart and Mississippi Review prizes, and whose novels have been shortlisted for the National Book Award and the Pulitzer, and a return appearance by Pen Parentis favorite Anna Solomon, whose short fiction has won the Pushcart Prize twice.

(May. 8 12:30 AM) - Theatre World Media previously announced the latest volume of the series, Theatre World, set for publication today, May 8. Theatre World Volume 67: 2010-2011 is not just a casual browse: it is the ultimate reference guide for complete, authoritative information for all venues from Broadway to regional theatre. The amount of comprehensive information found within its pages cannot be found in one location anywhere else in print or online.

(May. 7 6:18 AM) - Hundreds of Long Island and New York City mothers will gather at the first New York appearance by “Fifty Shades” author E.L. James who will be honored at a special pre-Mother’s Day luncheon hosted by Divamoms founder Lyss Stern on Monday May 7, 2012 at 11:30 am at Carlyle on the Green in Bethpage State Park, Farmingdale, NY. The best-selling Fifty Shades erotic/romance stories is taking Long Island and the entire nation by storm and has become an international cultural phenomenon. This is the first New York metro-area stop of James’ U.S. book tour which has been one of the most successful in history.

(May. 6 5:29 PM) - New London artist Sgott MacKenzie utilizes multiple art forms, watercolor and blacksmithing among them, for this special exhibition at the Custom House. Featured are original illustrations from Sgott's two children's books, including his soon-to-be-published The Giant Squid and the Seagull Meet Leviathan.

(May. 6 12:30 AM) - Shawna Hamilton Doster, Executive Director, Books for Kids, hosts a lively family event with a stellar line-up of entertainers, authors and hands-on activities to raise funds and awareness for the national non-profit Books for Kids, which creates libraries and literacy programs for at-risk pre-school children in low-income neighborhoods. The event is being held at the world headquarters of Scholastic Inc., Scholastic Soho, the world’s largest publisher and distributor of children’s books and a leader in educational technology and services and children’s media, today, May 6, 2012 from 1 to 4 p.m., and kicks off Children's Book Week.

(May. 5 12:30 AM) - The National Park Service presents an event today, May 5th at 1:00pm as Carla Peterson talks about and signs her new book, "Black Gotham".

(May. 3 7:14 PM) - Original Works Publishing has released new titles, including Ravensridge by T.S. Cook, Armless by Kyle Jarrow, 3boys by Becca Schlossberg, Counselor by Stephen Cedars and Traffic Jam by Jennifer Bogush. Copies may be purchased via the OWP website, www.originalworksonline.com. Kindle editions for all titles are available now via the Amazon Kindle Store.

(May. 2 6:43 PM) - The National Park Service will present an event on Saturday May 5th at 1:00pm as Carla Peterson talks about and signs her new book,"Black Gotham".

(May. 2 6:11 PM) - Thalia Kids' Book Club presents Michael Buckley and The Sisters Grimm series on Sunday, May 20th, 1 pm at Symphony Space. Tickets for the event $15.

(May. 1 3:16 PM) - Ciaran O'Driscoll will be launching his debut novel, A YEAR'S MIDNIGHT, on May 22 at the Redroaster Coffee House with an interview and question and answer session. Doors will open at 7:30PM for 8PM. Tickets at £10 / £8 concessions.

(May. 1 11:56 AM) - The Public Library of New London is now accepting donations for the annual spring book sale scheduled for Saturday, May 12, from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm in the Community Room at the Library at 63 Huntington Street, New London.

(May. 1 11:45 AM) - Simon & Schuster Audio today announced that Tony Award-winning actor John Benjamin Hickey will narrate John Irving's highly anticipated audiobook, IN ONE PERSON, due out May 8, 2012. The audiobook will be available unabridged in both CD and download formats.

(Apr. 30 7:15 PM) - Shawna Hamilton Doster, Executive Director, Books for Kids, will host a lively family event with a stellar line-up of entertainers, authors and hands-on activities to raise funds and awareness for the national non-profit Books for Kids, which creates libraries and literacy programs for at-risk pre-school children in low-income neighborhoods. The event is being held at the world headquarters of Scholastic Inc., Scholastic Soho, the world’s largest publisher and distributor of children’s books and a leader in educational technology and services and children’s media, on May 6, 2012 from 1 to 4 p.m., and kicks off Children's Book Week.

(Apr. 30 8:40 AM) - Pighog Press will host this double reading with Brendan Cleary and Sarah Jackson at the Redroaster Coffee House, 1d St James's Street, Brighton, BN2 1RE at 7.30pm for 8pm on the 25th of May.