Word for Word Author Events at Bryant Park (Event Over)

Word for Word Author Series

Wednesday, May 13 – Wednesday, August 19 at 12:30 pm

The Bryant Park Reading Room   

The sixth season of the outdoor reading series kicks-off on May 13th with an appearance by actress, singer, and Tony Award winner Kristin Chenoweth.    A diverse line-up of authors and celebrities stop by the park this summer to speak about their recent successes and their thoughts on being a writer.   

Also Appearing this summer: May 20-Charlie Todd of Improv Everywhere* May 27-Dennis Cooper in Conversation with Charlie Todd * June 3-Christopher Buckley * June-10 Simon Van Booy & Binnie Kirshenbaum * June 17-Monica Ali * June 24-Tom Colicchio from Top Chef * July 1-Heavy Rotation by Peter Terzian with contributors: Joshua Ferris, Clifford Chase, John Jeremiah Sullivan, Stacey D'Erasmo & Asali Solomon * July 8-Thomas Beller, Joseph O’Neill, Colum McCann, Jonathan Ames & Alice Mattison * July 15-Greening Gotham *    July 22-Frank Delaney * July 29-Wells Tower, Lydia Peelle & John Wray *August 5- McSweeney’s the Believer Magazine * August 12-Supermodel Carol Alt * August 19-Comics from Every Angle and more …..        

Location: The Bryant Park Reading Room located on the 42nd Street side of the park - under the trees - between the back of the NYPL & 6th Avenue. Look for the burgundy and white umbrellas.   Bryant Park phone number: 212-768-4242

Rain Venue:

Library of the General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen

20 West 44th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenue)

212.921.1767

The website link for the entire series including poetry, kids and writers is here:

http://www.bryantpark.org/calendar/wordfo....

All programming is subject to change

The events are FREE and open to the public