The 2007 Independent & Small Press Book Fair takes place this weekend, December 1st and 2nd, at the General Society Landmark Building at 20 West 44th Street (between 5th and 6th Aves) in Midtown Manhattan. The events are always great and include some amazing guests, including Ian MacKaye! Here's the chedule
Saturday, December 1st, 10am to 6pm
[10:30am - 11:45am] Indie Press Author Read-a-thon
[12:00pm - 12:50pm] In the Flesh: Writing and Publishing Erotica moderated by Rachel Kramer Bussel
[1:00pm - 1:50pm] An Insider’s Look at Book Publicity: Essential Tips from Publishing’s Publicists
[2:00pm - 2:50pm] Ian MacKaye (Fugazi) on Independent Culture: Q&A with an introduction by Ian Svenonius
[3:00pm - 3:50pm] Keep Your Eyes Open: Ian Svenonius Interviews Photographer Glen E. Friedman (with Slide Show Presentation)
[4:00pm - 4:50pm] Celebrate 20 Years of our Book Fair: Tama Janowitz (Slaves of New York) & Arthur Nersesian (The F*ck-Up) read from their iconic 1980s novels
[5:00pm - 5:50pm] Katha Pollitt: Learning to Drive - Memoirist and Nation Columnist
[10:00am - 6:00pm] The Literary Cafe is Open All Day!
Sunday line-up after the jump........
Sunday, December 2nd, 11am to 5pm
[11:15am - 11:45am] Indie Press Author Read-a-thon
[12:00pm - 12:50pm] Making the Perfect Pitch: How to Catch a Literary Agent’s Eye with Katharine Sands
[1:00pm - 1:50pm] Authorpreneurship: Achieving Success with Self-Publishing and Other Publishing Options, with Stephanie Gunning and Richard Ridley
[2:00pm - 2:50pm] Qu’est-ce Que C’est Sex and Violence: Permissibility in Translation - Amy Scholder, Chad Post, Slava Mogutin, Sinan Antoon
[3:00pm - 3:50pm] Rugged and Raw: Cutting-edge Urban Readings from Amiri Baraka, Hattie Gossett, and Aaron Petrovich
[4:00pm - 4:50pm] The Literary Trivia Quiz Smackdown: A Public Space vs. The New York Review of Books
[11:00am - 5:00pm] The Literary Cafe is Open All Day!
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