BAXTER BLACK (5/31@7:00PM, Seattle)
The Elliot Bay Book Company, 1521 Tenth Ave, Seattle, WA
Cowboy poet, philosopher, veterinarian, NPR regular, and comedian, Baxter Black will be reading and performing from his newest book, Lessons From a Desperado Poet. Though his work is maybe a stretch from the usual BC aesthetic (of such an aesthetic exists), in my opinion, Black is a real Western prize, a real voice of the rural West. For a preview, check out the video on his website. Free.
ALOUD: MELISSA FAY GREENE IN CONVERSATION WITH SETH GREENLAND (5/31@ 7:00PM, LA)
Los Angeles Central Library’s Mark Taper Auditorium, 630 W. Fifth Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071
Through their ALOUD series, the Library Foundation of Los Angeles presents Melissa Fay Greene discussing her memoir, No Biking in the House Without a Helmet. She will be in conversation with Black Clock friend and frequent contributor Seth Greenland. An excerpt of Seth’s upcoming novel, The Angry Buddhist, is set to appear in BC 14. Free.
PETE’S READING SERIES: BRUCE BAUMAN (6/1@7:00PM, Brooklyn)
Pete’s Candy Store, 709 Lorimer Street, Brooklyn, NY
Bruce Bauman, Black Clock Senior Editor, will be reading and signing with novelist Darin Strauss, author of Half a Life. Free.
AIMEE BENDER, SAMANTHA COHEN & ALLISON CARTER (6/5@7:00PM, LA)
Workspace, 2601 Pasadena Ave, Unit C, Los Angeles, CA 90031
Black Clock contributors Aimee Bender, Samantha Cohen, and Black Clock friend and Calarts Alum Allison Carter will be reading at Workspace. Samantha will also be featured in BC 14. Free.
