Downtown's largest circulation newspaper, The Battery Park City Broadsheet, recently called the Pen Parentis Literary Salon an "Algonquin Redux," and we agree: this monthly literary event has no paralells in this century. Authors famous and not-yet-famous come together at the Libertine Library at Gild Hall, (an undiscovered gem of old-school luxury in midtown Manhattan that once boasted Todd English as chef--until they fired him for lousy food and replaced him with a chef who cares) on the second Tuesday of each month from 6pm - 8pm to read new works, sign books, network, and discuss issues of time management and creative influence. What do these literary luminaries (Arthur Phillips, Dorothy Copaken Kogan, Darrin Strauss, Tad Friend, and Amy Sohn to name only a few) have in common? They all have successful literary careers despite the demands of parenthood.
Pen Parentis Literary Salons are free and open to the public. The Libertine Library at Gild Hall (15 Gold Street, lower manhattan) offers a full bar with Literary Drinks specials and a lovely light menu. Borders vends books, which the authors are happy to sign. Prize winning local authors M. M. De Voe and Arlaina Tibensky moderate the discussions.
On February 9th, 2010, the featured authors are Brooklynite Rachel Sherman, Chelsea resident publisher/author Mark Shulman, and Rug Merchant author, Meg Mullins, in from Santa Fe with her new novel, Dear Strangers. Please help us spread the word.
The Libertine Library at Gild Hall (15 Gold Street at Platt in Lower Manhattan), Trains: 2/3 or 4/5 to Fulton; A/C or J/M/Z to Broadway/Nassau; R/W to Cortland (uptown only); E or PATH to WTC. Tuesday, February 9th (and monthly, every second Tuesday) 6pm - 8pm
This open literary event is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas a 501(c)3 nonprofit arts organization. Pen Parentis provides resources to authors who have kids.
Pen Parentis events are made possible in part with public funds from the Manhattan Community Arts Fund, supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and administered by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council; they are also funded in part by Poets & Writers, Inc. with public funds from The New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.
