The Charm Element
DATEBOOK March 10–16
Welcome back to Datebook, the weekly guide to literary events in New York, London, and LA. All events listed in local time.
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Greetings Scremesters! As I have been doing occasionally, I’m sharing two pieces I’ve read on Substack this week that I think you should read.
First, this excellent essay-manifesto from The Hinternet, calling for a serious reimagining of the position and purpose of the Humanities, within, and without the academy:
Then, I delighted in learning of Monegund, the sixth-century French woman who healed people and performed miracles with her spit. Yes queen!
Now, on to the events of the week!
Tuesday, March 10 (TONIGHT!)
6 pm // LDN: Toothsome Magazine Issue 02 Launch Party. | Cafe Kowloon (E8 3PH). Free. RSVP mandatory. Magazines available for purchase.
7 pm // BKLN: MUBI Notebook presents: A 35mm screening of I am Love (2009), dir. Luca Guadagnino, introduced by Alison Roman and Elissa Suh. | BAM. Standard tickets from $17.
8:30 pm // NYC: Car Crash Collective presents the launch of Lover Girl by Nicole Sellew. | Nightclub 101. Free.
Wednesday, March 11
7 pm // NYC: The last Straight Girls for a while, feat. Jake Dibeler, Rachel Oyster Kim, Ivy Wolk, Ev Christensen, and F. Tibiezasdager. Hosted by Riley Mac and Montana James Thomas. | KGB Red Room. Free.
7 pm // ONLINE: ‘Clarice Lispector from Page to Screen,’ feat. Maria Fernanda Cândido, Luiz Fernando Carvalho, Barbara Epler, and Benjamin Moser. Moderated by Carlos Valladares. | Streaming from The Center for Fiction. Tickets are $10.
Thursday, March 12
7 pm // NYC: Trains Bedroom reading, feat. Rachel Allen, Cole Beaune, Aristilde Kirby, Nico Lou Monheim, and Jed Munson. | DM itstrains or one of the readers for address. Free.
7 pm // QUEENS: Poetry is Famous, feat. F. Tibiezas Dager, Ted Dodson, Danny Evans, Sirena He, Elijah Jackson, and Daniel Kuriakose. Hosted by Naomi Falk and Ben Fama. | Topos Too. Free.
Friday, March 13
7 pm // BKLN: Ugly Duckling Presse presents: A collective reading and discussion of Ronald M. Schernikau’s SMALLTOWNNOVELLA (trans. from the German by Lucy Jones), feat. Grace Nissan, Eliot Duncan, Rainer Diana Hamilton, Louise Akers, Madeline Adams, Koz, Vayne Ong, Madison Nebound, and Milo Wippermann. | Wendy’s Subway (379 Bushwick Ave). Free.
Fitzcarraldo Editions is looking for a new Publicity Assistant. Send your CV by midnight.
Saturday, March 14
6 pm // NYC: ‘Gate of the Sun,’ a reading to raise money for Afghan refugees recently deported from Iran and Pakistan, feat. Moshtari Hilal, Journey Streams, Aria Aber, and Tobi Kassim. Hosted by Bobuq Sayed. | The People’s Forum (320 W 37th). Tickets from $18. A silent auction is also active.
7 pm // QUEENS: Launch party and reading of The End Vol. V: Shame. Cocktail attire. | 58-5 Woodward Ave. Free. Magazines for sale. BYOB.
8 pm // LDN: A Night of Erotic Moments with Erotic Review and Salon Obscura. | The Groucho Club, Soho. GUEST LIST ONLY. DM eroticreview or email info@ermagazine.com to inquire about attendance.
Monday, March 16
7:30 pm // NYC: Mutt Readings One-Year Anniversary reading, feat. Sarah Schulman, Oisin Robert, Jimmy Cajoleas, Penny Arcade, India Rose Timpani, and David Potters. Hosted by Nico Lou Monheim Carrasquillo. Books for sale from the JRS Collection. | 59 Wooster St. 2nd Fl. Free.
8 pm // BKLN: Herbal Supplements, feat. Tyler Exum, Alyx Zella, Sana Azim, Lota Erinne, and izzy.mp3. Hosted by Jules Rivera. | Whoopsie Daisy. Free. RSVP.
