Fall 2024 Events
192 Books is delighted to present a distinguished series of readings by writers, artists, and translators this fall. All readings are free, with no reserved seating; seating is limited and will be first come, first served. Livestreams and archived recordings of readings are available on PCG Studio. See below for a full calendar of events:
SEPTEMBER
Sunday, September 8 at 4:00 PM: Rachel Kushner in conversation with Hua Hsu about Creation Lake
Thursday, September 12 at 7:00 PM: Joan Larkin in conversation with Eileen Myles about Old Stranger
Tuesday, September 17 at 7:00 PM: Ian Frazier in conversation with Zach Helfand about Paradise Bronx
OCTOBER
Saturday, October 5 at 4:00 PM: World Poetry Books—Feminist Surrealists
Join us for a conversation between translators Kathleen Heil and C. Francis Fisher, moderated by translator and scholar Mark Polizzotti, celebrating their respective translations of the poetry of Méret Oppenheim and Joyce Mansour.
Tuesday, October 15 at 7:00 PM: Eleni Stecopoulos & Rebekah Rutkoff
—Eleni Stecopoulos presents Dreaming in the Fault Zone: A Poetics of Healing
—Rebekah Rutkoff presents Double Vision: The Cinema of Robert Beavers
Wednesday, October 16 at 6:30 PM: Glenn Ligon in conversation with James Hoff about Distinguishing Piss from Rain
NOVEMBER
Tuesday, November 12 at 7:00 PM: Deborah Treisman and Anne Doran present The Dream Colony: A Life in Art by Walter Hopps
Thursday, November 21 at 7:00 PM: Margit Rowell in conversation with Matilde Guidelli-Guidi about Luciano Fabro: Reinventing Sculpture
DECEMBER
Tuesday, December 3 at 7:00 PM: Karla Kelsey & Merve Emre
—Karla Kelsey presents Transcendental Factory: For Mina Loy and Lost Writings: Two Novels by Mina Loy
—Merve Emre presents I Am Alien to Life: Selected Stories by Djuna Barnes