Housing Works Books

Housing Works Bookstore Cafe is one of downtown New York’s most vital cultural institutions, presenting an eclectic mix of events -- from readings and concerts to comedy nights and storytelling competitions – featuring many of today’s most exciting artists. The bookstore is staffed almost entirely by volunteers and 100 percent of its profits go to Housing Works, Inc., which provides housing, healthcare, job training, and advocacy for New Yorkers living with HIV/AIDS. As an independent cultural center, it offers patrons a unique opportunity to join the fight against AIDS and homelessness simply by buying or donating books; eating at our cafe; coming to concerts, readings, and special events; or volunteering on our staff.

Episodes

On Stage at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe #60: Uncommon Prayer, Tumblr Writers, and Folly

February 16, 2016 • 20 mins

In this episode of On Stage at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe, we've got clips from the launch for A Book of Uncommon Prayer, our Tumblr Writers BEA Party, and Triple Canopy Presents: On Folly. You'll hear from Catherine Lacey, Julie Buntin, and Lynne Tillman. Make sure to subscribe, and check back in a couple weeks for a new episode! Enjoy!

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On Stage at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe #59: Say It to My Face, The Folded Clock, & BreakBeat Poets

January 25, 2016 • 47 mins

Welcome back to On Stage at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe! In this episode, we've got clips from the fourth Say It to My Face, our event with Heidi Julavits celebrating The Folded Clock: A Diary, and the launch for the amazing anthology The BreakBeat Poets: New American Poetry in the Age of Hip-Hop. You'll hear from Drew Grant, Heidi Julavits, Adam Falkner, Angel Nafis, Sarah Blake, Aziza Barnes, and Joshua B. Bennett. You can subsc...

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On Stage at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe #58: Party Like a Poet & Night School

September 7, 2015 • 35 mins

In this episode, we've got clips from our Party Like a Poet and Night School Events. You'll hear poetry from Rickey Laurentiis, Wendy Xu, Cate Marvin, Matthew Rohrer, Danez Smith, Patricia Smith, and Sharon Olds, in addition to a short lecture by Kevin Nguyen. Subscribe, and make sure to check back in two weeks for a new episode!

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On Stage at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe #57: Dickey Memorial, PEN Literary Awards, and Saltonstall

May 31, 2015 • 23 mins

In this episode of On Stage at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe, we've got clips from our William Dickey Memorial reading, the PEN Literary Awards, and the Saltonstall Arts Colony Poetry Reading. You'll hear from Meryl Natchez, Mark Doty, Katie Kitamura, Elana Bell, Emily Brandt, Tina Chang, and David Groff. Make sure to subscribe and check back in two weeks for a new episode. Enjoy!

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On Stage at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe #56: Selfish, Shallow, and Set in the City

May 18, 2015 • 19 mins

In this episode of On Stage at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe, we've got clips from our events Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed, celebrating the launch of the book with the same name, and Set in the City: The New York Novel, honoring New York-based fiction. Make sure to subscribe and check back in two weeks for a brand new episode!

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On Stage at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe #55: Everything We Can See in the Universe Glows

May 4, 2015 • 16 mins

In this episode, we've got clips from Everything We Can See in the Universe Glows with Jynne Dilling Martin and Jonathan Meiburg, Sarah Gerard in Conversation with Justin Taylor, and Tumblr Presents Nina MacLaughlin's Hammer Head Launch Party. Subscribe and check out our past episodes until a new one is out in two weeks!

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Housing Works Books

Episodes

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On Stage at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe #58: Party Like a Poet & Night School

On Stage at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe #57: Dickey Memorial, PEN Literary Awards, and Saltonstall

On Stage at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe #56: Selfish, Shallow, and Set in the City

On Stage at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe #55: Everything We Can See in the Universe Glows

Popular Podcasts

On Stage at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe #60: Uncommon Prayer, Tumblr Writers, and Folly

On Stage at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe #59: Say It to My Face, The Folded Clock, & BreakBeat Poets