Third Rail launch August 28 at 7 pm!

Third Rail Beer, a new craft brewery owned by a trio of native New Yorkers, is launching in its hometown this summer. Third Rail Beer is driven by a passion for innovation and the endless pursuit of quality, honoring beer heritage, and pride in the culture and community of New York City. Third Rail Beer will make its NYC debut with two beers: Bodega, an abundantly hopped American Pale Ale brewed with Citra and Centennial hops; and Field 2, the brewery’s take on a classic Belgian Farmhouse Ale. There will be giveaways and specials, and the brewery’s staff will be on hand!

Painted Bride Quarterly Presents Slam, Bam, Thank You, Ma'am! September 15 at 7 pm.

Fret not, New York. We’re coming back! We’ll be hosting a special Bookend Event edition of Slam, Bam, Thank You Ma’am! at Pacific Standard on September 15th, 2013 at 7:00 pm. Who could forget the immense success that was our first Brooklyn Slam when guests were prompted to use octopi and puberty in their pieces? Get ready for another night of laughs and blue books. We’ll bring the pens, paper, and brotherly love if you bring the hospitality and those beautiful minds!

You can find more info on the festival here: http://www.brooklynbookfestival.org/ and the Facebook event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/853334868011027/.

Questions? Email pbq@drexel.edu.

Battle of the Books reading September 18 at 6:30 pm!

Late Night Library's 2014 Annual Battle of the Books is a bracket-style competition that pits debut books against each other until one is deemed worthy of the Late Night Library Championship Belt! Featured books are read by published authors and book industry professionals who didn’t write the books themselves. This year's event will be hosted by Julia Fierro, author of Cutting Teeth.

Featuring readings from:

The Anatomy of Dreams - Chloe Krug Benjamin
The Union of Geometry and Ash - Josh Booton
Wax Bullet War - Sean Davis
Son of a Gun - Justin St. Germain
A Man Came Out of a Door in the Mountain - Adrianne Harun
Hum - Jamaal May
Know the Night - Maria Mutch
Everything I Never Told You - Celeste Ng

Read by:

Robin Black (author of Life Drawings)
Scott Cheshire (author of High as the Horse's Bridle)
Chelsea Drake (of William Morris Endeavor)
Kelli Dunham (author of The Boy's Body Book)
Mira Jacob (author of The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing)
Kate Racculia (author of Bellweather Rhapsody)
Mike Scalise (author of works in AGNI and The Paris Review)
Cliff Thompson (author of Love for Sale and other Essays)

Flapperhouse reading August 26 at 7 pm.

After publishing just two issues of surreal, shadowy, sensual, satirical literature, the Brooklyn-based zine known as FLAPPERHOUSE has developed a modestly-sized but passionately-devoted following. On August 26 (Tuesday night, 7 PM), FLAPPERHOUSE will host its very first reading at Brooklyn's Pacific Standard, featuring performances by Mila Jaroniec (Thought Catalog, Medium, Playboy), J.E. Reich (Gigantic Sequins, Armchair/Shotgun, Vol. 1 Brooklyn), Brendan Byrne (FLURB, Rhizome, New Scientist), and FLAPPERHOUSE's esteemed Editorial Consultant, T. Mazzara. Admission is free. For more information, follow FLAPPERHOUSE on Facebook (facebook.com/FlapperhouseMag), or Twitter (@FLAPPERHOUSE), or visit Flapperhouse.com