Check out my latest pieces on the publishing industry, now up on DIY MFA! "Why You Should Give an Indie Press a Chance" tells of the advantages of publishing with small, passionate presses (such as Three Room Press!) and "Ten Do's and Don'ts of Query Letters" will help you write the best, most persuasive query letter to keep your prospective editor reading. Happy reading!
This Friday, October 7, come to Cornelia Street Cafe for the launch of Eamon Loingsigh's Exile on Bridge Street, new from Three Rooms Press. I spent the last year editing this historical / crime novel and would be so glad to celebrate its launch with you! Books will be available for purchase, and Eamon would be thrilled to sign your copy.
EXILE ON BRIDGE STREET Launch with author Eamon Loingsigh
Friday, Oct. 7, 2016, 6-8 p.m.
Cornelia Street Cafe
29 Cornelia Street (between Bleecker & W. 4th St.)
Admission: $10 (includes a free drink)
Three Rooms Press celebrates the New York launch of the Brooklyn-based Irish gang saga EXILE ON BRIDGE STREET by Eamon Loingsigh with special guest Brooklyn-based author Kathleen Donohoe
(Ashes of Fiery Weather).
EXILE ON BRIDGE STREET- The sequel story of the critically acclaimed Light of the Diddicoy follows Irish immigrant Liam Garrity as he struggles to find adulthood in pre-Prohibition Brooklyn. As tensions and violence rise in Ireland, he struggles to find a way to reunite his family in America. Joining a gang in “Irishtown” under the Manhattan and Brooklyn bridges, he finds himself on the violent Brooklyn waterfront, struggling to find himself while fighting to survive. When a rival gang member vies to take over, Garrity must fight his own war that mirrors the one his family is fighting in Ireland, the home he left behind.
Loingsigh takes readers on a fast-paced adventure through time, blending the beauty and grit of New York with the violent and turbulent reality of the Irish immigrants that came searching for a better life, only to find a new war of their own. This is the second installment in the Auld Irishtown trilogy, but stands alone as a powerful piece of historical fiction.
“In Exile on Bridge Street, Eamon Loingsigh recreates the forgotten world of Irish immigrant New York with a combination of accuracy and drama found only in the best historical fiction” – Tyler Anbinder, professor of history, George Washington University; author, Five Points
Copies of EXILE ON BRIDGE STREET will be available for purchase and signing.
Doors open at 5:45. Admission is $10, which includes a free drink. Cornelia Street Cafe is at 29 Cornelia Street, in the West Village, between W. 4th Street at Bleecker (http://corneliastreecafe.com/).
Info and reservations: info@threeroomspress.com
Looking for something fun and literary to do this weekend? Come to my favorite event of the year -- the Annual New York City Poetry Festival on Governor's Island! Admission is completely free, and Governor's Island (only accessible by ferry) is one of the best-kept secrets in NYC.
I'll be reading with Denim Skin at 1 p.m. 7/30 on the Algonquin Stage. Plus, swing by the Denim Skin booth for copies of the latest issues, T-shirts, swag, and more. I'll be handing out Songs of My Selfie bookmarks and back-issues of Cabildo Quarterly as well! Come by and say hello!
The 6th Annual New York City Poetry Festival will be held on Governors Island's Colonel's Row on July 30th and 31st, 2016. The Poetry Society of New York, producers of The Poetry Brothel and The Typewriter Project, once again invite attendees to come together for this free two-day festival to celebrate New York City's vibrant poetry community. The event includes over 75 poetry organizations and 250 poets on its three main stages, including headliners Camille Rankine, Jericho Brown, and Matthew Yeager; a Vendor's Village where local booksellers, artists and craft makers sell their wares; healthy and delicious food options; a beer garden sponsored by Brooklyn Brewery, poetry-inspired installation art throughout; the Ring of Daisies open mic; and, of course, the Children's Festival at NYCPOFEST, sponsored by Writopia Lab!
Visit their website for more details: www.newyorkcitypoetryfestival.com. Hope to see you there!
You can read Songs of My Selfie on a plane, in a train, on a beach, in the garden. . . . Endless possibilities!
From now until the end of August, grab an ebook copy of Songs of My Selfie and Weird Girl and What's His Name for only $4.99 each! They make great beach reads, travel reads, or easy summer reading!
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Thrilling news! WEIRD GIRL AND WHAT'S HIS NAME, by Meagan Brothers, won the IndieFAB award for Best Young Adult Fiction Book of the Year! Congratulations, Meagan and all of Three Rooms Press!
If you haven't yet picked up this phenomenal LGBT YA novel about love, growing up, and fandom, get your copy on Amazon today. Or follow us on Twitter @ThreeRoomsPress for updates and news!
