A team of publishing nerds hits the subways, streets, parks & bars to find out what New Yorkers are reading now.
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The Garlic Ballads, Mo Yan (F, 20s, tight blue and white minidress, black felt scarf, legs daintily crossed, L train) http://bit.ly/11I8dNH
Aiden’s Charity, Lora Leigh (F, 50s, long black hair, grey trench, grey pinstripe trousers, Red Line, DC Metro) http://bit.ly/11I7ZWN
The Human Figure, John Vanderpoel (F, 20s, tight curls, mustard yellow peacoat, black purse w white spots, L train) http://bit.ly/11I8CQ3
We interrupt our spy reports to announce:
A new installment of the I Like Your Glasses series is happening.
Queer Ladies Literary Speed Dating…for those who’d rather be judged by their book cover.
June 26 at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe. Reserve your spot here.
Design & illustration by Andrea Sparacio (artsparrow).
The People of Forever Are Not Afraid, Shani Boianjiu (F, 30s, brown jacket with nonsensical patches, NJ Transit) http://bit.ly/11I7ITC
Less Than Zero, Bret Easton Ellis (F, 20s, bright pink nails, dark jeans, tan sweater, black jacket, L train) http://bit.ly/11I7a06
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (F, 20s, white cardigan with pink sea horses, G train) http://bit.ly/116AVjA
The Sirens of Titan, Kurt Vonnegut (M, 30s, bright red ski cap, black jeans, olive canvas messenger bag, L train) http://bit.ly/11I6Zls
The Typewriter Girl, Alison Atlee (F, 40s, long-sleeve purple shirt, jeans, glasses, Delta Flight 2258 PDX —> JFK) http://bit.ly/116GWNt
The Portable Dorothy Parker, Marion Meade (F, 20s, red sleeveless dress, round blue-framed glasses, N train) http://bit.ly/11I6Pul
The Gambler, Fyodor Dostoevsky (F, 50s, little round glasses, blunt cut hair, plaid shirt, M103 bus) http://bit.ly/16Ci8Ff
On Kubrick, James Naremore (M, 30s, clean cut, black suit, red tie, brown leather shoes, 4 train) http://bit.ly/14sF7P2
The Master Switch, Tim Wu (M, 30s, short hair, cropped beard, wallet in back pocket caused hole in jeans, M train) http://bit.ly/14sDXTE
Brave New World, Aldous Huxley (M, 30s, said to me “This conductor sounds like the teacher on Charlie Brown”, G train) http://bit.ly/107KQqi
Codependent No More, Melody Beattie (F, 20s, blonde hair with bangs, bright pink lips, green shirt, underlining, 6 train) http://bit.ly/16CjNuq
