Okay, I’m definitely all for trying to figure out a way to fix the problem of how boring and excruciating “Readings” are, but I’m not totally sure that replacing them with extended Q+A’s— as this WSJ seems to be partially suggesting— is the answer!
Every single person I know dreads “the Q+A portion” which at best just ends up being a bunch of boiler plate but barring that ideal-ish scenario is almost always hijacked by a strange person in the back row who has a three part question about himself and/or a book he’s written about his own grandchild.
The other bad thing at a Q+A is that you can accidentally end up being that person, which has happened to me on a few occasions.
Or there’s the thing where an author you love is so cringingly pompous and obliviously self-regarding when presented with the opportunity to answer questions about herself for a half hour that you have to go out for a cigarette; it’s just too embarrassing. Obviously I have been that author too.
Anyway, obviously the solution to The Reading Problem is strippers. I have been saying this forever but no one ever listens.
(By the way if I ever have another book party I promise you there will be go-go dancers so don’t forget your dollar bills.)
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macartney said:
I’m eagerly awaiting the Stripper/Book Party event. You have my email.
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housingworksbookstore reblogged this from amiwithani and added:
Our go-go dancers are all volunteers.
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Rachel is right. I’m pretty sure McNally Jackson, Housing Works, and Word Brooklyn all have go-go dancers ON STAFF at...
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choire said:
Your answer is correct.
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ohrohin said:
I always go with wine coolers and a dance party, but hey, we are our own book parties, man.
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