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Book Launch: The Art of Being a Stranger by Karen Bermann
Fri, Mar 27th 2026
7:00pm to 9:00pm
The Powerhouse Arena
Join Powerhouse Arena for the launch of The Art of Being a Stranger. About the Book: Karen Bermann grew up in the mad orbit of her father, Fritz, the rebellious child of a Viennese Orthodox Jewish family who fled Europe alone as an adolescent in the late 1930s. An irreverent, comic, rageful man with three<a href="https://dumbo.nyc/event/book-launch-the-art-of-being-a-stranger-by-karen-bermann/">Continue reading <span class="sr-only">"Book Launch: The Art of Being a Stranger by Karen Bermann"</span></a>
Book Launch: The News From Dublin by Colm Tóibín in conversation with Tadhg Hoey
Mon, Mar 30th 2026
7:00pm to 9:00pm
The Powerhouse Arena
Join Powerhouse arena for the launch of The News From Dublin by Colm Tóibín, in conversation with Tadhg Hoey. About the Book: From Colm Tóibín, “one of the world’s best living literary writers” (The Boston Globe), comes a brilliant collection of nine short stories, many never-before-published, set across Ireland, Spain, and America—about the complexities of<a href="https://dumbo.nyc/event/book-launch-the-news-from-dublin-by-colm-toibin-in-conversation-with-tadhg-hoey/">Continue reading <span class="sr-only">"Book Launch: The News From Dublin by Colm Tóibín in conversation with Tadhg Hoey"</span></a>
Book Launch: Metropolitans by A.M. Gittlitz
Wed, Apr 1st 2026
7:00pm to 9:00pm
The Powerhouse Arena
Join Powerhouse Arena for the launch of Metropolitans by A.M. Gittlitz. About the Book: A love letter to a franchise and a thrilling study of New York City, Metropolitans traces the electric and calamitous history of the New York Mets.
Book Launch: Gary Stewart: I Am From the Honky-Tonks by Jimmy McDonough in conversation with Tammy Faye Starlite
Wed, Apr 8th 2026
7:00pm to 9:00pm
The Powerhouse Arena
Join Powerhouse Arena for the launch of Gary Stewart: I Am From the Honky-Tonks by Jimmy McDonough, in conversation with Tammy Faye Starlight. About the Book: An epic tale of sex, drugs, and country music almost 40 years in the making, the book is the eighth and final biography by Jimmy McDonough (Shakey: Neil Young’s<a href="https://dumbo.nyc/event/book-launch-gary-stewart-i-am-from-the-honky-tonks-by-jimmy-mcdonough-in-conversation-with-tammy-faye-starlite/">Continue reading <span class="sr-only">"Book Launch: Gary Stewart: I Am From the Honky-Tonks by Jimmy McDonough in conversation with Tammy Faye Starlite"</span></a>
Book Launch: On Eating by Alicia Kennedy
Thu, Apr 16th 2026
7:00pm to 9:00pm
The Powerhouse Arena
Join Powerhouse Arena for the launch of On Eating by Alicia Kennedy. About the Book: With lush prose and evocative storytelling, Alicia Kennedy shares her journey “from eater to cook,” exploring how we can eat for both joy and justice in a warming, overworked, and globalized world.