Books

The “Greenwich Village Antiquarian Book Fair” celebrates its 34th anniversary this February, at P.S. 3 in the West Village. "The Hippie School" as its alternative education pioneers fondly nicknamed it in 1971 (and by which it is still known today) sponsors this event yearly to raise funds for the school's inspired enrichment programs. This 2-day fair offers both the serious bibliophile and the casual browser a delightful opportunity to peruse rare and vintage books spanning the 17th through 21st centuries.  

Stand and join on January 30th, to celebrate two amazing debut novels from Zuccotti Park occupiers Stephen Boyer and Rami Shamir. Stephen Boyer is the author of Parasite (Publication Studio 2012), GHOSTS (bent boy books 2010), and compiled "The Occupy Wall Street Poetry Anthology." Rami Shamir is a Zuccotti occupier and novelist. His work has appeared in Brooklyn Rail, Evergreen Review, SPANK Magazine and Adbusters. He is the author of Train To Pokipse.

In the centennial year of New York's great Grand Central Terminal, all should celebrate the chief engineer of the New York Central Railroad, William J. Wilgus. Few people have had as profound an impact on the history of New York City. Prof. Kurt C. Schlichting will discuss the remarkable career of this innovator, revealing how his tireless work moving people and goods over and under Manhattan Island and its surrounding waterways forever changed New York’s bustling transportation system January 14th at 6:30p.m. 

On January 4th, Eyebeam will host the launch and reception for "Alternative Histories," a groundbreaking book —part exhibition catalogue, part cultural history—which documents more than 140 alternative spaces, magazines, and projects, and the significant contributions these organizations have made to the aesthetic and social fabric of New York City.