Great Lakes
Fifth Ave. at 1st Street
Brooklyn, NY

 And In Case You Missed It...

Peter Markus came from Michigan. Jane Unrue came from Boston. Sam Lipsyte came and kept coming and could not be stopped. The April 21ST reading at Great Lakes Bar was our most successful yet. Had there been a fee at the door, the event would have been SOLD OUT. But, as always, there was no admission fee--only great writers and a very receptive crowd. It was good to see our friends from 3rd Bed in attendance, as well as our peers from 5_Trope. And, of course, the good people of Brooklyn.

Peter Markus christened the evening by giving us mud and brothers and fish and mud. His ear is bent to a music as old as the world, but he keeps transforming it into something wholly new.

Jane Unrue twisted and kept twisting this language that is ours until it was finally her own.

Sam Lipsyte read from his upcoming book, The Subject Steve, which had the audience begging for more.


If anyone is interested in buying Peter's book, Good, Brother, or Jane's, The House, please contact David McLendon at: failbetterpresents@yahoo.com

Stay tuned..

CUNY Graduate Center
365 Fifth Ave.
Manhattan, NY

failbetter presents

failbetter presents is a reading series featuring both established and emerging writers.  The readings are held at Great Lakes Bar in Brooklyn and at the CUNY Graduate Center in Manhattan.  

Members of the failbetter presents family include:

G  Katherine Arnoldi

G  Martine Bellen

G  Lynn Chandok

G  Patrick Ehlen

G  Brian Evenson

G  Jack Gilbert

G  Susan Karwoska

G  Dan Leone

G  Sam Lipsyte

G  Gordon Lish

G  Gary Lutz

G  Ben Marcus

G  Joshua Mehigan

G  Jenny Offill

G  Dawn Raffel

G  Victoria Redel

G  Pamela Ryder

G  Christine Schutt

G  Rachel Sherman

G  Hal Sirowitz

G  Terese Svoboda