Sherman Alexie + Kelley McRae "Upstairs at the Square"
Watch Kelley on 'Upstairs at the Square' here.
NEW YORK, NY – October 1 – Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world’s largest bookseller, today announced the next edition of its hit series, “Upstairs at the Square” – recommended by The New Yorker, New York, Time Out New York, The Village Voice, Flavorpill, WWD Scoop, Time Out London, Vice and more – at the Union Square Barnes & Noble in Manhattan (33 East 17th Street at Union Square). On Tuesday, October 27th, at 7 p.m., Sherman Alexie, whose new book is War Dances (Grove/Atlantic, October 2009), and Kelley McRae, whose new album is Highrises in Brooklyn (sonaBLAST! Records), will discuss and perform their work in conversation with cultural journalist Katherine Lanpher. Admission is free, and no tickets are required. Seating is available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
“Upstairs at the Square,” which celebrated three years in June, has featured authors such as Nick Cave, William Gibson, Tom Wolfe, David Lynch, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anna Gavalda, Kurt Andersen, Min Jin Lee and musicians including Regina Spektor, Duncan Sheik and members of the cast of Spring Awakening, Japanther, Badly Drawn Boy, Au Revoir Simone, Aimee Mann and more. An archive of recordings is available on Barnes & Noble.com (www.bn.com/upstairs), where “Upstairs at the Square” is enjoyed by listeners around the world.
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