HOSTED BY MIRA JACOB AND ALISON HART
For eight years running, Pete's has earned a reputation as Brooklyn's premier reading series, where today's literary icons and tomorrow's stars take the stage regularly.

Free, every other Thursday at 7:30 p.m.


 


Jonathan Ames, Emily Barton, Tom Beller, Marc Bojanowski, Lan Samantha Chang, Jonathan Dee, Alicia Erian, Nell Freudenberger, David Gates, Francisco Goldman, Fran Gordon, Lucy Grealy, Ben Greenman, Evan Handler, Adam Haslett, Ann Hood, Gabe Hudson, Samantha Hunt, Wayne Koestenbaum, Katherine Lanpher, David Lehman, Sam Lipsyte, J Milligan, Rick Moody, Honor Moore, Sigrid Nunez, Geoffrey O'Brien, Dale Peck, Robert Polito, Julie Powell, Francine Prose, Jonathan Raymond, David Rees, karen Russell, Elissa Schappell, Dani Shapiro, Matthew Sharpe, Gary Shteyngart, Julia Slavin, Dana Spiotta, Darcey Steinke, Amanda Stern, Sufjan Stevens, Darin Strauss, Christopher Sorrentino, Abigail Thomas, Lynne Tillman, Colm Toibin, Hannah Tinti, Amanda Eyre Ward, Jocko Weyland, Joanna Yas



"The most intimate reading space in Brooklyn. Think of a fine pre-war dining car with an endless supply of booze. -
Gary Shteyngart, author, The Russian Debutante’s Handbook

“Pete’s Store Reading Series is by far the best series in Brooklyn, at the best bar.
It's the KGB of Brooklyn!” -
Joanna Yas, Editor, Open City Magazine & Books

"It's never been clear to me who Pete is, but there is no finer place to give -- or hear -- a reading in this city." -
Robert Polito- Author, Savage Art, and Director, The New School MFA writing program

“I liked reading at Pete’s so much, I did it twice. No wait—three times. They must be sick
of me by now.” -
Dale Peck, author, Martin and John

"I love Pete's Candy Store. I love to read at Pete's Candy Store. I love to listen to other people read at Pete's Candy Store. I love to drink a few beers after a reading at Pete's Candy Store. The writers are some of my favorite writers. The beer is some of my favorite beer. Pete's Reading Series is top of the heap, though I have yet to encounter any fucking candy."
- Sam Lipsyte, author, Home Land
 


January 24
Jim Shepard
Jami Attenberg

February 7
Andre Aciman
Zachary Lazar

February 21
Porochista Khakpour
Jonathan Pappas

March 6
Samantha Hunt
Charles Bock

March 20
Amelia Kahaney
Shelley Salamensky

April 3
Yannick Murphy
Tod Wodicka
Anna Solomon


April 17
A. M. Homes
Fiona Maazel


May 1
Amity Gaige
V.V. Ganeshananthan

May 15
Heidi Julavits
Edward Hardy

May 29
Susan Choi
Brendan I. Koerner








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(718) 302 - 3770