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KGB Bar & Lit Mag

KGB Bar & Lit Mag KGB Bar & Lit Mag is a unique bar and grill located on E 4th Street, offering not only delicious food and drink options but also showcasing new and emerging writers with their Sunday Night Fiction. This literary establishment is also open to submissions, providing an opportunity for anyone to share their stories, essays, features, and reviews. Keep an eye out for their upcoming events featuring readings by talented poets and authors or just stop by for a drink and enjoy the cozy atmosphere.
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Sunday Night Fiction Spring Season Finale!Sun. May 19 @ 7 PM – Free!Join us for an evening of readings from contributors...
05/13/2019

Sunday Night Fiction Spring Season Finale!
Sun. May 19 @ 7 PM – Free!
Join us for an evening of readings from contributors of KGB Bar Lit Magazine: Readers: Dan Callahan, Suzanne Dottino, Chris Molnar, Ben Shields

Dan Callahan is the author of Barbara Stanwyck: The Miracle Woman (2012), Vanessa: The Life of Vanessa Redgrave (2014), The Art of American Screen Acting, 1912-1960 (2018), The Art of American Screen Acting, 1960 to Today (2019), and the novel That Was Something (2018). He has written cultural criticism for Sight & Sound, The Village Voice, Nylon, Criterion, New York Magazine, and many other publications

Suzanne Dottino writes fiction and plays. She is a founder of KGB Bar Lit Mag and Drama Editor for SpringHouse Journal. She has completed a collection of short stories “I Love the Way You Lie, and working on a psychological thriller My Mental Movie http://www.suzannedottino.com

Chris Molnar lives in lower Manhattan and has written for The Shadow, among other publications. In 2014 he co-founded the Writer’s Block, the first independent bookstore in Las Vegas. He curates the Unpublishable reading series at Powerhouse Arena, and recently completed a novel entitled Hellscape.

Ben Shields is the Managing Editor of KGB Bar Lit Mag. He is a writer of fiction and poetry, and his journalism and critical work have appeared in Bookforum, LA Review of Books, and Hyperallergic.

Questions: contact [email protected]

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When Dr. Aurelio-Garcia-Fusco received word from his Auntie in Cuba that his mother had died, he called the director at the Mission Barrio Adento clinic to say he would not be in for work that day, “Who told you?” the suddenly alert director demanded. The panic in the director’s voice was all ...

05/13/2019
Poetry Foundation & Poetry Magazine picks up Sébastien Bernard's review of Anne Carson's Bakkhai at KGB Bar & Lit Mag! C...
04/20/2019

Poetry Foundation & Poetry Magazine picks up Sébastien Bernard's review of Anne Carson's Bakkhai at KGB Bar & Lit Mag! Congrats Sébastien :)

At KGB Bar Lit, Sébastien Bernard reviews Anne Carson's translation of Euripides' Bakkhai (New Directions, 2017), writing that it is "all one would expect of her work: modern, frisky, precise, dense, completely original, and absolutely...

04/17/2019

Issue 01
S*x & Money
KGBBarLit.com
In “Recovered Memory,” Bruce Benderson explores the underworlds of urban life and the unconscious mind.

Janet Capron smashes political cliches with every sentence in “Gratified Desire,” making the case for reimagining s*x itself.

Karina Longworth, in conversation with Jake Greenberg, talks about her new book, Seduction, on the life of Howard Hughes, and the indefinite hiatus of her popular podcast You Must Remember This.

In Josip Novakovich's novel excerpt, "Real Rubles," an American in Russia meets a Ukrainian and the communication becomes anxious.

"Variations on the Topic of Eros”: a series by Catalonian poet Oriol Roche, his first poems available in English.

EASTER SUNDAY at KGB BAR  KGB Comix Night is more than just a night of free entertainment—we also have a fun raffle with...
04/17/2019

EASTER SUNDAY at KGB BAR
KGB Comix Night is more than just a night of free entertainment—we also have a fun raffle with awesome prizes! A $5 donation will get you a raffle ticket. Raffle proceeds are split between the hosts and readers.

Co-hosted by Robyn Chapman and Robin Enrico

Mark Wang is an Illustrator and comic artist
https://markwangillustration.com

Chris Russo is a Brooklyn-based illustrator, cartoonist, and designer.

Born and raised in China, Yinfan Huang is a New York-based illustrator who creates joyful, whimsical work for children’s books
http://www.yinfanhuang.com

Jonathan Rotsztain is a Toronto-based artist, writer, and dreamer and one half of ALL CAPS Design. m

illustration, editorial, drawings, cartooning, books, art, cover, gig poster, mark wang, markwang, design, conceptual

03/31/2019

Sun, March 31 at 7 PM - TONIGHT:
Donna Baier Stein is the author of The Silver Baron’s Wife
Terese Svoboda
Lynn Lurie is the author of Museum of Stones
questions: contact [email protected]

Pitchaya Sudbanthad reads from Bangkok Wakes to Rain, Sunday, March 17 at 7 PM - Free! Questions: contact Suzannedottino...
03/12/2019

Pitchaya Sudbanthad reads from Bangkok Wakes to Rain,
Sunday, March 17 at 7 PM - Free! Questions: contact [email protected]

03/05/2019

Raymond Strom and Gina Marie Guadagnino read at KGB Sunday March 10 @ 7 PM - Free!

Sunday March 3, 7 PM - Readers: Evan James  Mark Mayer’sJosip Novakovichquestions: contact suzannedottino@gmail.com
03/02/2019

Sunday March 3, 7 PM -
Readers: Evan James
Mark Mayer’s
Josip Novakovich
questions: contact [email protected]

02/22/2019

Sunday Feb 24 2 7 PM - Free Drink Tickets!
Join us for a fabulous reading from some of the amazing contributors in SPR 9:
St. Petersburg Review
ISSUE 9!

Readers include:
Teresa Carmody, Ru Freeman, Laura McCarty, Larissa Shmailo, Katherine Vaz, and Katherine Young reading Akram Aylisli.

Drink tickets for the first 25 people. It’s going to be fun!

http://www.artfarmnebraska.org/residency.html Sunday February 17 at 7 PM - come to an evening of readings from residents...
02/12/2019

http://www.artfarmnebraska.org/residency.html Sunday February 17 at 7 PM - come to an evening of readings from residents at Art Farm Nebraska! questions contact: [email protected]

Art Farm’s artist residency program is for professionals, emerging or established, in all areas of the arts, humanities, and areas related: offering accommodations and studio space to pursue their art in exchange for a contribution of labor of 12 hours per week to help renovate and maintain Art Fa...

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85 E 4th Street
New York, NY
10003

To reach the bar and bar & grill located at E 4th Street in New York, one can take the subway and get off at the Astor Place station. From there, head east on East 8th Street until reaching Second Avenue. Turn right onto Second Avenue and continue south until reaching E 4th Street. The bar will be on the left-hand side.

For those driving or parking, it is recommended to use a GPS navigation system as parking may be limited in the area.

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KGB Bar & Lit Mag is a hidden gem located on E 4th Street in New York. This bar and grill not only offers a cozy atmosphere for drinks and food, but also showcases the finest contemporary fiction from new and emerging writers every Sunday night. The Fiction Curator, Suzanne Dottino, ensures that the literary offerings are top-notch. Additionally, KGB Bar & Lit Mag has its own literary magazine and is always looking for submissions of stories, essays, features, and reviews. Recently, Sébastien Bernard's review of Anne Carson's Bakkhai was picked up by Poetry Foundation & Poetry Magazine after being featured at KGB Bar & Lit Mag. The latest issue of the magazine explores the theme of "Sex & Money" with contributions from Bruce Benderson, Janet Capron, Karina Longworth, Josip Novakovich and Catalonian poet Oriol Roche. With such a diverse range of literary offerings and events, KGB Bar & Lit Mag is definitely worth checking out for anyone who loves literature or just wants to enjoy a drink in a unique setting.

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