The always funny Dan Wilbur, creator of the hilarious site Better Book Titles, presents the live show inspired by his creation. It’s free, it has a great lineup and it’s conveniently located in the continental United States. So, in other words, be there or be the kind of square who stays home reading a book to your cat.

Here’s the info:

BETTER BOOK CLUB:
Comedians and authors discuss the novel Mr. Peanut on the first live show presented by Betterbooktitles.com

NEW YORK, NY- Tired of the humdrum guests at your local book club? Want to read a book with a little more oomph than some old romance novel? Why not join comedians and authors as they discuss a new piece of fiction other book clubs are too scared to touch? Hosted by Better Book Titles creator, Dan Wilbur, the Better Book Club will feature stand-up, a panel discussion of this month’s book, and an audience Q&A.

w/ Special Guests:

Adam Ross (Author of Mr. Peanut and Ladies and Gentlemen)
Kambri Crews (Author of Burn Down the Ground, a new memoir about growing up in Texas with a Dad who tried to kill her mom.)
Christian Finnegan (Husband of Kambri Crews. Comedian from “Are We There Yet?” on TBS and his own Comedy Central Special, Au Contraire)

Hosted by Dan Wilbur (Betterbooktitles.com, Onion News Network on IFC)

Subjects up for discussion for Oct. 19th: the dark side of marriage, meta-fiction, eating disorders, Alfred Hitchcock, video game writing, and terrible vacations.

About this month’s book, Mr. Peanut (2010): David Pepin is caught with his hands in his wife’s mouth, force-feeding (or retrieving?) a lethal serving of peanuts she’s allergic to. The two detectives on the case? Real-life possible wife-murderer, Dr. Sam Sheppard and his partner Ward Hastroll, a re-envisioning of the murderer in Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window. Listed in the New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2010. Subjects up for discussion: the dark side of marriage, meta-fiction, Alfred Hitchcock, video game writing, and terrible vacations.

**Buy the book here and come prepared to join the discussion**

http://adam-ross.com/buy-the-book/

Housing Works Bookstore Cafe
126 Crosby St. New York, NY
Wednesday, October 19th @ 7:00 PM
FREE!

For more info, call Housing Works @ 212-334-3324

About Housing Works: Housing Works Bookstore Cafe is one of downtown New York’s most vital cultural institutions, presenting an eclectic mix of events — from readings and concerts to comedy nights and storytelling competitions – featuring many of today’s most exciting artists. The bookstore is staffed almost entirely by volunteers and 100 percent of its profits go to Housing Works, Inc., which provides housing, healthcare, job training, and advocacy for New Yorkers living with HIV/AIDS. As an independent cultural center, it offers patrons a unique opportunity to join the fight against AIDS and homelessness simply by buying or donating books; eating at our cafe; coming to concerts, readings, and special events; or volunteering on our staff.

About Better Book Titles: A website devoted to revising classics and contemporary books with new humorous titles (Hamlet become “Ghost Dad”; The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo becomes “This is The First Book I’ve Read in Six Years”) Betterbooktitles.com has been featured in Glamour, Details, Entertainment Weekly, The New Yorker, Huffington Post, BBC Radio and NPR. The book version of Better Book Titles will be published with Perigee (a Penguin imprint) in the fall of 2012.

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