• Celebrate Five Years of LIC Reading Series With Us

    Join Our Livestream Event on The Virtual Book Channel

    Founded in April 2015, the LIC Reading Series brings three writers to LIC Bar in Long Island City, Queens, New York, every month, for stories of Queens, readings, and a lively panel discussion.

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    This is an edited recording of a Literary Hub Virtual Book Channel live online event on May 2, 2020, hosted by LIC Reading Series founder Catherine LaSota. Buy the books of LIC Reading Series alumni directly from our partner the Astoria Bookshop, or through their storefront on bookshop.org, where you can find a full list of alumni books.

    Featured guests:
    Megan Abbott
    Jennifer Baker
    Marie-Helene Bertino
    Julie Buntin
    Jessie Chaffee
    Ryan Chapman
    Scott Cheshire
    Sarah Gerard
    David Burr Gerrard
    Nicole Haroutunian
    Morgan Jerkins
    Paul Lisicky
    Carley Moore
    Tracy O’Neill
    Josephine Rowe
    Amy Shearn
    Justin Taylor
    Jason Tougaw
    Catherine LaSota and family
    Nadine Santoro—LIC Reading Series intern
    Gustavo Rodriguez—LIC Bar
    Lexi Beach—The Astoria Bookshop

    This event is made possible in part by the Queens Council on the Arts with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Theme music by Pat Irwin and video editing by Karl Jacob. Find more LIC Reading Series content via the LIC Reading Series podcast, as well as video conversations between our alumni in partnership with Literary Hub Virtual Book Channel. Learn more about The Resort LIC, the new writers space in Queens managed by the founders of LIC Reading Series.

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    The Virtual Book Channel
    The Virtual Book Channel
    Launched during the coronavirus pandemic as virtual literary communities began emerging in vital and unexpected ways, The Virtual Book Channel seeks to provide the best possible platforms for writers to reach their readers. The VBC (aka “The Veeb”) is a curated channel that archives live-streamed programming through partnerships with independent bookstores, literary festivals, authors' WFH spaces, and more.





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