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.
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.
