Beginning this month, the New York Public Library is hosting a free lunchtime reading series at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building's Astor Hall that "aims to give busy book lovers something of an espresso-bar option," the New York Times reported. NYPL Books at Noon will feature a half-hour reading, followed by a 10-minute q&a.
"The event is standing-room only, and no actual coffee will be permitted," the Times noted, adding that the writers scheduled for the 10-week series include P.J. O'Rourke, Joyce Carol Oates, Colm Toibin and Michael Cunningham.
"This is your literary fix at lunch," said Jessica Strand, a donor programming manager at the library who organized the series. "Part of the idea is people coming into the library just happen upon it."
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