Ultimate BEA Party Guide 2011

COMING SOON...THE 2012 BEA PARTY GUIDE!!!

BEA (BookExpo America) kicks off next week in New York City, and EvilReads has a list of the best parties. Or at least the best ones open to the public.

Monday, May 23

Young to Publishing Group's "BEA on a Boat." The Frying Pan. Pier 66 at West 26th Street and the West Side Highway. Special guests: Do you need any? IT'S ON A BOAT, MOTHERF****R! 6pm-9pm. No cover (RSVP requested).

Electric Literature and Flavorpill. Le Bain on the rooftop of the Standard Hotel. 444 West 13th Street. Special guest: Harper Perennial. 6pm-10pm. No cover.

Digital Book World Meetup. Bourbon Street Bar & Grille. 346 West 46th Street. 6pm-whenever. No cover.

Literati-a-Go-Go and NBCC BEA Cocktail Party. NYU Creative Writing Center. 58 West 10th Street. 7pm-9pm. No cover (RSVP requested).

Indie Presses Celebrate Indie Booksellers. Holiday Inn rooftop pooldeck. 440 West 57th Street. 9pm-12am. No cover (RSVP requested; open to ABA members w/ BEA badges only).

Tuesday, May 24

7x20x21. Javits Center, Midtown Insight Stage. Special guests: Ami Grecko, Ryan Chapman, Colson Whitehead, Rita Meade, Kevin Smokler, Ben Greenman. 3:30pm-5pm. No cover (BEA badge required). Rumored to be the only BEA panel with an open bar.

Official BEA Tweetup. TBD (watch hashtag #bookexpo for more details). No cover.

Bob Dylan's 70th Birthday Party. Bar 116. 116 Macougal Street. Special guest: June Skinner Sawyer, author of Bob Dylan: New York. (Sadly, Bob Dylan will not be in attendance.) 5pm-8pm. No cover.

Bookrageous. Lolita Bar. 266 Broom Street. Special guests: Lev Grossman, Emily St. John Mandel, Adam Ross, Timothy Schaffert, Catherynne M. Valente, and Scott Westerfeld. 8pm-10pm. No cover. "Limited" open bar.

Knopf Author Showcase. powerHouse Arena. 37 Main Street, Brooklyn. Special guests: Karen Russell, Jim Shepard, Ben Marcus, and Sloane Crosley. 9pm-9:30pm. No cover.

Soho Press BEA Party. HousingWorks Bookstore Cafe. 126 Crosby Street. 8pm-10pm. No cover. Open bar.

Wednesday, May 25

Granta Magazine "F Word Launch Party." Paragraph. 35 W 14th Street. Special Guests: Julie Otsuka and Francine Prose. 6:30pm-8pm. No cover.

Literary Death Match. Le Poisson Rouge. 158 Bleeker Street. Special Guests: Michael Showalter, Dave Hill, Daniel Nayeri, Hilary Hamann, Jenny Slate, Mira Ptacin, Barbara Browning. 6:30pm-9pm. $15 cover (discounted tickets on sale now).

GoodReads Book Club. HousingWorks Bookstore Cafe. 126 Crosby Street. Special guests: Jennifer Egan and Care Bears on Fire. 7pm-9pm. $10 cover (tickets on sale now).

BEA Blogger Dinner. Dallas BBQ (Times Square location). 241 West 42nd Street. 9pm-whenever. No cover (RSVP requested).

Literary Death Match After-Party. VON. 3 Bleeker Street. 9pm-whenever. No cover.

Rare Bird Lit Community Party. The powerHouse Arena. 37 Main Street, Brooklyn. Special guests: Tijuana Gift Shop, Kensington, Melville House, 826NYC, FILTER Magazine. 9:30pm-11:30pm. No cover ($25 tickets for private lounge available on-site). Open bar.

Flavorpill DJ Night. Veronica People's. 105 Franklin Street, Brooklyn. Special guests: Russ Marshalek (it's his birthday, y'all). 9:30pm-12:30am. No cover. "Limited" open bar.

Thursday, May 26

Book Blogger Convention Reception. Javits Center. 3pm-5pm. No cover (open to BEA/BBC attendees only). 

Friday, May 27

Red Lemonade Launch. WORD. 126 Franklin Street, Brooklyn. 7:30pm-8:30pm. No cover.

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What about those invitation-only parties, like the super-exclusive shin-dig taking place in Jonathan Franzen's walk-in weed freezer Wednesday evening? Publishers Lunch has a guide to invite-only parties for Publishers Marketplace members and would-be party crashers.

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Looking for readings in NYC BEA week (as opposed to parties), check out the exhaustive list at BookExpoAmerica.com featuring Charlaine Harris, Jimmy Fallon, and more.

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Did we miss one? Add yours in the comments!

Comments

[Marley]

It's not official, but Russ Marshalek and I will be DJ-ing at Veronica People's Club if you want to chill right across from Word Brooklyn and drink some drinks with fun book people.

[Andrew Shaffer]

OK, added it!

[Bill]

Thanks for the list!

[The Girl from the Ghetto]

Evil Wylie, you rock for sharing this list with all of us!

[Sound Track Series]

Stories. Songs. Stories about songs.

Thursday May 26, 2011 at (Le) Poisson Rouge
158 Bleecker [between Thompson & Sullivan]
Doors open at 6:30pm, event begins at 7pm
Drinks & debauchery to follow.
No cover.

Track Listing:
Julie Kraut - Keep the Car Running/Arcade Fire
Jon Baker - I Wanna Dance with Somebody/Whitney Houston
Lane Moore - Little Red Riding Hood/Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs
Matthew Trumbull - Look Away/Chicago
Marc Landers/Gonna Make You Sweat/C+C Music Factory

[buy runescape gold]

at least the best ones open to the public.