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Accra Noir (Ghana)

Accra joins Lagos, Nairobi, Marrakech, and Addis Ababa in representing the African continent in the Noir Series arena.

Tigerbelle: The Wyomia Tyus Story

A timely memoir about world record–breaking Tyus’s 1964 and 1968 Olympic victories, amid the turbulence of the 1960s, along with contemporary reflections.

Boom Chicago Presents the 30 Most Important Years in Dutch History

An exciting history of the improv group you’ve never heard of that changed comedy in America—this is the story of Boom Chicago in Amsterdam as told by its founders and most famous alumni! Featuring a foreword by Seth Meyers and a backword by Jordan Peele.

*While supplies last, paperbacks ordered through the website will include a bookplate SIGNED by Andrew Moskos, Pep Rosenfeld, Matt Diehl, and Saskia Maas!

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Marianne Leone — JP Literary Salon (Jamaica Plain, MA)

1/14/25, 7:00pm

Marianne Leone presents Five-Dog Epiphany; also reading: Randy Susan Meyers, author of The Many Mothers of Ivy Puddingstone The JP Literary Salon presented by Papercuts & the Loring-Greenough House Free RSVP: papercutsjp.com/events

Billy Childish & Ted Kessler — City Lights (VIRTUAL)

1/18/25, 11:00am

Billy Childish & Ted Kessler present To Ease My Troubled Mind, in conversation with Guy Picciotto of Fugazi (VIRTUAL event, 11:00am PT/2:00pm ET/7:00pm UK)

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