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Reading at Bluestockings
Who: Marty Beckerman, Nick Antosca and Jackie Corley
When: Wednesday, October 22 @ 7 p.m.
Where: Bluestockings
172 Allen Street, New York, NY
About: Jackie Corley (The Suburban Swindle), Nick Antosca (Fires, Midnight Picnic) and Marty Beckerman (Generation S.L.U.T., Dumbocracy) read from their new books of cutting-edge fiction and political satire.
More info: Bluestockings event page
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