Paul Auster Reading and Signing

508 4th Avenue,Asbury Park NJ 07712

20 November, 2022

Description

Asbury Book Cooperative and the Stephen Crane House proudly present award-winning author, Paul Autser to read from and sign copies of his newest book, Burning Boy: The Life and Work of Stephen Crane. Auster will give a talk and take audience questions. Ticket price includes a paperback copy of Burning Boy and other Auster titles will be for sale. MASKS ARE REQUIRED FOR ATTENDEES OF THIS EVENT. Free street parking is available near The Stephen Crane House. Paul Auster is the bestselling author of 4 3 2 1, Sunset Park, Invisible, The Book of Illusions, and The New York Trilogy, among many other works. In 2006 he was awarded the Prince of Asturias Prize for Literature. Among his other honors are the Prix Médicis Étranger for Leviathan, the Independent Spirit Award for the screenplay of Smoke, and the Premio Napoli for Sunset Park. In 2012, he was the first recipient of the NYC Literary Honors in the category of fiction. He has also been a finalist for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award (The Book of Illusions), the PEN/Faulkner Award (The Music of Chance), the Edgar Award (City of Glass), and the Man Booker Prize (4 3 2 1). He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and a Commandeur de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. His work has been translated into more than forty languages. He lives in Brooklyn, New York. About The Asbury Book Cooperative The Asbury Book Cooperative is an independent, community-run bookstore that serves as a literary hub and community space in the vibrant and diverse shore town of Asbury Park, New Jersey. Join us in this project of community leadership, economic democracy, and BOOKS! 644 Cookman Ave. Asbury Park asburybookcoop.org @asbury_book_cooperative on IG About the Stephen Crane House One of the oldest standing houses in the city of Asbury Park, NJ — and the only surviving residence in the United States that boasts a direct association with the celebrated author of “The Red Badge of Courage” — the historic Stephen Crane House serves as the headquarters of the Asbury Park Historical Society, the nonprofit organization that has welcomed thousands of visitors to the onetime home of the 19th century novelist, journalist, short story writer and poet. Built in 1878, and named in 2015 to the National Register of Historic Places, the house at 508 Fourth Avenue was the official residence of Stephen Crane (1871-1900) between June 1883 and August 1892, and remained under the ownership of Crane family members until 1899. The aspiring author would write his first short story and early poems while living at the house with his well-known mother Mary Helen Peck Crane, and would spend his summer breaks from school learning his craft as a correspondent for his brother Townley Crane’s news service. Known at various times in its history as Arbutus Cottage and the Hotel Florence, the house was rescued from condemnation and possible demolition in the late 1990s, and rechristened as a museum and cultural venue dedicated to the legacy of Crane and the early history of Asbury Park. The Stephen Crane House offers drop-in open house tour hours for individual visitors and small groups, Sundays from 12 to 2 pm or by appointment. Larger groups representing schools, clubs, and historical societies can arrange a tour via The Stephen Crane House on Facebook, or by calling 732-361-0189. Information is also available on use of the Crane House for meetings, film/video shoots and other special events — and the building’s in-house Lecture Room Theatre regularly hosts such public-welcome cultural offerings as classic film screenings, plays, poetry readings, and music programs. Now under the stewardship of the Historical Society, the Stephen Crane House remains a work-in-progress renovation and preservation project, for which donations of funds or historic artifacts and memorabilia are welcomed. Join us as we carry on the effort to preserve and maintain this unique cultural gem and community resource. 508 Fourth Avenue, Asbury Park, NJ 07712 • 732-361-0189