Europa Editions

EARTHLY POWERS was recently named a “book of a lifetime” by the leading UK newspaper, The Independent. The novel’s power is illustrated by the writer’s tale of a love story that started with the exchange of this book.

“About 15 years ago I gave a copy of this novel to a friend who was setting off on holiday, with an inscription saying that it was my favorite novel. A few days later, the phone rang. It was her, breathless with excitement. She’d just finished the book. We gabbled away, agreeing about all the ways in which we loved the book. A decade and a half later, both of us remember this call with strange clarity. She’s now my wife.”

Engaging readers from all walks of life, Burgess’ novel makes us confront our beliefs on love, friendship, and the adventure of life. The Europa edition of EARTHLY POWERS is available at all leading bookstores.

Read the full articleHERE!

Thad Ziolkowski with Sam Lipsyte at McNally Jackson on 5/21. 

The PEN World Voices Festival is this week in New York, and we love it because it is entirely about international literature. 

The more daring events include Monday’s A Clockwork Orange Operetta, performed cabaret-style, and “Elevator Repair Service” later in the week, when a theater ensemble will recite three great works of literature (The Great Gatsby, The Sound and the Fury, and The Sun Also Rises) … simultaneously. 

Meet Persepolis author Marjane Satrapi at the film screening on May 3. On Friday, Jennifer Egan will tell you “How to Create Your Own Rules.” 

And in 2009, The Elegance of the Hedgehog author Muriel Barbery talked about the development of character Paloma, among other things. 

Thad Ziolkowski On Tour This Week For ‘Wichita’

Wichita just came out, and Thad will be appearing at several New York City bookstores this month to read from it and sign your copies!

Here is the full lineup:

• On May 4th at 7:30, Europa’s Editor-in-chief, Michael Reynolds, will join Thad at Greenlight Bookstore in Brooklyn. The store, like Europa, was founded within the last decade, but is already one of the “best indie bookstores for NYC families.” A worthy honor!

• On May 19th, at 6 PM, he will read at the Peoples Republic of Brooklyn with Samantha Hunt and James Hannaham. Pratt’s Writing Program hosts this event for Lit Crawl, an annual literary celebration that tangles across the LES and East Village. The bar also hosts informal Monday night storytelling, KGB-style.  

• On May 21st, at 7 PM, he and Sam Lipsyte (whose novel Home Land was a New York Times Notable Book in 2005) will read at McNally Jackson. Events are held in a large downstairs room; the books are upstairs.  

• May 22nd, at 7 PM, Thad will conclude his “New York tour” at Greenpoint’s WORD with Dylan Hicks and David Gutowski.