Rally Reading Series

The heart of a march in the body of a reading series--the Rally offers a whole new helping of literary discourse 1st Thursdays, 7pm at Pete's Candy Store.

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Sincere thanks to @PeninaRoth , @JonnyDiamond, and @lithub for helping to bring this piece into this unrecognizable place.

[Literary Hub @lithub]

"We were scared. It had been a long, hot, nervous summer, and now, in the thick of fall, it was hard to even recognize the world." @RyDMatthews on the birth of @rallyreading.
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Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by joining us as we kick off election season on Oct 3rd, at 7pm! Featuring John Manuel Arias, Prachi Gupta (@prachigu), and Anjali Khosla (@_anjalikhosla). Going to be a hell of a night!! Link in bio

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The Rally marches on!! Join us as we kick off election season on Oct. 3rd at 7pm. We’ll be featuring the staggering talents of John Manuel Arias, @prachigu, and @_anjalikhosla for readings and action at @PetesCandyStore. Going to be a great night!! For more visit the link in bio!

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@BenPurkert So great to have you, Ben - thanks for joining us!! 💙

[Ben Purkert @BenPurkert]

Being a writer is so often isolating and lonely but then sometimes you get to stand on stage and toss out your words to good folks in a good venue with prominent lightbulbs and here is a photo of said thing

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The ultimate measure of a person is not where they stand in moments of comfort & convenience, but where they stand on joining us at @petescandystore as we kick off our new season on 9/5, at 7pm! Featuring the  talents of @nellfreuden, @BenPurkert, and Megan Nolan. Link in bio!

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Join us on 9/5 at 7pm at @petescandystore with Megan Nolan, whose debut, Acts of Desperation, has been translated into 13 languages & nominated for The Dylan Thomas Prize. Her 2nd novel, Ordinary Human Failings, was shortlisted for The Gordon Burn Prize, the Orwell Prize, & more!

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Join us on 9/5 at 7pm at @petescandystore to kick off our new season with @BenPurkert, whose debut novel, The Men Can’t Be Saved, was named one of @VanityFair's Top 20 Books of 2023. His writing has appeared in @NewYorker, @thenation, @Slate , & @WSJ.

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Join us on 9/5 at 7pm at @petescandystore to kick off our new season of readings and actions with @nellfreuden, author of the novels Lost and Wanted, The Newlyweds, & The Dissident, & story collection Lucky Girls. Named one of @NewYorker “20 under 40."

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Come through on Thursday, Sept. 5th at 7pm as we kick off election season with readings and action at @PetesCandyStore, featuring the divine work of @nellfreuden, @BenPurkert, & @_anjalikhosla. Going to be one hell of a night!!

Link in bio!

[Rally Reading Series @RallyReading]

The Rally marches on!! Join us as we kick off election season on Sept. 5th at 7pm. We’ll be featuring the staggering talents of @nellfreuden, @BenPurkert, & @_anjalikhosla for readings and action at @PetesCandyStore. Going to be a great night!!

Link in bio!

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Scenes from Thurs’s Rally! Featuring @ortile, @likethediner, @lezzdoothis & @briangresko. We raised money for queer & trans folks impacted by genocide via @TheMASGD, supporting, empowering, & connecting LGBTQ+ Muslims by challenging root causes of oppression. Donate at 🔗 in bio!

[Joseph Lezza @lezzdoothis]

Had the fortune to open for @likethediner and @ortile at last night’s @RallyReading. And, while I felt like The Wiggles opening for the Chromatica Ball, it was simply mesmerizing to watch these artists share their work and simply occupy space with them.

[Brian Gresko @briangresko]

Come on through!! We’ll be raising money to support the Muslim Alliance for Sexual & Gender Diversity!! 🌈

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Help us close out our season by celebrating Pride TONIGHT, June 6th at 7pm! Featuring the prodigious talents of @ortile, @likethediner, and @lezzdoothis. With special guest host, @briangresko! Going to be a hell of a night!!

[Joseph Lezza @lezzdoothis]

TOMORROW! Feat: @ortile and @likethediner, with guest host @briangresko. Pete’s Candy Store. Be there. @RallyReading

[Vine Leaves @VineLeavesPress]

Join Joseph Lezza (@lezzdoothis) tomorrow (6/6) at 7 pm ET during the @RallyReading at Pete's Candy Story in Brooklyn, NY.

For more info and for tickets: https://t.co/rZmcE2BeHR

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Join us June 6th at @petescandystore with @mattortile, author of the essay collection The Groom Will Keep His Name & co-editor of the nonfiction anthology Body Language. He's an editor, as well as a columnist, at @CNTraveler, & was  exec editor of @CatapultStory mag. Link in bio!

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Join us June 6th at @petescandystore with @lezzdoothis, a Pushcart-nominated writer, whose debut memoir in essays, I'm Never Fine: Scenes and Spasms on Loss (@VineLeavesPress), was a finalist for the 2024 Eric Hoffer Book Award & the 2021 Prize Americana in Prose. Link in bio!

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Join us June 6th at @petescandystore with @likethediner, a writer, actor, & musician who co-starred in @PoseOnFX, @NBCNewAmsterdam, & guest-starred on City On Fire (Apple TV). Her 2021 essay "He Made Affection Feel Simple" was published in @nytimes Modern Love. Link in bio!

[Joseph Lezza @lezzdoothis]

As a reminder, I’m on the lineup for the @RallyReading series this Thursday, 6/6, alongside @ortile and @likethediner. There will be words! And altruism! So, come on out to Williamsburg. We guarantee transcendence OR your money back.