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9/27/2018

On Thursday, October 11th, Mickey Z. will read and perform excerpts from her latest, greatest collection -- Space Academy 1 2 3 (Koyama Press). Cathy G. Johnson will be there, too, with copies of Summer Travel Zine. The fun begins at 7pm.

On Friday, October 19, the legendary Matthew Thurber will be at Ada Books to talk about and point at projected images of his most recent work. There will be stacks of his new book, Art Comic (Drawn & Quarterly) available to peruse and/or purchase. This fun also begins at 7pm. Don't just come to one, come to both!

Sad Trombone

8/27/2018

Ada Books will be closed every Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday through Thanksgiving, 2018.

a rare summer reading

8/3/2018

Thirii Myo Kyaw Myint

Join us for a rare summer reading at Ada Books featuring stories by Thirii Myo Kyaw Myint and Dennis James Sweeney and poems by Alexis Almeida. We might also have a kiddy pool full of sangria! (Just don't soak your feet in it.) See you at 6pm!

summer poems

6/27/2018

Alexandra Mattraw

On July 10th, at 7pm, come watch the words fall out of the mouths of four great poets: Alexandra Mattraw, Mary-Kim Arnold, Annie Won, and our, beloved Kate Schapira.

Mary-Kim Arnold

adventures of a reluctant landlady...

6/11/2018

Tuesday, June 12, at 7pm, come see and hear Vikki Warner read from her book (pictured above.) It's gonna be awesome!

stranger stories

5/4/2018

On Thursday, May 10th, at 7pm, a new series begins at Ada Books: Stranger Stories, featuring non-fiction writing on the theme of "Firsts." Readers Victoria Wasylak, Erica Laros, Jennifer Geller, Lucy Bates, and Michael Crowley will be sharing their own absolutely true stories. Hosted by: Fallon Masterson and Judee Burr. Everybody remembers their first time. Don't you?

may days

5/1/2018

Hello, Ada-ites! Here's what's happening in May:

On Friday, May 4th, Pattie McCarthy (and Guest) will read poems at you. The usual swanky foodstuffs will be available for snacking. The fun begins at 6pm!

On Thursday, May 10th, at 7pm, a new series begins at Ada Books: Stranger Stories, featuring non-fiction. More details later.

On Saturday, May 12th, Rita Bulwinkel will read from her new book of stories, Belly Up (pictured above.) Local wundurkind Joanna Howard will be her very special guest. The fun will begin at 6pm.

And on Sunday, May 20, Publicly Complex presents Tommy Pico & Joe Osmundson. What are they doing in Providence of all places? Come to Ada Books and find out. The fun begins at 6pm!

Public Complexities

4/8/2018

Two readings this month! First. . .

On Saturday, April 20, Kathline Carr, Rachel Hughes, & Diane Exavier will read selections from their pages. The free fun begins at 6pm! Nextly. . .

On FRIDAY, April 27th, also at 6pm, Lillian-Yvonne Bertram & Chaun Webster unleash lyrics of their own. There will be the usual uncomfortable chairs and substandard snacks at each event. Come for the spirit of it and bring your yay-game!

March 31st, 2018

3/31/2018

Sorry, bunnies, but Ada is closed on Easter!

March 11th, 2018

3/11/2018

On Thursday, March 22, 7pm, see and hear four incomparable authors at Ada Books:

Steven Seidenberg is the author of Situ (Black Sun Lit), Null Set (Spooky Actions Books), Itch (Raw Art Press), and numerous chapbooks of verse and aphorism. His collections of photographs include Pipevalve: Berlin (Lodima Press) and Kanazawa Void (Daylight Books, forthcoming 2018).

Mary-Kim Arnold is a poet, writer, and visual artist. Litany for the Long Moment, her book-length experimental essay, was selected by Carla Harryman for the 2016 Essay Press Prize. Other writings have appeared in Hyperallergic, The Georgia Review, The Rumpus, and elsewhere. Arnold lives in Rhode Island with her husband and children.

Mairéad Byrne emigrated from Ireland to the United States in 1994. Her books include Nelson & The Huruburu Bird (Wild Honey Press), Talk Poetry (Miami University Press), SOS Poetry (/ubu editions), The Best of (What’s Left of) Heaven (Publishing Genius), You Have to Laugh: New & Selected Poems (Barrow Street), Famosa na sua cabeça, selected and translated by Dirceu Villa (Dobra Editorial), also Jennifer’s Family (Schilt), with photographer Louisa Marie Summer. She earned a PhD in Theory and Cultural Studies (Purdue University) and works as Professor of Poetry & Poetics at Rhode Island School of Design in Providence.

Sara Wintz is the author of WALKING ACROSS A FIELD WE ARE FOCUSED ON AT THIS TIME NOW (Ugly Duckling Presse) and The Lauras (sus press). She's a contributing editor of Ugly Duckling Presse’s performance art sourcebook EMERGENCY INDEX. A staff writer for the Poetry Foundation’s blog, Harriet, since 2013, she’s contributed interviews with established and emerging writers such as Dodie Bellamy, Matthew Zapruder, Cheena Marie Lo, Marianne Morris, and Adam Fitzgerald.