She's back and she's better than ever! Ottessa Moshfegh returns for a fanfuckingtabuloustic reading from her new collected stories, HOMESICK FOR ANOTHER WORLD (pictured above). When, you ask? When? When? When, you pant? See below!

Ottessa Moshfegh will read from and sign upon her new book on Friday, January 27th, at 7pm. The books and the wine will go fast, so get there early (and buy two!)

Merry Christmas, Gleeful Hanukkah, and while we're at it, Happy New Year! Here's a list of Ada's special holiday hours:

December 24th - Noon till 4pm

December 25th - Closed

December 26th - Closed

December 31st - Noon till 4pm

January 1st - Closed

If the day isn't listed, it means it's operating under regular business hours which can be found on the home page. See you around!

Rhode Island poet (and, ahem, Poet Laureate) Tina Cane will be reading from her limited-edition book Dear Elena (beautifully printed at DWRI Letterpress) on Friday, December 2nd, at 6pm. Please join us for this free and awesome event! And. . .

And, on Saturday, December 3, be absorbed into the poetry and prose of Vanessa Jimenez Gabb and Desiree Bailey while wine, cheese, and cookies are absorbed into you. The fun begins at 6pm. Don't miss it!

Mary Cappello has a new book (Life Breaks In: A Mood Almanack), and she's going to share some of it with you this Saturday, November 12, at 6pm. Plus: Lee Ann Brown will read some poems, wine will be poured into plastic cups, cheese and crackers will tumble into gullets.

November 19th sees a book launch for Vital Little Plans: The Short Works of Jane Jacobs at Ada Books. Editors Samuel Zipp and Nathan Storring will be on hand to discuss the works and possibly read from them. There will be lots of copies for you to buy, if that's your thing, and some kind of refreshments will make their presence known. The fun will get started at 6pm. See you there!

On Saturday, October 22nd, two Albany poets, Matthew Klane & James Belflower, will uncork art from their lungs while you sit in wonderment, silently trying to get a hold of yourself. Snacks and drinks will be provided. It's free and the fun starts at 6pm. Don't dis it!

Cheena Marie Lo and Tommy Pico will materialize at Ada to read from their work on Thursday, October 13. Wine and cheese will make itself available at a discrete but reachable distance from your seat. Let's do this!

Ada Books is putting on three awesome events this weekend to coincide with RIPExpo. First, the folks from 2dcloud will stop by for a reading/showing of their new books featuring Ben Passmore, Benjamin Urkowitz, Cybele Collins +Tommi Parrish. That'll get going at 4pm.

​Then, at 7pm, the editors of ​Selfish, a female-identified memoir magazine, reading from and presenting about their publication (latest issue pictured below).

On Saturday, at 6pm, Ada Books is proud to present New England legend Greg Cook who'll be here reading from and discussing his newest book, Friends Is Friends, published by First Second.

And don't forget to check out RIPExpo, now in its third year, going strong and getting every more awsome all the time!

On Sunday, September 18th, join Ada Books, Riverzedge Arts, and Synecdoche Books for an awesome lineup of readers including, but perhaps not limited to: Sarah Cooke, Oliver Strand, Mark Baumer (w/William Keller), Ada Smailbegovic and the Students of Riverzedge Arts. The fun begins at 5pm. See you there!

Here's what's up in September at Ada Books:

the 9th -- Ada's 10th anniversary/thank you party! Celebrate Ada's continued sur-thrival from 6 - 9 in the evening.

the 10th -- Claire Donato and Vi Khi Nao make poetry in your ears! Join us for the kick off of another awesome Publicly Complex Reading Series at 6pm.

the 18th -- River's Edge Reading featuring lots of mystery people. 5pm

the 23rd -- Get Selfish (a feminist memoir magazine) reading and presentation. 7pm

the 24th -- Greg Cook reading from, talking about and signing on his new comic Friends Is Friends at 6pm.

Ada turns 10 next month! (That's like 50 in human years.) Stop by and celebrate with us on Friday, September 9th, from 6 to 9 in the evening. There'll be beer and lemonade and savory hand pies and cake (of course) and prizes and games and good feelings all around. And if you can't make it on that day, come in any time just to say hello or to buy yourself a present because you deserve it, dammit!