Spaceman Blues

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010

Editor, writer, and musician Brian Francis Slattery takes readers on a headlong trip to the end of the world in his chaotic debut novel, Spaceman Blues. The story presents a hallucinatory vision of New York City and its many colorful subcultures.

Spaceman Blues is available for purchase at amazon.com

Events: Brian Francis Slattery will be at a book release party
Friday, August 10 at 8:30 pm
There will be music by the Mud Brothers at 10 pm
Sunny’s
253 Conover Street, between Read and Beard Streets
Red Hook, Brooklyn
This event is free.

Brian Francis Slattery will be reading and signing books
Thursday, September 13
Barbes
376 9th Street, at 6th Avenue
Park Slope, Brooklyn
There will be performances by John Pinamonti, Charlie Shaw, Rima Fand, and others.

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