Classics Events

OCTOBER 2014

• October 16, 8:00pm–11:00pm — Morbid Anatomy Museum @ 424 Third Avenue, Brooklyn
  With a title like “Headless Horseman Variety Show,” you know you’re in for a good time. This event at the Morbid Anatomy Museum will be hosted by Elizabeth L. Bradley, the editor for our new Penguin Classics edition of Washington Irving’s Legend of Sleepy Hollow, and will feature such irresistible happenings as a visit from the Headless Horseman, phrenology readings, and Elizabeth’s own “illustrated disquisition on ‘Kanye West’s Sleepy Hollow.’”
• October 21, 7:00pm — Book Passage @ 51 Tamal Vista Boulevard, Corte Madera CA
  Join Jessica Hische, illustrator and typographer extraordinaire, for an evening with the Drop Caps! Z for Zafón completes our series of 26 beautiful hardcover editions of classic and contemporary works, a collaboration between Jessica and Penguin Art Director Paul Buckley.
• October 22, 7:00pm — WORD Bookstore @ 126 Franklin Street, Brooklyn
  Get your Halloween kickstarted with “Scary Stories with Christopher Buehlman, Tobias Carroll, Michael Cisco, and Katherine Howe.” Katherine is the editor for The Penguin Book of Witches, a new title that traces the true history of witchcraft in medieval Europe and colonial America. She’ll join several other fine writers for a night of chill-inducing readings.
• October 23, 7:00–8:30pm — The Mark Twain House and Museum @ 351 Farmington Avenue, Hartford CT
  Penguin Book of Witches editor Katherine Howe will again discuss her new book, chronicling the historical trials and tribulations of accused witches in Europe and colonial America. The event is free, but the Twain House recommends making a reservation here to ensure your spot.
• October 29, 7:00pm — The Center for Fiction @ 17 E. 47th Street, NYC
  What better way to prepare for All Hallows’ Eve than joining Lev Grossman, Caitlin Macy, Mandy Keifetz and Randy Cohen for a reading of Washington Irving’s most treasured work, the short story The Legend of Sleepy Hollow? They will read from our new edition, which includes a variety of Irving selections edited by Elizabeth L. Bradley.

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STAGE & SCREEN

Sleepy Hollow

The Fox television series Sleepy Hollow might take some artistic liberties with Washington Irving’s original story, with a resurrected Ichabod Crane battling “netherworld evils” in a modern-day setting, but both book and show (now in its second year) are perfect primers for this Halloween season. Our new black-spine edition of the creepy tale features notes and an introduction by New York historian Elizabeth L. Bradley, and also includes “Rip Van Winkle,” “The Angler” and many other cherished Irving stories.

Of Mice and Men

Missed the Broadway run for Anna D. Shapiro’s Of Mice and Men, which closed in July? You’re in luck: this autumn you’ll have another chance to see James Franco, Chris O’Dowd and Leighton Meester take on the roles of some of the most beloved characters in American literature. National Theatre Live filmed the Broadway production and, beginning November 6, over 700 theaters internationally will be screening the film of the play. Check NTL’s website for screenings near you, and watch for more locations and dates to come.

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