“Story Time” for Caregivers is a monthly series at Astoria Bookshop in Queens, New York. Taking place at traditional story hour, 11:30am, “Story Time” for Caregivers is a literary event for the adults in attendance, who are welcome to bring their babies and toddlers along! Each month a reader shares their own poetry or prose, we have a great discussion around the reading, and the reader closes with a baby/kids book. It is a warm, welcoming space to participate in something for you, surrounded by other grown ups who don’t mind if your baby spits up or your toddler has a screaming tantrum in the middle of the floor. We welcome parents, grandparents, nannies, and/or anyone who wants to attend a morning literary event (some of us get tired at night!).
Past readers include: Emily Hockaday, Pichchenda Bao, Jared Harél, Ananda Lima, Catherine LaSota, Jenny Risi, Julia LoFaso, Valerie Cario, Christine Kandic Torres, Shayne Terry, Erica Stern, Domenica Ruta, and DeMisty Bellinger.
Visit astoriabookshop.com for more information and to find out who is reading next. The upcoming line up is:
September 30: Barrie Miskin (Hell Gate Bridge: A Memoir of Motherhood, Madness, and Hope)
October 28: Jocelyn Jane Cox (Motion Dazzle: A Memoir of Motherhood, Loss, and Skating on Thin Ice)
November 18: Jean Hannah Edelstein (Breasts: A Relatively Brief Relationship)
December 16: Nancy Reddy (The Good Mother Myth: Unlearning Our Bad Ideas About How to Be a Good Mom)
I’d love to do a one-off “story time” at your bookshop or location; just reach out through my contact form so we can chat!
