Nice feature on Louis Greenstein, author of MR. BOARDWALK, in advance of the May 9 reading in the Musehouse fiction series. Click on the image to go to the full article, which contains some fine quotes and biographical information.

Here's the info. on the reading:

Saturday, May 9, 7:00 p.m., at the Chestnut Hill Gallery, 8117 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19118, 215-248-2549: Louis will be reading and talking with Julia MacDonnell, author of Mimi Malloy, At Last! Both novels deal with people who have to keep "growing up" even when they are long past the age when they should be mature.

The event is free and open to the public. It will include discussion with the authors and book signings. For more info., see the Facebook event page.

Mr. B. didn't retire after his great reviews last summer. He's still milling around, having coffee with people, picking up press notices here and there. The latest is a great review by Ken Dowell on his blog Off the Leash.

Here's an excerpt:

The full review can be found here. Many thanks to Ken Dowell for his excellent essay about the book and about his own Jersey Shore experiences.

Author Louis Greenstein's upcoming public appearances in May:

• Saturday, May 9, 7:00 p.m., the Musehouse reading series at the Chestnut Hill Gallery, 8117 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19118, 215-248-2549: Louis will be reading and talking with Julia MacDonnell, author of Mimi Malloy, At Last! Both novels deal with people who have to keep "growing up" even when they are long past the age when they should be mature. (Is this a classic American phenomenon?)
• Thursday, May 21, 7:00 p.m., the State Street Reading Series, Media Arts Center Gallery, 609 W. State St. (at State & Baltimore Pike), Media, PA 19063, 484-550-5959: Louis will be reading with Nicole Monaghan, author of Want, Wound and editor of Stripped.

This lovely image from one of Sarah McEneaney's paintings heads the Facebook event page set up by Woodmere Art Museum for the upcoming discussion between Sarah and our author Louis Greenstein. They'll be examining the use of narrative in both written and visual art.

Sarah's richly colored works typically suggest events in progress, implying a story of some kind. What tale do you see in the image above, and how is this sort of "narrative" related to what a writer does in telling a fictional story or writing a memoir? We're eager to hear Sarah's ideas as well as Louis's.

The discussion takes place on Saturday, April 11, 3:00 p.m., at Woodmere Art Museum, 9201 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19118, 215-247-0476. Click on the image above to go to the event's Facebook page.