Songs & Literature: Sarah Rainone, Rakesh Satyal, & the Bushwick Book Club, May 2009

Back in May, the Mercantile Library Center for Fiction and I threw a pre-BookExpo America party for debut novelists Sarah Rainone and Rakesh Satyal. Those who attended could tell you what an awesome time it was, but thanks to Regal Literary you can also see much of the evening for yourself! Here’s footage of Sarah, performing as one of the characters from Love Will Tear Us Apart.

And here’s Rakesh, reading a scene from Blue Boy (and saying some very kind things about Beatrice and GalleyCat for which I’m truly grateful).

Oh, by the way, in his introductory remarks, Rakesh thanks “Susan” for “that wonderful, wonderful song.” That’s Susan Hwang of the Bushwick Book Club, one of several members from the Club who performed original songs inspired by both novels that evening. Regal Literary was kind enough to upload footage of Susan’s performance as well…

But wait, as they say, there’s more! Here’s Rakesh singing “Part of Your World,” from the animated motion picture The Little Mermaid.

And here’s Sarah, still in character, singing “Love Will Tear Us Apart,” the Joy Division tune.

It was a really wonderful evening, thanks to everyone who participated, and a warm and enthusiastic audience, and I hope that I’ll be able to host more events like this in the months ahead…

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