About this Event
Squawkin' Sports: OG Blogger Night!
Hosted by Patrick Sauer & David J. Roth
Featuring authors Stefan Fatsis and Will Leitch
Tickets starting at $11
Created and hosted by writers Patrick Sauer and David J. Roth, Squawkin’ Sports is an ongoing series featuring book chats with authors who write about playing games. This month, Sauer and Roth chat with bloggers Stefan Fatsis, author of Unabridged: The Thrill of (and Threat To) the Modern Dictionary, and Will Leitch, author of Lloyd McNeil’s Last Ride.
Journalist and New York Times bestselling author Stefan Fatsis presents a vibrant, lively, and illuminating journey through the exotic world of Merriam-Webster, dictionaries, and language, at a time of rapid-fire change in the way we create, consume, define, and use words. Words are the currency of culture—from selfie to doomscrolling to rizz, our hyper-connected digital world coins and spreads new words with lightning speed and locks them into mainstream consciousness with unprecedented influence. In Unabridged, Fatsis recounts his time embedded as a lexicographer-in-training at America's most famous dictionary publisher, Merriam-Webster, and how he discovered the history and fascinating subculture of the dictionary and of those who curate and revere "one of the most basic features of our collective humanity."
From the Alex Award-winning and Edgar-nominated author of How Lucky, Leitch's new novel is a twisty, funny, and uplifting story about a father in a race against time to provide for his child. With only months to live, Lloyd McNeil is shocked to learn that his decades as a beat cop haven't earned him enough money to take care of his son, Bishop, after he’s gone. But then, when he soon discovers his police benefits will increase exponentially if he dies in the line of duty, Lloyd comes up with a plan. Trying to get himself killed, Lloyd begins to throw himself into one life-threatening situation after another... but he keeps failing—and surviving. And to his shock, his accidental heroics make him an inspirational icon in the community. Soon to be a major motion picture, Lloyd McNeil’s Last Ride is a surprising, unforgettable blend of suspense, humor, and compassion, about what we leave behind and what we learn along the way, a bighearted and stirring story about the depths of a father’s love for his son.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
DSK Brooklyn, 710 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, United States
USD 13.65 to USD 92.55
