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Events for Spring/Summer 2014

Post author By mommapulp
Post date May 13, 2014

Julia Graves Wednesday May 16

Author of The Language of Plants
Reading and Signing
6:30 pm, free admission
“It is only in the age of technology that human beings have lost the sense that nature is alive. Throughout history, people spoke to nature, and nature communicated with them… The Language of Plants covers all aspects of the doctrine of signatures in an easily accessible format, so that everyone, whether nature lovers or healers, can learn to read the language of plants in connection with healing.”

James King at Cuppa Pulp Book Club Friday June 20

7:00 pm, free admission.
Author James King joins us to discuss his novel, Bill Warrington’s Last Chance. Limited to 12 participants who have read or begun to read the novel. Books are available for purchase, but purchase is not required. Please register at info@cuppapulp.com.

Workshop in the Woods Thursday June 19

Still 'round the corner there may wait... — Still ’round the corner there may wait…

Writing Workshop
7:00-9:00pm
$35

Join us for a cross-genre workshop at Cuppa Pulp Writer’s Space in Chestnut Ridge. Poetry and prose are welcome in this small-group experience for sharing and comment on works-in-progress. Hosted and led by member Donna Miele, MFA in fiction, co-led by Anupama Amaran, founder of Seranam Literary Arts and poetry reviewer for Numéro Cinq Magazine.

Participants will submit a short selection by June 12 (prose: 20 pages, poetry: 3 poems maximum) to be distributed to the workshop group.

See a profile of our new partnership with Seranam Literary Arts here!

Joanna Clapps Herman Thursday September 18

“How Fact Becomes Fiction”
Craft Talk, 7:00-9:00pm
$25 includes 1 copy of No Longer and Not Yet
Author and Manhattanville College MFA professor Joanna Clapps Herman presents a special talk for writers. Ms. Herman has published both fiction and nonfiction creatively exploring the day-to-day lives of families and communities.

Please email us or pay via Paypal at our Store page.

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Events for Winter/Spring 2014

Post author By mommapulp
Post date February 8, 2014

The excitement is lining up, folks!

~~February 14 Soup Night~~ POSTPONED to February 28
Coop Night! Sponsored by Hungry Hollow Coop
Co-op members, join us for extended hours and get $5 off every purchase of $25 or more! Free refreshments for all.

March 15 Meet Author Craig Holdrege
7:30 pm, The Living Room at Sunbridge College, 285 Hungry Hollow Rd., Chestnut Ridge NY.
Hungry Hollow Co-op brings the Director of the Nature Institute to our town for a presentation and signing of his book on human-plant interaction, Thinking Like a Plant. Pre-purchase the book and get free admission with your receipt from Meadowlark Toys/Cuppa Pulp Booksellers! $10 General admission, $8 to Co-op Members, Seniors, and Students. Books will also be available for purchase at the event.

April 5 Book Launch for Hibernate, by Elizabeth Eslami
6pm Reception, Reading and Signing 7pm
Join us in congratulating Elizabeth Eslami on the publication of her new short story collection, winner of the Ohio State University Prize in Short Fiction! Free Admission.

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Author Events!

Post author By mommapulp
Post date October 8, 2013

Suddenly, Fall 2013 brings a lovely harvest of authors to Cuppa Pulp! Please join us on Saturday, October 12, 2013 at the Green Meadow Waldorf School Fall Fair for signings with local authors. Green Meadow Waldorf School is located at 307 Hungry Hollow Road, Chestnut Ridge, New York. Fair hours are 10am-5pm.

11 am: Emmy Laybourne (Monument 14: Sky On Fire)

12 pm: Andrew Shurtleff (Leaning on Cedars)

1 pm: Green Meadow Waldorf School high school teachers John Wulsin (The Spirit of the English Language) and Harlan Gilbert (At the Source: The Incarnation of the Child and the Development of a Modern Pedagogy)

2 pm: Heather Spergel (How Many Feet in the Bed? and Free to Be… Gluten Free!)

NOTE: Schedule is subject to change. Check in with us on the day of the fair for the final schedule!

Emmy Laybourne, Andrew Shurtleff, John Wulsin, Harlan Gilbert, and Heather Spergel

On Saturday, October 26, 2013, we welcome romance author Elf Ahearn to Cuppa Pulp for a reading and signing of her new novel, A Rogue in Sheep’s Clothing. Refreshments will be served.

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Team Cuppa Pulp to Support New York Writers Coalition

Post author By mommapulp
Post date September 10, 2013

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September 19, 2013–Write-a-thon in two days!

Why did you never tell me?

How often we say this to our children, our parents, our friends and loved ones, when an accidental conversation reveals a long-ago honor, trauma, adventure, or secret. How your grandfather escaped the enemy in World War 2. How your daughter got rejected by a friend or a crush. How the apple-cheeked checkout boy’s family moved here when his family got displaced by a hurricane.

Why did you never tell me?

The answer is often along the lines of, Everyone went through the same thing at that time. Or I was too ashamed. Or even, Who would want to hear about that?

Some writers served by the New York Writers Coalition will grow into artists. Some will just learn that their words matter. Your donation also supports the teachers for the Writers Coalition, who serve disadvantaged students, the elderly, the incarcerated, the ill.

Along with my team, I’ll be devoting 8 hours to the NY Writers Coalition, doing something I’m good at, and incidentally, setting down a story that I imagine a displaced family would have told during World War 2 in the Philippines. I would love to write in honor of your donation!

My team’s donation page is here. Any contribution is gratefully welcomed.

Thank you!

Warmly yours,

Donna Miele

It is difficult
to get the news from poems,
yet men die miserably every day
for lack
of what is found there.

-William Carlos Williams, Asphodel, That Greeny Flower

September 10, 2013–A plea to support underprivileged voices from Cuppa Pulp proprietress Donna Miele:

Dear Cuppa Pulp Readers and Writers,

The NYWC sent me a post card recently, challenging me to Write My A** Off on Saturday, September 21 in a 10-6 write-a-thon to support writing programs for the underprivileged. I read about the write-a-thon here, and also checked out the NYWC’s mission statement and staff profiles. There’s really very little to quibble with. They’re just a decent group of people doing some worthy work, and they need some committed writers to promote their cause.

I could not really say no, since the event coincides with a deadline I set myself to finish a major revision of the novel I’m working on. So I registered, and also posted a team: Team Cuppa Pulp!

Team Cuppa Pulp now needs sponsors. Have you read and been inspired by poetry, articles, stories, and novels by authors with unexpected or new voices? Are you as excited as I am about helping new voices to receive the support they cannot always afford to pursue? Please consider a contribution to help the NYWC. Any donation would be much appreciated.

Click here to offer a donation either via me or the Team, and consider spreading the word to other readers! If you are a writer, you can also join us, either in NYC at the General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen Library, 20 West 44th St., NYC, NY; in Rockland (location TBA); or at the writing spot of your choice. Remember to register first! Again, we’ll be writing from 10-6 on September 21.

Thank you in advance for supporting the NYWC through Team Cuppa Pulp!

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GMWS-HS Summer Reading

Post author By mommapulp
Post date July 2, 2013

Below are links to Green Meadow’s 2013 High School Summer Reading lists. Call us at (845) 290-1572 to ask about titles you’re interested in–we have quite a few in stock, but quantities are limited. 10% off to all GMWS students.

9/10th Summer Reading

11th Grade Summer Reading

12th Grade Summer Reading