Free livestream of tonight's New York Public Library event

Hello, tech! A quick, excited note to let you know that we now have a free livestream of the sold-out event I'm hosting at The New York Public Library tonight. (Reprise of the original event announcement below.) Tune in at 7PM EST to hear beautiful readings by Adam Gopnik, Janna Levin, Naomi Wolf, Jad Abumrad, Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie, Sarah Kay, and other inspiring humans, with live music inspired by books. We have also released a limited set of prints of art from the book, again with all proceeds benefiting the public library system. You can find those here. Celebrating "A Velocity of Being: Letters to a Young Reader" After eight years of labor, I was thrilled to birth A Velocity of Being: Letters to a Young Reader, published in collaboration with my good friend Claudia Bedrick of Enchanted Lion Books — a collection of original illustrated letters to children about why we read and how books shape our character by 121 of the most interesting people in our world, including contributions by Jane Goodall, Yo-Yo Ma, Ursula K. Le Guin, Mary Oliver, Neil Gaiman, Amanda Palmer, Jacqueline Woodson, Rebecca Solnit, Elizabeth Gilbert, Anne Lamott, Shonda Rhimes, a 98-year-old Holocaust survivor, Italy's first woman in space, and other remarkable humans living inspired and inspiring lives. (More about the book here, including a peek at the art by some of the most beloved children's books illustrators of our time.) Art by Violeta Lópiz for A Velocity of Being: Letters to a Young Reader. On December 15, several of the contributors will join me to read their letters (and play some music) alongside art from the book in a special evening at The New York Public Library — our only live event for the book, at the most fitting venue for this many-peopled endeavor of goodwill, for we are donating 100% of proceeds from the book to our local public library system in New York. FREE LIVESTREAM Forward to a friend/Livestream/ donating=loving In 2018, the 12th year of Brain Pickings, I poured tremendous time, thought, love, and resources into this labor of love, which remains free and is made possible by patronage. If you found any joy and consolation here this year, please consider supporting it with a donation. And if you already donate, from the bottom of my heart: THANK YOU. monthly donation You can become a Sustaining Patron with a recurring monthly donation of your choosing, between a cup of tea and a Brooklyn lunch.   one-time donation Or you can become a Spontaneous Supporter with a one-time donation in any amount.   You're receiving this email because you subscribed on Brain Pickings. This weekly newsletter comes out on Sundays and offers the week's most unmissable articles. Brain Pickings PLEASE DO NOT USE AS A MAILING ADDRESS 47 Bergen Street, 3rd floor Brooklyn, NY 11201 Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list   update subscription preferences