Once upon a time you were in third grade and you had to give book reports and it was awesome. The Book Report promises to deliver exactly what it promises: reports on books by the people who’ve read them. Join Leigh Stein and Sasha Fletcher and assorted literate guests for an evening that will remind you of 3rd grade in the best possible way.

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Erin Barker is a writer and editor, and the first woman to win The Moth’s GrandSLAM storytelling competition twice. She has appeared on PRX’s The Moth Radio Hour, and one of her stories was included in The New York Times-bestselling book “The Moth: 50 True Stories.” Erin received her master of fine arts in creative writing from the Stonecoast program at the University of Southern Maine in summer 2016. In her writing career, she is represented by Faye Atchison at the Margret McBride Literary Agency. She’s proud to have been a part of The Story Collider team since 2011 and currently serves as their Artistic Director.

Sarah Bridgins is a writer and performer living in Brooklyn. Her poems have appeared in Sink Review, MonkeyBicycle, InDigest, and Two Serious Ladies among other journals. Her book reviews and interviews have been featured in Bookslut, The Rumpus, and the New York Daily News. You can find more of her writing at sbridgins.tumblr.com.

Leigh Stein is the author of four chapbooks of poetry and one novel, The Fallback Plan, newly released from Melville House. You can listen to an excerpt of The Fallback Plan here.

Sasha Fletcher is the author of the novella WHEN ALL OUR DAYS ARE NUMBERED MARCHING BANDS WILL FILL THE STREETS AND WE WILL NOT HEAR THEM BECAUSE WE WILL BE UPSTAIRS IN THE CLOUDS [ml press 2010] and a couple of poetry chapbooks.