Dennis Cooper at Bryant Park May 27, 2009

Internationally acclaimed writer Dennis Cooper makes a rare appearance to talk with Tony O’Neill (former band member with the Brian Jones Massacre) about his new short story collection that plumbs veins of dark humor amid the sex and gore his fans have come to expect.

Dennis Cooper is the author of the George Miles Cycle, an interconnected sequence of five novels that includes Closer, Frisk, Try, Guide, and Period. His post-George Miles Cycle novels include My Loose Thread, The Sluts, which won France's Prix Sade and the 2005 Lambda Literary Award for Best Men's Fiction, and his most recent work, the highly acclaimed God, Jr. He divides his time between Los Angeles and Paris.

The event is FREE and open to the public. For updates and additional information, please visit the website at www.bryantpark.org. The Bryant Park Reading Room located on the 42nd Street side of the park - under the trees - between the back of the NYPL & 6th Avenue. Look for the burgundy and white umbrellas. Rain Venue: Library of the General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen 20 West 44th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenue).

Official Website: http://www.bryantpark.org/calendar/wordforword.php