On Monday, April 20, at 7:00 p.m., Robert Polito will read from his new book of poems, Hollywood & God and film director Guy Maddin will read from his new book My Winnipeg, at Barnes and Noble, Union Square, 33 East 17th Street.

Robert Polito's most recent books are Hollywood & God and The Complete Film Writings of Manny Farber (forthcoming from the Library of America, 2009). He received the National Book Critics Circle Award for Savage Art: A Biography of Jim Thompson. He is the director of the Graduate Writing Program at The New School.

Guy Maddin's films include, My Winnipeg, Brand Upon the Brain!, Cowards Bend the Knee, and The Saddest Music in the World. His books include Cowards Bend the Knee and From the Atelier Tovar: Selected Writings of Guy Maddin.

This free event is cosponsored by the New School Riggio Writing & Democracy Program.