Whether you’re headed to that exciting first date where you’ll inevitably spill Cabernet all over yourself or you and your significant other are celebrating Date Night #4,081 with an extra pint of Halo Top, everyone can agree on one thing: Love Stinks . How to escape the endless cycle of melancholy? Well, you probably can’t. What you can do is take comfort in Miserable Love Stories, humorist and local author Alex Bernstein’s new collection of stories about uncomfortable road trips, horrific bridesmaids’ dresses, strange love at airports, awkward confessions, manic pixie dream girls, the bizarre state of future sex, why you should never ever mention Forrest Gump on a first date, and, of course, true, everlasting love.
Miserable Love Stories is being released just in time for Valentine’s Day. During February, Mr. Bernstein will be doing book signings at the Town Bookstore in Westfield and Watchung Booksellers in Montclair. And on February 14-15, the Rising Curtain Theatre in Bloomfield, NJ will be performing a selection of pieces from the book Miserable Love Stories Live!
Saturday, February 8, 2:00pm-4:00pm - Meet and Greet at the Town Bookstore, 270 E. Broad Street in Westfield, NJ
Wednesday, February 12, 7:00pm-9:00pm - Reading and book signing at Watchung Booksellers, 54 Fairfield Street, Watchung Plaza in Montclair, NJ
Fri-Sat, February 14-15, 8:00pm - Miserable Love Stories Live! at the Rising Curtain Theatre, 593 Bloomfield Avenue in Bloomfield, NJ
Miserable Love Stories: 25 Romantic Disasters That Are Worse Than Yours is published by Racehorse, a division of Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. The paperback (ISBN 978-1631585838) retails for U.S. $14.99. It is available for purchase online.
Hear stories of horrific bridesmaids’ dresses, strange love at airports, awkward confessions, manic pixie dream girls, uncomfortable road trips, the bizarre state of future sex and, of course, true, everlasting love. So, curl up with your favorite valentine and enjoy such titles as: Circle in the Square, The Qualified Apology, The Eight Hour Kiss, Sexpo 2041, Come Home Soon, and My Annoying Mother.
Humorist and local comedian Alex Bernstein is the award-winning author of Miserable Adventure Stories and Plrknib. His work has appeared in McSweeney’s, The American Bystander, The Rumpus, The Big Jewel, NewPopLit, Corvus, BluePrintReview, Hobo Pancakes, the Legendary, MonkeyBicycle, Yankee Pot Roast, Swink, Litro, and Back Hair Advocate, among numerous others.
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