YPG is turning 17, and we are once again celebrating with a good old fashioned arcade birthday party! Join us at Barcade (the Chelsea location, NOT the Brooklyn one) for 2 hours of happy hour specials and vintage video games, including the original Donkey Kong, Ms. Packman, Tetris, Space Invaders and other classics. But the festivities don’t end...
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Got a drab cube? #same. But join the DIYPG crew on Wednesday, March 1 at 6:30 PM and get yourself an Insta-worthy desk space as we craft pots for hardy, minimal-sun-needed succulents! We’ll provide pots, plants, and other supplies; you bring anything else you think might be nifty (spare ARCs to decoupage? fun and flashy stickers?...
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Join your fellow YPG logophiles, linguists, and armchair lexicographers on Monday, February 27th from 6:30pm to 8:00pm at the Gray Mare (61 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003) for YPG’s first-ever Vocabulary Bee. Grab a beer, bring a friend, and channel your inner Noah Webster as we battle it out to see who will be crowned the biggest word nerd...
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Dear Reader, have you heard? Lemony Snicket’s cast of wicked and unfortunate characters are coming to life in Netflix’s A Series of Unfortunate Events. Join us 6 PM, Tuesday, January 17th at Penguin (345 Hudson St.) as we watch Neil Patrick Harris as Count Olaf and see the Baudelaire children suffer through misfortune after misfortune. We will be providing...
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Trying to think of a New Year’s resolution (that you won’t give up on by January 2nd)? Well we’ve got the perfect one: stop ordering the same old beer! Join us at Peculiar Pub for our second annual New Year’s happy hour as we explore options outside the standard Bud, Coors, and Miller. With...
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In the spirit of giving, YPG Cares is collaborating with the Women’s National Book Association (WNBA) and Family Promise of the Capital Region to host a fun book drive and book-wrapping party on Thursday, December 8th. The Women’s National Book Association was established in 1917 and was founded on the idea that books have...
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Don we now our worst! Dust off your tackiest, ugliest, most festive holiday sweater (let’s get thrifty) and pay homage to a much-loved tradition with fellow YPGers. In collaboration with the Children’s Book Council, join us for a holly, jolly night of booze and the tackiest displays of winter wear imaginable. Come eat, drink,...
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Has your wizarding obsession gotten a little bit riddikulus? We’ve got good news—the magical wizarding world is BACK and we’re switching things up with our Book-to-Film outings! Join us after work on Tuesday, November 29th at Regal Union Square Stadium 14 (850 Broadway) to watch the 7:30 PM showing of J.K. Rowling’s fantastical world...
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Join some do-it-yourself-minded YPGers on Monday, November 14 at 6pm for a night of canvas and cocktails! We’ll provide canvases, paint, and other supplies– you just bring a book whose cover will be your crafting inspiration, and drinks/snacks/etc. to share. Supplies will be $5-10. See you there! RSVP here and contact heather.job@macmillan.com with any questions. Event...
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***NEW LOCATION***: November is coming up, which means it’s time for the only NBA that publishing folk care about! Join YPG for one of our most anticipated events of the year as we celebrate the NBA finalists with FREE BOOKS! Get there early to grab a copy of your favorite NBA title. We’ll be...
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