Prince surprised patrons of the Darby Tuesday night when, following his MSG concert, he threw a party for about 100 of his closest friends and funked out with opening act Sharon Jones& the Dap Kings. One lucky witness who watched withJay-Z,Casey Affleck,Leo DiCaprio,QuestloveandMos Def, called it"one of the sickest jam sessions of my life."
Brooklyn's bookmongers make good
BookCourt'sAdam Wilson, who sold his debut novel,"Flatscreen,"to Harper Perennial last week, is the latest of the borough's independent booksellers to cut a deal for his work.
Emma Straub, a colleague at theCobble Hillstore, will release her collection,"Other People We Married,"next month.Jami Attenberg, ofGreenpoint's Word, has her third book out in paperback this month and just completed a fourth,"The Middlesteins."(The patron saint of the bookseller-cum-writer is"bard ofBoerum Hill"Jonathan Lethem, one-time employee of eight shops, includingAvery, Brazen Head and Moe's.)
Handling other people's books all day can be frustrating for an aspiring author, but Wilson claims it's good to work somewhere literature is"thriving."After all, the indie store's selection spares him the agony of selling, say,Snooki's novel.
Your next reality star?
Bail bondsman to the Stars Ira Judelson is one step closer to seeing his life play out on TV. Judelson has partnered with"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation"vetCarol Mendelsohn's production company andParamountto develop a series based on his life. We hear"Law& Order"creatorDick WolfandDreamWorkswere also interested, but Judelson says he went with Mendelsohn's company because"it felt like the right home for the project."
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