Mary Gaitskill at Franklin Park Part Three

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Uploaded by on Apr 14, 2010

April 12, 2010 - Author Mary Gaitskill reads "The Astral Plane Nail and Waxing Salon" at the Franklin Park Reading Series in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.

This fictional story about Ashley Dupre and Silda Wall, Elliot Spitzer's tryst and wife respectively, originally appeared in New York Magazine last fall and deals - intensely - with the dichotomy of Eve and Lillith. The tale features cameos by Elizabeth and John Edwards, Rielle Hunter, Bill and Hillary Clinton and Monica Lewinsky. It's a long one - three parts - but we're sure you'll enjoy the ride.

Mary Gaitskill's most recent book is Dont Cry. She is also the author of two other story collections, Because They Wanted To (nominated for a PEN/Faulkner Award) and Bad Behavior. A story from Bad Behavior, Secretary, was the basis for the film of the same name. Her novels include Two Girls, Fat and Thin and Veronica, which was a finalist for the National Book Award. Her stories and essays have appeared in The New Yorker, Harpers, Esquire, The Best American Short Stories, and The O. Henry Prize Stories. She is a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and is an Associate Professor at Syracuse University.

You can check out the Franklin Park Reading Series live every second Monday in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.

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