The Fantastic Fiction At KGB reading series, hosted by Ellen Datlow and Gavin J. Grant, presents a special event celebrating Paraspheres, edited by Rusty Morrison at their next gathering. Brian Evenson is the author of eight books of fiction, most recently The Open Curtain. He has received two O. Henry Prizes and an NEA Fellowship, and his work has appeared in The Paris Review, Black Clock, The Chicago Review, Conjunctions, and elsewhere. Justin Courter's stories and poetry have appeared in Northwest Review, Pleiades, Fugue, The Literary Review, and elsewhere. His first novel Skunk: A Love Story is being published this June by Omnidawn Publishing. Ira Sher's first novel, Gentlemen of Space, was published in 2003. His short fiction has appeared in journals including Chicago Review and The Gettysburg Review, and been read on NPR's “This American Life.” A novel entitled Singer is forthcoming. Join them on Wednesday December 20th at 7pm at the KGB Bar, 85 East 4th Street (just off 2nd Ave, upstairs.)