Leaving Mundania.

by **suspire** on Wed Apr 25, 2012 9:25 pm

Nerd NYC member Lizzie Stark (well, she's new to Nerd NYC, but she was at the last Recess pre-party) just put out a book entitled Leaving Mundania about Larp, both in the U.S. and Europe: http://elizabethrstark.com/leaving-mundania/

It's available at Amazon: http://amzn.to/IhKKb4
Barnes and Noble: http://bit.ly/JUjNdE
and Powell's: http://bit.ly/JrkGGZ

The Recess crowd may recognize some of the people in the book, and certainly some of the cons and LARPs. It's a great read and a book worth supporting and getting out to a larger audience.

And Lizzie will be out and about a bunch of events: http://elizabethrstark.com/events/

by **jenskot** on Thu Apr 26, 2012 4:58 am

I'm all over this!

by **Apupunchau** on Thu Apr 26, 2012 6:46 am

Its on the new paperback wall at my bookstore. It came out like two weeks ago. I've been reading it on my break so far so good. Plus the covered photo is good, a guy in armor on a train it looks like a D or maybe a B train.

by **jenskot** on Thu Apr 26, 2012 7:00 am

Cool!

by **lizziestark** on Thu Apr 26, 2012 9:06 am

Hi,

Just wanted to say that I'm hoping to make it back to Recess to actually play...

The "official" pub date for the book is May 1, though it's definitely already out in stores. Also, I have two readings in NYC coming up in May:

May 15 @6pm @ the Corner Bookstore (1313 Madison Ave @ 93rd Street, Manhattan)
May 30 @7pm @WORD (126 Franklin Street, Brooklyn)

I'm reading with the first journalist subpoenaed under the Obama administration -- his book is about the largest domestic dope bust -- at both of them. The WORD reading also features the author of Visit Sunny Chernobyl, about visiting the world's most polluted places.

I'd love to see some real-live gamers there. And to hear what you think of the book.

Lizzie

by **suspire** on Thu Apr 26, 2012 9:32 am

Thanks Lizzie! Sure to see you at one of those readings!

by **suspire** on Thu May 03, 2012 10:07 am

If you guys haven't seen this yet, the BBC did a cool short bit on Leaving Mundania and one of our local New Jersey LARPs, Knight Realms: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17914502

by **jenskot** on Thu May 03, 2012 10:10 am

Excellent! I'll spread this around!

by **suspire** on Fri May 25, 2012 8:36 am

Today, at 11:40 AM, Lizzie Stark will be talking LARP and geekdom on the Brian Lehrer show! I love that show!

by **suspire** on Fri May 25, 2012 11:56 am

suspire wrote:Today, at 11:40 AM, Lizzie Stark will be talking LARP and geekdom on the Brian Lehrer show! I love that show!

If you've missed it live, you can listen to it here: http://www.wnyc.org/shows/bl/2012/may/25/larping-along/

She does a really good job in presenting LARPing specifically and gaming in general in a very positive light.

Leaving Mundania.

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