VenueAwesome Books Downtown 

Date01/19/2013 

Time7:00 PM - 9:00 PM  

Event TypeReading 

GenreFiction 

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Cost $0.00
 

Description and Reader Names: On Saturday, January 19th, 2013, local writer and personality, David V. Matthews, will be releasing his debut collection of short stories, Meltdown in the Cereal Aisle. In eight interconnected stories, David V. Matthews depicts the ordinary and secretly-subversive lives of high-school students, university professors, aspiring creative types, and dissatisfied office workers in Western Pennsylvania from the 1970s to today.

But perhaps Matthews is best known for posting personal ad fliers around Pittsburgh over the past decade, seeking romantic love.

The January 19th book release is a free event, open to the public, and will also be filmed for the forthcoming documentary on Matthews, entitled, Aspie Seeks Love. In 2012, documentary filmmaker, Julie Sokolow, received a Creative Development Grant from the Pittsburgh Foundation in support of the project. The film explores Matthews’ late-in-life Asperger’s diagnosis, his quest to find love through OKCupid, and his struggles to break out as a literary success, including scenes in which Matthews is mentored by the recent director of Pitt’s creative writing program, Chuck Kinder.

The event includes a reading from Matthews from his short story collection, and a reading from visiting writer, Erika Mikkalo, who is also a subject in the documentary. Mikkalo is a Chicago-based writer who received the Tobias Wolff Award for short fiction from The Bellingham Review. Other publications include Exquisite Corpse, Beloit Poetry Journal, Columbia Poetry Review, fence, and Chicago Review.

Be a part of literary and movie history in one night, get a book signed, be in the film, and enjoy a reading at Awesome Books’ unsung downtown location.

Primary Contact PersonJulie Sokolow 

Primary Contact Emailjuliesokolow@gmail.com 

Telephone7329776523 

Websitehttp://juliesokolow.com/category/projects/aspie-seeks-love/ 

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Is this an open mic event? No 

Is this a book signing? Yes 

Will author's books be for sale? Yes 

Address 1929 Liberty Avenue 

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CityPittsburgh 

StatePA 

Zip15222 

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Primary Contact PersonBob Ziller 

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AuthorJulie Sokolow 

Websitehttp://www.juliesokolow.com 

Facebookhttp://www.facebook.com/julie.sokolow 

Twitterhttps://twitter.com/juliesokolow 

Short bio: Julie Sokolow is a Pittsburgh-based musician, filmmaker, and writer, whose work has been acclaimed by Pitchfork, Wire, and The Washington Post.