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Lounge Lit: Literary Trivia

Do you know your assonance from your alliteration? Do you know the difference between Invisible Man and The Invisible Man? Join some other notable know-it-alls--Chris Castellani, Jennifer Haigh, Andrew McAfee, and Christina Thompson--in a fierce and wickedly funny battle for literary trivia supremacy, hosted by Meghna Chakrabarti of WBUR's Radio Boston. Scroll down for full bios of each individual. Sign up at the door for your chance to participate, or just sit back and watch our teams duke it out!

Tickets--which go to support the BBF and The Drum and include complimentary beer, wine, and appetizers--are $20 in advance or $25 at the door.

Thanks to everyone who attended our event! We'll hope to see you at our next Lounge Lit event on April 19!

Chris Castellani

Chris Castellani studied at Swarthmore College, received his master's degree in English Literature from Tufts University, and a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Boston University. Castellani's first novel, A Kiss From Maddalena, was published in 2003 and received the Massachusetts Book Award for Fiction. His second novel, The Saint of Lost Things, was published in 2005. Castellani lives in Arlington.

Jennifer Haigh

Jennifer Haigh's novels include Mrs. Kimble (winner of the PEN/Hemingway Award), Baker Towers, and The Condition. Her newest, Faith, has been hailed as "superb" (Publishers Weekly) and "expertly wrought" (The New York Times).

Andrew McAfee

Andrew McAfee is a research scientist at MIT's Sloan School of Management and a fellow at Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet and Society. McAfee is the author of Enterprise 2.0: New Collaborative Tools for Your Organization's Toughest Challenges. McAfee has written columns for the Washington Post, the Financial Times, and Canadian Manager.

Christina Thompson

Christina Thompson is editor of The Harvard Review and author of the memoir Come on Shore and We Will Kill and Eat You All. Her essays and articles have appeared in Vogue, American Scholar, and Best Australian Essays. She currently teaches in the Writing Program at the Harvard University Extension School.

Meghna Chakrabarti

Meghna Chakrabarti, the co-host of WBUR's Radio Boston, studied civil and environmental engineering at Oregon State University and holds a master's degree from Harvard University. Chakrabarti has won awards from the Associated Press and the Radio Television News Directors Association for her writing, reporting, and use of sound.