Brooklyn Voices: Jonathan Ames

Author of the novels Wake Up, Sir!, The Extra Man and I Pass Like Night, Jonathan Ames has also published the graphic novel, The Alcoholic (with artwork by Dean Haspiel) and the collection of essays, I Love You More Than You Know, My Less Than Secret Life and What's Not to Love? Mr. Ames will speak at the College's Brooklyn Campus as part of the Brooklyn Voices lecture series.

Creator of the HBO series Bored to Death, he was the winner of a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1999. Ames frequently performs as a storyteller and has been a recurring guest on the Late Show with David Letterman. He also fought in two amateur boxing matches as “The Herring Wonder,” and has performed in a number of shows. He currently resides in Brooklyn, N.Y.

This event is free and open to the public. The Brooklyn Campus of SJC is located at 245 Clinton Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y. For more information about this event or SJC in general, please call Michael Banach, director of public affairs, at 718.940.5584 or email mbanach@sjcny.edu.