Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at 7:15AM June 26, 2012 – in the first return since March to its London home, Concrete, Literary Death Match sported yet more great writers, hilarious judges and outrageous behaviour. Presented by LDM creator Todd Zuniga and LDM London uber-producer Suzanne Azzopardi, it was deservingly won by Jonathan Lee in a tense showdown with Emily Midorikawa.
Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at 12:55PM June 19, 2012 — In one of the great Literary Death Match debuts in world history, a sparkling night at .HBC — presented by Dialogue Books — went from great to amazing, as Team Clare Wigfall outdueled Team Julian Gough in a nip-tuck Pin the Mustache on Hemingway finale that had the sold out crowd in throes of delight. Wigfall took home the LDM Berlin, Ep. 1 medal, and literary immortality to boot!
Thursday, June 7, 2012 at 11:09PM June 7, 2012 — Before the filled-to-the-brim Comedy Studio audience, wit and whimsy were on recurrent display, with Grub Street instructor and short-story master Chip Cheek outdueling PEN New England Award for Fiction winner Anne Sanow (author of Triple Time) in a Author Jumble finale that won Cheek the LDM Boston, Ep. 8 crown!
Thursday, June 7, 2012 at 7:13AM June 6, 2012 – Congratulations to Stephanie Wilbur Ash, Literary Death Match Twin Cities, Ep. 7 champion and thanks to The Loft Literary Center for presenting LDM Twin Cities! To see how it all went down, check out the writeup by Mill City Bibliophile's Patrick Nathan by clicking below. Must-read internet recapping, indeed!
Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at 3:18PM June 5, 2012 — LDM returned to Busby's East for another reckless night of readings, culminating in an ultra-competitive final round of Author Word Jumble. Moshe Kasher triumphed over Anne-Marie Kinney (author of Radio Iris and representing Black Clock) when he sorted letter-holding volunteers into the correct order to spell HUXLEY.
Saturday, June 2, 2012 at 3:18PM June 2, 2012 – In front of a sold-out room at the 3rd Stoke NewingtonLiterary Festival, Literary Death Match — — sponsored by Picador — brought laughter, sporting heroics, international smuggling and the Pope’s wang to the Library Gallery on Church Street, with Matt Potter scooping the prize in a tense finale.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at 3:27PM May 23, 2012 — To celebrate Drexel University's 6th Annual Week of Writing, Literary Death Match teamed with Painted Bride Quarterly to put on a wild show that finished with Team Elizabeth Scanlon falling to Team Scott McClanahan in the most exciting game of Pin the Mustache on Hemingway the world has ever seen. A last-gasp attempt won McClanahan the LDM Philadelphia crown.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 3:08PM May 22, 2012 — A life-changing night of literary and comedic wonderment went down with star-fueld aplomb at The Back Room, as a staggering lineup lit up the NYC night, ending with a finale that pitted def poet extraordinaire muMs against the electric Sarah Rose Etter in a wild game of Literary Author Jumble that went down to the final seconds, with Etter shining brightest in the end to win LDM NYC, Ep. 42!
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Friday, May 11, 2012 at 1:32PM May 11, 2012 — Before a wonderfully wild Elbo Room crowd, Literary Death Match SF — presented by Paul's Hat Works — stormed to its record-setting 45th episode in San Francisco, with a delight-filled night that concluded with Team Michael David Lukas scoring a come-from-behind win against Team Sarah Marie Griffin in a mis-named Book Jenga finale by a final score of 8-7, winning Lukas the Literary Death Match crown.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at 7:26PM May 9, 2012 — In what will stand as the single greatest LDM in Southern California (at least until June 5, 2012), an awe-filled night at Busby's East went from dazzling to spectacle to glory, and the blinding, breakneck finish saw Team Taylor Negron out-pin Team Ramona Ausubel by a few whiskers at a wild game of Pin the Mustache on Hemingway, winning Negron LDM LA, Ep. 9's crown.