Literature Talks This Week in Manhattan worth going out for.

I follow literature talks in Manhattan closely and keep the ones worth going to. Tell me what you like and I'll send the ones that fit you.

Top picks

My Women, My Tribe - Readings & Interactive Storytelling

My Women, My Tribe - Readings & Interactive Storytelling

Fri, Aug 28 · 3:00 PM

East Village

Creative storytelling afternoon

Storytime with Rachel Vail & Hyewon Yum

Storytime with Rachel Vail & Hyewon Yum

Sat, Aug 29 · 11:30 AM

Chelsea

interactive picture book reading

Rachel Harrison + Nat Cassidy: Kiss Slay Replay

Rachel Harrison + Nat Cassidy: Kiss Slay Replay

Sat, Aug 29 · 7:00 PM

East Village

Horror novel launch event

Survivor Stories Book Club

Survivor Stories Book Club

Sat, Aug 29 · 1:00 PM

Central Park

Book club picnic & healing

Sarah Blakley Cartwright + Alison Roman: Heavy Cream

Sarah Blakley Cartwright + Alison Roman: Heavy Cream

Sat, Aug 29 · 12:00 PM

East Village

Legendary bookstore readings

“The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum” Book Talk

“The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum” Book Talk

Sun, Aug 30 · 2:00 PM

Battery Park City

Gilded age crime history

Chris Olsen + Dylan Mulvaney: I Think My Therapist Hates Me

Chris Olsen + Dylan Mulvaney: I Think My Therapist Hates Me

Mon, Aug 31 · 7:00 PM

East Village

Memoir talk & signing

Emily Wilson + Jhumpa Lahiri: Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea

Emily Wilson + Jhumpa Lahiri: Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea

Thu, Sep 3 · 7:00 PM

East Village

Literary translation conversation

On Fridays by WINSOME BINGHAM and JASON GRIFFIN

On Fridays by WINSOME BINGHAM and JASON GRIFFIN

Thu, Sep 3 · 6:00 PM

Chelsea

Children's book conversation

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YoPro Book Club

YoPro Book Club

Wed, Sep 2 · 7:00 PM

West Village

Young pros & Tolkien

The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11

The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11

Wed, Sep 2 · 7:00 PM

Midtown

Free outdoor author talk

Emily Wilson + Jhumpa Lahiri: Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea

Emily Wilson + Jhumpa Lahiri: Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea

Thu, Sep 3 · 7:00 PM

Hell's Kitchen

Literary minds on translation

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