These 628 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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October 14 at 7pm
P&T Knitwear Bookstore, Coffee, & Podcast Studio · Lower East Side
Can authors outwrite the robots? Six writers, a publisher, and the plaintiff in Bartz v. Anthropic tackle AI, creative rights, and staying sane, with a book signing after.
October 14 at 7pm
The Ripped Bodice · Park Slope
Romance readers, this one's for you: M. Hartley celebrates Heart of Stone with a live conversation alongside USA Today bestseller Chelsea Curto at Brooklyn's beloved all-romance bookstore. Tickets include a deluxe limited edition paperback, and a signing follows.
October 14 at 6:30pm +4
Lofty Pigeon Books · Kensington
Sink into comfortable silence with fellow readers at this introvert-friendly gathering. No small talk required: just bring whatever you're currently reading and enjoy quiet company among the shelves.
October 14 at 7pm
Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Symphony Space · Upper West Side
Raise a glass to the McCourt brothers: Colum McCann, Kate Mulgrew, and friends celebrate 30 years of Angela's Ashes with readings, stories, and conversation honoring Frank and Malachy.
October 14 at 7pm
Books Are Magic · Brooklyn Heights
An evening with one of fiction's most open-hearted voices: Julie Orringer unpacks her Kirkus Prize-finalist novel of marriage, stolen manuscripts, and storytelling itself, in conversation with Emma Straub. Signing follows.
October 14 at 7pm
The Twisted Spine · Williamsburg • $17.85
Classic horror monsters get a feminist, darkly funny remix in Maisie Culver's debut collection, told by five women hiding in a bar bathroom. She'll chat with screenwriter Jamie Flanagan at Brooklyn's horror bookstore cafe.
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Wed, Oct 14 · 7:30 PM
St. Joseph's Church in Greenwich Village · Manhattan
Wed, Oct 14 · 7:00 PM
St. Joseph's Church in Greenwich Village · Manhattan
Wed, Oct 14 · 7:00 PM
Portrait Madame NYC · Vinegar Hill
Free
Wed, Oct 14 · 6:30 PM
Salmagundi Club · Greenwich Village
Wed, Oct 14 · 7:30 PM
Greenlight Bookstore (Fulton Street) · Fort Greene
$0-$35
Wed, Oct 14 · 6:30 PM
Von · NoHo
$
Wed, Oct 14 · 6:30 PM
Lofty Pigeon Books · Kensington
Wed, Oct 14 · 8:00 PM
St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery · East Village
$25
Wed, Oct 14 · 7:00 PM
An Beal Bocht Cafe · Fieldston
$$
Wed, Oct 14 · 7:00 PM
The Center for Fiction · Fort Greene
Wed, Oct 14 · 7:00 PM
Pubkey · Manhattan
$$
Wed, Oct 14 · 7:00 PM
Strand Bookstore · East Village
Wed, Oct 14 · 7:00 PM
Farm.One · Prospect Heights
Wed, Oct 14 · 7:00 PM
POWERHOUSE Arena · Dumbo
$5
Thu, Oct 15 · 4:00 PM
David Geffen Hall · Upper West Side
Thu, Oct 15 · 6:00 PM
Lovebirds Wine Bar + Bistro · Greenpoint
$$
Thu, Oct 15 · 3:00 PM
Brooklyn Bridge Park · Brooklyn
Free
Thu, Oct 15 · 11:30 AM
McNally Jackson Books Williamsburg · Williamsburg
Free
Thu, Oct 15 · 6:00 PM
Glucksman Ireland House NYU · Greenwich Village
Thu, Oct 15 · 7:00 PM
Pioneer Works · Red Hook
Thu, Oct 15 · 2:00 PM
Lofty Pigeon Books · Kensington
Thu, Oct 15 · 5:00 PM
SVA Theatre · Chelsea
Thu, Oct 15 · 3:00 PM
Environmental Education Center · Dumbo
Thu, Oct 15 · 7:00 PM
Strand Bookstore · Manhattan
Thu, Oct 15 · 6:00 PM
Italian Cultural Institute · Upper East Side
Thu, Oct 15 · 7:00 PM
POWERHOUSE Arena · Dumbo
$5
Thu, Oct 15 · 2:00 PM
Lofty Pigeon Books · Kensington
Thu, Oct 15 · 11:00 AM
Heft Gallery · Manhattan
Thu, Oct 15 · 6:00 PM
Brooklyn Public Library - Brooklyn Heights Branch · Brooklyn Heights
Thu, Oct 15 · 6:00 PM
Albertine · Upper East Side
Free
Thu, Oct 15 · 6:00 PM
Fashion Institute of Technology · Chelsea
$0
Thu, Oct 15 · 7:00 PM
The Twisted Spine · Williamsburg
Thu, Oct 15 · 2:00 PM
Baruch Performing Arts Center · Kips Bay
Thu, Oct 15 · 7:00 PM
DSK Brooklyn · Fort Greene
$11-$60
Thu, Oct 15 · 7:00 PM
Chatham Square Library · Chinatown
Thu, Oct 15 · 8:00 PM
Book Club Bar · East Village
$0-$43.55
Thu, Oct 15 · 7:30 PM
Greenlight Bookstore (Fulton Street) · Fort Greene
$0-$35
Thu, Oct 15 · 12:00 PM
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club · Manhattan
Thu, Oct 15 · 7:00 PM
Black Spring Books · Williamsburg
Thu, Oct 15 · 2:00 PM
Lofty Pigeon Books · Kensington
Thu, Oct 15 · 6:30 PM
Lofty Pigeon Books · Kensington
$0
Thu, Oct 15 · 7:00 PM
POWERHOUSE Arena · Dumbo
$5
Thu, Oct 15 · 2:00 PM
El Museo del Barrio · Manhattan
Free
Thu, Oct 15 · 2:00 PM
Brooklyn Children's Museum · Crown Heights
Free
Thu, Oct 15 · 2:00 PM
Lofty Pigeon Books · Kensington
Thu, Oct 15 · 7:00 PM
The Ripped Bodice · Park Slope
Thu, Oct 15 · 6:30 PM
Cafe con Libros · Crown Heights
$
Thu, Oct 15 · 7:00 PM
The Word Is Change · Bedford-Stuyvesant
Fri, Oct 16 · 2:00 PM
The Green-Wood Cemetery · Greenwood Heights
Free
Fri, Oct 16 · 4:00 PM
McNally Jackson Books Downtown Brooklyn · Downtown Brooklyn
Free
Fri, Oct 16 · 7:00 PM
Bureau of General Services—Queer Division · West Village
Fri, Oct 16 · 3:00 PM
Riverside Park · Morningside Heights
Fri, Oct 16 · 2:00 PM
The Studio Museum in Harlem · Harlem
Look for a programme you connect with. Cherry Lane Theatre is a starting point for intimate theatre; NYC Resistor hosts workshops and craft nights where you can bring something you’re making. Tell me whether you’d rather watch, listen, or join in.
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