Literature Talk in New York City worth going out for.

I follow literature talk in New York City closely and keep the ones worth going to. Tell me what you like and I'll send the ones that fit you.

Top picks

Q&A With "To Never Know" Author Thomas Duffy

Q&A With "To Never Know" Author Thomas Duffy

Sat, Jun 27 · 3:00 PM

The BookMark Shoppe

Bay Ridge

Intimate author afternoon

Books & Martinis Live: Khaya Fraites

Books & Martinis Live: Khaya Fraites

Sat, Jun 27 · 7:00 PM

Kew & Willow Books

Kew Gardens

debut author talk on grief

Ask the Experts: Queen of Bohemia Predicts Own Death: Gilded-Age Journalist Zoe Anderson Norris with Eve M. Kahn

Ask the Experts: Queen of Bohemia Predicts Own Death: Gilded-Age Journalist Zoe Anderson Norris with Eve M. Kahn

Sun, Jun 28 · 2:00 PM

Coney Island USA

Coney Island

Forgotten journalist resurrected

Teddy Wayne reads from his latest The Au Pair

Teddy Wayne reads from his latest The Au Pair

Mon, Jun 29 · 6:00 PM

The Corner Bookstore

Carnegie Hill

Literary thriller reading

Lili Anolik & Matt Starr

Lili Anolik & Matt Starr

Mon, Jun 29 · 7:00 PM

McNally Jackson Books Seaport

Financial District

Literary salon evening

Dave Portnoy in Conversation: Cancel Me If You Can

Dave Portnoy in Conversation: Cancel Me If You Can

Mon, Jun 29 · 8:00 PM

Kaufmann Concert Hall

Carnegie Hill

Media empire tell-all

Bushwick Bookmarks

Bushwick Bookmarks

Mon, Jun 29 · 6:30 PM

Crossroads Cafe

Bushwick

Silent reading & literary mingling

Misfit Mayhem Book Club with AJ & Daniel

Misfit Mayhem Book Club with AJ & Daniel

Mon, Jun 29 · 6:30 PM

McNally Jackson Books Downtown Brooklyn

Downtown Brooklyn

Pop culture book discussion

Bushwick Bookmarks

Bushwick Bookmarks

Mon, Jun 29 · 6:30 PM

Crossroads Cafe

Bushwick

Silent reading & book chat

Mara Brock Akil & Jacqueline Woodson

Mara Brock Akil & Jacqueline Woodson

Tue, Jun 30 · 7:00 PM

McNally Jackson Books Seaport

Financial District

Intimate author conversation

Not everyone knows about these

Lampblack Lit Reading and Fundraiser

Lampblack Lit Reading and Fundraiser

Sat, Jun 27 · 7:00 PM

The Word Is Change

Bedford-Stuyvesant

Black literary voices unite

Ditmas Lit

Ditmas Lit

Sat, Jun 27 · 7:30 PM

The Urbane Arts Club

Flatbush

Intimate literary readings

Author Event with Taylor & Co

Author Event with Taylor & Co

Sat, Jun 27 · 7:30 PM

Brooklyn Artery

Flatbush

Hughes's Latin America unveiled

Everyday Sake Release Party

Everyday Sake Release Party

Mon, Jun 29 · 6:00 PM

Brooklyn Kura

Sunset Park

Sake book launch party

The Midnight Special: A Book Launch Party

The Midnight Special: A Book Launch Party

Tue, Jun 30 · 7:30 PM

The Urbane Arts Club

Flatbush

Literary night with live music

First Novel Friday: Liar’s Dice, Abundance, and Odessa

First Novel Friday: Liar’s Dice, Abundance, and Odessa

Fri, Jul 3 · 6:00 PM

The Center for Fiction

Fort Greene

Debut novel celebration

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