The Best Author Readings and Open Mics in NYC

Book events & readings in NYC

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Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Attractions
Family

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

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Tiny Brushes: A Diwali Experience | Story & Paint

The Figure StudioSouth Ozone Park

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Secret Time Travel Meeting – Cosplay Edition

Enoch’s Art Gallery & CafeHell’s Kitchen

After School Stories: Explore Words & Worlds with Ms. Geshu

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings
Family
Free

Leonard LibraryBrooklyn

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Aleksandra Crapanzano Book Talk With Ruth Reichl

Barnes & Noble Upper East SideUpper East Side

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Julian Brave NoiseCat Book Launch Event for We Survived the Night

Books & Readings

Pioneer WorksBrooklyn

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Chocolat: Parisian Desserts and Other Delights with author Aleksandra Crapanzano and moderator Melissa Clark

Books & Readings

ArchestratusBrooklyn

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WORD PLAY – Free Poetry Slam

Sugar MouseEast Village

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Julian Brave NoiseCat Launch Event for We Survived the Night

Pioneer WorksBrooklyn

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Michael Lewis, 15 Years of the Big Short

Books & Readings

Symphony SpaceManhattan

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“Lines Verses Lyrics: Where River and Sky Meet” – Black Men in the Arts Celebrate Black Poetry Day

ARC A. Philip Randolph AOCHarlem

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Book Launch Party: The Widower Without a Will by Katherine Grant

The LocalQueens

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Quiet Reading Party

Brooklyn Public Library – Mill BasinBROOKLYN

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Hello (And Goodbye) To All That

Jefferson Market LibraryGreenwich Village

The Center for Fiction Presents Brandon Taylor on Minor Black Figures with Matthew Sitman

The Center for FictionBrooklyn

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Brooklyn Books & Booze Reading Series

Barrows Intense Ginger Tasting RoomBrooklyn

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Creative Ozone: The Artists of Westbeth

Westbeth Artists Community RoomNew York City

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An Interview with Maria Smilios, Author of The Black Angels

Bayside Historical SocietyBayside

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Ages: 12 and under
Art
Attractions
Family

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

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Italian-American Heritage Month: History and Author Talk with Ryan Byrnes at Whitestone Library

Queens Libray at WhitestoneWhitestone

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Global Minds Summit New York

The Westin New York at Times SquareManhattan

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Celebrate Halloween

Ages: 12 and under
Animals
Art
Family

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

Walking Tour: All-of-a-Kind Family

Walking Tour: “All-of-a-Kind Family”

Museum at Eldridge StreetLower East Side

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Family First Saturdays: Storytime at the Morgan

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings
Family

The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

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Family Program | Songs and Stories

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings
Family

The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

“Yes, the planet got destroyed, but for a beautiful moment in time we created a lot of value for shareholders.”

TOM TORO: AND TO THINK WE STARTED AS A BOOK CLUB…

Joe’s PubNoho

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WORD PLAY – Free Poetry Jam

Sugar MouseEast Village

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