Books Events in Brooklyn

Check out happening books events all around Brooklyn, NY

Offsite: Emma Straub: American Fantasy w/ Lin-Manuel Miranda

 Tue, 07 Apr at 07:00 pm First Unitarian Church USD 11 to 38

Brandy: In Conversation - Phases Book Tour

 Tue, 31 Mar Brooklyn Paramount

A Conversation with Brandy: PHASES Book Tour

 Wed, 01 Apr at 06:30 pm Brooklyn Paramount

Offsite: Ann Patchett: Whistler w/ Emma Straub

 Wed, 03 Jun at 07:00 pm St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church USD 38

LAUNCH PARTY: Wretch, Eric LaRocca in conversation w/ Grady Hendrix

 Wed, 25 Mar at 07:00 pm The Twisted Spine USD 18 to 35

Remi Cruz Parsons: Let's Get Cooking

 Tue, 31 Mar at 07:30 pm The Bell House

In-Store: Ella Quittner: Obsessed with the Best w/ Sohla El-Waylly

 Thu, 26 Feb at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Montague USD 11 to 44

BETWEEN TWO FIRES Deluxe Edition Release Party

 Tue, 03 Mar at 06:30 pm Brooklyn Winery USD 7 to 55

Dr. Seuss's The Cat In The Hat at Kings Theatre Brooklyn

 Sat, 21 Mar at 01:00 pm Kings Theatre Brooklyn

LAUNCH PARTY: Japanese Gothic by Kylie Lee Baker

 Mon, 20 Apr at 07:00 pm The Twisted Spine USD 18 to 37

AUTHOR EVENT: Staircase in the Woods by Chuck Wendig

 Thu, 05 Mar at 06:00 pm The Twisted Spine USD 18 to 24

The Book of Red Flags Live!

 Thu, 19 Mar at 07:30 pm Union Hall USD 16 to 19

Brooklyn Pride Comic Book Fair 2026

 Sat, 06 Jun at 11:00 am 1561 Bedford Ave Free

3/5 - I'll Bring the Apps On Tour - Brooklyn, NY

 Thu, 05 Mar at 07:00 pm The Hoxton, Williamsburg USD 28 to 49

In-Store: Holly Brickley: Deep Cuts w/ Coco Mellors

 Fri, 13 Mar at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Montague USD 11 to 20

Neal Allen and Anne Lamott (at SJNY)

 Thu, 26 Mar at 07:30 pm St. Joseph’s University, New York - Brooklyn USD 32

Fourth Wing Trivia at East River Bar

 Wed, 25 Feb at 07:00 pm East River Bar USD 9

A Conversation with Brandy: PHASES Book Tour

 Wed, 01 Apr Brooklyn Paramount

The 3rd Annual Black Girl Book Fair: Press-Ons and Portraits

 Sun, 15 Mar at 02:00 pm Atolye Venue & Bar USD 28 to 107

In-Store: Adrian Matejka: Be Easy w/ Mahogany L. Browne

 Fri, 03 Apr at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Montague USD 11 to 32

Twilight Party

 Sat, 14 Mar at 07:00 pm East River Bar USD 23

My Immortal

 Tue, 03 Mar at 07:00 pm Brooklyn Art Haus USD 34 to 55

Author Talk & Book Signing with Sharon Flake: Hattie Mae Begins Again

 Thu, 26 Feb at 05:30 pm 574 Madison St USD 20

PokemonTopia Bklyn

 Fri, 27 Feb at 02:30 pm 1 John St Free

Author Event: Eli Erlick & Harron Walker In Conversation

 Wed, 18 Mar at 07:00 pm Hive Mind Books USD 0 to 34

Karan Mahajan

 Thu, 12 Mar at 07:30 pm Greenlight Bookstore in Fort Greene USD 0 to 35

In-Store: Storytime w/ Elisha Cooper: The Rare Bird

 Sat, 28 Feb at 11:00 am Books Are Magic Montague Free

Dat’s Capital: A Tale of Dreams Dashed (Zine Launch Show)

 Sun, 01 Mar at 07:30 pm Union Hall USD 16 to 19

ACOTAR Trivia at East River Bar

 Wed, 04 Mar at 07:00 pm East River Bar USD 10

In-Store: Zahra Tangorra: Extra Sauce w/ Helen Rosner

 Mon, 13 Apr at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Montague USD 11 to 35

In-Store: Amber Husain: Tell Me How You Eat w/ Andrea Long Chu

 Wed, 25 Feb at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Montague USD 11 to 32

Bird Brain: Literary Trivia at Lofty Pigeon Books, with Dara Jemmott

 Thu, 26 Feb at 06:30 pm Lofty Pigeon Books, Church Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, USA USD 13

Lectures on Tap - "World’s Rarest Traditions: Bees, Soy Sauce & More"

 Wed, 25 Feb at 06:30 pm Williamsburg USD 41

Book Launch: Gil Hochberg in Conversation with Jack Halberstam

 Thu, 26 Feb at 07:00 pm Hive Mind Books USD 0 to 30

Book Launch: Betsy Sussler with Carmen Boullosa

 Wed, 25 Feb at 07:30 pm Greenlight Bookstore in Fort Greene USD 0 to 26

Matawana 2nd Anniversary & Book Launch Celebration

 Sat, 28 Feb at 04:20 pm MATAWANA DISPENSARY Free

East Williamsburg The Little Bookshop Black Music Appreciation Event

 Sat, 28 Feb at 07:00 pm The Little Bookshop USD 22 to 54

Book Launch: Álvaro Enrigue with Oswaldo Zavala

 Tue, 03 Mar at 07:30 pm Greenlight Bookstore in Fort Greene USD 0 to 35

In-Store: Jung Yun: All the World Can Hold w/ Hannah Bae

 Thu, 12 Mar at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Montague USD 11 to 33

Sana Javeri Kadri & Asha Loupy: Diaspora Spice Co. Cookbook w/ Samah Dada

 Thu, 05 Mar at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Montague USD 11 to 38

Journal Club at Liz's Book Bar

 Wed, 11 Mar at 06:30 pm Liz's Book Bar USD 29

Alice Martin launches Westward Women, in conversation with Anna North

 Thu, 05 Mar at 06:30 pm Lofty Pigeon Books, Church Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, USA Free

Laura Mauldin with Brittney Cooper

 Wed, 04 Mar at 07:30 pm Greenlight Bookstore in Fort Greene USD 0 to 35

Queer Full Moon Circle

 Sat, 07 Mar at 05:30 pm Hive Mind Books Free

Camonghne Felix

 Mon, 09 Mar at 07:30 pm Greenlight Bookstore in Fort Greene USD 0 to 31

Linger at Electric Beets: A Book Signing with Hetty Lui McKinnon

 Sat, 07 Mar at 11:00 am Electric Beets Free

In-Store: Brenda Navarro: Eating Ashes w/ Megan McDowell

 Wed, 11 Mar at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Montague USD 11 to 27

Candlelit Silent Reading Night

 Wed, 11 Mar at 07:00 pm The Twisted Spine Free

Spring into Stories

 Sat, 21 Mar at 07:00 pm The Little Bookshop USD 13 to 55

Jamilah Lemieux Launches Black. Single. Mother.

 Wed, 18 Mar at 07:00 pm Liz's Book Bar USD 11

In-Store: Joanna Margaret: The Daughters w/ Clémence Michallon

 Thu, 19 Mar at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Montague USD 11 to 29

In-Store: Corey Ann Haydu: Mothers and Other Strangers w/ Melissa Albert

 Tue, 31 Mar at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Montague USD 11 to 32

In-Store: Jade Song: I Love You Don't Die w/ Jiaming Tang

 Wed, 18 Mar at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Montague USD 11 to 33

In-Store: Casey Scieszka: The Fountain w/ Isaac Fitzgerald

 Tue, 17 Mar at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Montague USD 11 to 32

Book Launch: Luke Barr with Melissa Clark

 Tue, 17 Mar at 07:30 pm Greenlight Bookstore in Fort Greene USD 0 to 38

Stephen Policoff launches "A Ribbon For Your Hair," with Susan Choi

 Tue, 31 Mar at 06:30 pm Lofty Pigeon Books, Church Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, USA Free

In-Store: Maria Adelmann: The Adjunct w/ Katie Yee

 Mon, 30 Mar at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Montague USD 11 to 32

Book Launch: Su Friedrich with Kurt Thometz

 Tue, 31 Mar at 07:30 pm Greenlight Bookstore in Fort Greene USD 0 to 32

In-Store: Scott Broker: The Disappointment w/ Adam Dalva

 Thu, 26 Mar at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Montague USD 11 to 30

In-Store: Nora Lange: Day Care w/ Molly Young

 Thu, 09 Apr at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Smith USD 11 to 21

In-Store: Miranda Shulman: Harmless w/ Meg Wolitzer

 Tue, 14 Apr at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Montague USD 11 to 32

Triple Book Launch w/ Monica Ferrell, Bianca Stone, & Craig Morgan Teicher

 Fri, 10 Apr at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Montague USD 11 to 21

In-Store: 2026 Whiting Award Winners Reading w/ Sidik Fofana

 Thu, 16 Apr at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Montague Free

Isabel Klee Talks Dogs, Boys, and Other Things I've Cried About

 Tue, 28 Apr at 07:30 pm The Bell House

In-Store: Erin Van Der Meer: The Scoop w/ Andrew Boryga

 Tue, 21 Apr at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Montague USD 11 to 32

Author Talk & Book Signing: Megan Milks & Sara Jaffe

 Mon, 09 Mar at 07:00 pm Hive Mind Books USD 0 to 42

An Evening With Trueanon And Devin Thomas O'shea: The Veiled Prophet

 Thu, 25 Jun at 07:30 pm The Bell House

The Becoming Sessions: The Look Book Salon

 Fri, 27 Feb at 06:00 pm Fabrik DUMBO Free

DA SPOT NYC Presents: Building Legacy Through Literacy

 Sat, 28 Feb at 12:00 pm Da Spot NYC Free

Literature in Translation Book Group

 Wed, 25 Mar at 07:00 pm Fritz Free

Godlike by Richard Hell

 Tue, 03 Mar at 07:00 pm e-flux Free

Epic Reads - Well of Ascension (Mistborn #2)

 Sat, 28 Feb at 02:00 pm Spritzenhaus33 USD 7

In-Store: Kim Fu: The Valley of Vengeful Ghosts w/ Larissa Pham

 Mon, 09 Mar at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Montague USD 11 to 20

Book Launch: Asa Drake with Emily Lee Luan, Megan Pinto, and Jimin Seo

 Thu, 26 Feb at 07:30 pm Greenlight Bookstore in Fort Greene USD 0 to 22

The Free Black Women's Library presents Queen on The Screen : Set it Off

 Fri, 27 Feb at 07:00 pm The Free Black Women's Library Reading Room Free

Wet Paint

 Sat, 21 Mar at 04:00 pm The Rat NYC USD 0 to 13

Rally Reading Series: Kirstin Valdez Quade, Paula Bomer, and Alissa Quart

 Thu, 05 Mar at 07:00 pm Pete's Candy Store Free

An Evening with Street Noise Books

 Tue, 10 Mar at 07:30 pm Greenlight Bookstore in Fort Greene USD 0 to 30

Violets & Pansies: A Springtime Salon

 Thu, 19 Mar at 06:30 pm Lofty Pigeon Books, Church Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, USA Free

In-Store: Julia Cooke: Starry and Restless w/ Julie Satow

 Fri, 06 Mar at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Montague USD 11 to 35

In-Store: Storytime w/ Jon Burgerman: Beginning, Middle, and End

 Sat, 07 Mar at 11:00 am Books Are Magic Montague Free

The Nameplate Workshop: Jewelry, Culture + Identity

 Sun, 08 Mar at 01:00 pm Adanne Bookshop USD 98 to 130

In-Store: Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney: Lake Effect w/ Taffy Brodesser-Akner

 Wed, 04 Mar at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Montague USD 11 to 33

THIRTY LOVE with Tom Vellner

 Thu, 12 Mar at 07:00 pm Love & Legends Books USD 29

Queer New Moon Circle

 Sat, 21 Mar at 05:30 pm Hive Mind Books Free

Book Launch: Jazmine Ulloa

 Mon, 02 Mar at 07:30 pm Greenlight Bookstore in Fort Greene USD 0 to 35

Human Library NYC @ ShapeShifter Lab

 Sat, 07 Mar at 02:30 pm ShapeShifter Lab Free

Hive Mind Reading Room: Silent Reading Night

 Wed, 04 Mar at 06:30 pm Hive Mind Books Free

The Essential Guide for Counseling Black Women

 Sat, 28 Mar at 02:00 pm Adanne Bookshop USD 34

Glo in the City Live Queer Comedy Show

 Sat, 28 Mar at 07:00 pm Gladys Books & Wine USD 13 to 21

In-Store: Albertine Clarke: The Body Builders w/ Alexa Brahme

 Tue, 03 Mar at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Montague USD 11 to 29

Anna Hezel launches "Party Tricks," with Jaya Saxena

 Tue, 10 Mar at 06:30 pm Lofty Pigeon Books, Church Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, USA Free

Lit City Book Club: Chain-Gang All-Stars

 Wed, 25 Feb at 06:00 pm Liz's Book Bar Free

“In Her Words” Film Screening

 Sun, 01 Mar at 02:30 pm Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture USD 12

Пурим

 Sun, 01 Mar at 04:00 pm Kvartira Books (formerly MyBiblioteka) USD 23

Fanged Fables: A Vampire Book Club

 Tue, 24 Mar at 07:00 pm Hinterlands Bar Free

Shield of Sparrows Trivia at East River Bar

 Wed, 01 Apr at 07:00 pm East River Bar USD 10

In-Store: Eoghan Walls: Field Notes from an Extinction w/ Claire Luchette

 Wed, 25 Mar at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Montague USD 11 to 22

Storytime: David Elmo Cooper launches "Greta Green Builds a Submarine"

 Sat, 07 Mar at 10:30 am Lofty Pigeon Books, Church Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, USA Free

Brown Babies n’ Books Freedom Braids

 Sat, 28 Feb at 11:00 am Gladys Books & Wine Free