Literary-art Events in Brooklyn

Check out happening literary-art events all around Brooklyn, NY

Futures of Repair

 Fri, 25 Jul Intelligent Mischief Free

Blush presents A Book Launch Celebration

 Sat, 15 Nov at 06:30 pm Friends and Lovers Free

Macha Studio | Poetry Open-Mic

 Fri, 14 Nov at 07:30 pm Macha Studio Free

Offsite: Patti Smith presents Bread of Angels

 Thu, 11 Dec at 07:00 pm St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church USD 38

Scrappy Reading Series x Off Assignment

 Fri, 14 Nov at 07:00 pm Compére Collective Free

Work In Progress: A Queer Literary Open Mic

 Fri, 21 Nov at 07:00 pm Hive Mind Books Free

OPEN STAGE | Fall Movement 2025

 Fri, 05 Dec at 07:00 pm CPR - Center for Performance Research USD 0 to 25

Queer New Moon Circle

 Sat, 22 Nov at 05:30 pm Hive Mind Books Free

Вечер с Ниной Косман | An Evening with Nina Kossman

 Sat, 29 Nov at 07:00 pm Kvartira Books (formerly MyBiblioteka) Free

An Evening of Modern Celtic and Appalachian Music with Rakish

 Fri, 14 Nov at 07:00 pm Old Stone House of Brooklyn

Poetry In Motion

 Fri, 21 Nov at 07:00 pm Adanne Bookshop USD 18

Collage and Memory Workshop with Archival Brooklyn Photos

 Sat, 15 Nov at 12:00 pm 11 Bartlett St Free

Decyphering Voodoo at 25—An ‘Esoteric 106&Park’ Experience

 Fri, 21 Nov at 07:00 pm Gladys Books & Wine USD 15 to 26

Martha Cooley presents My Little Donkey

 Tue, 18 Nov at 07:00 pm Community Bookstore Free

In-Store: Pet Portrait Pop-Up w/ Jordan Sondler

 Sat, 06 Dec at 11:00 am Books Are Magic Montague Free

Book signing and workshop

 Sat, 29 Nov at 12:00 pm 20 New York Ave Free

George Saunders presents Vigil

 Mon, 26 Jan at 07:00 pm Congregation Beth Elohim USD 30 to 36

Roy Nathanson launches "A Brief History of Our Ears"

 Thu, 04 Dec at 06:30 pm Lofty Pigeon Books Free

Guy Branum: Be Fruitful

 Fri, 19 Dec at 07:30 pm Union Hall USD 24 to 29

Queer Writing Night

 Wed, 19 Nov at 06:30 pm Hive Mind Books Free

The Future of Revolution: Jasper Bernes with M. E. O’Brien

 Tue, 18 Nov at 07:00 pm e-flux Free

Louis Evans and Kay Vaindal launch "ECO24"

 Tue, 18 Nov at 06:30 pm Lofty Pigeon Books, Church Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, USA Free

Queer Playwrights Circle

 Mon, 17 Nov at 06:30 pm Hive Mind Books Free

OPEN DOOR | crying out we make a noise we do not recognize

 Sun, 16 Nov at 05:00 pm CPR - Center for Performance Research USD 0 to 25

The Balancing Act for Black Professionals

 Tue, 18 Nov at 06:00 pm Gentlemen's Factory Free

"Coach In The Game" Book Release Experience with Ms Free TV

 Fri, 28 Nov at 01:00 pm Steuben Vintage Closet Free

NIGHT & DAY SPECIAL EVENT WITH ELLEN DATLOW & MORE

 Wed, 19 Nov at 07:00 pm The Twisted Spine USD 18 to 23

Book Event: W. David Marx with Emily Sundberg

 Tue, 18 Nov at 07:30 pm Greenlight Bookstore in Fort Greene USD 0 to 38

Ekmeles - forgetting

 Sat, 17 Jan at 07:30 pm The Church of St. Luke & St. Matthew

Write to Read: Frost & Fiction

 Thu, 04 Dec at 07:00 pm Nook USD 14

STUPIDITY vs COMMON SENSE AT BRIC

 Fri, 14 Nov at 04:00 pm BRIC ARTS MEDIA USD 23

Queer Book Club

 Tue, 02 Dec at 07:00 pm Hive Mind Books Free

Hawthornden Brooklyn in Conversation: November 2025 Writers in Residence

 Wed, 19 Nov at 06:30 pm Hawthornden Brooklyn Free

Queer Writer Coworking

 Thu, 20 Nov at 11:30 am Hive Mind Books Free

Caribbean History Lecture with Dr. Laurie Lambert

 Tue, 02 Dec at 06:00 pm Brooklyn Public Library - Flatbush Branch Free

@CPR | Jian Yi: Cloud States

 Thu, 11 Dec at 07:00 pm CPR - Center for Performance Research USD 0 to 45

Martin Urbano: #standup #funny

 Thu, 20 Nov at 10:00 pm Union Hall USD 16 to 19

Queer Book Group

 Tue, 09 Dec at 07:00 pm Hops Hill At Atlantic Free

Storytime w/ David Ezra Stein: Interrupting Chicken Saves the Nutcracker

 Sun, 23 Nov at 11:00 am Books Are Magic Montague Free

Sibling Loss

 Sun, 07 Dec at 02:00 pm The Green-Wood Cemetery Free

Film Screening: "Survival Without Rent" 
and "Viva Loisaida!"

 Tue, 02 Dec at 07:00 pm Interference Archive Free

Chloe Radcliffe Special Taping Warm Up

 Wed, 26 Nov at 07:30 pm Union Hall USD 16 to 19

NYCF 2025: Drinnies Live

 Fri, 14 Nov at 08:00 pm littlefield USD 56

Sick Ancestor Tribute Show

 Sat, 20 Dec at 07:00 pm Recess Free

Writers Workshop

 Tue, 25 Nov at 06:30 pm Brooklyn Public Library - Flatbush Branch Free

Jazmina Barrera and Megan McDowell in conversation with Tara Westover

 Fri, 14 Nov at 07:00 pm Community Bookstore Free

Shitty Mozart in Brooklyn

 Sat, 17 Jan at 09:30 pm The Rat NYC USD 15

Food for Thought

 Mon, 17 Nov at 06:30 pm The Watermark at Brooklyn Heights USD 40

"Another Sky" Record Release Show

 Fri, 21 Nov at 08:30 pm ShapeShifter Lab USD 28

A Year End Soiree

 Wed, 10 Dec at 07:00 pm The Rat NYC USD 0 to 162

Nobody Forced You To Be Here

 Sun, 23 Nov at 07:00 pm Brooklyn Comedy Collective USD 0 to 19

The Art of One-Sentence Storytelling: "SENTENCE" Book Launch

 Sat, 31 Jan at 07:00 pm Kvartira Books (formerly MyBiblioteka) USD 0 to 29

BROADWAY GHOST STORIES W/ ROBERT VIAGAS

 Tue, 25 Nov at 06:00 pm The Twisted Spine USD 18 to 37

New York Real Estate Mixer - November edition

 Wed, 19 Nov at 06:00 pm 550 Vanderbilt Ave USD 0 to 29

Style That Lasts: Building Confidence Through Slow Fashion

 Sat, 15 Nov at 03:00 pm The Free Black Women's Library Reading Room Free

Open Mic - Hosted By UZOMA

 Thu, 11 Dec at 09:00 pm 367 Bedford Ave USD 18 to 23

Whiskey Stories® : Rare Whiskies & Comedy - Holiday Edition (In Person)

 Sat, 13 Dec at 07:30 pm Whiskey Stories USD 120

Book Event: George O'Connor

 Fri, 14 Nov at 05:30 pm Greenlight Bookstore in Fort Greene USD 0 to 16

The Business of WE Holiday Marketplace

 Sat, 06 Dec at 12:00 pm Aroma by Caffè Nero Free

Reading & Conversation with Author Erin O'Connor on Fire Craft

 Fri, 05 Dec at 05:30 pm UrbanGlass Free

Short Story Workshop

 Tue, 16 Dec at 07:00 pm Liz's Book Bar USD 32

School, But Just the Fun Parts - a creativity workshop

 Sat, 03 Jan at 02:00 pm 229 Empire Blvd USD 18

Meet Mindy Thomas!

 Sun, 16 Nov at 01:00 pm Terrace Books Free

In-Store: Storytime w/ Sarah Jacoby: The Coziest Place on the Moon

 Sat, 22 Nov at 11:00 am Books Are Magic Montague Free

The 24 Hour Plays 25th Annual Gala

 Fri, 12 Dec at 07:00 pm The Space at Irondale USD 3 to 535

Lena Bloch - Kyoko Kitamura album release concert: Marina Tsvetaeva

 Sat, 15 Nov at 08:00 pm Ibeam USD 23

R.E.A.L New Year Eve Sunset Vibes

 Wed, 31 Dec at 08:00 pm 884 Pacific St USD 55 to 87

Wordsprouts: The Park Slope Food Coop Reading Series

 Wed, 19 Nov at 07:00 pm Old Stone House of Brooklyn Free

In-Store: Storytime w/ Joshua David Stein: Make New Friends

 Sun, 16 Nov at 11:00 am Books Are Magic Montague Free

In-Store: John R. Davis: Keep Your Ear to the Ground w/ Emily Flake

 Fri, 14 Nov at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Smith USD 11 to 44

Caribbean History Lecture with Dr. James Cantres

 Tue, 18 Nov at 06:00 pm Brooklyn Public Library - Flatbush Branch Free

The Exponential Festival Presents: Creature/Comfort

 Thu, 22 Jan at 07:30 pm LIFE WORLD USD 29 to 55

Cosmic Connections at NYC Jewelry Week 2025

 Sat, 22 Nov at 12:00 pm 320 Dean St Free

In-Store: Megan Milks: Mega Milk w/ Sabrina Imbler

 Wed, 14 Jan at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Montague USD 11 to 20

Jennifer Sears: What Mennonite Girls Are Good For w/ Mary Gaitskill

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

Plot Points in our Sexual Development

 Fri, 12 Dec at 07:00 pm Brooklyn Art Haus USD 18 to 50

In Costume at NYC Jewelry Week 2025

 Mon, 17 Nov at 05:00 pm Pratt Institute Libraries Free

Storytelling By The Seashore - Fall Of Freedom

 Sat, 22 Nov at 03:00 pm 1208 Surf Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, United States, New York 11224

Squawkin' Sports: Holiday Party and Formula 1 Edition! (at DSK)

 Thu, 04 Dec at 07:00 pm DSK Brooklyn Free

Young Adult Book Group

 Wed, 03 Dec at 06:00 pm Greenlight Bookstore in Fort Greene Free

In-Store: Stefan Merrill Block: Homeschooled w/ Emma Straub

 Thu, 15 Jan at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Montague USD 11 to 33

Fiction Book Group

 Tue, 18 Nov at 07:00 pm Hops Hill At Atlantic Free

Christmas In Old Bay Ridge Walking Tour

 Sat, 29 Nov at 01:00 pm Shore Road Park Gazebo USD 39

Writing about Grief

 Sun, 07 Dec at 02:00 pm The Green-Wood Cemetery Free

UPC BATTLE FOR THE BAG POETRY OPEN MIC

 Sun, 07 Dec at 07:00 pm ShapeShifter Lab USD 10 to 16

CMS November 16 Workshops with Shara Lunon & Miriam Elhajli

 Sun, 16 Nov at 12:00 pm Ibeam Brooklyn Free

LBB Lit Fic Book Club

 Sun, 14 Dec at 06:00 pm Liz's Book Bar USD 17

Offsite: Sarah Adams: In Your Dreams w/ Cara Bastone

 Tue, 06 Jan at 07:00 pm St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church USD 27

Piece by Piece: A Puzzle Social by HELD

 Tue, 18 Nov at 07:00 pm Gladys Books & Wine USD 15

Spilled: A Women's Writing Workshop & Wine Night

 Thu, 04 Dec at 07:30 pm Liz's Book Bar USD 35

In-Store: Heather Aimee O'Neill: The Irish Goodbye w/ Joshua Henkin

 Thu, 20 Nov at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Montague USD 11 to 32

In-Store: Sara Levine: The Hitch w/ Roxane Gay

 Wed, 28 Jan at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Montague USD 11 to 29

Down & Out presented by the Exponential Festival

 Wed, 28 Jan at 07:30 pm Brooklyn Art Haus USD 18 to 39

Color Theory: An Evening of One Act Plays

 Mon, 17 Nov at 07:30 pm 274 Morgan Ave USD 5 to 30

Six-Week Creative Writing Workshop (Thursdays)

 Thu, 04 Dec at 07:00 pm Mama Dee's Garden USD 300

Shampoo Day with Grandma — Book Signing at Fête de Fleur

 Sun, 30 Nov at 01:00 pm Fêtes de Fleur Free

Offsite: Oyinkan Braithwaite: Cursed Daughters w/ Lovia Gyarkye

 Wed, 19 Nov at 07:00 pm First Unitarian Congregational Society in Brooklyn USD 11 to 37

Christmas In Old Bay Ridge Walking Tour

 Sat, 06 Dec at 01:00 pm Shore Road Park Gazebo USD 39

New Voices Festival: Longing II Premium Tickets

 Sun, 10 May at 05:00 pm Roulette Intermedium USD 55 to 61

Rethinking the Shape of the City: SingleStair Reform in Multifamily Housing

 Wed, 19 Nov at 06:30 pm Voorhees Hall Free