Literary-art Events in Brooklyn

Check out happening literary-art 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

Jaboukie & Friends

 Tue, 07 Apr at 07:30 pm Union Hall USD 19 to 26

Offsite: Ann Patchett: Whistler w/ Emma Straub

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

2/3rds of a Threesome (& Friends): Album Release Celebration!

 Mon, 13 Apr at 08:00 pm littlefield USD 24 to 30

SYNC CON, New York: Music In Film and TV Conference

 Fri, 18 Sep at 04:00 pm NAB Theater USD 212 to 1,377

Jaboukie & Friends

 Sun, 05 Apr at 07:30 pm Union Hall USD 19 to 26

LANE MOORE - M**der or Fudge: A Live Improvised 1980s Horror Show

 Fri, 10 Apr at 07:00 pm The Twisted Spine USD 23

Book Launch: Katie Kitamura with Tess Gunty

 Mon, 06 Apr at 07:30 pm Greenlight Bookstore in Fort Greene USD 0 to 22

LAUNCH PARTY: Japanese Gothic by Kylie Lee Baker

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

Jaboukie & Friends

 Wed, 08 Apr at 07:30 pm Union Hall USD 19 to 26

Clan of Xymox, Cold Cave

 Sat, 25 Apr at 07:00 pm Pioneer Works USD 41 to 47

Offsite: Isaac Fitzgerald: American Rambler w/ Roxane Gay

 Mon, 11 May at 07:00 pm First Unitarian Church USD 11 to 40

Offsite: Mac Barnett & Jon Klassen: Now I See w/ Leanne Shapton

 Tue, 28 Apr at 07:00 pm St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church USD 11 to 49

Xochitl Gonzalez with Jacqueline Woodson

 Mon, 04 May at 07:30 pm Greenlight Bookstore in Fort Greene USD 0 to 33

Baby Wants Candy

 Sat, 11 Apr Brooklyn Comedy Collective USD 0 to 22

Ben Lerner: Transcription

 Tue, 07 Apr at 07:30 pm Pioneer Works USD 18 to 115

Ian McGuire presents White River Crossing, with Francine Prose

 Tue, 07 Apr at 07:00 pm Community Bookstore Free

Offsite: Lauren Groff: Brawler w/ MJ Franklin

 Mon, 20 Apr at 07:00 pm St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church USD 11 to 37

In-Store: Patrick Radden Keefe: London Falling w/ Rachel Aviv

 Thu, 18 Jun at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Montague USD 11 to 38

Абонемент на Хороший Вопрос - ВЕСНА 2026

 Sat, 11 Apr at 07:30 pm Kvartira Books (formerly MyBiblioteka) USD 109

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

Salon d’Ayiti: A Living Tribute to René Depestre

 Sat, 09 May at 04:00 pm The Center for Fiction USD 0 to 30

Mortified Live

 Wed, 10 Jun at 08:00 pm littlefield USD 15 to 19

Malik Elassal

 Wed, 22 Jul at 07:30 pm Union Hall USD 19 to 26

Authors on Authors: S.T. Gibson & Maddie Martinez

 Tue, 07 Apr at 07:00 pm 667 Washington Ave USD 15

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

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

Lectures on Tap -"How To Build a Dictator:US Intervention in Latin America"

 Mon, 27 Apr at 06:30 pm Williamsburg USD 41

In-Store: Kirsten King: A Good Person w/ Marcy Dermansky

 Thu, 02 Apr at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Montague USD 11 to 32

The Atlanta Project: 5 Years Later

 Fri, 03 Apr at 06:30 pm Asia Art Archive in America Free

All Toddlers are Scorpios Book Release Show

 Sun, 12 Apr at 08:00 pm Union Hall USD 16 to 19

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

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

Lectures on Tap -"Mamdani Is Mayor, Now What? Looking at the Future of NYC"

 Wed, 15 Apr at 06:30 pm Prospect Park South USD 41

Cleared to Land: Bird Migration in NYC

 Thu, 23 Apr at 06:30 pm The Green-House at Green-Wood Free

Book Launch: Hallie Cantor with Caitlin Kunkel

 Thu, 09 Apr at 07:30 pm Greenlight Bookstore in Fort Greene USD 0 to 33

Sapphic Creative Writing NYC

 Fri, 17 Apr at 06:30 pm Hive Mind Books & Coffee Shop Free

In-Store: Alexandra Sifferlin: The Elusive Body w/ David Wallace-Wells

 Wed, 08 Apr at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Montague USD 11 to 33

«В ночных зеркалах» Вера Павлова

 Fri, 03 Apr at 07:30 pm Kvartira Books (formerly MyBiblioteka) USD 13 to 34

Mary Helen Washington with Edwidge Danticat and Farah Jasmine Griffin

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

THE ARACHNID (The Poisoner #2) with I.V. Ophelia

 Tue, 14 Apr at 07:00 pm The Twisted Spine USD 18 to 23

Spilled: Women's Writing Workshop & Wine Night

 Thu, 09 Apr at 07:00 pm Liz's Book Bar USD 39

Lime & Lyrics: Volume VI feat. Words By FAR

 Fri, 10 Apr at 06:30 pm I AM CARIBBEING HQ Free

LAUNCH PARTY: THE FORTUNE TELLERS OF RUE DARU by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore!

 Wed, 15 Apr at 06:00 pm The Twisted Spine USD 18 to 37

Lectures on Tap - "The Strange and Spectacular Quest to Define Color"

 Mon, 20 Apr at 06:30 pm Carroll Gardens USD 41

PAGE BREAK Presents: STAGE BREAK

 Tue, 28 Apr at 07:00 pm littlefield USD 12

New Voices Festival: Longing I Premium Tickets

 Sun, 12 Apr at 05:00 pm Roulette Intermedium USD 55

Mirah at The Broadway

 Thu, 09 Apr at 07:00 pm The Broadway USD 18 to 20

UNRULY: Reclaiming Our Bodies, Reclaiming Our Stories (Writing Workshop)

 Sun, 12 Apr at 03:00 pm The Free Black Women's Library Reading Room Free

Book Launch! Morgan Boecher + Chicken Heart

 Wed, 08 Apr at 07:00 pm Hive Mind Books USD 0 to 27

M**der, Mayhem, Money and History in Old South Bay Ridge

 Sun, 12 Apr at 01:00 pm 9818 Fort Hamilton Pkwy USD 39

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

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

In-Store: Afternoon Storytime w/ JP Brammer: Axl the Axolotl Is Not a Frog

 Wed, 15 Apr at 04:00 pm Books Are Magic Smith Free

Noam Scheiber with Jessica Grove

 Thu, 16 Apr at 07:30 pm Greenlight Bookstore in Fort Greene USD 0 to 38

In-Store: Julia Wertz: Bury Me Already (It's Nice Down Here) w/ Emily Gould

 Wed, 15 Apr at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Montague USD 11 to 35

InspiredWordNYC Presents Spoken Word Poet DIVINE at Brooklyn Music Kitchen

 Sun, 07 Jun at 04:30 pm Brooklyn Music Kitchen USD 0 to 18

The Greenlight Poetry Salon

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

RA OPEN MIC's Vo.25 "National Poetry Month!"

 Sat, 18 Apr at 06:00 pm Here Bk USD 0 to 18

Film & TV Networking Night

 Fri, 17 Apr at 05:00 pm East Williamsburg USD 25 to 30

Book Launch: Violaine Huisman with John Burnham Schwartz

 Mon, 13 Apr at 07:30 pm Greenlight Bookstore in Fort Greene USD 0 to 33

Author Panel: Romantic + Enchanting Reads from Bramble

 Mon, 20 Apr at 07:00 pm 667 Washington Ave USD 23

LAUNCH PARTY: MONSTERS IN THE ARCHIVES: My Year of Fear with Stephen King

 Thu, 23 Apr at 07:00 pm The Twisted Spine USD 18 to 36

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

No Apologies: A Night Of Poetry and Comedy

 Sat, 18 Apr at 07:00 pm Caffeine Underground USD 23 to 29

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

Book Launch & Panel Discussion: Kat Cho with June Tan and Swati Teerdhala

 Fri, 01 May at 06:00 pm Greenlight Bookstore in Fort Greene USD 0 to 25

Book Launch: Gal Beckerman with George Packer

 Thu, 23 Apr at 07:30 pm Greenlight Bookstore in Fort Greene USD 0 to 23

M**der, Mayhem, Money and History in Old North Bay Ridge

 Sat, 18 Apr at 01:00 pm 29 83rd St USD 39

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

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

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

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

No Contact: Writers on Estrangement

 Tue, 28 Apr at 06:30 pm Liz's Book Bar USD 11

In-Store: Kim Narby: Saturn Returning w/ Ella Dawson

 Mon, 04 May at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Montague USD 11 to 22

I KNOW A PLACE Launch Party!

 Tue, 05 May at 07:00 pm The Twisted Spine USD 18 to 25

In-Store: Couplet Reading Series

 Fri, 24 Apr at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Montague USD 0 to 11

In-Store: Leah Kim: Mom, Unfiltered w/ Mahogany L. Browne

 Mon, 27 Apr at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Smith USD 11 to 33

In-Store: Jimin Han: Dreamt I Found You w/ Marie Myung-Ok Lee

 Wed, 29 Apr at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Montague USD 11 to 32

Celebrate Bed Stuy Festival 2026

 Thu, 30 Apr at 04:00 pm Herbert Von King Cultural Arts Center Free

In-Store: Avigayl Sharp: Offseason w/ Madeline Cash

 Wed, 06 May at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Montague USD 11 to 30

Independent Bookstore Day!

 Sat, 25 Apr at 10:00 am Greenlight Bookstore in Fort Greene Free

In-Store: Miguel Ángel Hernández: The Pain of Others w/ Sarah Weinman

 Thu, 23 Apr at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Montague USD 11 to 21

Spilled: Women's Writing Workshop & Wine Night

 Thu, 23 Apr at 07:00 pm Liz's Book Bar USD 39

In-Store: Jennifer Acker: Surrender w/ Megha Majumdar

 Wed, 22 Apr at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Montague USD 11 to 30

Book Launch: Gwendoline Riley with Brandon Taylor

 Tue, 28 Apr at 07:30 pm Greenlight Bookstore in Fort Greene USD 0 to 20

In-Store: Luke Goebel: K*ll Dick w/ Nicola Maye Goldberg

 Fri, 01 May at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Montague USD 11 to 29

In-Store: Tracy Clark-Flory: My Mother's Daughter w/ Irin Carmon

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

In-Store: Storytime w/ Christian Robinson: Dad

 Sat, 09 May at 11:00 am Books Are Magic Montague Free

@CPR | Julian Donahue: With Violets in Her Lap

 Thu, 14 May at 07:30 pm CPR - Center for Performance Research USD 0 to 34

Offsite: Isabel Klee presents Dogs, Boys, and Other Things I've Cried About

 Fri, 15 May at 07:00 pm First Unitarian Church USD 41

Михаил Эпштейн. Муза из машины. Может ли ИИ быть соавтором?

 Sat, 09 May at 07:30 pm Kvartira Books (formerly MyBiblioteka) USD 7 to 29

In-Store: Camryn Garrett: In Between Days w/ Christina Li

 Tue, 12 May at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Smith USD 11 to 22

The Stranniki (Psoy Korolenko & Polina Shepherd) in New Yor

 Sat, 04 Apr at 07:00 pm Davidzon Radio

The Art Meetup: Brooklyn Open Mic

 Fri, 12 Jun at 06:00 pm Nook USD 0 to 15

In-Store: Emily Haworth-Booth: Mare w/ Rivka Galchen

 Tue, 19 May at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Montague USD 11 to 30

AI Intervention

 Mon, 13 Apr at 10:00 pm 362 Grand St USD 18

Story Co-op X From Here to Sunday: Story Table

 Thu, 09 Apr at 06:30 pm St. Lydia's USD 141 to 162

Flourish Brunch by W.O.W Ministry

 Sat, 18 Apr at 01:00 pm Temple of Refuge USD 50 to 109

Banned Drums Screening & Talkback

 Sat, 04 Apr at 07:00 pm GrowHouse Design and Development Group, Inc. Free

Poets Corner

 Thu, 16 Apr at 07:00 pm 214 Starr St 2 2 Free

LAUNCH PARTY: Neurotica, Poems by Maxwell I. Gold

 Mon, 06 Apr at 07:00 pm The Twisted Spine USD 18 to 22

LAUNCH PARTY: The Haunted Houses She Calls Her Own by Gwendolyn Kiste

 Wed, 29 Apr at 06:00 pm The Twisted Spine USD 18 to 24

Candlelit Silent Reading Night

 Thu, 09 Apr at 07:00 pm The Twisted Spine Free

Hiking Zen Mindful Walk in Prospect Park

 Sun, 26 Apr at 10:00 am Abraham Lincoln Statue Free