Literary-art Events in Brooklyn

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

Futures of Repair

 Fri, 25 Jul Intelligent Mischief Free

George Saunders presents Vigil

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

New Voices Festival: Longing I Premium Tickets

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

Author and Punisher at The Meadows

 Sat, 28 Feb at 06:30 pm The Meadows

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

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

New Voices Festival: Longing III

 Sun, 14 Jun at 05:00 pm Roulette Intermedium USD 0 to 35

New Voices Festival: Longing II Premium Tickets

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

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

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

Flooding the delicate membrane

 Fri, 16 Jan at 07:00 pm 315 Maujer St Free

«V Immigratsii» Marina Raydun

 Sat, 17 Jan at 06:00 pm Kvartira Books (formerly MyBiblioteka) Free

Author & Punisher (18+)

 Sat, 28 Feb at 11:30 pm The Meadows - Brooklyn

A Trans Creative Meetup

 Sat, 24 Jan at 06:00 pm Hive Mind Books & Coffee Shop 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

Cemetery Soup (Redux Reading)

 Sat, 10 Jan at 07:00 pm Brooklyn Art Haus USD 23

The Exponential Festival Presents: Creature/Comfort

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

In-Store: Kadir Nelson presents Basket Ball

 Fri, 16 Jan at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Montague USD 0 to 24

Alchemize: Trans Poetry Night at Hive Mind Books

 Fri, 09 Jan at 07:00 pm Hive Mind Books USD 0 to 7

Shitty Mozart in Brooklyn

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

Down & Out presented by the Exponential Festival

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

In-Store: Andrés Cerpa: The Palace w/ Iain Haley Pollock

 Tue, 20 Jan at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Montague USD 11 to 24

Book Event: Jonathan Bernstein with John Hendrickson

 Tue, 13 Jan at 07:30 pm Greenlight Bookstore in Fort Greene USD 0 to 35

Horror Literary Salon

 Fri, 23 Jan at 07:00 pm The Twisted Spine USD 18

In-Store: Emily Nemens: Clutch w/ Hilary Leichter

 Tue, 03 Feb at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Montague USD 11 to 30

Hive Mind Reading Room: Silent Reading Night

 Thu, 08 Jan at 06:30 pm Hive Mind Books Free

In-Store: Oliver Munday: Head of Household w/ Sidik Fofana

 Wed, 18 Feb at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Montague USD 11 to 29

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

Poetic People Power Book Reading & Signing

 Sat, 10 Jan at 07:00 pm The Puffin Foundation Brooklyn Free

LIAR ON STAGE ™️

 Sat, 31 Jan at 06:00 pm 2162 Fulton St USD 29

One Winged Dove

 Fri, 23 Jan at 07:00 pm The Brooklyn Center for Theater Research USD 25 to 45

Mushrooms 101 with William Doran

 Wed, 21 Jan at 07:30 pm Park Slope Food Coop Free

Bad Movie Night Brooklyn: Maximum Overdrive

 Sun, 25 Jan at 07:00 pm The Twisted Spine Free

Wordsprouts: The Park Slope Food Coop Reading Series

 Wed, 28 Jan at 07:00 pm Old Stone House of Brooklyn Free

Monte Carlo Fundraiser for Adventures in Learning

 Sat, 31 Jan at 02:00 pm Brooklyn Roots Collective Free

Late Night Trash Can

 Sun, 25 Jan at 07:00 pm littlefield USD 19

Squawkin' Sports: Trans Sports & Writers Edition!

 Thu, 15 Jan at 07:00 pm DSK Brooklyn USD 14 to 49

Literature in Translation Book Group

 Wed, 28 Jan at 07:00 pm Fritz Free

In-Store: Couplet Reading Series

 Fri, 06 Feb at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Montague USD 0 to 22

Queer Playwrights Circle

 Mon, 12 Jan at 06:30 pm Hive Mind Books Free

Soy Pony at Union Hall

 Fri, 30 Jan at 10:00 pm Union Hall USD 14 to 19

NYC Horror Writer Meetup

 Sun, 11 Jan at 03:30 pm The Twisted Spine Free

Wordsprouts: The Park Slope Food Coop Reading Series

 Wed, 27 May at 07:00 pm Old Stone House of Brooklyn Free

Wordsprouts: The Park Slope Food Coop Reading Series

 Wed, 25 Mar at 07:00 pm Old Stone House of Brooklyn Free

Wordsprouts: The Park Slope Food Coop Reading Series

 Wed, 25 Feb at 07:00 pm Old Stone House of Brooklyn Free

The Free Black Women's Library presents Reading & Writing with Purpose/1

 Sat, 17 Jan at 03:00 pm The Free Black Women's Library Reading Room Free

How to Make a Doll

 Sun, 25 Jan at 07:00 pm Brooklyn Art Haus USD 23

In-Store: Larissa Pham presents Discipline

 Thu, 22 Jan at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Montague USD 11 to 30

Queer Book Club

 Wed, 28 Jan at 07:00 pm Hive Mind Books Free

In-Store: Storytime w/ Sara Holly Ackerman & Galia Bernstein: How to Hatch

 Sat, 24 Jan at 11:00 am Books Are Magic Montague Free

Christian Modeling Workshop: The Eye of The Beholder

 Sat, 24 Jan at 01:00 pm 68 34th St 4th fl USD 34 to 45

The Free Black Women's Library presents Reading & Writing with Purpose/2

 Sat, 24 Jan at 03:00 pm The Free Black Women's Library Reading Room Free

The Art of Islamic Illumination with Behnaz Karjoo

 Sat, 10 Jan at 10:00 am The Old American Can Factory USD 151

New and Notable Book Club- January 2026

 Sun, 25 Jan at 04:00 pm WORD Bookstores Brooklyn Free

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

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

Young Adult Book Group

 Wed, 04 Feb at 06:00 pm Greenlight Bookstore in Fort Greene Free

Black Lit Book Group

 Wed, 18 Feb at 07:00 pm BierWax Free

Sarah Bruni presents Mass Mothering, in conversation with Idra Novey

 Thu, 12 Feb at 07:00 pm Community Bookstore Free

Baby Wants Candy

 Sat, 10 Jan at 08:30 pm Brooklyn Comedy Collective USD 0 to 22

Comedy Writing Workshop

 Sun, 11 Jan at 03:00 pm Commune Cafe + Wine Bar USD 15 to 29

Lectures on Tap - "The Science & Art of Museum Habitat Dioramas "

 Thu, 08 Jan at 06:30 pm Williamsburg USD 39

Fabrizio Copano live at Flop House

 Tue, 13 Jan at 08:00 pm 362 Grand St USD 18

No Apologies: A Night Of Poerty and Comedy

 Sat, 31 Jan at 07:00 pm Caffeine Underground Free

An Evening of Romances with 831 Stories

 Thu, 05 Feb at 07:30 pm Greenlight Bookstore in Fort Greene USD 0 to 18

Booklyn Chats with Maris Kreizman

 Tue, 27 Jan at 07:00 pm Heritage Wines Free

Spilled: Women's Writing Workshop & Wine Night

 Thu, 05 Feb at 07:00 pm Liz's Book Bar USD 35

Jessica L. Cozzi Brooklyn Event for We've Hit Turbulence

 Tue, 13 Jan at 07:00 pm The Ripped Bodice, 218 5th Ave, Brooklyn

The Choreplay Hard Launch with Jordan Carlos

 Tue, 10 Feb at 07:30 pm littlefield Free

In-Store: Lior Torenberg: Just Watch Me w/ Emily Gould

 Wed, 21 Jan at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Montague USD 11 to 32

Ekmeles - forgetting

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

Queer Book Group

 Tue, 13 Jan at 07:00 pm Hops Hill At Atlantic Free

Studying the Sultry Genre of Romance Novels

 Wed, 28 Jan at 07:00 pm Liz's Book Bar USD 27

Short Story Workshop

 Fri, 16 Jan at 07:00 pm Liz's Book Bar USD 32

Rhythm of The Awakened: An Artistic Flow

 Wed, 14 Jan at 05:00 pm Brooklyn Fête USD 15

F*ck, Marry, Etc. - The Quotidian Collection

 Sun, 15 Feb at 07:00 pm The Vino Theater USD 18

Jeff Dean and Jordan Thewlis Live at Union Hall

 Fri, 06 Mar at 10:00 pm Union Hall USD 19

Catherine Pierce presents Foxes for Everybody, with Emily Spivack

 Tue, 03 Feb at 07:00 pm Community Bookstore Free

Written Women: Alejandra Pizarnik

 Thu, 08 Jan at 07:00 pm Cordelia Free

Book Event: Betsy Sussler with Carmen Boullosa

 Wed, 28 Jan at 07:30 pm Greenlight Bookstore in Fort Greene USD 0 to 26

Nina McConigley with Mira Jacob

 Thu, 12 Feb at 07:30 pm Greenlight Bookstore in Fort Greene USD 0 to 31

Story Time with Chuchu Wang

 Sun, 18 Jan at 01:00 pm Greenlight Bookstore in Fort Greene USD 0 to 24

PAGE BREAK Presents: STAGE BREAK

 Wed, 04 Feb at 07:00 pm littlefield USD 12

Sip Puff Paint Content Night 2

 Fri, 23 Jan at 07:00 pm New Heat Studio USD 13 to 34

The Literary Uncanny Valley: How To Write Realistic Sci-Fi

 Tue, 20 Jan at 07:00 pm Liz's Book Bar USD 38

Writers Workshop

 Tue, 27 Jan at 06:30 pm Brooklyn Public Library - Flatbush Branch Free

In-Store: Reena Shah: Every Happiness w/ Paul Lisicky

 Wed, 04 Feb at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Montague USD 11 to 32

In Honor of Andrea Gibson: A Community Open Mic

 Wed, 14 Jan at 07:00 pm Hive Mind Books Free

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

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

Darn it! Mending Club at the Textile Arts Center

 Sun, 11 Jan at 06:00 pm Textile Arts Center USD 13

Rainbow Riot

 Sun, 11 Jan at 08:30 pm Brooklyn Comedy Collective USD 0 to 19

In-Store: Maurene Goo: One & Only w/ Lizz Schumer

 Mon, 02 Feb at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Montague USD 11 to 33

Melissa Faliveno launches "Hemlock," in conversation with T Kira Madden

 Fri, 23 Jan at 06:30 pm Lofty Pigeon Books, Church Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, USA Free

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

 Sun, 18 Jan at 01:00 pm 29 83rd St USD 39

Fumi Abe & Friends

 Fri, 16 Jan at 10:00 pm Union Hall USD 26

RA OPEN MIC's Vo.23 "Unspun Open Mic"

 Sat, 21 Feb at 05:00 pm Daisy's Cafe NYC Free

Heather McBreen with London Sperry

 Sat, 31 Jan at 06:30 pm 667 Washington Ave USD 29

January Romance Book Club: Something Wicked

 Wed, 28 Jan at 07:00 pm 667 Washington Ave USD 5

NYC WJF Jazz Talks | Introducing sphere: a journal of jazz in motion

 Sun, 11 Jan at 05:00 pm 651 ARTS Free

How to Write a Love Letter

 Sun, 08 Feb at 02:00 pm Cordelia USD 21

LBB Lit Fic Book Club

 Tue, 10 Feb at 07:00 pm Liz's Book Bar USD 17

Book Launch: Dan Simon with Sarah Wang

 Wed, 18 Feb at 07:30 pm Greenlight Bookstore in Fort Greene USD 0 to 31

InspiredWordNYC Presents Singer/Poet Emily Nacchio & Singer Glessence @ BMK

 Sun, 01 Mar at 06:00 pm Brooklyn Music Kitchen USD 0 to 18