Literary-art Events in Brooklyn

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

RUPI KAUR: UNCUT – A RESIDENCY

 Thu, 02 Jul Union Hall USD 31

Bowl of 'Zole™ Brooklyn 2026

 Thu, 22 Oct at 05:00 pm Industry City 5 2 A Venue, 33 35th St USD 60 to 81

Offsite: Yotam Ottolenghi presents Simple Too

 Mon, 05 Oct at 07:00 pm St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church USD 54

Celebrating Queer Romance - Pride Panel + Party

 Mon, 22 Jun at 08:00 pm littlefield USD 19

Young Masters: Claud & Elliott Skinner

 Wed, 17 Jun at 07:00 pm National Sawdust Free

David Sedaris

 Sat, 21 Nov at 12:30 am Kings Theatre - Brooklyn

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

David Sedaris

 Fri, 20 Nov at 08:00 pm Kings Theatre

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

 Fri, 18 Sep at 04:00 pm NAB Theater USD 211 to 1,373

Jenny Gorelick: SORRY

 Tue, 21 Jul at 10:00 pm Union Hall USD 16 to 19

LEE CAMP + JOHN F. O'DONNELL + NAOMI KARAVANI LIVE IN BROOKLYN!!!

 Fri, 05 Jun at 09:00 pm The Cobra Club USD 13

CHINEDU UNAKA

 Fri, 12 Jun at 10:00 pm Union Hall USD 19

Mortified Live

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

Blackout: Juneteenth

 Sat, 20 Jun at 11:00 pm Keybar USD 0 to 13

Sugar Sugar! Presents: HOLE PICS

 Wed, 17 Jun at 07:00 pm 12 S 3rd St Free

Freedom Sounds Like… Exploring Multi-dimensionality, Identity & Personhood

 Tue, 23 Jun at 06:00 pm 651 ARTS Free

Malik Elassal

 Tue, 21 Jul at 07:30 pm Union Hall USD 19 to 26

Brooklyn’s Black Trailblazers

 Sat, 13 Jun at 10:00 am The Green-Wood Cemetery Free

Malik Elassal

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

BUILDING by Colin Quinn and Vincent Piazza

 Tue, 07 Jul at 08:00 pm Pioneer Works USD 44

Science + Fiction: Kim Stanley Robinson

 Tue, 16 Jun at 08:00 pm Pioneer Works Free

Bendik Giske, Pavel Milyakov, MOTHERBOARD, Relaxer b2b Baby Leo

 Sun, 21 Jun at 08:00 pm Pioneer Works USD 25 to 41

CHAVA Presenta: Colombianos En Nueva York (World Cup Edicion)

 Sat, 27 Jun Warsaw

2026 5 Under 35 Ceremony

 Tue, 09 Jun at 07:00 pm littlefield USD 0 to 19

Абонемент на Хороший Вопрос - ВЕСНА 2026

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

Lectures on Tap-"The X-Files: Mutants, Cryptids, & Creatures of the Series"

 Thu, 18 Jun at 06:30 pm Gowanus USD 41

Offsite: Shari Lapena: Getting Away with M**der w/ Andrea Bartz

 Tue, 28 Jul at 06:00 pm Brooklyn Public Library - Brooklyn Heights Branch USD 0 to 34

Baby Wants Candy

 Sat, 11 Apr Brooklyn Comedy Collective USD 0 to 22

In-Store: Isaac Butler: The Perfect Moment w/ Emily Nussbaum

 Wed, 24 Jun at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Montague USD 11 to 35

Nori Is Present LIVE at Union Hall

 Thu, 05 Nov at 07:30 pm Union Hall USD 16 to 19

Say It Louder: Juneteenth Open Mic and Art Gathering

 Sat, 20 Jun at 03:00 pm Saint James Libations USD 0 to 10

John Patrick Green launches "InvestiGators: Weather or Not"

 Sun, 21 Jun at 10:30 am Lofty Pigeon Books, Church Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, USA Free

In-Store: Mary H.K. Choi: Pool House w/ E. Alex Jung

 Wed, 17 Jun at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Montague USD 11 to 33

In-Store: Julia Turshen: Down to Earth w/ Casey McQuiston

 Mon, 22 Jun at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Montague USD 11 to 16

The Art Meetup: Brooklyn Open Mic & Mixer

 Fri, 12 Jun at 06:00 pm Nook USD 0 to 10

In-Store: Jenny Jackson: The Shampoo Effect w/ Grant Ginder

 Wed, 01 Jul at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Montague USD 11 to 33

The Liberation Concert: A Pre-Juneteenth Celebration

 Fri, 12 Jun at 07:30 pm BRIC USD 23 to 36

LAUNCH PARTY: Manor of Decay by Maxym M. Martineau

 Thu, 09 Jul at 07:00 pm The Twisted Spine USD 18 to 37

NYC Queer Dance Through the Decades

 Thu, 18 Jun at 07:30 pm Greenlight Bookstore in Fort Greene USD 0 to 58

Bad Static & Seraphines Cleaver with Cat Crash & Best Dressed Ghost

 Fri, 10 Jul at 07:00 pm The Broadway USD 15 to 18

Trans Creatives Meetup + Zine Launch

 Sat, 06 Jun at 07:00 pm Hive Mind Books USD 0 to 7

Queer Writing Group Speed Dating

 Tue, 09 Jun at 07:00 pm Hive Mind Books USD 0 to 13

Hawthornden Brooklyn in Conversation: June Writers in Residence

 Wed, 10 Jun at 07:00 pm Hawthornden Brooklyn Free

Haunted Bay Ridge — Revised!

 Sat, 06 Jun at 06:30 pm 29 83rd St USD 39

Ray Nayler with Sam J. Miller

 Thu, 11 Jun at 07:30 pm Greenlight Bookstore in Fort Greene USD 0 to 34

Offsite: Bobby Finger: We Are Gathered Here Today w/ Lindsey Weber

 Mon, 15 Jun at 07:00 pm Public Records, Sound Room USD 16 to 38

Writing Historical Fiction with Morgan Jerkins

 Sun, 14 Jun at 06:30 pm Liz's Book Bar USD 48

Lateness as Reparations? Manny Fidel makes the case in Colored People Time

 Tue, 16 Jun at 07:00 pm Liz's Book Bar USD 11

Juneteenth Party with Brown Babies n' Books!

 Fri, 12 Jun at 05:30 pm Greenlight Bookstore in Fort Greene USD 0 to 23

Nat Nadha Vikitsreth launches "Raising Change Agents"

 Mon, 15 Jun at 06:30 pm Lofty Pigeon Books, Church Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, USA Free

Flag Day Walking Tour of Old Bay Ridge

 Sun, 14 Jun at 01:00 pm 29 83rd St USD 39

Gay Green-Wood: Family Edition! Trolley Tour

 Sat, 20 Jun at 10:00 am The Green-Wood Cemetery Free

Something We Said: Richard Pryor, a Notorious Word and Me

 Tue, 09 Jun at 07:00 pm Liz's Book Bar USD 11

Roz Hernandez and Friends (Audiobook Launch Show)

 Fri, 26 Jun at 08:00 pm littlefield USD 30 to 40

Sad Dads Book Club Presents An Evening of Literary Conversation

 Thu, 18 Jun at 07:00 pm Liz's Book Bar USD 11

Author Talk & Reading: Sara Youngblood Gregory and Dan Kraines

 Tue, 16 Jun at 07:00 pm Hive Mind Books USD 0 to 25

PSNY Salon Series: Kyle Carrero Lopez's PARTY LINE

 Tue, 23 Jun at 06:30 pm The Urbane Arts Club USD 0 to 23

Floating Cloister: AI, Pace & Community — A Freelancer's Gathering

 Thu, 25 Jun at 01:00 pm Freelancers Union Free

We Demand Stories: Dreams Without Boundaries Solarpunk and Hopepunk Futures

 Sat, 20 Jun at 03:30 pm 314 Dean St USD 3 to 5

Есенин. Театральный вечер

 Wed, 24 Jun at 07:30 pm Kvartira Books (formerly MyBiblioteka) USD 39

In-Store: Hallie Elizabeth Newton: Agnes Lives! w/ David Lipsky

 Tue, 23 Jun at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Montague USD 11 to 29

Sapphic Creative Writing NYC

 Fri, 19 Jun at 06:30 pm Hive Mind Books & Coffee Shop Free

Jibz Cameron / Dynasty Handbag: Hell In A Handbag

 Thu, 02 Jul at 07:30 pm The Bell House

Татьяна Замировская. Апофеническая дискотека

 Sat, 20 Jun at 07:30 pm Kvartira Books (formerly MyBiblioteka) USD 7 to 29

Whiskey Stories® : Haunted Distilleries & Comedy (In Person)

 Sat, 17 Oct at 07:30 pm Whiskey Stories USD 124

In-Store: Krys Malcolm Belc: What I Made for Dinner w/ Joseph Osmundson

 Mon, 29 Jun at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Montague USD 11 to 32

Anuja Varghese in conversation w/ K.M. Enright for A KISS OF CRIMSON ASH

 Thu, 25 Jun at 07:00 pm 667 Washington Ave USD 29

In-Store: Pamela Colloff: Catch the Devil w/ Sarah Weinman

 Mon, 20 Jul at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Montague USD 0 to 35

In-Store: Teddy Wayne: The Au Pair w/ Christopher Bollen

 Tue, 30 Jun at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Montague USD 11 to 33

Marcus Kliewer at The Twisted Spine!

 Wed, 15 Jul at 07:00 pm The Twisted Spine USD 18 to 33

History at Plymouth Church: Ron Chernow, Pulitzer Prize Winning Author

 Wed, 24 Jun at 07:00 pm Plymouth Church Free

Diamond in the Rough Open Mic

 Fri, 17 Jul at 09:30 pm Nook Free

SEA OF CHARMS: Sarah Beth Durst in conversation w/ Seth (@dramakingbooks)

 Tue, 28 Jul at 07:00 pm 667 Washington Ave USD 36

In-Store: Laura Sims: The Man w/ Vanessa Chan

 Thu, 09 Jul at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Smith USD 11 to 33

InspiredWordNYC Presents Spoken Word Poet DIVINE at Brooklyn Music Kitchen

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

Chapters & Cocktails: Adult Book Fair

 Sun, 31 May ruth Free

In-Store: Deb Olin Unferth: Earth 7 w/ Chloé Cooper Jones

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

In-Store: Sara Nović: Mother Tongue w/ Ruthie Ackerman

 Wed, 10 Jun at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Montague USD 11 to 32

Golden Goal Magazine Launch + World Cup Party

 Thu, 11 Jun at 07:30 pm Threes Brewing Free

QUEER BOOK SWAP

 Wed, 17 Jun at 06:30 pm Hive Mind Books USD 0 to 13

In-Store: Lizzie Buehler: The Obsessed w/ Weike Wang

 Wed, 29 Jul at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Montague USD 11 to 33

Assembly Open Mic Night at Recess: Pride Edition

 Sat, 20 Jun at 06:00 pm Recess Free

In-Store: Tomás Q. Morín: Cat Love w/ Courtney Zoffness

 Thu, 25 Jun at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Montague USD 16 to 35

Books N’ Brunch (Elevated)

 Sat, 27 Jun at 03:00 pm Cheri's Bedstuy USD 0 to 45

Offsite: Gabrielle Korn: Long Island Girls w/ Tyler McCall

 Thu, 25 Jun at 06:00 pm Brooklyn Public Library - Brooklyn Heights Branch USD 0 to 32

Shitty Mozart? Oops, Disregard the Question Mark

 Sat, 06 Jun at 09:00 pm The Rat NYC USD 13

Brooklyn Lives! From the River to NYC: Poetry, Music, Art & Solidarity

 Fri, 17 Jul at 07:00 pm littlefield USD 55 to 66

Journal Club at Cordelia : summer and the city

 Thu, 11 Jun at 07:00 pm Cordelia USD 29

Offsite: Storytime w/ Frederick Joseph: Planting Hope

 Sat, 13 Jun at 11:00 am The Secret Garden Free

Dean Hurley, C. Lavender

 Tue, 28 Jul at 08:00 pm Pioneer Works USD 24 to 36

Work In Progress: A Queer Literary Open Mic

 Thu, 14 May at 07:00 pm Hive Mind Books USD 0 to 13

Zach Zimmerman: An Evening of Laughs - LAUGHS!

 Sat, 20 Jun at 07:30 pm Union Hall USD 19

Book Launch: Jessica Goodman

 Mon, 08 Jun at 07:30 pm Greenlight Bookstore in Fort Greene USD 0 to 22

Steven Pfau with Davey Davis

 Wed, 10 Jun at 07:30 pm Greenlight Bookstore in Fort Greene USD 0 to 33

In-Store: Sonia Feldman: Girl's Girl w/ Lynn Steger Strong

 Tue, 16 Jun at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Montague USD 11 to 30

In-Store: Erin Maglaque: Presence w/ Albertine Clarke

 Mon, 06 Jul at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Montague USD 11 to 33

A Morning with Ernie Bushmiller

 Thu, 08 Oct at 07:00 pm The Mark O'Donnell Theater at the Entertainment Community Fund Arts Center USD 25 to 50

In-Store: Jessica M. Goldstein: Retro w/ Casey Scieszka

 Wed, 22 Jul at 07:00 pm Books Are Magic Montague USD 11 to 34

What the Body Carries: A Members Salon

 Tue, 23 Jun at 06:30 pm Pioneer Works USD 284

Stephen O'Connor with Vijay Seshadri

 Thu, 09 Jul at 07:30 pm Greenlight Bookstore in Fort Greene USD 0 to 23