Books Events in New York

Check out happening books events all around New York, NY

AN EVENING WITH ANNIE LEIBOVITZ: ON HER NEW BOOK, WOMEN

 Tue, 13 Jan at 07:00 pm Brooklyn Paramount

AAWW & The Strand Present - Chanel Miller: The Moon Without Stars

 Mon, 12 Jan at 07:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 14 to 23

PJ Library Jewish Children's Book Festival

 Sun, 11 Jan at 10:00 am 92NY Free

Paula McLain: Skylark

 Tue, 06 Jan at 07:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 14 to 37

Tayari Jones discusses KIN - POURED OVER Podcast Taping

 Thu, 26 Feb at 06:00 pm Barnes & Noble USD 39

I’m Not Trying to Be Difficult with Drew Nieporent | DATE CHANGE

 Tue, 06 Jan at 06:30 pm The National Arts Club Free

Madeleine Dunnigan presents Jean, with Jonathan Safran Foer

 Tue, 13 Jan at 06:30 pm P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts USD 10 to 34

Jennifer Niven + Steph Pilavin: Meet the Newmans

 Wed, 07 Jan at 07:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 14 to 37

Lisa Yuskavage: Signing Line Event

 Wed, 21 Jan at 06:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 66

Prince Faggot by Jordan Tannahill

 Thu, 05 Feb at 07:30 pm The Drama Book Shop Free

Kathleen Boland presents Scavengers, with Hilary Leichter

 Wed, 28 Jan at 06:30 pm P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts USD 10 to 33

Nora Neus presents 24 Hours at the Capitol, with Timothy J. Heaphy

 Tue, 06 Jan at 06:30 pm P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts USD 10 to 33

April Reynolds: The Shape of Dreams

 Wed, 04 Feb at 07:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 14 to 36

Liz Tran: AQ

 Tue, 03 Feb at 07:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 14 to 38

East Harlem Preservation and Bori Books & Cafe Present: PUSHING HOPE

 Fri, 23 Jan at 05:00 pm La Marqueta USD 0 to 7

Ashley Winstead: The Future Saints

 Tue, 20 Jan at 07:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 14 to 36

MOCAKIDS Meet & Greet with Chi-Hoon Kim & Juniper Eisenberg & MOCACREATE

 Sat, 24 Jan at 02:00 pm Museum of Chinese in America USD 0 to 8

Margot Douaihy + Lev Rosen: Divine Ruin

 Wed, 14 Jan at 07:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 14 to 35

Sara Jaffe presents Hurricane Envy, with Lynne Tillman

 Mon, 26 Jan at 06:30 pm P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts USD 10 to 23

Discover SNFL! Tour the Building with Library Staff

 Sat, 24 Jan at 11:30 am Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library

Discover SNFL! Tour the Building with Library Staff

 Fri, 09 Jan at 02:30 pm Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library

LOOTED: Rescuing Italy’s Stolen Treasures by Frances Vieta

 Thu, 22 Jan at 06:30 pm The National Arts Club Free

Discover SNFL! Tour the Building with Library Staff

 Fri, 13 Feb at 02:30 pm Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library

(IN-PERSON) Linda Chavez with Richard Salomon: Jewish Family Secrets . . .

 Tue, 13 Jan at 07:00 pm The Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center USD 0 to 24

Totally Booked: Live!

 Tue, 20 Jan at 09:30 am The Whitby Hotel USD 28 to 44

Monthly Bookclub with Well Read Sistas (Virtual & In-Person)

 Sun, 25 Jan at 03:00 pm Well Read Manor USD 0 to 9

Sydney Rende presents I Could Be Famous, with Naomi Xu Elegant

 Tue, 20 Jan at 06:30 pm P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts USD 10 to 31

Annual Rendell Lecture | Meaning & Magic In Handwritten Material

 Tue, 20 Jan at 06:00 pm The Grolier Club Free

Back to All Events "Happy New Years," a book talk with author Maya Arad

 Wed, 18 Feb at 12:00 pm Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies at Columbia University Free

Board Game Wednesdays

 Wed, 25 Feb at 06:00 pm Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library

Poetry Today Book Club: "W&E" by M.L. Martin

 Sun, 11 Jan at 11:00 am Book Club Bar USD 17

Book Club² - "Playground" by Richard Powers

 Tue, 06 Jan at 08:00 pm Book Club Bar USD 17

Steven Stern, Psy.D., Book Presentation & Signing

 Sat, 07 Feb at 02:30 pm The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Free

Rebecca Novack + Isle McElroy: M**der Bimbo

 Wed, 11 Feb at 07:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 14 to 36

Elizabeth Roberts: Collected Stories

 Wed, 14 Jan at 07:30 pm The National Arts Club Free

How to Be Book Club - "Sula" by Toni Morrison

 Sat, 10 Jan at 11:00 am Book Club Bar USD 17

Sip and Chat Nyc 2026

 Wed, 21 Jan at 06:00 pm 360 Madison Ave (9th.Fl) Entrance on 45st Free

Book Launch for HER DAUGHTER by Fran Hawthorne

 Thu, 05 Feb at 06:00 pm Hudson Park Library Free

NYPL x Kodansha Manga Book Club (My Journey to Her)

 Wed, 14 Jan at 05:00 pm 53rd Street Library Free

Heights Whodunits: Mystery Book Club

 Wed, 21 Jan at 06:30 pm The Fountain Bookshop Free

Nevertheless Book Release and Signing

 Sat, 31 Jan at 04:00 pm 424 W 54th St USD 15

Author Event & Book Launch: Becca Rea-Tucker's "The Abortion Companion"

 Tue, 13 Jan at 08:00 pm Book Club Bar Free

Classics Book Club

 Mon, 26 Jan at 06:30 pm The Fountain Bookshop Free

Hegel 13/13 with Cornel West

 Wed, 11 Feb at 06:15 pm Columbia University Free

Brooklyn to Yellowstone

 Sat, 10 Jan at 03:00 pm Italian American Museum USD 15

Hegel 13/13 with Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak

 Wed, 25 Feb at 06:15 pm Columbia University Free

Author Event & Book Launch: Libby Page's "This Book Made Me Think of You"

 Tue, 03 Feb at 08:00 pm Book Club Bar Free

Hegel 13/13 with Judith Butler

 Wed, 04 Mar at 06:15 pm Columbia University Free

HEA Romance Book Club - "Secret Nights and Northern Lights" by Megan Oliver

 Wed, 21 Jan at 08:00 pm Book Club Bar USD 14

Big Bites: Time to Eat!

 Tue, 27 Jan at 06:00 pm KOHLER Store New York by Best Plumbing Supply USD 38

Book Launch Party -- PUSH: Unlock the Science of Fitness Motivation!

 Tue, 03 Feb at 06:00 pm Technogym New York Free

Book Launch: Terence Degnan’s “Echelon”

 Sun, 22 Feb at 07:30 pm Jalopy Theater

P FKN R: How Bad Bunny Became the Global Voice of Puerto Rican Resistance

 Thu, 05 Mar at 06:00 pm El Museo del Barrio Free

Hegel 13/13 with Homi Bhabha

 Wed, 29 Apr at 06:15 pm Columbia University Free

Hegel 13/13 with Susan Buck-Morss

 Wed, 08 Apr at 06:15 pm Columbia University Free

Uplifters Live 2026

 Fri, 13 Mar at 10:00 am Caveat USD 175

Belle Burden + Anna Quindlen: Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage

 Thu, 15 Jan at 07:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 14 to 37

Hegel 13/13 with Seyla Benhabib

 Wed, 01 Apr at 06:15 pm Columbia University Free

Monthly Bookclub with Well Read Sistas (Virtual & In-Person)

 Sun, 29 Mar at 03:00 pm Well Read Manor USD 0 to 9

Monthly Bookclub with Well Read Sistas (Virtual & In-Person)

 Sun, 26 Apr at 03:00 pm Well Read Manor USD 0 to 9

Storytime with Scott Rothman at USQ

 Sun, 29 Mar at 11:00 am Strand Book Store Free

THE MANHATTAN RARE BOOK & FINE PRESS FAIR 2026

 Sat, 02 May at 09:00 am St. Vincent Ferrer Roman Catholic Church USD 20

Board Game Wednesdays

 Wed, 08 Apr at 06:00 pm Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library

"Revolution, Civil War, and New Ways of Life" with Elissa Bemporad

 Wed, 11 Mar at 12:00 pm Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies at Columbia University Free

Printed in Ishmael’s Realm: Hebrew Printing in Early Ottoman Constantinople

 Mon, 09 Mar at 12:00 pm Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies at Columbia University Free

Holiday & Kids: Memberships & Clubs for Kids & Teens - Annual Gift Options

 Sat, 10 Jan at 10:00 am New York USD 210 to 317

Game Night: Fourth Wing Trivia

 Mon, 11 Aug at 08:00 pm Book Club Bar USD 22

Lulla's Winter Study at Motto Chelsea

 Wed, 10 Dec at 10:00 am Motto by Hilton New York City Chelsea Free

Art Class and Dinner with Nicholle Kobi New York City

 Sat, 11 Apr at 05:30 pm NEW YORK,NY USD 55

Harry Potter and The Cursed Child featuring Tom Felton - New York

 Sat, 27 Dec at 01:00 am Lyric Theatre - New York

Parking Harry Potter and The Cursed Child featuring Tom Felton - New York

 Sat, 27 Dec at 01:00 am Lyric Theatre - New York

M. E. O’Brien, Trans Childhoods and the Family Romance

 Mon, 16 Mar at 06:30 pm SVA, 133 W 21st St Free

Adam Gopnik on Learning to Draw

 Tue, 14 Apr at 06:00 pm The Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery Free

True Crime Tour NYC

 Tue, 06 Nov at 02:00 pm SW corner of E. 9th Street and Avenue C (Loisaida Ave) by the entrance door to the community garden - the nearest storefront is 137 Avenue C USD 100 to 320