Writing Events in New York
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SOLD OUT - David Sedaris: The Land and Its People: Essays
Sat, 30 May at 05:00 pm
Strand Book Store
USD 37
Joshua Bassett celebrates ROOKIE at B&N Union Square
Tue, 05 May at 06:00 pm
Barnes & Noble
USD 31 to 39
Matt Haig discusses THE MIDNIGHT TRAIN at B&N Union Square
Wed, 03 Jun at 06:00 pm
Barnes & Noble
USD 36 to 44
Sarah Dessen + Tamara Fuentes: Change of Plans
Wed, 06 May at 07:00 pm
Strand Book Store
USD 28
Molly Jong-Fast + Special Guests: How to Lose Your Mother
Fri, 15 May at 07:00 pm
Strand Book Store
USD 14 to 25
J.R. Ward discusses CROWN OF WAR AND SHADOW at BNUSQ
Wed, 15 Jul at 06:00 pm
Barnes & Noble
USD 40 to 48
Jon Krakauer & David Grann
Sun, 10 May at 07:00 pm
Kaufmann Concert Hall at 92nd Street Y
Speech Acts: Censorship, Palestine, and the Cultural Front
Mon, 11 May at 07:00 pm
New York Society for Ethical Culture
GBP 0 to 5
Shannon Chakraborty + Hadeer Elsbai: The Tapestry of Fate
Wed, 13 May at 07:00 pm
Strand Book Store
USD 44
Letters Live
Thu, 14 May at 07:30 pm
Town Hall
Carley Fortune: Our Perfect Storm
Mon, 04 May at 07:00 pm
The Strand Building
USD 48
Ashley and Kristina celebrate THE SOMEDAY GARDEN & THE SUMMER GIRLFRIEND
Tue, 16 Jun at 06:00 pm
Barnes & Noble
USD 25 to 56
Daniel Silva: Ransom
Mon, 13 Jul at 06:30 pm
Strand Book Store
USD 14 to 39
Scott Simon presents Ulysses S. Cat and Other Animals I Have Known
Tue, 26 May at 06:30 pm
P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts
USD 10 to 29
Mac Barnett: Make Believe
Fri, 08 May at 07:00 pm
Strand Book Store
USD 14 to 25
IRT Theater |WIT Factor | The Beautiful Lies Of Venice Row,Laurie Hernandez
Wed, 06 May at 08:00 pm
IRT Theater
USD 15 to 25
Cory Doctorow: The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI
Wed, 24 Jun at 07:00 pm
Strand Book Store
USD 14 to 23
Sarah A. Parker discusses THE BALLAD OF FALLING DRAGONS at B&N Union Square
Thu, 21 May at 06:00 pm
Barnes & Noble
USD 41 to 49
Steven Rowley + Brian Schaefer: Take Me with You
Mon, 01 Jun at 07:00 pm
Strand Book Store
USD 14 to 37
GonzoFest 2026: New York City
Thu, 16 Jul at 01:00 pm
Howl Happening
Chuck Tingle discusses FABULOUS BODIES at B&N Union Square
Fri, 10 Jul at 06:00 pm
Barnes & Noble
USD 34 to 42
CUNY Film Festival X Queer Voices NYC Presents: Our Queer Lens
Thu, 07 May at 05:00 pm
Macaulay Honors College
Free
An Evening with Maggie O'Farrell
Thu, 25 Jun at 07:00 pm
Iris Cantor Theatre at the John A. Paulson Center
USD 0 to 45
Lecture | The Irish Literary Renaissance
Mon, 04 May at 06:30 pm
The Grolier Club
Free
Harriet Clark + Jacqueline Woodson: The Hill
Tue, 05 May at 07:00 pm
Strand Book Store
USD 14 to 35
THE IDEASMYTH SALON: Stories on Stage • 19 May 2026
Tue, 19 May at 06:00 pm
Pangea
USD 0 to 23
Sara Van Os + Rachel Harrison: Decomposition Book
Thu, 21 May at 07:00 pm
Strand Book Store
USD 14 to 37
Anna Peele + Hunter Harris: Enter the Villa
Fri, 22 May at 07:00 pm
Strand Book Store
USD 14 to 35
Lectures on Tap - "The History of Disney"
Mon, 25 May at 06:30 pm
Chelsea
USD 41
SALSA TOUR IN NYC 2026
Fri, 15 May at 09:00 am
Harlem-125th Street East Train Station
Free
Tantric Latihan - Journey Into the Unknown
Wed, 20 May
Tribeca Loft
USD 40 to 90
Allen Ginsberg Centennial
Wed, 03 Jun at 08:00 pm
The Poetry Project
USD 10
Katie Holt: The Last Page
Mon, 11 May at 07:00 pm
Strand Book Store
USD 14 to 25
John Glynn: The Lost Book Of Lancelot
Thu, 14 May at 06:00 pm
The Folly
USD 40
Take an Upper West Side Stand-up Comedy Class - Tuesday Nights
Tue, 05 May at 07:00 pm
PianoPiano Rehearsal Studios
USD 395
Steven W. Thrasher + Samhita Mukhopadhyay: The Overseer Class
Tue, 19 May at 07:00 pm
Strand Book Store
USD 14 to 39
Sonya Walger: Wifehouse
Wed, 20 May at 07:00 pm
Strand Book Store
USD 14 to 24
FRIDGE ART FAIR NYC 2026 Hello Dolly: The Dolly Parton Experience
Wed, 13 May at 06:00 pm
Hotel Alameda Highline
Isaac Fitzgerald: American Rambler
Tue, 12 May at 07:00 pm
Strand Book Store
USD 14 to 39
Amy Ephron + Jill Santopolo: Unseasonably Cold
Thu, 14 May at 07:00 pm
Strand Book Store
USD 14 to 37
Spring Tardeada
Sat, 16 May at 02:00 pm
Hispanic Society Museum & Library
Free
Hugh Ryan: My Bad
Thu, 28 May at 07:00 pm
Strand Book Store
USD 14 to 37
BOOK LAUNCH – Queer and Muslim: On Faith, Family, and Healing
Sat, 16 May at 04:00 pm
Bureau of General Services—Queer Division
USD 0 to 30
Gallery Walk: Art Tour of Chelsea Gallery District
Sat, 23 May at 01:00 pm
293 10th Ave. Outside (SW corner of 27th St @ 10th Ave)
USD 18 to 23
An Interactive Poetics Writing Workshop with Noel Quiñones
Wed, 06 May at 07:00 pm
Word Up Community Bookshop/Librería Comunitaria
Free
Exhibition Program | Poetry Reading
Mon, 18 May at 06:30 pm
The Grolier Club
Free
Spotlight: Examining the Microcosm of Indie Publishing
Thu, 21 May at 06:00 pm
Hachette Book Group
Free
TBR: An Emerging Writer Reading Series
Fri, 22 May at 06:30 pm
P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts
USD 13
Pen + Brush 2026 Benefit Party
Wed, 13 May at 06:30 pm
Pen and Brush
USD 109 to 2,136
Natalie Adler + Hugh Ryan: Waiting on a Friend
Tue, 26 May at 07:00 pm
Strand Book Store
USD 14 to 35
Yasmine Cheyenne presents The Comeback Era, w/ Mikaela Pabon & Chrissy King
Wed, 13 May at 06:30 pm
P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts
USD 10 to 31
Akinsanya Kambon “Brunch & Conversation ”
Sun, 24 May at 11:00 am
Sylvia's Restaurant
USD 100
Joseph Osmundson: Spawning Season
Fri, 29 May at 07:00 pm
Strand Book Store
USD 14 to 35
Lucia Laguna Exhibition Walkthrough
Sat, 16 May at 11:00 am
Galerie Lelong
Free
Edward Schmit + Will Taylor: The Open Era
Tue, 02 Jun at 07:00 pm
Strand Book Store
USD 14 to 24
Benengeli 2026. Mi historia empieza en una biblioteca
Thu, 28 May at 06:00 pm
Instituto Cervantes - Nueva York
Free
AAWW & The Strand Present: Isabel J. Kim + Jinwoo Chong
Wed, 03 Jun at 07:00 pm
Strand Book Store
USD 14 to 36
Alex DiFrancesco: The Grief Shop
Thu, 04 Jun at 07:00 pm
Strand Book Store
USD 14 to 22
30th Annual American Art Conference: Boundless Horizons
Wed, 13 May at 05:30 pm
Heritage Auctions
USD 109 to 375
The Strand Presents Brooke Averick
Tue, 26 May at 07:30 pm
Gramercy Theatre
The Immortals, A New World, and Incompleteness by Amit Chaudhuri
Thu, 21 May at 06:00 pm
Rizzoli Bookstore
Free
Paul Rudnick: The Tuxedo Society
Mon, 01 Jun at 07:00 pm
The Strand
USD 0 to 35
Ghost Stories & Flower Bearers: Mapping the Geographies of Grief
Wed, 10 Jun at 06:30 pm
Society of Illustrators
Free
NYIFF 2026-The Great Shamsuddin Family
Sat, 30 May at 06:15 pm
Theatre 3, Village East by Angelika
USD 20
The VIP Effect: Designing Experiences to Impact and Impress
Tue, 09 Jun at 07:30 pm
The Drama Book Shop
Free
★ OFF-SITE ★ DOUBLE LAUNCH PARTY: HEADLIGHTS and THE PROBLEM DRINKER
Tue, 09 Jun at 07:00 pm
Lucinda's
USD 0 to 36
NYIFF 2026-Shorts A
Sat, 30 May at 12:00 pm
Theatre 2, Village East by Angelika
USD 20
Chester Higgins in Conversation with Diana McClure
Wed, 17 Jun at 06:00 pm
Bruce Silverstein Gallery
Free
Pitch Perfectly LIVE: Workshop & Showcase for Emerging Filmmakers
Sun, 14 Jun at 12:00 pm
DCTV
USD 17 to 109
Media & Entertainment Industry Networking Event at The Rose, Free Admission
Sat, 23 May at 08:30 pm
The Rose
Free
Funny Pages
Fri, 15 May at 06:30 pm
P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts
USD 10
At the Table: Brunch & Conversation With Black Women Authors
Sun, 28 Jun at 04:30 pm
Home Sweet Harlem
USD 0 to 82
Ugly by Stephanie Fairyington
Tue, 05 May at 06:00 pm
Rizzoli Bookstore
Free
Alternatives in a Time of Institutional Crisis
Tue, 14 Jul at 06:00 pm
National Academy of Design
Free
Greenmarket Book Signing with Melissa Pellegrino & Michael Scialabba
Sat, 16 May at 11:00 am
Union Square Greenmarket
Free
VOZA RIVERS LEGACY WINNER ERIC RICHARDSON'S READING OF "IF ONLY YESTERDAY"
Mon, 04 May at 06:30 pm
Aaron Davis Hall
Free
Making it Without Losing it Book Launch Party
Mon, 18 May at 06:00 pm
The Ned NoMad
USD 29
Symposium Panel | Noted Kerouac Scholars and Biographers
Wed, 06 May at 06:00 pm
The Grolier Club
Free
Harmony Holiday + Zoe Imani Sharpe
Mon, 18 May at 08:00 pm
The Poetry Project
USD 10
High Line Plinth: Lectures & Meditations – Buddhist Mudras
Sat, 16 May at 02:00 pm
On the High Line at the Spur at 30th Street and 10th Avenue
Free
AANHPI Month YA Panel
Sat, 09 May at 06:00 pm
Words on Warren- Children's bookshop
Free
Meg Charlton + Natalie Adler, with Michael Crouch: Voyagers
Mon, 15 Jun at 07:00 pm
Strand Book Store
USD 14 to 35
Summer Comedy Camp, Times Square NYC
Mon, 29 Jun
Broadway Comedy Club
USD 500 to 2,491
IRT Theater & Parabasis Presents R IS FOR WRITER
Fri, 15 May at 08:00 pm
IRT Theater
USD 25
Nina Chayka presents Seagulls, with Claire Messud
Sat, 30 May at 07:00 pm
P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts
USD 10 to 23
Hannah Selinger + Ej Dickson: Valley of the Moms
Mon, 08 Jun at 07:00 pm
Strand Book Store
USD 14 to 36
Launch Event | Voldemort: The Definitive Study of Tom Riddle
Thu, 07 May at 06:00 pm
Books of Wonder
Free
Will Rawls + Hayley Stahl
Mon, 04 May at 08:00 pm
The Poetry Project
USD 10
Quick Bright Things with Michael Golding
Thu, 25 Jun at 07:30 pm
The Drama Book Shop
Free
NYIFF 2026-Baksho Bondi (Shadowbox) and Razaa (Short)
Sat, 30 May at 09:15 pm
Theatre 3, Village East by Angelika
USD 20
Ghalya Saadawi + Olivia Tapiero
Fri, 15 May at 08:00 pm
The Poetry Project
USD 10
An Ode To You: A Literary Reading with New York-based Sudanese writers
Sat, 30 May at 02:00 pm
EFA Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop
Free
Art Cart Workshop: One-Page Zines
Sat, 30 May at 11:30 am
Bryant Park
Free
Author Event: Meryl Branch McTiernan's "What You Should Really Worry About"
Tue, 02 Jun at 08:00 pm
Book Club Bar
Free
Louise Marburg presents Fancy Meeting You, with Alice Kaltman
Tue, 02 Jun at 06:00 pm
P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts
USD 10 to 31
Charlotte Druckman & Mayukh Sen present Love in the Afternoon, and Evening
Thu, 28 May at 06:30 pm
P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts
USD 10 to 25
Graphic Novel Workshop Series
Tue, 05 May at 03:00 pm
125th Street Library
Free
The Writing Group - Readings and Social in SoHo
Mon, 04 May at 06:30 pm
SoHo Playhouse
Free
Author Talk - Tiffany L. Warren w/Victoria Christopher Murray
Fri, 08 May at 09:00 am
Salem United Methodist Church
Free
Anna Konkle: The Sane One
Thu, 07 May at 07:00 pm
Strand Book Store
USD 37
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