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Poetry and readings in New York City in October 2026

97 events from Sunday, October 18 to Saturday, October 31, 2026. Free: 13. Busiest venues: Book Club Bar, Strand Book Store, Scandinavia House.

Sunday, October 18, 2026

Literature
3 PM

The Monologue Table Six Pack

Q.E.D. Astoria · Astoria, Queens
- Literature
$10 Tickets
Music
4 PM

Join the Webb

Alphaville · Bushwick, Brooklyn
- Music
- Poetry
Free Tickets
Literature
4 PM

New and Notable Book Club

WORD Bookstore (Greenpoint) · Greenpoint, Brooklyn
- Literature
Tickets

Monday, October 19, 2026

Music
5:30 PM

SOLD OUT — DRAWING FROM ART: GREENLAND

Scandinavia House · Murray Hill, Manhattan
- Music
- Visual arts
Literature
6 PM

"But First, Food" Book Talk

Q.E.D. Astoria · Astoria, Queens
- Literature
Free Tickets
Literature
7 PM

Book Launch: Succubus by Kate Fox

POWERHOUSE Arena (DUMBO) · DUMBO, Brooklyn
- Literature
Tickets
Literature
7 PM

Christy Scott Cashman: What Happened in Beulah

Christy Scott Cashman

Strand Book Store · East Village, Manhattan
- Literature
Tickets
Literature
7 PM

Don't Get Naked - Readings & Poetry

Branded Saloon · Prospect Heights, Brooklyn
- Literature
Literature
7 PM

Nuyorican Bowery Slam

Bowery Poetry Club · NoHo, Manhattan
- Literature
Tickets
Literature
7 PM

Taryn Delanie Smith: Welcome to the Afterlife - A No-Nonsense Tour for Those in Mourning or the Merely Curious with Denise, Heaven's Receptionist

Taryn Delanie Smith

Strand Book Store · East Village, Manhattan
- Literature
Tickets
Literature
7:30 PM

Shawn Gude with Kim Phillips-Fein

Greenlight Bookstore (Fort Greene) · Fort Greene, Brooklyn
- Literature
Literature
8 PM

East Village Wordsmiths Literary Salon

Book Club Bar · East Village, Manhattan
- Literature
Tickets
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Literature
8 PM

Rena Anakwe + Muyassar Kurdi

The Poetry Project (St. Mark's Church) · East Village, Manhattan
- Literature
$10 Tickets
Literature
8 PM

Sip N Script: Modern Calligraphy for Beginners

Book Club Bar · East Village, Manhattan
- Literature
Tickets

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Literature
7 PM

Bethany Joy Lenz: The Betrayal of Cora Wexford

Bethany Joy Lenz

Strand Book Store · East Village, Manhattan
- Literature
Tickets
Literature
7 PM

Book Launch: Notice and Do by Sam Kelly in conversation with Richelle Fredson

POWERHOUSE Arena (DUMBO) · DUMBO, Brooklyn
- Literature
Tickets
Literature
7 PM

Georgi Gospodinov presents The Man with Many Names

Georgi Gospodinov

Community Bookstore · Park Slope, Brooklyn
- Literature
Literature
7 PM

Poetry Panel with William May

William May

WORD Bookstore (Greenpoint) · Greenpoint, Brooklyn
- Literature
Tickets
Literature
7:30 PM

Fall Educators' Night: Meet NYC Author-Educators!

Greenlight Bookstore (Fort Greene) · Fort Greene, Brooklyn
- Literature

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Visual arts
6 PM

Instrument Object: Reading Group

Matt Perloff

The Kitchen · West Village, Manhattan
- Visual arts
- Literature
Free Tickets
Literature
7 PM

Best American Essays 2026 Panel

Strand Book Store · East Village, Manhattan
- Literature
Tickets
Literature
7 PM

Community Bookstore Book Club: May We Feed the King

Community Bookstore · Park Slope, Brooklyn
- Literature
Music
7 PM

TELL EVERYONE | SCREENING & FILM TALK

Scandinavia House · Murray Hill, Manhattan
- Music
- Visual arts
7 PM

The Best American Short Stories 2026 with Viet Thanh Nguyen

Symphony Space · Upper West Side, Manhattan
- Literature
$5–$26 Tickets
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Music
7:30 PM

Faculty Recital: Justin Jay Hines Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl:” Reimagined

Manhattan School of Music · Morningside Heights, Manhattan
- Music
- Literature
- Classical
- Recital
Literature
7:30 PM

Na Zhong with Rachel Heng

Greenlight Bookstore (Fort Greene) · Fort Greene, Brooklyn
- Literature
Literature
8 PM

Drink 'N Draft: Creative Writing Workshop

Book Club Bar · East Village, Manhattan
- Literature
Tickets
Literature
8 PM

HEA Romance Book Club: "Demons and Diplomacy" by Megan Frampton

Book Club Bar · East Village, Manhattan
- Literature
Tickets
Literature
8 PM

Tongo Eisen-Martin + Margaret Randall

The Poetry Project (St. Mark's Church) · East Village, Manhattan
- Literature
$10 Tickets

Thursday, October 22, 2026

Music
2 PM

BUILDING LESS, TRANSFORMING MORE | ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN PANEL

Scandinavia House · Murray Hill, Manhattan
- Music
- Visual arts
Literature
6 PM

Book Presentation with Jonathan Goldman

Jonathan Goldman

Hispanic Society Museum & Library · Washington Heights, Manhattan
- Literature
Tickets
Literature
7 PM

Book Launch: Butter Road by Jaclyn Gilbert in conversation with Adrian Shirk

POWERHOUSE Arena (DUMBO) · DUMBO, Brooklyn
- Literature
Tickets
Literature
7 PM

Chestnut: A Live Storytelling Show

Pete's Candy Store · Williamsburg, Brooklyn
- Literature
Free
Literature
7 PM

Neal Stephenson: D: Heavy Water

Neal Stephenson

Strand Book Store · East Village, Manhattan
- Literature
Tickets
Literature
7 PM

Small Press Book Club: The Nights Are Quiet in Tehran

Community Bookstore · Park Slope, Brooklyn
- Literature
Music
7:30 PM

KEYBOARD CONVERSATIONS® | BEETHOVEN & SCHUBERT: GLORIOUS MUSICAL JEWELS

Scandinavia House · Murray Hill, Manhattan
- Music
- Visual arts
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7:30 PM

The Moth Mainstage

The Moth

Symphony Space · Upper West Side, Manhattan
- Literature
$52 Tickets

Friday, October 23, 2026

Literature
5:30 PM

RiverReadingSeries

Branded Saloon · Prospect Heights, Brooklyn
- Literature
Literature
7 PM

Book Launch: Arguments by Benjamin Gucciardi in conversation with Pádraig Ó Tuama

POWERHOUSE Arena (DUMBO) · DUMBO, Brooklyn
- Literature
Tickets
Literature
7 PM

Doireann Ní Ghríofa + Megan Nolan: Said the Dead

Doireann Ní Ghríofa · Megan Nolan

Strand Book Store · East Village, Manhattan
- Literature
Tickets
Literature
7 PM

Dr. Niki Elliott's HEART-CENTERED CONNECTIONS

Word Up Community Bookshop · Washington Heights, Manhattan
- Literature
Free
Literature
7 PM

Jill Lepore presents The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State, in conversation with Andrew Marantz

Jill Lepore · Andrew Marantz

Community Bookstore · Park Slope, Brooklyn
- Literature
Literature
7 PM

October Poetry Open Mic

Kew and Willow Books · Kew Gardens, Queens
- Literature
Literature
8 PM

Books Through Bars

Book Club Bar · East Village, Manhattan
- Literature
Tickets
Literature
until Oct 30

I Guess It Was My Destiny To Live So Long

Hanif Abdurraqib

Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) · Fort Greene, Brooklyn
- Literature

Saturday, October 24, 2026

Literature
11 AM

Astoria Feminist Book Group

Q.E.D. Astoria · Astoria, Queens
- Literature
Free Tickets
Literature
11 AM

Lower East Side Halloween Bookstore Crawl

Book Club Bar · East Village, Manhattan
- Literature
Tickets
Literature
12 PM

Indie Press Book Club: "Burning Oracle" by Sandra Simonds

Book Club Bar · East Village, Manhattan
- Literature
Tickets
Literature
2 PM

Mercedes Núñez Martínez con Evelyn Herrera

Word Up Community Bookshop · Washington Heights, Manhattan
- Literature
Free
Theatre
3 PM

Live Reading of Nahua Play “Antichrist and the Hermit”

Hispanic Society Museum & Library · Washington Heights, Manhattan
- Theatre
- Literature
Tickets
Literature
5 PM

Book Club at Powerhouse Arena: Fruit Fly by Josh Silver

POWERHOUSE Arena (DUMBO) · DUMBO, Brooklyn
- Literature
Tickets
Literature
7 PM

Sci-Fi Book Launch: Priya Nembhard

Kew and Willow Books · Kew Gardens, Queens
- Literature
Literature
Time not announced

Greenlight's 17th Anniversary!

Greenlight Bookstore (Fort Greene) · Fort Greene, Brooklyn
- Literature

Sunday, October 25, 2026

Literature
10 AM

QED Story Time!

Q.E.D. Astoria · Astoria, Queens
- Literature
Free Tickets
Music
3 PM

SCANDINAVIAN EVERYDAY COOKING | FOOD DEMO & BOOK TALK

Scandinavia House · Murray Hill, Manhattan
- Music
- Visual arts
Literature
3:30 PM

Booked & Unbothered: A Community Read-In

Word Up Community Bookshop · Washington Heights, Manhattan
- Literature
Free
Literature
7 PM

Emily St. John Mandel: Exit Party

Emily St. John Mandel

Strand Book Store · East Village, Manhattan
- Literature
Tickets
Literature
Time not announced

Poetry Overnight at BAM

Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) · Fort Greene, Brooklyn
- Literature
Tickets

Monday, October 26, 2026

Literature
7 PM

Jane Schoenbrun: Public Access Afterworld

Jane Schoenbrun

Strand Book Store · East Village, Manhattan
- Literature
Tickets
Literature
7 PM

Nuyorican Bowery Slam

Bowery Poetry Club · NoHo, Manhattan
- Literature
Tickets

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