Free poetry readings and book signings are very much a part of New York's cultural life. Book readings AND poetry readings feature prominently among New York City free things TO do.
There ARE days WHEN you can go FROM one reading TO another ALL DAY non-stop.
Free readings IN New York City: low budget/high class!
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free (and almost free) readings
Not a day goes by in New York City without a free poetry reading or a book signing by a famous or not yet famous author. Please see below the schedule of free literary events in New York City and choose one (or more) to your liking.
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
Click on an event to see more details.
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Sun, May 19
2:00PM
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Poetry Reading
free
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River as Poet's Muse: A Nature Talk with Poet Jonathan Curley
New York City, NY; NYC
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Sun, May 19
3:00PM
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Poetry Reading
free
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Brooklyn Bridge 130th Anniversary Poetry Reading
New York City, NY; NYC
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Mon, May 20
7:00PM
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Reading
free
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Mixed Bag: Story Time for Grown-Ups
New York City, NY; NYC
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Mon, May 20
7:00PM
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Book Reading
free
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Laura Antoniou reads from her novel The Killer Wore Leather
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, May 21
12:30PM
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Book Signing
free
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Winningest NBA coach Phil Jackson signs copies of his book Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, May 21
5:00PM
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Book Reading
Free; RSVP recommended
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Penelope Niven will read from her book Thornton Wilder: A Life
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, May 21
7:00PM
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Poetry Reading
free
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Poetry in the Park
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, May 21
7:00PM
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Book Reading
free
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Tom Clavin reads from his book The DiMaggios: Three Brothers, Their Passion for Baseball, Their Pursuit of the American Dream
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, May 21
7:00PM
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Book Signing
free
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Khaled Hosseini signs copies of his book And the Mountains Echoed
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, May 22
12:30PM
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Book Reading
free
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Fred Guterl discusses his book The Fate of The Species: Why The Human Race May Cause Its Own Extinction And How We Can Stop It
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, May 22
4:00PM
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Book Reading
free
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Elsie Augustave reads from her book The Roving Tree
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, May 22
6:00PM
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Book Reading
free
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Mark Doty & Darren Waterston discuss their book A Swarm, a Flock, a Host
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, May 22
7:00PM
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Book Reading
free
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Paul Theroux reads from his book The Last Train to Zona Verde: My Ultimate African Safari
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, May 22
7:00PM
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Book Reading
free
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George Packer reads from his book The Unwinding
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, May 22
7:00PM
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Book Reading
free
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Bennett Sims discusses his novel A Questionable Shape
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, May 22
8:00PM
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Reading
No cover
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Reading: How I Learned to Lie, Cheat or Steal
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, May 28
6:30PM
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Book Reading
free
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Jack Hitt discusses her book Bunch of Amateurs: A Search For the American Character
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, May 29
12:30PM
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Book Reading
free
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Ben Mezrich discusses his book Straight Flush
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, May 29
12:30PM
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Book Reading
$5
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Robert Hagstrom discusses his book Investing: The Last Liberal Art
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, May 29
7:00PM
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Book Reading
free
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Mitchell Zuckoff reads from his book Frozen in Time: An Epic Story of Survival and a Modern Quest for Lost Heroes of World War II
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, May 29
7:00PM
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Book Reading
Free tickets required; donation requested
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Mark Cohen discusses his book Overweight Sensation: The Life and Comedy of Allan Sherman
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, May 29
8:00PM
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Book Reading
free
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Brian Sweany reads from his book Exotic Music of the Belly Dancer
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, May 30
12:30PM
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Book Reading
free
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Dan Savage discusses his book American Savage: Insights, Slights, and Fights on Faith, Sex, Love, and Politics
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, May 30
6:00PM
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Book Reading
Free; RSVP recommended
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Jonathan Kalb discusses his book Great Lengths: Seven Works of Marathon Theatre
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, May 30
6:00PM
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Book Reading
free
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Jane Aronson reads from her book Carried in Our Hearts: Creating Families Across Continents
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, May 30
7:00PM
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Book Reading
Free; RSVP required
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Elliott Holt discusses her novel You Are One of Them with Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Cunningham
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, May 30
7:00PM
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Book Reading
Free; reservations recommended
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Terry Tempest Williams reads from her book When Women Were Birds: Fifty-Four Variations on Voice
New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, May 31
7:00PM
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Book Reading
Free; reservations recommended
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Karen Green reads from her book Bough Down
New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, May 31
7:00PM
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Book Reading
free
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Jeremy Scahill reads from his book Dirty Wars: The World Is a Battlefield
New York City, NY; NYC
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Sun, Jun 2
3:00PM
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Poetry Reading
free
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Marathon Reading of Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself”
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Jun 4
7:00PM
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Book Reading
Free; RSVP required
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Roxana Robinson reads from her novel Sparta
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, Jun 5
12:30PM
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Book Reading
free
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Lionel Shriver discusses his book Big Brother
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, Jun 5
1:00PM
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Reading
free
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Mixed Bag: Story Time for Grown-Ups
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, Jun 5
6:30PM
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Reading
free
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Kafka's Last Laugh
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, Jun 5
7:00PM
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Book Reading
free
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Lauren Weisberger discusses her book Revenge Wears Prada
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Jun 6
7:00PM
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Book Reading
Free; RSVP required
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Bill Cheng reads from his novel Southern Cross the Dog
New York City, NY; NYC
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Mon, Jun 10
6:30PM
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Book Reading
free
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Jane Gross discusses her book A Bittersweet Season: Caring for Our Aging Parents – and Ourselves
New York City, NY; NYC
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Mon, Jun 10
7:00PM
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Reading
free
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Mixed Bag: Story Time for Grown-Ups
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, Jun 12
12:30PM
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Book Reading
free
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Philippe Petit discusses his book Why Knot?: How to Tie More Than Sixty Ingenious, Useful, Beautiful, Lifesaving, and Secure Knots!
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Jun 13
12:30PM
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Book Reading
free
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Marc Maron discusses his book Attempting Normal
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, Jun 19
12:30PM
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Book Reading
free
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Jami Attenberg discusses her book The Middlesteins
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, Jun 19
1:00PM
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Reading
free
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Mixed Bag: Story Time for Grown-Ups
New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Jun 21
5:30PM
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Book Reading
free
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Leslea Newman discusses her book October Mourning: A Song for Matthew Shepard
New York City, NY; NYC
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Mon, Jun 24
6:30PM
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Book Reading
free
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Alfred Pommer & Eleanor Winter discuss their book Exploring New York's Soho
New York City, NY; NYC
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Mon, Jun 24
7:00PM
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Reading
free
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Mixed Bag: Story Time for Grown-Ups
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, Jun 26
12:30PM
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Book Reading
free
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Ellin Stein discusses her book That's Not Funny, That's Sick: The National Lampoon and the Comedy Insurgents Who Captured the Mainstream
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, Jul 10
12:30PM
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Book Reading
free
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Aisha Tyler discusses her book Self-Inflicted Wounds: How I Learned to Embrace the Epic Fail
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, Jul 17
12:30PM
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Book Signing
free
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Dwight Gooden, former Mets and Yankees pitcher, discusses his memoir Doc
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, Jul 24
12:30PM
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Book Reading
free
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Colum McCann discusses his book TransAtlantic
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, Jul 31
12:30PM
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Book Reading
free
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Writers Lily Koppel and Emma Straub discuss their new books
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, Aug 7
12:30PM
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Book Reading
free
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Chuck Klosterman discusses his book I Wear the Black Hat: Grappling with Villains (Real and Imagined)
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, Aug 14
12:30PM
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Book Reading
free
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Former MTV VJ Kennedy discusses her book The Kennedy Chronicles: The Golden Age of MTV Through Rose-Colored Glasses
New York City, NY; NYC
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The quality and quantity of free events, free things to do that happen in New York City every day of the year is truly amazing.
So don't miss the opportunities that only New York provides: start taking advantage of free things to do in New York City today!
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