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Are you looking for literary events like book readings, book signings, poetry readings? Then you came to the right place. Start using these unique New York City opportunities today!
Are you looking for literary events like book readings, book signings, poetry readings? Then you came to the right place. Start using these unique New York City opportunities today!
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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:
stop wondering what to do;
start taking advantage of
free events to go to,
free things to do in NYC
today!
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:
stop wondering what to do;
start taking advantage of
free events to go to,
free things to do in NYC
today!
11 free poetry readings, book signings, author readings in New York City (NYC) Tue, 06/16/2026 - and on...
Not a day goes by in New York City (NYC) without a free poetry reading or a book signing or a book reading by a famous or not yet famous author. Don't miss the opportunities that only New York provides!
Poetry Reading | Multilingual Poetry Night: Quantum Age
Discover the concepts of Quantum Age Poetry and Quantum Poetics with this multilingual poetry event exploringinnovative poetic frameworks.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, Jun 17
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
Free
Poetry Reading | Poetry Open Mic: Share Your Work or Listen to Emerging Writers
Participants can share their original work for up to five minutes. Space is limited to 15 readers; show up on time to get a slot!
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Jun 18
5:30 pm
Free
5:30 pm
Free
Author Reading | Book Launch: Sisters of a Halved Heart by Nayantara Roy
Prize-winning author Nayantara Roy shares her new novel, Sisters of a Halved Heart, in conversation with author and podcaster Dani Shapiro. The electric story of two sisters and an unthinkable betrayal.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Jun 18
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
Free
Open Mic | Hear from Emerging Writers or Perform Your Own Work
Hear original work by local, emerging writers of all genres, or share some of your own pieces! All performers welcome! Hosted by novelist Ed Lin. Sign ups start from 7:30PM. 5-minute time slots.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Jun 19
8:00 pm
Free
8:00 pm
Free
Poetry Reading | Poetry & Musical Performances Exploring Movement & Bodies in Motion
Attend La Casita, a citywide festival celebrating global oral traditions, poetry, and music, grounded in the principle that New York City is more fully represented through the sweep of artistic traditions found throughout the five boroughs. This summer’s forward-looking theme is "Movement/Bodies in Motion," curated by Gabriel Ramirez, Rich Villar, Mahogany L. Browne, and Claudia Norman. Hosted by boricua poet Elisabet Velasquez, the event will feature readings from Ethiopian-American poet Hiwot Adilow, Black Mexican-American poet Irene Vásquez, Grand Slam winner Marcus Stokes, and Bronx Poet Laureate Kay Poema. La Casita will also showcase musical performances by Nigerian-American Kingsley Ibeneche and, straight from Queens, norteño music and dance by Suspenso del Norte. There are two ways to access this event: 1. General Admission, first-come first-served. Just show up! 2. Fast Track opening the Monday before the event at noon for all.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Sat, Jun 20
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
Free
Author Reading | GQ & Bustle Contributor Shares Her New Novel, The Very Definition of Love
A reading and conversation with Sophia Benoit, author of The Very Definition of Love, with Sarah MacLean. Bridgerton meets Emily Henry in this fresh take on regency romance about a wallflower writing a dictionary of bawdy slang who arranges her own marriage to the ultimate instructor: the town rake.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Jun 23
8:00 pm
Free
8:00 pm
Free
Poetry Reading | An Evening of Poetry in the Garden
Enjoy an outdoor poetry reading hosted in partnership with McNally Jackson. Submit your work at the link provided to read at the event!
New York City, NY; NYC
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Sun, Jun 28
5:00 pm
Free
5:00 pm
Free
Author Reading | New Yorker-Contributor Shares His New Novel, The Au Pair
Teddy Wayne reads from his latest novel, The Au Pair. With inexorable momentum and sly, lucid prose, The Au Pair is a sleek literary thriller about desire, deception, and the unraveling of a man as he grapples with his fading relevance—when the lies others spin pale beside the fictions we tell ourselves.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Mon, Jun 29
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
Free
Poetry Reading | Poetry Open Mic: Share Your Work or Listen to Emerging Writers
Participants can share their original work for up to five minutes. Space is limited to 15 readers; show up on time to get a slot!
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Jul 16
5:30 pm
Free
5:30 pm
Free
Poetry Reading | Poetry Salon: Decolonial & Ecofeminist Poet Cecilia Vicuña (+ Live Music& Poet Interview) (In Person AND Online!)
This World Poetry Salon event encourages attendees to experience words and music from around the globe. Each event features readings by a celebrated poet set to live music by a musician of the same cultural background. This salon will feature a reading by poet Cecilia Vicuña accompanied by musician Ricardo Gallo. A printout will be available for attendees to follow along with Vicuña's poetry during the reading. Following the reading, Vicuña will be interviewed by event host Patricio Ferrari. Cecilia Vicuña's poetic work in space, performance, and visual arts is considered a decolonizing vision that anticipates ecofeminism. She created the autonomous concept of "Precarious Art" in the mid-1960s in Chile to name what disappears. “Arte Precario” stands as a new independent and non-colonized category for her precarious works composed of structures that disappear in the landscape, which include her quipus (knot in Quechua), envisioned as poems in space. Vicuña has re-invented the ancient Pre-Columbian quipu system of non-writing with knots through ritual acts that weave the urban landscape, rivers and oceans, as well as people, to re-construct a sense of unity and awareness of interconnectivity. These works bridge art and poetry as a way of “hearing an ancient silence waiting to be heard.” Born in Bogotá, Colombia and based in New York, composer Ricardo Gallo has written for acoustic and electro-acoustic formats, for short films, videos, dance, installations, and multimedia stage productions, and has performed and written for improvisatory groups.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Jul 16
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
Free
Poetry Reading | Live Music & Poetry with Eileen Myles & More (Outdoors)
An evening of poetry and music in the park! This event features Eileen Myles, Yaissa Jiménez, and musician Samantha Crain.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Jul 17
5:00 pm
Free
5:00 pm
Free
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