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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!
12 free poetry readings, book signings, author readings in New York City (NYC) Thu, 06/04/2026 - 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 | O Lungo Drom (The Long Road): Poetry by Sinti & Roma Writers
Enjoy a special presentation and talk with Ralf Yusuf Gawlick, a German-American composer of Romani-Kurdish descent, on his Romanes oratorio, O Lungo Drom (The Long Road). O Lungo Drom (The Long Road) is an authentic testimony of the Sinti and Roma people, whose journey since time immemorial has been shrouded by poetic and popular imagination. O Lungo Drom sets the words of thirteen different Roma and Sinti poets and writers in ten languages and Romanes dialects, featuring the writing of activist and artist Ceija Stojka.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Jun 4
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
Free
Author Reading | Wall Street Journal-Featured Writer Shares Her New Novel, Palm Beach Confidential
Author Susannah Marren reads from her new book, Palm Beach Confidential.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Jun 9
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
Free
Poetry Reading | Pushcart Prize-Winning & NPR-Featured Poets Share Their Work in the Park
Enjoy an evening of poetry hosted by Jason Schneiderman, with readings by Anne Marie Macari, Francisco Aragon, Maggie Dietz, and Yanyi. Anne Marie Macari is the author of six books of poetry, including the forthcoming Amerigun, (Persea, ‘26), and most recently Red Deer and Heaven Beneath. Her poetry and essays have been widely published in magazines such as The Iowa Review, Field, and American Poetry Review. Francisco Aragón is the son of Nicaraguan immigrants. His books include, After Rubén (2020), Glow of Our Sweat (2010), and Puerta de Sol (2005). He’s also the editor of The Wind Shifts: New Latino Poetry (2007). His work has appeared in over twenty anthologies. Maggie Dietz's new book is If You Would Let Me. Her previous collections are That Kind of Happy and Perennial Fall, which won New Hampshire’s Jane Kenyon Award. Her awards include a Pushcart Prize and fellowships from the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, Phillips Exeter Academy, the NH State Council on the Arts, and Jentel Arts. Her work has appeared in AGNI, The Adroit Journal, Bennington Review, Birmingham Poetry Review, Ploughshares, Poetry, Salmagundi, The Threepenny Review and elsewhere. Yanyi is the author of Dream of the Divided Field (One World 2022) and The Year of Blue Water (Yale 2019), winner of the 2018 Yale Series of Younger Poets Prize. His work has been featured in or at NPR’s All Things Considered, New York Public Library, Tin House, Granta, and A Public Space.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Jun 9
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 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 14
5:00 pm
Free
5:00 pm
Free
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
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