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In his new book, The Fourth Branch, and former New York State Senator—argues that the real site of change, and the greatest opportunity for impact, lies closer to home. In...
read moreJoin us to celebrate the 2026 5 Under 35 honorees Megan Kamalei Kakimoto (Every Drop Is a Man's Nightmare), Anika Jade Levy (Flat Earth),...
read moreMust Love Memoir is a NYC based reading series dedicated to the genre of creative nonfiction. The idea launched in June of 2023, born out of a deep love of memoir and...
read moreWondering what it takes to write an immersive—and transgressive—speculative tale as a debut author? Join us for a conversation with sci-fi and fantasy novelists Joseph...
read moreJoin us for an evening with Amitav Ghosh, author of the Man Booker Prize-shortlisted Sea of Poppies, in conversation with Ravi Agrawal...
read moreWritten Women is a monthly writers salon at Cordelia, inviting you to respond to poems, stories and myths written by and about women.
Each month, we'll read and discuss...
read moreIn her new book, Radical Duke, Allen traces the life of Charles Lennox, the 3rd Duke of Richmond—an aristocrat who supported press freedom, religious tolerance, and...
read moreLong before the first Europeans set foot on Turtle Island, Indigenous people shared and recorded their stories and histories. Despite all efforts to silence them or relegate...
read moreVerse4Verse is New York's only drag poetry show! And for PRIDE, we're celebrating FILM.
Verse4Verse is hosted by Poison Oak (she/her) a Queens-based poet, drag queen,...
read moreGather at the Morgan Library & Museum for an evening with renowned poet and author John Yau in celebration of Friends Who Came to See Me: Drawings from John Ashbery’s...
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