Saturday 12/6: Nicholas Mugavero and Lawrence Giffin join the Segue Reading Series. Zinc Bar, 4:30 p.m., $5.
Kristen Kosmas, Holly Melgard, and Romsey Scott read poetry. Wendy’s Subway, 8 p.m., free.
Sunday 12/7: Diana Hamilton, Kim Rosenfield, Charity Coleman, and Jeffery Berg join the Fantasy Reading Series, No. 4. Bowery Poetry Club, 8:30 p.m., $12.
David M. Friedman reads Wilde in America about the playwright and author’s time in the United States. BookCourt , 7 p.m., free.
Monday 12/8: Rivka Galchen, Jess Row, Bridgett M. Davis, Vica Miller, and Isaac Fitzgerald join the Franklin Park Reading Series. Franklin Park, 8 p.m., free.
Diana Hamilton and Nicolas Mugavero read poetry. Hamilton’s Universe explores morality, and Some Shit Advice offers advice on shitting. The Poetry Project, 8 p.m., $8.
Emily St. John Mandel, Will Boast, Leah Umansky, and Dina Nayeri join the Sackett Street Writers reading series. BookCourt, 7 p.m., free.
Martin Amis talks with Glenn Kurtz in a conversation about practice, an ongoing series about craft. McNally Jackson, 7 p.m., free.
Tuesday 12/9: Rebecca Brown, Robert Lopez, Alexandra Chasin, and Paula Bomer celebrate small presses. WORD Brooklyn, 7 p.m., free.
Richard McGuire discusses Here with Peter Mendelsund. Powerhouse Arena, 7 p.m., free.
Wednesday 12/10: Jacob Appel, Amy Carlberg, Shamar Hill, Sara Lippmann, and Stacy Parker Le Melle join the Renegade reading series. Cool Pony, 8 p.m., free.
Thursday 12/11: Casey Walker talks with Hannah Tinti to celebrate Last Days in Shanghai, a debut novel about a congressional aide in China. Powerhouse, 7 p.m., free.
Amy Lawless, Max Steele, Angel Nafis, Morgan Parker, and Jess Paps are Poets with Attitude, hosted by Tommy Pico. Mellow Pages, 7:30 p.m., free.
Malachi Black, Mark Bibbins, Roger Reeves, Matthew Yeager, and Rebecca Gayle Howell read poet. Berl’s Poetry Shop, 7 p.m., free.
Friday 12/12: Robb Todd, Lauren Hickman, Zachary C. Solomon, Bill Gullo share work from the Brooklyn Writers Space. BookCourt, 7 p.m., free.
