Notable NYC: 9/16–9/22
Sunday 9/17: Brooklyn Book Festival. Come visit the The Rumpus at booth #611! Brooklyn Borough Hall, 10 a.m., free.
Karen Heuler, Nancy Hightower, and Matthew Lansburgh read from their latest work. KGB, 7 p.m., free.
Monday 9/18: Larry Smith celebrates Six Words Fresh off the Boat: Stories of Immigration, Identity, and Coming to America. Greenlight Fort Greene, 7:30 p.m., free.
Ann Powers presents Good Booty: Love and Sex, Black and White, Body and Soul in American Music. WORD Brooklyn, 7 p.m., free.
Chris Kraus discusses After Kathy Acker. McNally Jackson, 7 p.m., free.
Nelson DeMille talks with Linda Stasi about The Cuban Affair and Book of Judas. B&N 82nd Street, 7 p.m., free.
Andrea Kleine, Katie Longofono, and Joel Allegretti join the Guerrilla Lit reading series. Dixon Place, 7:30 p.m., free.
Tuesday 9/19: Contributors Kirstin Valdez Quade, Ru Freeman, Lawrence Joseph, and Jess Rulifson celebrate John Freeman‘s Tales of Two Americas: Stories of Inequality in a Divided Nation. Greenlight Fort Greene, 7:30 p.m., free.
Gabriel Tallent talks with Isaac Fitzgerald about My Absolute Darling. Books Are Magic, 7:30 p.m., free.
Frederika Randall, translator of The Communist by Guido Morselli, talks with Edwin Frank. Community Bookstore, 7 p.m., free.
Rodrigo Hasbún talks with Esther Allen about Affections, a novel translated by Sophie Hughes. McNally Jackson, 7 p.m., free.
Wednesday 9/20: Ben Gantcher, Dennis Nurkse, and Matthew Rohrer read poetry. Books Are Magic, 7:30 p.m., free.
Matthew Hittinger, Melissa Ragsly, Madhuri Pavamani, and Ashley P. Taylor join the Ditmas Lit reading series. Hunterlands, 8 p.m., free.
Meghan O’Rourke and Leslie Jamison discuss Sun in Days, O’Rourke’s new collection of poetry. Greenlight Fort Greene, 7:30 p.m., free.
Emily Gould, Charlotte Shane, Becca Schuh, Ruby Brunton, and Larissa Pham discuss Donna Tartt’s The Secret History. Powerhouse Archway, 7 p.m., free.
Rick Hamlin discusses Pray for Me. BookCulture Columbus, 7 p.m., free.
Thursday 9/21: Chantel Acevedo, Santiago Gamboa, and host Michael Reynolds join Europa Editions for a discussion of their books. Greenlight Fort Greene, 7:30 p.m., free.
Hala Alyan and Joshua Ferris talk with Darin Strauss. NYU Creative Writing House, 7 p.m., free.
Anelise Chen celebrates the release of So Many Olympic Exertions along with Leanne Shapton and Katie Kitamura. Powerhouse Archway, 7 p.m., free.
Hillary Adler, Jenny Williamson, Boo Trundle, Mac Barrett, Rachel Evans, Jack Trinco, Harmon Leon, and Noam Osband join Lyrics, Lit, and Liquor reading series. HiFi Bar, 7:30 p.m., free.
David Burr Gerrard and Eugene Lim join Pete’s Reading series. Pete’s Candy Store, 7:30 p.m., free.
Friday 9/22: Chantel Acevedo and Santiago Gamboa read from their books from Europa Editions. The Astoria Bookshop, 7 p.m., free.
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