Notable NYC: 5/4–5/10
Saturday 5/4: Sophie Lewis, Sarah Jaffe, and Melissa Gira Grant discuss Full Surrogacy Now and surrogacy, labor, and abolition of the family. McNally Jackson – SoHo, 7 p.m., free.
Cyree Jarelle Johnson and Christine Shan Shan Hou join the Segue Series. Zinc Bar, 4:30 p.m., $5.
Sunday 5/5: Anders Carlson-Wee, Devon Walker-Figueroa, Michelle Whittaker, Anton Yakovlev, and Thomas Fucaloro and host Craig Kite of Mad Gleam Press read poetry. Berl’s Poetry Shop, 7 p.m., free.
Monday 5/6: Gabriel Méndez and Jonathan Freedman discuss Solito, Solita. McNally Jackson – Williamsburg, 7 p.m., free.
Anders Carlson-Wee presents The Low Passions with Gregory Pardlo. Book Culture – 112th Street, 7 p.m., free.
Hanif Abdurraqib presents Go Ahead in the Rain. Astoria Bookshop, 7 p.m., free.
Tuesday 5/7: Michael Ondaatje presents Warlight. Brooklyn Public Library, 7:30 p.m., Free with RSVP.
Mariana Valencia presents ALBUM and Bouquet. McNally Jackson – Williamsburg, 7 p.m., free.
Ayşegül Savaş and Magda Bogin discuss Walking on the Ceiling. McNally Jackson – SoHo, 7 p.m., free.
Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche talks with Laurie Anderson. Murmrr Theater, 7:30 p.m., $20.
Juliet Grames talks with Amor Towles about The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna. Books Are Magic, 7:30 p.m., free.
Diana Hamilton and Eric Amling join the One Bleecker reading series for iteration 12. Codex, 7 p.m., free.
W.M. Akers presents Westside and talks with Nate Jones. Community Bookstore, 7 p.m., free.
Jamie Brenner presents Drawing Home. B&N 86th & Lex, 7 p.m., free.
Ladan Osman presents Exiles of Eden. Powerhouse Arena, 7 p.m., free.
Wednesday 5/8: Julie Orringer presents The Flight Portfolio with Nathan Englander. Greenlight – Fort Greene, 7:30 p.m., free.
Raúl Zurita, William Rowe, and Norma Cole read poetry as part of PEN America World Voices festival. St Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery, 8 p.m., $12.
T. A. Stanley hosts Feral Voices reading series. Unnameable Books, 7 p.m., free.
Lara Prior-Palmer presents Rough Magic and talks Josephine Rowe. Books Are Magic, 7:30 p.m., free.
Pajtim Statovci, Christos Ikonomou, Najat El Hachmi, and Anderson Teppe join PEN America for The Migration Chronicles. McNally Jackson – Williamsburg, 7 p.m., free.
Derek Hook presents Six Moments in Lacan. McNally Jackson – SoHo, 7 p.m., free.
Rodrigo Rey Rosa and Rob Fitterman present Chaos, A Fable, translated by Jeffrey Gray. Powerhouse Arena, 7 p.m., free.
Kate Zambreno and Leslie Jamison discuss bringing language to the undefinable. The Center for Fiction, 7 p.m., $10.
Chris Campanioni presents the Internet is for real with readings by Laura Buccieri, Madeleine Barnes, Stu Watson, and Jacquelyn Gallo. Dixon Place, 7:30 p.m., free.
Tracy Strauss and Melissa Faliveno discuss I Just Haven’t Met You Yet. McNally Jackson – SoHo, 7 p.m., free.
Thursday 5/9: Celeste Ng talks with Mira Jacob about Little Fires Everywhere. Books Are Magic, 7:30 p.m., free.
Elizabeth Acevedo presents With the Fire on High. WORD – Jersey City, 7 p.m., $5.
Karen Havelin and Kira von Eichel discuss Please Read This Leaflet Carefully. McNally Jackson – Williamsburg, 7 p.m., free.
Natasha Lennard and Atossa Raxia Abrahamian discuss Being Numerous. McNally Jackson – SoHo, 7 p.m., free.
Tracy Strauss and Amanda Stern discuss I Just Haven’t Met You Yet. Greenlight – Fort Greene, 7:30 p.m., free.
Astra Taylor presents Democracy May Not Exist But We’ll Miss It When It’s Gone. Powerhouse Arena, 7 p.m., free.
Michele Filgate presents What My Mother and I Don’t Talk About. Community Bookstore, 7 p.m., free.
Friday 5/10: Lucy Ives presents Loudermilk. Powerhouse Arena, 7 p.m., free.
LaTonya Yvette talks with Erin Boyle about Woman of Color. Books Are Magic, 7:30 p.m., free.
Paige Ackerson-Kiely, Chen Chen, Keetje Kuipers, and Lindsay Stern join the Franklin Electric series. Work Heights, 7:30 p.m., free.
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