Notable NYC: 1/11–1/17
Saturday 1/12: Jonathan Tel presents Scratching the Head of Chairman Mao with Roseann Lake. WORD – Brooklyn, 6 p.m., $5.
Hannah Bae, Abigail Beshkin, and Erica Schreiner join the Bloom Readers series. The Lounge at Hudson View Gardens, 5 p.m., $8 suggested.
Z Kennedy-Lopez, Veronica Ciastko, Gardiner Comfort, Q.M. Hall, and Abigail Kirby Conklin join the Dead Rabbits reading series. DTUT, 8 p.m., free.
Monday 1/13: Carmen Maria Machado, Andre Perry, Donika Kelly, Hal Y. Zhang, and Stacie Evans join the Franklin Park Reading series. Franklin Park, 8 p.m., free.
Corinne Donly, Kristen Kosmas, Haruna Lee, and Kate Kremer read fro books published by 53rd Street Press. McNally Jackson – Seaport, 7 p.m., free.
Jill Eisenstadt, Megan Milks, Nadia Owusu, Jacob Rogers, Ryan Teitman, Jeanne Thornton, Leah Umansky, and Avra Wing celebrate the latest issue of Ep;phany magazine. Books Are Magic, 7 p.m., free.
Miranda Popkey presents Topics of Conversation with Emily Gould. McNally Jackson – Williamsburg, 7 p.m., free.
Tuesday 1/14: Nicolette Polek discusses Imaginary Museums with Christine Schutt, Precious Okoyomon, and Mary South. McNally Jackson – Seaport, 7:30 p.m., free.
Jeffrey Colvin and Patrik Henry Bass discuss black narratives of free black communities and Colvin’s Africaville in the Author/Editor series. The Center for Fiction, 7 p.m., $10.
Anna Wiener and Molly Fischer discuss Uncanny Valley. McNally Jackson – Williamsburg, 7 p.m., free.
Ani Katz presents A Good Man. Powerhouse Arena, 7 p.m., free.
Amber Tamblyn presents Era of Ignition: Coming of Age in a Time of Rage and Revolution with Jodi Kantor. Greenlight – Fort Greene, 7:30 p.m., free.
Caroline Zancan talks with Hala Alyan about We Wish You Luck. Books Are Magic, 7 p.m., free.
Wednesday 1/15: Rye Curtis talks with James Hannaham about Kingdomtide. Greenlight – Fort Greene, 7:30 p.m., free.
Ben Fama, Suzanne Dottino, Ryan D. Matthews, and Bishakh Som join the Ditmas Lit reading series. Hinterlands, 8 p.m., free.
Jackson Bird and Alex Myers discuss Sorted: Growing Up, Coming Out, and Finding My Place. Shakespeare & Co., 6 p.m., free.
Nicole Zelniker presents Last Dance. BookCulture – LIC, 6:30 p.m., free.
Tanen Jones talks with Anna Pitoniak about The Better Liar. Books Are Magic, 7 p.m., free.
Hannah Sullivan presents Three Poems with Ishion Hutchinson. McNally Jackson – SoHo, 7 p.m., free.
Anna Wiener joins the New Republic Salon to discuss her memoir Uncanny Valley. The Strand, 7 p.m., $15.
Thursday 1/16: Jessica Francis Kane, Marcy Dermansky, and C.J. Hauser join Pete’s Reading series for the opening of the 2020 season. Pete’s Candy Store, 7:30 p.m., free.
Laurie Stone and Marco Roth discuss Everything Is Personal. McNally Jackson – Williamsburg, 7 p.m., free.
Doug Anderson, Elizabeth T. Gray, Jr., Richard Hoffman, Jennifer Martelli, and Anne Elezabeth Pluto celebrate Voices of Poetry. McNally Jackson – Seaport, 7 p.m., free.
John Yau, Mark Warenaar, Dell Lemmon, James Trask, Stephanie Dickinson, and Jill Hoffman celebrate Mudfish 21. McNally Jackson – SoHo, 7 p.m., free.
Ann Hood and Michael Ruhlman discuss Kitchen Yarns. Powerhouse Arena, 7 p.m., free.
Friday 1/17: Mira Ptacin, Shannon Taggart, and Alex Mar discuss The In-Betweens: The Spiritualists, Mediums, and Legends of Camp Etna. Powerhouse Arena, 7 p.m., free.
Cynthia Manick, Marine Cornuet, Judy Schneier, Emily Blair, Dell Lemon, and AKaiser read poetry. Berl’s Poetry Shop, 7 p.m., free.
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