Talks and readings in New York City today

Fernando Mastrangelo in Artful Conversations.

RisoLAB Talks: Smalley & Canyon in conversation.

RisoLAB Talks: Travess Smalley and Kyle Canyon on prints.

Person Place Thing: Emelie Gevalt on schoolgirl art, jazz.

Lithic Press poets: Basil King, Uche Nduka and Penny Arcade.

Leah Garrett talks about her book The Flight Nurses' War.

Elliot Williams on the Bernie Goetz case and its trial.

Houdini Among the Villagers: a panel on his life and legend.

Emily Feng's talk on Uyghur fighters in Syria's civil war.

Activating the Archive: Michelle Handelman in a panel talk.

Talk on the Yiddish film Five Little Gefiltes.

Barbara Kingsolver and Amor Towles: her new novel Partita.

National Park After Dark: Neck of the Woods Tour live.

NYC Writers Circle: readings by Gilda, Jameson and LaHines.

Julia Harte presents Americans Without Borders.

Club Management LIVE with Hotwaxx Hale.

Poetry launch, readings and salon nights at the bookstore.

First Mondays: writers read new work, with Sarah Schulman.

Words and music honoring June Jordan.

Volunteer at a Harlem food pantry.

Fall Film Discussion: a weekly film talk on Tuesdays.

Talk on gut health and chronic disease.

Vote NY 2026: how to vote, register and volunteer.

The Bureau – Queer Bookstore: open hours.

Monthly book club with Tonya Chadwell Fox.

NYJavaSIG Meetup: Jeanne Boyarsky and Peter Bell on Java.

Tenant Circle: tenants organizing for better housing.

Monthly Artist Meetup: artists connect, city budget talk.

Perspecta 57 journal launch and editors' talk.

October Scares: spooky storytelling at the library.

Gay Men's Book Club discussing "Town and Country".

Theology Discussion Group: a Karl Barth book study.

Robin Rosenbluth launches her memoir Living with Strangers.

Crystal Meth Anonymous: weekly 12 Step recovery meeting.

Sprouting Wisdom: talk for Jewish dads of little kids.

Midweek Bible Study: Scripture and community, all welcome.

Pastor & People Bible Study on Zoom.

Queer Book Club, discussing Dreaming of Ramadi in Detroit.

New York Axiomatic Circle: reading Badiou with Sem Lala.

Queer Grief: honoring queer ancestors and our losses.