Novelist Elizabeth Graver

Join us for a conversation with Elizabeth Graver, the author of Kantika (April 2023), a dazzling multigenerational saga about Sephardic Jewish families that moves from Istanbul to Barcelona, Havana, and New York, exploring displacement, endurance, and family as home.Gish Jen said, “Intimately imagined, lyrically written, and rich with historical detail, Kantika weaves forced displacement, wild […]

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The House of Poetry is a Hotel

Tom Corrado will discuss “The House of Poetry is a Hotel,” as part of the Rensselaerville Library Thursday evening Talk Series.I’ll be talking about poetry, specifically, Contemporary American Poetry – with examples – what it is, its vast inclusivity of voices, styles, & subjects, all of which works to dispel the mystique of the masterpiece […]

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Ephemera Book Launch with Sierra DeMulder

6PM Doors // 7PM ShowtimeJoin us for an evening of poetry and performance to celebrate the release of Sierra DeMulder’s fifth book Ephemera. Directly following the reading, a facilitated Q&A will be hosted by author Caitlin Conlon. $15 Advance // $20 at the Door // $5 Student & Sliding Scale Sierra DeMulder is a two-time National Poetry Slam champion, […]

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A Reading and Conversation with the author of “Glove Shy”

Join Janet Hurley as she reads from her new memoir, Glove Shy: A Sister’s Reckoning. Set in New Paltz,  it’s the story of  Brian Hurley, a teen of brilliance and wit who, in the 1970s, became the teen protegé of two-time World Heavyweight Champion Floyd Patterson.The narrative explores  Brian’s ascent in the boxing world, his […]

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Rodrigo García: A Son Remembers Gabriel García Márquez

A NYS Writers Institute eventRodrigo García presents “A Farewell to Gabo and Mercedes” (2021), a memoir of his late parents— Gabriel García Márquez, a Colombian fiction writer whose work changed the face of world literature, and his wife of more than 50 years, Mercedes Barcha Pardo. Two events on Tuesday, September 5, 2023, both free […]

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Saratoga Book Festival

Join the Friends of the Saratoga Springs Public Library as they host the 3rd annual Saratoga Book Festival Thursday October 12th-Sunday 15th, 2023. There will be a wide range of events throughout downtown Saratoga Springs throughout the weekend, including 40 workshops, panels and headliner sessions, over 60 authors and presenters, a literary marketplace with over […]

Saratoga Springs Literary Marketplace

As part of the 3rd annual Saratoga Book Festival, the Friends of the Saratoga Springs Public Library present a Literary Marketplace October 14th, 2023 from 10 am – 2 pm. The marketplace takes place at the Saratoga Springs City Center, and it will feature more than 90 local authors, publishers, artisans, and more. To see […]

Book-or-Treat at Mochalisa’s Caffe

Join Mochalisa’s Caffe and local authors for book talks and sweet treats on October 29th from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. at their Book-or-Treat event. See what local authors are attending in more info.

Peter Biskind in Conversation with David Nasaw

Spencertown Academy Arts Center Conversations with Neighbors, in collaboration with The Chatham Bookstore, presents bestselling author Peter Biskind in an event celebrating his new book, Pandora’s Box: How Guts, Guile, and Greed Upended TV (William Morrow, 2023), on Sunday, November 19 at 2:00pm. He will be joined in conversation with acclaimed historian David Nasaw. The book will […]

Friends Author Talk: Curtis L. Witters

Curtis L. Witters, artist, dedicated father, entrepreneur, mentor, & education advocate, discusses & reads from his book, Fatherhood at 19 . . . No Tutorial Books: A Memoir about Fatherhood at the Washington Ave branch of the Albany Public Library. Open to all ages.

Friends Author Talk: Michael Sinclair

Michael Sinclair discusses & reads from his latest novel, a 1920s mystery, Darker Than The Night at the Washington Ave branch of the Albany Public Library. Open to all ages.

Women & The Arts

The Women & the Arts group at Howe branch of Albany Public Library welcomes Therese Broderick as their guest speaker on Thursday April 4 at 1:00 pm.Therese will read from her new book Every Seed a Song. Therese binded the book herself using the Japanese stitch called retchoso. Come and hear these powerful new poems. […]