Caffè Lena and the Saratoga Springs Public Library come together to celebrate Banned Books Week with a night of music and reading from books that have been banned or challenged throughout the last 60 years on October 5th from 6-8 pm. Both organizations recognize the contributions of authors and illustrators amid the current increase in […]
Stop by the Saratoga Springs Public Library Saturday October 7th for a free book! While celebrating Banned Books Week, the SSPL is giving away copies of books that have been challenged and/or banned because they address sexuality, race, gender, and other controversial topics. All are welcome! In addition to free books (while supplies last), learn […]
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 […]
Jonathan Lethem is the bestselling author of twelve novels, including The Arrest, The Feral Detective, The Fortress of Solitude, and Motherless Brooklyn, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award.His newest book is Brooklyn Crime Novel (October 2023), a sweeping story of community, crime, and gentrification, tracing more than fifty years of life in one […]
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 […]
I Hope You’ll Join Us !!!!!DEEP INTO THAT DARKNESS PEERING: A DARK READING OF THE POEMS OF EDGAR ALLAN POE. AN EVENING OF SCARY TALES READ BY NOTED POET & AUTHOR R.M. Engelhardt AT Armory Studios NY 125 Washington Avenue Schenectady, NY 12305 https://www.armorystudiosny.com/events SATURDAY OCTOBER 14TH * 6 TO 9PM !
A DNA test in 2018 revealed some shocking family news—my biological father was NOT the man who raised me. As I processed this information, I wrote poems about family connections. Then I realized that as an adoptive parent, my sense of family is much broader than DNA connection. Grafted Tree emerged from these experiences.Come to […]
Join author Iris Jackson and share your Fall Foliage Finds in a fun-filled, indoor/outdoor workshop! Wear comfy shoes, as participants will walk the trails of the Town Center Park. Families welcome.Raindate: Sunday, October 22 at 12 pm Learn more about the Telling Trails way and make sharing a part of your life. Through walking, talking, hiking, and […]
Poet Elizabeth Poreba, longtime New Lebanon resident, will read from her newly published book, New Lebanon. Signed copies of the book will be available for purchase at the reading.Poreba will be joined in the reading by poet Katrinka Moore, author of Diminuendo, inspired by her home in Schoharie County.
Hudson Valley Writers Guild presents PROSE WRITERS SHOWCASE featuring novelist, translator, & editor IAN ROSS SINGLETON, writer & editor CHRISTY O’CALLAGHAN, and author KEITH W. WILLIS.Ian Ross Singleton is a writer of fiction and criticism and a translator of Russian and Ukrainian literature. He teaches Writing and Critical Inquiry at SUNY Albany and serves as the Nonfiction Editor of Asymptote. His debut […]
Midday Write Ins are a free, shared space to write. No fee, no minimum, no programming. Just a free space to write alongside other writers. Join poet and writer Rhonda Roseneheck at Mochalisa’s Caffe every second and fourth Wednesday of the month, starting October 25th from 12:30-2:30 p.m.Sponsored by the Hudson Valley Writers Guild, Albany […]
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.
