Local Poet Nathan Smith will read from his work at the Social Justice Center, 33 Central Ave., Albany, NY on Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 7:30PM, with an open mic for community poets.Nathan Smith has been writing for 10 years since he was a high school student in rural Pennsylvania, but only decided to start sharing his work […]
If you’ve heard of the “Golden Gate Serial Killer,” then you may already be aware of Forensic Investigative Genetic Geneaology or FIGG. It’s a groundbreaking forensic tool using crime scene DNA to help investigators track genetic relatives and identify suspects and/or unidentified victims. FIGG has helped investigators solve hundreds of cold cases nationwide in the […]
This is an in person event at our Saratoga Springs, NY store!The editor and contributors to the anthology Thriving will join us for readings and conversation celebrating this vibrant collection of short works on a single theme. The evening’s speakers will be: Pam Clements, Joe Di Bari, Anne Gotham, Sue Oringel, Alexander Perez, Judith Prest, […]
Jay McInerney wrote the decade-defining novel of the 1980s, Bright Lights, Big City (1984), the story of an ambitious young man adrift in New York City’s cocaine-fueled “yuppie” scene.7 p.m. Wednesday, January 29 Conversation/Q&A with WAMC’s Joe Donahue The Linda, WAMC’s Performing Arts Studio 339 Central Ave, Albany NY 12206 Registration required: https://mcinerney.eventbrite.com Revisiting the […]
Conversation followed by a book signing with…Erin E. Adams is the author of Jackal (2022), the story of a young Black woman who returns— reluctantly— to her very white hometown in central Pennsylvania to attend a friend’s wedding. Meanwhile, something evil waits for her in the woods— something that has been preying on Johnstown’s Black […]
Get out of the cold and join us for a special open mic in Downtown Troy.HVWG’s very own Mary Panza hosts an afternoon of poetry and spoken word to shake the mid-winter blues away. Signup starts at 3:30 pm, open mic starts at 4.
Ruth Franklin, acclaimed biographer, is the author of The Many Lives of Anne Frank (Jan. 2025). The book explores the transformation of Anne Frank (1929-1945) from ordinary teenager to cultural icon, shedding new light on the young woman whose diary—translated into more than 70 languages— is the most widely read work of literature to arise […]
On Wednesday, February 5, 2025, Caffè Lena will present a poetry reading by Adonis Richards. An open mic poetry reading will follow. Doors open for sign-ups at 6:30 pm and the readings will start at 7:00. The host for the event will be Carol Graser and the cost is $5 general, free for students. The featured reading will […]
Featuring Sean Allison, billy cancel and Genevieve Fernworthy; Sasha Pearl.“A Galère of Poetic Autopsies” is a monthly series at Hudson’s historic Park Theater on the first Thursday of each month. Expect the unexpected as poets, writers, and other creatives from the Hudson area and beyond reveal the inspiration and shadows behind their work. Hosted by […]
Joseph LeDoux will read from his novel The Realms of Existence and play songs with Colin Dempsey.Brunch will be available to order. Ahu Terzi, owner of The Hound Books will host Joseph LeDoux is a Professor of Neural Science at New York University, where he also directs the Emotional Brain Institute. His work is focused […]
Join us for a conversation with Rigoberto González, award-winning poet and director of the MFA Program in Creative Writing at Rutgers Newark, and editor of a major new anthology, Latino Poetry: The Library of America Anthology (Sept. 2024), from the Library of America.On Good Morning America, National Book Award-winner Elizabeth Acevedo called it “a landmark […]
Tony Tulathimutte, fiction writer and humorist, is the author of Rejection (2024), an acclaimed story collection that explores the many ways of being rejected— by lovers, friends, housemates, society, even oneself. Longlisted for the National Book Award for Fiction, the book was also named a New York Times Best Book of the Year.Writing in the […]
The Hudson Valley Writers Guild supports the efforts of writers in all genres by sponsoring readings, workshops, and contests and providing a number of valuable resources for the entire literary community.
