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 […]
As to Water: A collaboration between artist Audra Wolowiec and poets Elena Alexander, Jiwon Choi, Jon Curley, and Edwin TorresOctober 7, 2023; 3 – 4:30 PM Newburgh Waterfront (outdoors); seating will be available 195 Front Street, Newburgh, NY 12550 (enter through gate just beyond “Blu Pointe” restaurant) RSVP appreciated but not required: [email protected] STRONGROOM is […]
Richard Loranger Poetry Book Tour for his new book Mammal.It’s a community garden poetry party with the featured reader, bonfire, open mic sharing circle, & a vegetarian potluck Suggested donation $5 – Please remember to bring some CASH to purchase books & donate to help keep the Woodstock Shivastan Poetry Ashram Cooperative alive.
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 !
Raul Palma is the author of the novel A Haunting in Hialeah Gardens. His short story collection In This World of Ultraviolet Light won the 2021 Don Belton Prize. His writing has appeared in Alaska Quarterly Review, The Greensboro Review, Hayden’s Ferry Review, and elsewhere.He teaches fiction at Ithaca College, where he is the associate […]
Celebrate the opening of the tenth anniversary season of Next Year’s Words, A New Paltz Readers Forum, on October 18th, at 7:30, at Elting Memorial Library, 93 Main Street, New Paltz, New York. The readers for this event are Kim Ellis, Kate Hymes, and Sarah Wyman. There also is an open mic.All are welcome to […]
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 […]
Poet Rebecca Schumejda will read from her work at the Social Justice Center, 33 Central Ave., Albany on Thursday, October 19, 2023 at 7:30PM, with an open mic for community poets.Rebecca Schumejda is the author of several full-length collections including Falling Forward (sunnyoutside press), Cadillac Men (NYQ Books), Waiting at the Dead End Diner (Bottom Dog Press), Our One-Way Street (NYQ Books) Something Like Forgiveness, a single […]
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 […]
Sue Ann Jaffarian is the author of several mystery series, including the latest, The Ghost of Christmas Granny, as well as other novels and short stories. Four years ago, she took her writing career on the road, traveling the U.S. while living in a camper van. She’s also sought after as a motivational speaker. Sue […]
Join us for a celebration of the release of Dorian J. Sinnott’s new dark coming-of-age novel, ALONG ABOUT MIDNIGHT from Raven’s Hollow Books! The book releases only a few days prior! He’ll be here to sign copies, chat, and talk about his various written works.Dorian will have copies for you to grab and get signed […]
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 […]
The Hudson Valley Writers Guild presents an afternoon fiction writers workshop with Moriah Hampton.Moriah Hampton holds a Ph.D. in Modernist Literature from SUNY-Buffalo and currently teaches in the Writing and Critical Inquiry Program at SUNY-Albany. Her fiction, poetry, and photography have appeared in Wordgathering, Entropy Magazine, Rune Literary Collection, The Sonder Review, and elsewhere. She is […]
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.
The Stillwater Public Library hosts Cookbook Book Club. Critique and discuss different cookbooks by trying the recipes and bringing a dish to pass. This book club takes place every first Wednesday of the month at 6 p.m.
On Wednesday, November 1, 2023, Caffè Lena will present a poetry reading by Meg Kearney. 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 […]
Grace Cho is the author of Tastes Like War: A Memoir (2021), a National Book Award Nonfiction Finalist that investigates the impact of the immigration experience, the aftermath of the Korean War, small town American life, the comforts of Korean food, and a mother’s battle with schizophrenia.Cho grew up as the daughter of a white […]
Join writer and poet Rhonda Rosenheck for a writing workshop, Writing to Thrive: A Creative Response to Trauma at the Waterford Public Library. Sessions run from 5-6:30 pm and are the first three Thursdays of November: the 2nd, 9th and 16th.Writing can awaken your creative impulse during and after loss, illness and other traumas. Applying […]
Join us for the 2023 Hudson Valley Writers Guild Annual Meeting at the Washington Avenue branch of the Albany Public Library on Saturday, November 4.At this meeting, we will present our annual report to the members of the HVWG and look forward to the year ahead. If you want to join the HVWG team, we […]
St. Rocco’s has been a curated invitational series since our inception in 2016. This is our first time hosting an Open Mic format, and we are limiting our sign-up to students.The event begins with a gathering at 4pm. Readings begin promptly at 4:30pm. The reading will be held on the Saint Rose campus at MidKnight […]
