Maritime-themed book club.

Afternoon of special programming exploring 19th century New York. Hear from speakers on topics including the Marquis de Lafayette's return to America early in the century, immigration to New York, […]

By 1900 New York was the largest city in America. The biggest challenges were moving 3.5 million people, helping them navigate, and providing them with enough power Join us for […]

Book reading and signing by Eric Rickstad, author of the Remote series.

Country houses are powerful symbols of national identity, evoking the glamorous world of the landowning aristocracy. Jewish country houses—properties that were owned, built, or renewed by Jews—tell a more complex […]

Book reading and signing by Brian Silverman, author of Calypso Blue.

Life Must Go On is the remarkable story of Sol Lurie, a child survivor of six concentration camps during the Holocaust, who continues to be a beacon of hope. After […]

Poetry night, with Elizabeth T. Gray Jr, Terrence Arjoon, Farid Matuk, Arianne Ayu Alizio, and Rachel Blau DuPlessis. The title for this new monthly series comes from Herman Melville’s poem […]

The Poet­ry Soci­ety of New York (PSNY) invites poet­ry orga­ni­za­tions and col­lec­tives of all shapes and sizes to bring their unique for­mats, aes­thet­ics, and per­son­al­i­ties to beau­ti­ful Gov­er­nors Island for […]

Rachel Kushner presents her book Creation Lake, in conversation with Molly Young. Creation Lake is described as a “vital” (The Washington Post) and “wickedly entertaining” (The Guardian) novel about a […]

Book reading and signing by Tom Mead, author of The House at Devil's Neck.

Amid the brutality of the Holocaust, one bright spot shone inside the Nazi death camp of Auschwitz. In the shadows of the smokestacks was a wooden hut where children sang, […]

Book reading and signing by Gregory Galloway, author of All We Trust.

Poetry meets music outdoors in Battery Park City, with Peter Gizzi, Ariana Reines, and Felukah. Under the sun at the Pavillion in Rockefeller Park, enjoy readings from acclaimed poets Peter […]

Book reading and signing by Karen Dukess, author of Welcome to Murder Week.

In his new book Designing the American Century, Thomas J. Campanella argues that Gilmore D. Clarke and Michael Rapuano were the foremost spatial designers at work in the mid-20th century. […]

Barbarian Days chronicles William Finnegan's lifelong obsession with catching the perfect wave, against the backdrop of globalization and a growing surf industry. Today, that same surf industry is contending with […]

Book reading and signing by David Gordon, author of Behind Sunset.

Poetry meets music outdoors in Battery Park City. LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs offers a hybrid sound-poetry performance; San Francisco poet laureate and jazz-collaborator Tongo Eisen-Martin reads from Blood on the […]

Ed Park presents his book of stories, An Oral History of Atlantis, in conversation with Rachel Aviv.

Learn all about queer maritime and polar history in this evening of free talks in this mini-symposium presented by the South Street Seaport Museum and the polar social club, Terror […]

Book reading and signing by Terrence McCauley, author of The Twilight Town

If journalism is based on the mission of telling the truth, what kinds of truths do reporters pursue when they write fiction? Four writers and editors (with Kaitlyn Greenidge, Delia […]

Dive into the history and future of New York City’s public pools with the South Street Seaport Museum and + POOL’s Program Director—and proud public pool superfan—Nora Cronin. This lively, […]

I.V. Marie presents Immortal Consequences, in conversation with Amélie Wen Zhao. Six students compete to change their fate at a darkly enchanted boarding school in purgatory where graduation is the […]

Grand finale of Summer Nights with m.s. RedCherries, Danez Smith, and Speedy Ortiz, where poetry meets music outdoors in Battery Park City. Under the sun in Wagner Park, dance along […]

Saturday Storytime, with a book that help kids discover the interconnectedness of every living thing, led by Sparky, the galaxy-traveling pup. Great for kids 4 to 10, but all ages […]

Spies, espionage, and intelligence operations during the American Revolution have long captured the public's imagination, thanks in part to popular books and television series. While these dramatizations highlight a captivating […]

Tireless chronicler of Manhattan's building history, John Tauranac finds a new angle on the city's past in his new book New York's Scoundrels, Scalawags, and Scrappers: The City in the […]

This year marks the 40th anniversary of Larry McMurtry's Lonesome Dove. In celebration, McNally Jackson is hosting a night of conversation about what makes this book such an unforgettable romp, […]

Book reading and signing by Eli Cranor, author of Mississippi Blue 42.

How much honesty does an ‘honest’ marriage really permit a wife? And once you’re no longer a wife, can you really start all over again? The anonymous novel of divorce […]

Writing workshop. The work­shop will be led by Annale­na La Porte, Ph.D., of the NYC Cli­mate Writ­ers Col­lec­tive, and will mix hypo­thet­i­cal sce­nar­ios as well as your per­son­al sto­ries.

The Art Spy: The Extraordinary Untold Tale of WWII Resistance Hero Rose Valland by Michelle Young is a riveting and stylish saga set in Paris during World War II that […]

Following a young woman over the course of one outrageous and insufferable downtown dinner party at the home of her estranged best friends—an artist and curator couple, whom she now […]

To commemorate the closing of Erasures: Mary Ruefle, join us for a craft talk on Ruefle’s work from the poet Mark Wunderlich. Beginning in 1998 and continuing as part of […]

An addictively entertaining family saga by a National Book Award finalist. Jonas Hassen Khemiri presents The Sisters, in conversation with Adam Dalva.

The Middle Ages provide us with one of the richest repositories of art in the West. Yet the rise in the production of art made for and by Jews―especially in […]

In his new book, Queens: A History of the Most Diverse Place on Earth, prolific author Lawrence R. Samuel charts the historical development of the New York City borough from […]

Meat is one of the most visible markers of Jewish distinctness and social separation. In his book, All Consuming: Germans, Jews, and the Meaning of Meat, John Efron argues that […]

Book reading and signing by J.J. Viertel, author of The Glass Eel.

Celebrate the first day of the exhibition “Metamorphosis: Chinese Imagination and Transformation” with featured artists Bingyi, Fung Ming Chip, Sun Xun, Kelly Wang, and Zhang Jian-Jun, who will discuss how […]

When Marco Calvo arrives at the synagogue to attend his grandfather’s funeral, he is caught off guard by something very unexpected. Among his close family and friends there are some […]

Book club social to celebrate the release of a new special collector's edition of the beloved bestseller, I Who Have Never Known Men.

A mesmerizing historical novel, I Am You is a meditation on gender, an ode to artistic creation, and an unforgettable love story that reimagines the life of renowned still life […]

Launch of Rowana Miller’s young adult book, Secrets of the Blue Hand Girls. In addition to introducing Secrets of the Blue Hand Girls, Rowana will share creative writing strategies from […]

Three Mile Harbor Press celebrates the publications of new poetry collections: Elizabeth Knapp’s Causa Sui, winner of the 8th annual Three Mile Harbor Press Poetry Award, and Pamela Hughes’ long-awaited […]

Learn how to prepare for Dia de los Muertos with this family-friendly arts and culture event. Explore the roots, meanings, and purpose of the holiday while participating in activities. Arts-n-Crafts […]

Eric Marcus, founder and host of the award-winning Making Gay History podcast provides an introduction to MGH’s current 12-episode series on the experiences of LGBTQ people during the rise of […]

Book reading and signing by Lev AC Rosen, author of Mirage City.

Marisa Meltzer presents It Girl, in conversation with Alison Roman. It Girl is the first comprehensive biography of Jane Birkin—actress, singer, and legendary style icon—and her profound cultural impact.

Book reading and signing by John A. Rice, author of October Shadows.

Naomi Huffman & Grace Byron in conversation about the work of cult icon Katherine Dunn

As part of the Norway 200 celebration, join us for a discussion about contemporary Norwegian literature -- Lars Mytting, Edy Poppy, and Damion Searls, moderated by Anderson Tepper -- moderated […]

Dr. Kim Phillips-Fein discusses her book Fear City: New York's Fiscal Crisis and the Rise of Austerity Politics. When the news broke that New York City was on the brink […]

At a moment of profound changes in the U.S. – China relationship, how do young Americans view the landscape change, and how does their perspective align with the insights of […]

Sunset ferry voyage down the Hudson River with readings and musical performances by acclaimed musician and poet Haleh Liza Gafori of her newly published translations from the Farsi of Rumi, […]

To celebrate the exhibit opening of Mercy-Eyed, Down the Triple Highway, join us for special performances and readings featuring No Land and Anne Waldman accompanied by musicians Oliver Ray on […]

This is a conversation with Yair Rosenberg and Amy Spitalnick on uprooting antisemitism. Antisemitism fuels hate-filled conspiracy theories that not only drive people to commit horrible acts of violence but […]