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  • Hispanic Society: Book Presentation with Jonathan Goldman

    Hispanic Society Museum & Library Audubon Terrace, Broadway betw 155th & 156th Sts., New York, NY, United States

    Book Presentation with Jonathan Goldman. Join the Hispanic Society for a conversation with Jonathan Goldman on the Puerto Rican experience in 1920s New York. In Hidden Histories of Jazz Age: New York: From the Suppressed to the Strange, Jonathan Goldman offers a fresh look at 1920s New York City. Jonathan Ezra Goldman’s whirlwind tour of early 1920s New York City visits an all-female police platoon, a Black amusement park shut down before it opened, an Arabic literary salon, socialist Puerto Rican cigar factories, Chinatown funerals, lesbian cafes, overcrowded jails, toxic dumps, and Ku Klux Klan recruitment offices.

    FREE with RSVP

  • Word Up Recirculation: Booked and Unbothered – A Community Read-In

    Word Up Recirculation 876 Riverside Drive (near 160th St.), New York, NY, United States

    A Sunday afternoon dedicated to slowing down, turning the page, and finding community through stories. Bring the book you're currently obsessed with (or the one you've been trying to finish), find a cozy spot, and settle in for an afternoon of reading, reflection, and connection. Read quietly at your own pace, browse Word Up's expansive collection of books, and engage in conversations with fellow book lovers throughout the afternoon.

    FREE with RSVP

  • Washington Heights Library: Book Club – Graphic Novel edition!

    Washington Heights Library 1000 St Nicholas avenue, NEW YORK, NY, United States

    Join us to discuss one of NYPL's Best New Comics for Adults, Charity and Sylvia by Tillie Walden. The (mostly) true story of Charity Bryant and Sylvia Drake, two women who met and fell in love in Vermont in 1807 when Charity moved to Weybridge from Massachusetts. Being openly gay isn't easy in early America, but the two immediately connect and spend the next 44 years together, building a life in spite of the odds, as a lesbian couple in small town Vermont.All adults welcome! No need to finish the book to attend. This discussion will be led by our adult librarian.

    FREE

  • Inwood Library: Diverse Books + Banter “Women, Race & Class” by Angela Y. Davis

    Inwood Library 4790 Broadway, New York, NY, United States

    Join the Inwood Library to discuss "Women, Race & Class" by Angela Y. Davis. Online registration is required.  This is an IN-PERSON event only. You can register to secure your seat.  You may reserve a physical copy of this book to pick up at a library branch.  Copies of the book are currently available for borrowing at the Inwood Library. While supplies last! Open to Adults 18+

    FREE with registration

  • Hudson View Gardens Bloom Readings: 3 award-winning women poets

    Hudson View Gardens Lounge 116 Pinehurst Ave. (@ 183rd Street), New York, United States

    Bloom Readings is proud to present Zoe Ryder White, Sarah Stern and Katrina Moore to the Lounge at Hudson View Gardens. They will each be reading from their most recently published books, which will also be on sale afterwards. They will be happy to sign any copies. Wine and cheese will be served

    $10