Jay-Z, Comedy Sex & More Get Booked

By Maryann Yin 

Our literary calendar includes everything from the best playwrights to the future of Spanish literature. To get your event posted on our calendar, visit our Facebook Your Literary Event page.

Jay-Z will be having a conversation with Cornel West and Paul Holdengräber at the New York Public Library’s Stephen A. Schwarzman Building starting 7 p.m. on Monday, November 15th. (New York, NY)

“In The Flesh” reading series presents writers Marty Beckerman, Sara Benincasa, Kiri Blakeley, and Kim Brittingham will be joined by comedians galore at Comedy Sex Night this Thursday, November 18th from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Happy Ending Lounge. (New York, NY)

The contributors to The Best American Short Plays will be reading excerpts from their works on Monday, November 29th starting 7 p.m. at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe. (New York, NY)

Among other Granta 113-related events, the literary journal will host Daniel Alarcón, Carlos Labbé, Andrés Felipe Solano, and Carlos Yushimito at the panel discussion, “The Future of Spanish-Language Writing.” It will be held on Monday, December 6th at 4 p.m. at the University of California, Berkley. (Berkley, California)