Poetry, Biography & Comedy Get Booked

By Maryann Yin 

Here are some literary events to look forward to this weekend. To get your event posted on our calendar, visit our Facebook Your Literary Event page.

The authors of Live…Suburbia! will be hosting a book launch party. Party it up at the powerHouse Arena on Friday, September 23rd starting 6 p.m. (Brooklyn, NY)

The Harriet Reading Series will feature readings and presentations by “Craft Work” and “Open Door” writers from the Poetry Foundation’s blog, Harriet. Join them at the Poetry Foundation on Friday, September 23rd starting 7 p.m. (Chicago, IL)

Pulitzer prize-winning biographer Stacy Schiff will be having a conversation with historian Amanda Foreman. See them at the New York Public Library’s Stephen A. Schwarzman Building on Friday, September 23rd starting 7 p.m. (New York, NY)

Itching for a wicked storytelling, comedy, music, treats and a literary vaudeville show? Check out the Last Bookstore on Sunday, September 25th at 2 p.m. (Los Angeles, CA)

Writers Carmela Ciuraru, Ben Greenman, Barbara Jones and Darin Strauss will participate on a panel discussing “Authenticity and the Creative Life.” Hear them at the powerHouse Arena on Sunday, September 25th starting 2 p.m. (Brooklyn, NY)