Nursery Rhyme Comics & The Scorpio Races Get Booked

By Maryann Yin 

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

The Feminist Press and Emergency Press will be celebrating the launch of Zipper Mouth and Green Girl. Party up on Tuesday, October 18th at Dixon Place starting 7 p.m. (New York, NY)

Triple Threat Spectacular will hosting a poetry show to remember. Check it out on Wednesday, October 19th at Page One Restaurant starting 7 p.m. (Glen Cove, NY)

NuWine Press will be hosting a conversation event discussing faith, sexual orientation and poetic journeys. Join them on Wednesday, October 19th at Hue-Man Bookstore & Cafe starting 6:30 p.m. (New York, NY)

Biographer Margaret Leslie Davis will be talking about First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy‘s role in bringing the Mona Lisa for an exhibit in the USA. See her on Wednesday, October 19th at the New York Public Library’s Stephen A. Schwarzman Building starting 6 p.m. (New York, NY)

Fantasy children’s author Maggie Stiefvater has written a new stand-alone book on Irish mythology, The Scorpio Races. Hear her talk on Thursday, October 20th at Politics & Prose Bookstore starting 4:30 p.m. (Washington, D.C.)

Have you ever wanted to see your favorite nursery rhymes in comic book form? Now you can with Nursery Rhyme Comics: 50 Timeless Rhymes from 50 Celebrated Cartoonists. Bring your kids on Saturday, October 22nd to the powerHouse Arena starting 4 p.m. (Brooklyn, NY)