Sherman Alexie, Mark Strand & Orhan Pamuk Get Booked

By Maryann Yin 

Here are some literary events to jump-start your week. To get your event posted on our calendar, visit our Facebook Your Literary Event page. Please post your event at least one week prior to its date.

Sherman Alexie will be speaking about his new collection, Blasphemy: New and Selected Stories at Barnes & Noble Union Square. See him on Monday, October 15th starting 7 p.m. (New York, NY)

The next installment of the Franklin Park Reading Series will feature Emma Straub, Michael Kimball and more. Hear them on Monday, October 15th at the Franklin Park Bar and Beer Garden starting 8 p.m. (Brooklyn, NY)

Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mark Strand will headline a reading event at The City College of New York. Check it out on Tuesday, October 16th starting 6:45 p.m. (New York, NY)

Get down for a “Write. Drink. Read.” writing party event. Party it up on Tuesday, October 16th starting 6:30 p.m. (Washington, D.C.)

Orhan Pamuk will be talking about his novel, Silent House, at Barnes & Noble Union Square. See him on Monday, October 17th starting 7 p.m. (New York, NY)

Everyone is invited to the 4th annual EmPOWER Ball fundraiser. Party it up on Saturday, October 20th starting 6 p.m. (McLean, VA)

Dylan Tomine will be signing books at Elliott Bay Books. See him on Sunday, October 21st starting 2 p.m. (Seattle, WA)