Visit Obodo Serendipity Books to see Cindy House (Fiction, June 2017) in conversation with Zach Miko about her memoir, Mother Noise. In the opening of this “unexpectedly uplifting...masterfully crafted memoir” (Shelf Awareness, starred review) Cindy, twenty years into recovery after a heroin addiction, grapples with how to tell her nine-year-old son about her past. She […]
Join Lofty Pigeon Books for the launch of The Extraordinary Orbit of Alex Ramirez, Jasminne Paulino's (WFYP, June 2023) powerful debut novel in verse about a neurodivergent seventh grader who dreams of traveling to the stars one day. Jasminne will be joined by New York Times–bestselling children's author Michelle Knudsen (WFYP, MFA Writing Faculty) for a reading, […]
Visit the Sleepy Hollow Bookshop for a book launch event with Jasminne Paulino's (WFYP, June 2023) debut novel, The Extraordinary Orbit of Alex Ramirez. Jasminne will be in conversation with Claribel Ortega, NYT-bestselling author of the Witchlings series.
Please join us for the virtual launch of Rosalind Kaplan's (Nonfiction, June 2020) memoir-in-essays, Still Healing! Rosalind will be in conversation with her fellow cohort member Robbie Gamble. There will be an opportunity for a Q&A at the end of the event. The American view of doctors vacillates between seeing them as heroes with hearts […]
Using her own Newbery Honor and Caldecott-winning picture book, Watercress, as well as books by others as examples, Andrea Wang (WFYP, June 2011) will discuss the differences and similarities between fiction PBs and memoirs, including elements such as plot, structure, theme, and research. Andrea will also talk about some of the methods she’s used to […]
Celebrate the launch of Boston Gordon's (Poetry, January 2015) newest poetry book, Loose Bricks! The event will include readings by other poets, such as July Westhale (Poetry, June 2013). Books […]
Meet authors and illustrators at the 8th Annual Bronx Book Festival, founded by WFYP alum Saraciea J. Fennell. Jason Reynolds (WFYP, MFA Writing Faculty) will be this year's YA Keynote […]
Join Max McDonough and July Westhale (Poetry, June 2013) for a queer poetry night with readings from their books, Python with a Dog Inside It and moon moon, respectively. Max McDonough is a writer from South Jersey. His work has appeared in The New York Times, AGNI, Ecotone, Northwest Review, Best New Poets, The Adroit Journal, […]
Join the Grolier Poetry Book Shop (in-person or virtually) to hear readings from authors Jiwon Choi, Frances Donovan (Poetry, June 2019), and Gloria A. Monaghan. Eileen Cleary (Poetry, June 2016) and Mark Pawlak are giving the introductions.
Join The Hound Books for an author event with narrative journalist Suzanne Cope (Nonfiction, 2007) as she discusses Women of War, the gripping, true, and untold story of the Italian women's resistance during World War II. In early September 1943, Italy surrendered to the Allies. But the Nazis were prepared and quickly took over the […]
How do writers bring vivid natural environments to life on the page? Join The Porch for a free craft class and reading with writer Erin Cecilia Thomas (Fiction, January 2023), […]
Stop by at the Stony Creek Farmers Market for a special book reading with local author Sara Levine (WFYP, January 2006). A space will be set up for children to hang out in the shade, enjoy some fruit, and tune into story-telling with Sara. Books are for sale and parents are encouraged to hang out […]