• Reading at Western Carolina University with Lyz Lenz

    A.K. Hinds University Center 245 Memorial Drive, Cullowhee, North Carolina, United States

    Join Lyz Lenz (Fiction, June 2011) at Western Carolina University for a reading from This Ex-American Wife: How I Ended My Marriage and Started My Life. A deeply validating manifesto […]

    Free
  • A Greater-est Boston Reading with [Working Title]

    The Rockwell 255 Elm Street, Somerville, Massachusetts, United States

    is a Boston-based, queer reading and open mic series founded by L Scully (Nonfiction, January 2023) platforming emerging writers. Together with Bug World, they will present a lineup of local authors and poets, with a special feature by Philadelphia-based author Graham Irvin, promoting his new book, “I Have a Gun.” The planned readings will be […]

    $5 – $10
  • New Book and Poetry Open Mic with Vijaya Sundaram and Steven Cramer

    Robbins Library 700 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, Massachusetts, United States

    April is National Poetry Month! Arlington’s Beehive Poetry Group invites you to the “New Book and Open Mic” series. Featuring readings from recent publications by local poets, followed by an open […]

    Free
  • An Evening with Lyz Lenz and Garrett Bucks

    Pageturners Lounge 5004 Dodge St, Omaha, Nebraska, United States

    Come join Lyz Lenz (Fiction, June 2011) and Garrett Bucks for an event at Pageturners Lounge. Literary Pub Quiz to follow.Lyz is a New York Times bestselling author, whose writing has appeared in The Washington Post, the Columbia Journalism Review, The New York Times, and others. Her book God Land was published in 2019, through […]

    Free
  • It’s Your Mug 30th Anniversary Celebration

    The Kennedy Center 2700 F St NW, Washington, District of Columbia, United States

    From February 1994 to August 1996, the Tuesday night open mic at It’s Your Mug was a community event that had a lasting impact on Washington’s poetry scene that continues to impact American poetry. Celebrate the event’s 30th anniversary with original host and founder Toni Asante Lightfoot, and a group of Mug regulars including Toni Blackman, Kenny […]

    Free
  • Serabelle Book Launch with Tavi Taylor Black

    Vashon Bookshop 17612 Vashon Hwy. SW, Vashon, Washington, United States

    Join Tavi Taylor Black for the book launch of her new historical fiction novel, Serabelle, at the Vashon Bookshop.

    Free
  • Author Event: Jody Hobbs Hesler & BettyJoyce Nash

    Bluebird & Co 5792 Three Notched Road, Crozet, Virginia, United States

    Join Jody Hobbs Hesler (Fiction, June 2017) for a book reading featuring author BettyJoyce Nash. Jody Hobbs Hesler has written ever since she could hold a pencil and now lives and writes in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Growing up, she split time between suburban Richmond, Virginia, and the mountains outside Winchester, Virginia. […]

    Free
  • Here in Sanctuary–Whirling Book Launch with D. Dina Friedman

    Anchor House of Artists 518 Pleasant Street, Northampton, Massachusetts, United States

    Join the Jewish Activists for Immigration Justice of Western Massachusetts for a book launch and reading from Here in Sanctuary--Whirling by D. Dina Friedman (Fiction, January 2016), a collection of poems taken from the author's journey to the Brownsville/Matamoros border and her work in the immigration justice movement.

    Free
  • Arrowsmith Press Reading with Steven Cramer, Diane Mehta and Christopher Merrill

    Grolier Poetry Book Shop 6 Plympton Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

    Join Arrowsmith Press for a reading with Steven Cramer (Poetry, MFA Writing Faculty), Diane Mehta and Christopher Merrill with an introduction by Askold Melnyczuk. This event will be available both […]

    Free