Things I’ve learned from my current vacation in South Beach: 1) Sailboats are better than motor boats 2) never go on vacation with your parents and your in-laws 3) Florida’s literary scene has got nothing on New York’s. So while you’re in the city, see everything happening in Bookish Events: April Edition.
Sunday, April 7th
WNBA-NYC Annual Spring Brunch
Join us for the WNBA Annual Spring Brunch! One of our most popular events of the year, this potluck is a great way to meet other members and kickback with good food and good drinks
Tuesday, April 9th
Epic Voices: Harry Martinson’s Aniara With Fia Backström and Kira Josefsson
A look at Aniara, Nobel Laureate Harry Martinson’s epic science-fiction poem. This work is considered amongst Sweden’s most influential literary masterpieces. There will be a translator present, so the event is ideal for anyone looking to gain exposure to global literature.
Eat, Drink & Be Literary: Sloane Crosley
Join BAM for their intimate dinner series. This month features the author of I Was Told There’d Be Cake.
PEN Out Loud: Julia Alvarez and Elizabeth Acevedo
Join two prominent Latinx authors as they discuss “craft, legacy, and literature.” They’ll be celebrating the 25th anniversary of Julia Alvarez’s In the Time of the Butterflies.
Wednesday, April 10th
Women Talking: Miriam Toews
“Inspired by horrifying true events that took place in a Bolivian Mennonite colony, Miriam Toews will speak to Meg Wolitzer on how she gave voice to these long-suffering women in an intimate conversation on the disturbing consequences of patriarchy and religosity.”
Thursday, April 11th
Kwame Onwuachi: Notes from a Young Black Chef
“By the time he was twenty-seven, Kwame Onwuachi had competed on Top Chef, cooked at the White House, and opened and closed one of the most talked about restaurants in America […] Notes from a Young Black Chef is one man’s pursuit of his passions, despite the odds.”
Monday, April 15th
Brute: Emily Skaja and Jennie Xie
Emily Skaja and Jennie Xie are winners of the Academy of American Poets Walt Whitman Award. They will discuss Skaja’s new book, addressing “the dark questions and menacing silences around gender, sexuality, and violence.”
Thursday, April 18th
109th Annual Poetry Society of America Awards Ceremony
This event will honor 2019 Frost Medalist Eleanor Wilner, and will feature readings from other American Award winners.
Sarah Blake: Naamah
Hear the story of Noah’s ark retold from the perspective of his wife Naamah.
Tuesday, April 23rd
Sarah Rose: D-Day Girls
“Rigorously researched and written with razor-sharp wit, D-Day Girls is an inspiring story for our own moment of resistance: a reminder of what courage — and the energy of politically animated women — can accomplish when the stakes seem incalculably high.”
Saturday, April 27th
WNBA-NYC Scavenger Hunt
This long awaited event is finally here! Join the WNBA in our first ever scavenger hunt, featuring literary spots in NYC’s Lower East Side!
