Talks and readings in New York City on Thursday 5 November

Dante's Purgatorio: a virtual slow read of Cantos 10-12.

Celebrating A.A. Pioneer Mrs. Marty Mann

Book talk: Sholette and Mohaiemen on The Radical Unpresent.

Flat Earth: Anika Jade Levy talks about her debut novel.

Book talk: Jin Xu on Sogdian merchants and Silk Road art.

The Underwater Cabaret: poems written in hiding.

Talk: Jewish patrons behind the Wiener Werkstätte's success.

Talk on dying and rebirth with Michael Katz.

BookTalk: Patti Smith & Nelio Biedermann talk books.

Nguyen, Zhao and Huiza read political literature.

Radiolab Presents: Viscera: live talk on transplants.

Books & Bites: Korean American authors on food and writing.

Game designers AP Thomson and Kenny Sun in conversation.

First Mondays: writers read new work, with Sarah Schulman.

New Works Fall Festival: new Irish plays read aloud.

Talk on gut health and chronic disease.

The AI Playbook Series: talk on AI in business.

Brennan Peacore-Brink on faith, theology and public policy.

Folk art talk for people with Alzheimer's.

Citizen Preparedness Corps: emergency preparedness talk.

Ty Jones, theatre director, in talk.

Storytelling Circle: online tales, moderated by Doris Hart.

Info session: earn college credit for DSP training.

Plant Ecologies and Migration: diaspora artists on plants.

Culture of Place: talk on architecture and community.

Community conversation on Sunset Park's future, for locals.

Melanie Gall reads Fire Witch, with Arthur Scinta.

The Robert Wilson Yearbook, journal launch.

MOCA TALKS: what HR executives know about hiring.

Thomistic Reading Group: discuss Aquinas together.

Hungry for Connection: book panel on emotional eating.

Book of Genesis: poetic readings with Rabbi David Whiman.

Jewish Parenting with Rabbi Ain: talk for parents.

Office Hours: portfolio reviews and advice for artists.

Author Rancy in talk with Julia Kornberg.

Info session on pre-nursery programs for families.

Info session on the Portrait in Paris study abroad program.

Small group reading Fragmented Lives by Bos and Sachs.

UGFTV alumni from Sesame Street to Gossip Girl talk careers.

The Producers Club: monthly gathering for goals.