{"title": "Book Launch: Bodega Cats of New York by Dan Rimada", "start": "2026-11-06T19:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "PowerHouse Arena", "address": "Adams Street 28, 11201 Brooklyn", "price": "", "price_from": "5.00", "price_to": "33.00", "tickets_url": "https://events.ticketleap.com/tickets/powerhousebookstores/book-launch-bodega-cats-of-new-york-by-dan-rimada", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["art/photography", "nature/animals"], "description": "A book launch presenting a photo book about the working cats of New York City's bodegas and neighborhood stores. Author Dan Rimada, founder of the Bodega Cats of New York project, spent four years documenting 60 cats across all five boroughs together with photographer Gulce Kilkis. The book pairs 150 heartwarming photographs with touching narratives about the cats, their daily territories, and the immigrant families whose stores anchor their communities. 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The talk takes place at the shop's Brooklyn location.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/akbar-shahid-ahmed-and-rozina-ali-discuss-crossing-the-red-l-51405/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "Sunday Morning Treat-and-Greet with Dog Man", "start": "2026-11-08T10:30:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-08T12:00:00-05:00", "place": "Lofty Pigeon Books", "address": "Church Avenue 743, 11218 Brooklyn", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["literature/childrens-books"], "description": "Sunday Morning Treat-and-Greet with Dog Man is a meet-and-greet with a costumed Dog Man character at a Brooklyn bookshop. Lofty Pigeon Books hosts it to celebrate the release of \"Dog Man: A Sprinkle in Time\". Attendees can get pictures with Dog Man, enjoy giveaways, treats and special cookies, and buy the new book and other Dog Man books and plushes. Free Dog Man dog tags go to the first 75 kids who preorder or purchase the book.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/sunday-morning-treat-and-greet-with-dog-man-53628/", "official_url": "https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sunday-morning-treat-and-greet-with-dog-man-tickets-2002954522896", "image": "https://noky.io/images/95fee0b4abebe71c2596ded47af26175b37659e0b6432966beea70f5906830d8-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Blue Velvet: A Polaroid Diary", "start": "2026-11-09T18:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Rizzoli", "address": "Broadway 1133, 10010", "price": "$50.00", "price_from": "50.00", "price_to": "50.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.rizzolibookstore.com/product/blue-velvet-polaroid-diary", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["art/photography", "film/thriller"], "description": "An evening at a bookstore celebrating the book \"Blue Velvet: A Polaroid Diary\", a behind-the-scenes look at David Lynch's 1986 cult classic through on-set Polaroids taken by its makeup artist, Jeff Goodwin. Goodwin appears in conversation with Tony Nourmand, followed by a signing. The book gathers hundreds of never-before-published Polaroids documenting the film's genesis and production, annotated with technical notes and anecdotes.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/blue-velvet-a-polaroid-diary-55426/", "official_url": "https://www.rizzolibookstore.com/blue-velvet-polaroid-diary", "image": "https://noky.io/images/87f143d5068f0a3f9e3788629a6eb23d8c36c8078ce778529a9668d4fba7c373-600.webp"}, {"title": "NYC Launch Event | Feelings You Don’t Have Words For by EMU", "start": "2026-11-04T18:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Books of Wonder", "address": "West 17th Street 42, 10011", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2003788249595?aff=oddtdtcreator", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/comics"], "description": "Books of Wonder hosts a launch event for the picture book Feelings You Don't Have Words For: Tender Comics About Loving Yourself and Others. Author-illustrator EMU celebrates the release in-store, presenting a collection of tender comics, validating messages, and sweet humor about finding joy in daily life and prioritizing human connection. Readers of all ages are invited to join the celebration.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/nyc-launch-event-feelings-you-dont-have-words-for-by-emu-51412/", "official_url": "https://booksofwonder.com/blogs/upcoming-events/nyc-launch-event-feelings-you-don-t-have-words-for-by-emu", "image": "https://noky.io/images/448d07d4a5e6b7f012aaccb4390e1a9e8269a36a8d63a8036775ea258b7df9a0-2000.webp"}, {"title": "BookTalk: Patti Smith & Nelio Biedermann", "start": "2026-11-05T19:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Cherry Lane Theatre", "address": "Commerce Street 38, 10014 New York", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://shows.cherrylanetheatre.org/event/booktalk-b0sx71?eventId=6ac8fbaed8fe5a9c13a3b1fe#main-container", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/memoir"], "description": "BookTalk: Patti Smith & Nelio Biedermann is a live conversation at Cherry Lane Theatre, part of the venue's BookTalk series pairing an author with an artist who inspires them. In partnership with McNally Jackson Books, poet, writer and performer Patti Smith joins Swiss writer Nelio Biedermann to discuss Smith's latest memoir, Bread of Angels, and Biedermann's acclaimed English-language debut, Lázár. A rare signing event with both authors follows the conversation.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/booktalk-patti-smith-nelio-biedermann-51822/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/79390ec1a4120e65e24bbcac94b89b79c2edab4a9b80f55ef0de289b92c788ea-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Schneider K. Rancy: Beyond the Baths of Stars w/ Julia Kornberg", "start": "2026-11-05T00:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Books Are Magic", "address": "Smith Street 225, 11231 Brooklyn", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/books"], "description": "An author event at the Brooklyn bookstore Books Are Magic. Schneider K. Rancy presents \"Beyond the Baths of Stars\" in conversation with Julia Kornberg.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/schneider-k-rancy-beyond-the-baths-of-stars-w-julia-kornberg-51404/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "Some upcoming events", "start": "2026-09-01T00:00:00-04:00", "end": "2026-10-31T00:00:00-04:00", "place": "The Word Is Change", "address": "Tompkins Avenue 368, 11216", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/poetry"], "description": "A roundup of upcoming literary events listed by the bookstore The Word Is Change at its Brooklyn location. They include a literary salon called Joy in the Soft Apocalypse with readers including M. K. Thekkumkattil, Amelia Possanza and Ashna Ali, hosted by Kate McDonough and Grazi Ruzzante, a poetry launch for Jay Gao's The Dead One, The Unconscious One, Thundering in Your Ear, Thriving Slumber (Nightboat) with special guests, a Halloween Open Streets called Trick or Streets, a reading of Brenda Ijima's Shelter Is Necessary for Existence (Two Dollar Radio), Liza Minno discussing Rule of Innocents with Lou Cornum, and a Pinko magazine launch.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/some-upcoming-events-56995/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}]}