{"title": "Brenda Ijima Shelter Is Necessary for Existence", "start": "2026-11-05T19:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "The Word Is Change", "address": "Tompkins Avenue 368, 11216", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/poetry"], "description": "An evening with poet Brenda Ijima presenting her book \"Shelter Is Necessary for Existence,\" published by Two Dollar Radio, at the bookstore The Word Is Change in Brooklyn.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/brenda-ijima-shelter-is-necessary-for-existence-103410/", "official_url": "", "image": "", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-05T19:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "The Word Is Change", "address": "Tompkins Avenue 368, 11216", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "The International Library: Mieko Kawakami on Sisters in Yellow with Hitomi Yoshio and John Freeman", "start": "2026-11-11T19:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "The Center for Fiction Bookstore", "address": "Lafayette Avenue 15, 11217", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/fiction"], "description": "Mieko Kawakami appears at The Center for Fiction Bookstore to discuss her book 'Sisters in Yellow' with Hitomi Yoshio and John Freeman.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/the-international-library-mieko-kawakami-on-sisters-in-yello-83451/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "Akbar Shahid Ahmed and Rozina Ali discuss Crossing the Red Line & Seasons of Fury", "start": "2026-11-06T19:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Books Are Magic", "address": "Smith Street 225, 11231 Brooklyn", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/politics"], "description": "An evening of conversation at the bookstore Books Are Magic on Smith Street in Brooklyn. 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