{"title": "NYC Launch Event | The First Flame by LILY BERLIN DODD", "start": "2026-11-18T18:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Books of Wonder", "address": "West 17th Street 42, 10011", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/fantasy"], "description": "A launch event at a bookstore celebrating the release of the middle grade fantasy novel The First Flame. Author Lily Berlin Dodd presents the second entry in The Aerimander Chronicles, in which Dusty, Eva and Myrnie fight to stop Eoin Parnassus' sinister plans for aerimanders. Expect clockwork armies, perilously evil clowns and a tale full of twists, turns and laughs at an in-store celebration.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/nyc-launch-event-the-first-flame-by-lily-berlin-dodd-51411/", "official_url": "https://booksofwonder.com/blogs/upcoming-events/nyc-launch-event-the-first-flame-by-lily-berlin-dodd", "image": "https://noky.io/images/5d15765937597ce450553b8a993b4ec1a7b8ddc13fc1dcfe68747c80d76e7ebe-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-18T18:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Books of Wonder", "address": "West 17th Street 42, 10011", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "NYC Launch: Licorice by Kara LaReau (in conversation with Dan Poblocki)", "start": "2026-11-10T18:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Books of Wonder", "address": "West 17th Street 42, 10011", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/childrens-books"], "description": "Books of Wonder hosts a launch event for the middle grade novel \"Licorice\" at its 17th Street store. Author Kara LaReau presents her critically acclaimed new novel and will be in conversation with Dan Poblocki, author of \"Shadow Play.\" The book follows Kitty the kitten, newly adopted by a loving family whose home smells everywhere of licorice, where the family parrot reminds her she is a replacement for the cat that came before. Kitty becomes trapped in the previous cat's long shadow—and is it just a shadow, or is something really there on the other side of it?", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/nyc-launch-licorice-by-kara-lareau-in-conversation-with-dan-51414/", "official_url": "https://booksofwonder.com/blogs/upcoming-events/nyc-launch-licorice-by-kara-lareu", "image": "https://noky.io/images/1b0b82b92a2b0fab2f52d6ee9bedbf828ce97f9356437aef08517e1269fae551-2000.webp"}, {"title": "FBS EVENTS: Claudia Gabel Launches middle-grade novel, PARADISE!", "start": "2026-11-13T17:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-13T18:00:00-05:00", "place": "Fountain Bookshop", "address": "West 187th Street 803, 10040 New York", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/childrens-books"], "description": "An author event at a bookshop where Claudia Gabel launches her middle-grade novel, PARADISE! The author presents the novel for young readers. Fountain Bookshop hosts the occasion.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/fbs-events-claudia-gabel-launches-middle-grade-novel-paradis-84912/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/a70f5812c96211ea1ffb7989dbb693595e65f273219a017fa4948127e4a575d5-600.webp"}, {"title": "Flat Earth", "start": "2026-11-05T18:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Rizzoli", "address": "Broadway 1133, 10010", "price": "", "price_from": "26.00", "price_to": "26.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/fiction/novel/contemporary-novel"], "description": "A book event celebrating the paperback release of \"Flat Earth\", a debut novel about female friendship and the New York art scene. Author Anika Jade Levy will be in conversation with Lili Anolik, followed by a signing. The novel follows Avery, a struggling grad student whose rivalry with her successful best friend pushes her to devastating decisions.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/flat-earth-55424/", "official_url": "https://www.rizzolibookstore.com/flat-earth", "image": "https://noky.io/images/70596a8c49102536590c54d6882a5ef0e4288aeea621e0f823053951f8af8d6b-600.webp"}, {"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, "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": "Storytime w/ Lucy Ruth Cummins: Love Bug", "start": "2026-11-08T11:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Books Are Magic", "address": "Smith Street 225, 11231 Brooklyn", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["literature/childrens-books"], "description": "An in-store storytime at a Brooklyn children's bookstore built around the picture book Love Bug. It introduces a new character from award-winning author-illustrator Lucy Ruth Cummins, who presents it herself.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/storytime-w-lucy-ruth-cummins-love-bug-51407/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "Dog Man: A Sprinkle in Time release party", "start": "2026-11-07T14:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Barnes & Noble", "address": "Richmond Avenue 2655, 10314 Staten Island", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["literature/childrens-books", "occasion/release-party"], "description": "A release party for the book 'Dog Man: A Sprinkle in Time' at Barnes & Noble. It celebrates the fifteenth book in the Dog Man series, available there in a Barnes & Noble exclusive edition. 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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": "Avni Doshi: The First House w/ Elizabeth Winkler", "start": "2026-11-09T19:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Books Are Magic", "address": "Smith Street 225, 11231 Brooklyn", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/fiction"], "description": "An in-store author event at the Brooklyn bookstore Books Are Magic. Novelist Avni Doshi presents her book \"The First House\" in conversation with Elizabeth Winkler. The book is praised as \"[a] beautiful book that delights in resisting its readers' expectations\" by Rumaan Alam. The event lasts about an hour.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/avni-doshi-the-first-house-w-elizabeth-winkler-51408/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}]}