{"title": "NYC Launch | Licorice by KARA LaREU", "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, "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2003482596378?aff=oddtdtcreator", "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. 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It mixes approachable recipes, many ready in under an hour, with personal stories and photography from her life in New York City.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/book-launch-in-good-taste-by-kit-keenan-in-conversation-with-54919/", "official_url": "https://powerhousearena.com/events/book-launch-in-good-taste-by-kit-keenan-in-conversation-with-eli-rallo/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/dcb20e4b9d1816bd458ab5d6c4822ed0662c6cf95fcbb4fddc46b4a240c0840d-600.webp"}, {"title": "Meet The Author at LPAC", "start": "2026-11-07T11:30:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "LaGuardia Performing Arts Center", "address": "Van Dam St 45-50", "price": "$27.50 General Admission", "price_from": "27.50", "price_to": "27.50", "tickets_url": "https://ci.ovationtix.com/35690/production/1283138", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["literature/childrens-books"], "description": "Meet The Author at LPAC is a morning series that turns children's books into lively experiences with stories, performances, music, movement and creative activities for kids. 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Rubert presents The Key Biscayne Affair, a darkly funny coming-of-age novel in which an unnamed, unreliable narrator remembers a surreal childhood stay with her eccentric Spanish philosophy professor father on a gated island off the coast of Miami. As the professor is embraced by a glittering social scene and his antics tip into recklessness, the narrator is drawn into the island's morally ambiguous world, becoming witness and accomplice to his erratic behavior. 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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. It captures the last generation of true working animals in New York and the family-owned corner stores where they still charm customers every day.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/book-launch-bodega-cats-of-new-york-by-dan-rimada-54915/", "official_url": "https://powerhousearena.com/events/book-launch-bodega-cats-of-new-york-by-dan-rimada/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/9a7fbb226b89079236f5242d42840427a8cd4999374c2cd07662d92a49353168-600.webp"}, {"title": "Books & Bites with Caroline Choe, Jimin Han, Patricia Park, and Hyeseung Song", "start": "2026-11-05T19:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Yu & Me Books", "address": "Mulberry Street 44, 10013 New York", "price": "$32.66 USD", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["food-drink", "literature"], "description": "A cozy evening panel at Yu & Me Books called Books & Bites, where Korean American authors talk about food and writing. 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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": ""}, {"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", "tickets_url": "", "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": "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, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/politics"], "description": "An evening of conversation at the bookstore Books Are Magic on Smith Street in Brooklyn. Journalists Akbar Shahid Ahmed and Rozina Ali discuss the books Crossing the Red Line and Seasons of Fury. 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": "Mitchell-Linden Book Club: Lon...", "start": "2026-11-03T14:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-03T15:00:00-05:00", "place": "Queens Public Library", "address": "14th Road 151-10, 11357 Whitestone", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.queenslibrary.org/calendar/mitchelllinden-book-club-mrs-planskys-revenge-by-spencer-quinn/005085-0926", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/book-club", "history"], "description": "A book club meeting for adults at the Mitchell-Linden library, where participants discuss a book together in person. The group discusses \"London Falling\" by Patrick Radden Keefe; check with the library for available copies, and all are welcome.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/mitchell-linden-book-club-lon-71728/", "official_url": "https://www.queenslibrary.org/calendar/mitchelllinden-book-club-london-falling-by-patrick-radden-keefe/004876-0926", "image": ""}]}