{"title": "Rachel Cusk: Life of M", "start": "2026-11-17T19:30:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Pioneer Works", "address": "159 Pioneer St, Brooklyn, NY 11231, United States", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature"], "description": "An author talk at Pioneer Works marking the only U.S. event for Rachel Cusk's novel Life of M. The evening features a conversation between Cusk, author of the Outline trilogy and Parade, and Meghan O'Rourke, editor of The Yale Review, which co-presents the talk. Life of M follows a writer who studies the life of M, a movie star whose fame has melted away the rules of reality, hoping to capture truths about the experience of living. 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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": "Writing Life Workshop: Readings for Writers", "start": "2026-11-11T18:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-11T19:15:00-05:00", "place": "The New York Society Library", "address": "East 79th Street 53, 10075", "price": "free of charge; registration required", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["literature/creative-writing"], "description": "Writing Life Workshop: Readings for Writers is a monthly workshop for working writers, held in the library's Whitridge Room. It is conceived and led by Audrey Gray, a national magazine journalist who has written for The Guardian, Mother Jones, The New Republic, and Architectural Digest. Each month the group reads aloud passages of nonfiction, fiction, and occasional poetry that elevate a writing tool such as clarity, humor, structure, or daily routines. 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It is facilitated by Ethical Culture Leader Richard Koral and takes place both in person and online on Zoom. This month's topic is 'A time to be born and a time to die…', based on the story 'The Blight' by Emma Cline, which participants are invited to read beforehand. Attendees can join the engaging conversation to challenge their thinking and sharpen their approach to ethical living.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/practical-ethics-a-time-to-be-born-and-a-time-to-die-54364/", "official_url": "https://ethical.nyc/events/practical-ethics-a-time-to-be-born-and-a-time-to-die/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/f3fc29bd57464f04292e7cf422a64cc1a65820fe516f8692df27da81925ee992-2000.webp"}, {"title": "BOOKS IN ORBIT with Kate Zambreno!", "start": "2026-11-14T18:30:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-14T19:30:00-05:00", "place": "Black Spring Books", "address": "Driggs Avenue 672, 11211 Brooklyn", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature"], "description": "Books in Orbit is the inaugural book club discussion at Black Spring Books, held in person at the store with a virtual option on Zoom. Writer Kate Zambreno leads a conversation about her book Foam and Eve Babitz's Slow Days, Fast Company. Anyone who bought the books at Black Spring Books is automatically on the RSVP list; others must RSVP to attend. Kate Zambreno is the author of acclaimed books including Drifts, To Write As If Already Dead, and Heroines, and Eve Babitz (1943–2021) wrote fiction and nonfiction including Sex and Rage and L.A. Woman.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/books-in-orbit-with-kate-zambreno-51353/", "official_url": "https://www.blackspringbookstore.com/events/books-in-orbit-with-kate-zambreno", "image": ""}, {"title": "J. Vanessa Lyon: Blackness Thirteen Ways w/ Margo Jefferson & Elizabeth Kendall", "start": "2026-11-13T19:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Books Are Magic", "address": "Smith Street 225, 11231 Brooklyn", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature"], "description": "A book event at the bookstore Books Are Magic in Brooklyn. J. Vanessa Lyon presents her book Blackness Thirteen Ways in conversation with Margo Jefferson and Elizabeth Kendall.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/j-vanessa-lyon-blackness-thirteen-ways-w-margo-jefferson-eli-79166/", "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. 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": ""}]}