{"title": "Some Funny Women of Picture Books", "start": "2026-11-18T18:30:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-18T20:30:00-05:00", "place": "Society of Illustrators", "address": "East 63rd Street 128, 10065 New York", "price": "$10.00 – $15.00", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "15.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["art/illustration", "literature/childrens-books"], "description": "Some Funny Women of Picture Books is a panel discussion on humor in picture books. Award-winning authors and illustrators Cece Bell, Ruth Chan, Lucy Ruth Cummins and Thyra Heder will chat about what they think funny is and how they get there. 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AFTER a late start, a first career, illness, raising children, a crisis of confidence, leaving it in disgust', and refreshments follow.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/author-talk-with-hettie-judah-79604/", "official_url": "https://www.mothercreatrixcollective.com/events/author-talk-with-hettie-judah", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6f4451de70eca7a0b331b5d249d5f5226b2bad39b97bc710aef862936ddf9d4b-2000.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", "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. Caroline Choe, Jimin Han, Patricia Park, and Hyeseung Song discuss food motivation in their books, with shared autumn eats by Caroline Choe, a New York City chef, artist, teacher, and writer. Pre-purchasing a featured title guarantees a signed copy, and a free RSVP option is offered.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/books-bites-with-caroline-choe-jimin-han-patricia-park-and-h-57599/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2fc536a32fdda3d6b5129218f65eccdc20f2ffe7663cb4eb240489883fd38115-2000.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. 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The store invites readers of all ages to celebrate the book's release in-store.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/storytime-with-the-author-david-ezra-stein-81090/", "official_url": "https://booksofwonder.com/blogs/upcoming-events/storytime-with-the-author-david-ezra-stein", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d11f3262a3b11b6bd826a4d5eb482c84608f55fb192fb8cdde3ad79882f8bf47-2000.webp"}]}