# Some upcoming events

Some upcoming events at The Word Is Change, Thursday 29 October 2026, until 31 Oct.

- Price: Free
- Venue: The Word Is Change, Tompkins Avenue 368, 11216
- With: M. K. Thekkumkattil, Amelia Possanza, Ashna Ali
- Get tickets: https://www.thewordischange.com/events/bibliomania-book-fest-at-lincoln-center
- Go to page: https://www.thewordischange.com/events/some-upcoming-events

A roundup of upcoming literary events listed by the bookstore The Word Is Change at its Brooklyn location. 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.

## Dates

- Tuesday 1 September until 31 Oct — The Word Is Change

Written by a model, sources: [thewordischange.com](https://www.thewordischange.com/events/some-upcoming-events)

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