Reading Series
Join us on the second Monday of each month!
Join us on the second Monday of each month for readings from emerging and established fiction writers, memoirists, essayists, and poets. We showcase local talent and host authors from around the world.
Admission is FREE! We have craft beer specials and hold a free raffle for our authors' latest books.
For more literary doings, follow the Franklin Park Reading Series on Facebook and Instagram and host Penina Roth on Twitter. Email us at franklinparkreadingseries@gmail.com. Sign up for our mailing list here.
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Upcoming Events
MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 8PM: We're celebrating the paperback release of lit superstar Jami Attenberg's latest novel, A Reason to See You Again! Jami will be joined by acclaimed authors Jason Diamond (Kaplan's Plot), Maris Kreizman (I Want to Burn This Place Down), Karissa Chen (Homeseeking), Lauren Morrow (Little Movements), and Nikkitha Bakshani (Ghost Chilli), Enjoy drink specials, mingle with fellow lit enthusiasts, and get a shot at our readers' latest books in our free-to-enter raffle! Free Admission!
*Please note that this month's reading has been pushed off a week, in a rare exception to our usual Second Monday schedule.
Press
The series has been recommended and covered by numerous publications, including The New York Times, The New Yorker, the NY Daily News, BOMB, Thrillist, The Rumpus, the Paris Review, Tin House, Flavorpill, Electric Literature, Zona Motel, Brooklyn Magazine, and the Brooklyn Paper. New York Magazine named Franklin Park one of NYC's Absolute Best Reading Series, Time Out New York named FP one of NYC's Best Literary Series, and the Village Voice gave us a Best of NYC award for Best Reading Series.