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 brew specials thanks to our drink sponsor Sixpoint 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, MAY 13, 8PM:
Join us for our Nonfiction Night, a showcase of outstanding new essay collections and memoirs by acclaimed authors Emily Raboteau (Lessons for Survival), Lilly Dancyger (First Love), Annie Liontas (Sex with a Brain Injury), Nina Sharma (The Way You Make Me Feel), Shze-Hui Tjoa (The Story Game), and Uzodinma Okehi (Source of Hunger). Enjoy specials on craft brews and get a shot at our readers' latest books in our free raffle!
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, 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.