Housing Works Bookstore Cafe Events

Gotham Writers' Workshop: Humor Writing with Sara Barron

Workshop/Class

Gotham Writers' Workshop: Humor Writing with Sara Barron

Tomorrow @ Housing Works Bookstore Cafe

Free humor writing class with author and comedian Sara Barron. Sara Barron is the author of the essay collection People Are... 

Safe Space with James Wood and Jeremy Denk

Books: Discussion

Safe Space with James Wood and Jeremy Denk

Monday 2/13 @ Housing Works Bookstore Cafe

When “Safe Space” opened on January 9, the idea was to try to break down the too often atomized cultural world... 

The Moth StorySLAM. Theme: Love Hurts

Books: Competition

The Moth StorySLAM. Theme: Love Hurts

Tuesday 2/14 @ Housing Works Bookstore Cafe

10 stories, 3 teams of judges, 1 winner. $8 at the door. This event always sells out. Limited seating. Please arrive... 

We've Got Mail: An Interactive You've Got Mail Experience

Film

We've Got Mail: An Interactive You've Got Mail Experience

Wednesday 2/15 @ Housing Works Bookstore Cafe

  Housing Works is your very own Shop Around the Corner for an interactive screening of the bookstore lovers’ cult classic,... 

Sara Benincasa Is Agorafabulous!: The Book Party

Books: Release Party/Signing

Sara Benincasa Is Agorafabulous!: The Book Party

Thursday 2/16 @ Housing Works Bookstore Cafe

A launch party comedy extravaganza for Agorafabulous! Dispatches from My Bedroom, a hilarious, raw and poignant memoir of how a terrified... 

Live From Home with Lost in the Trees

Music: Folk

Live From Home with Lost in the Trees

Friday 2/17 @ Housing Works Bookstore Cafe

An intimate benefit evening with Lost in the Trees, orchestral folk from North Carolina. Lush clusters of piano, a mysterious sound... 

The Anti-Foodie Foodies: Has Food Worship Jumped the Shark? Amanda Hesser, Tracie McMillan & More

Books: Discussion

The Anti-Foodie Foodies: Has Food Worship Jumped the Shark? Amanda Hesser, Tracie McMillan & More

Tuesday 2/21 @ Housing Works Bookstore Cafe

To celebrate the publication of her book, The American Way of Eating: Undercover at Walmart, Applebee’s, Farm Fields and the Dinner... 

The Rumpus Presents: Letters in the Mail with Stephen Elliot, Jonathan Ames, and More

Books: Release Party/Signing

The Rumpus Presents: Letters in the Mail with Stephen Elliot, Jonathan Ames, and More

Wednesday 2/22 @ Housing Works Bookstore Cafe

The Rumpus and Housing Works Present: Letters In The Mail. A Celebration of Printed Correspondence. Featuring Stephen Elliott, Jonathan Ames, Emily... 

Live From Home with Amy Ray and Lindsay Fuller

Music

Live From Home with Amy Ray and Lindsay Fuller

Monday 2/27 @ Housing Works Bookstore Cafe

  Monday, February 27 at 8:00pm   An intimate benefit evening with Amy Ray. For over 25 years, Amy Ray has... 

A Taste of Home

Food/Wine

A Taste of Home

Monday 3/ 5 @ Housing Works Bookstore Cafe

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