At Lit Hub, Yardenne Greenspan discusses the solace she found in parenting books during pregnancy:
Now that I was in this completely new and foreign scenario, my body doing things I never realized it knew how, my mind trying to keep up, my emotions all over the place, it made sense to seek out something direct and obvious: a pregnancy book. This is what pregnant women read—it’s part of our lore, and I would become familiar with it.
Saturday 2/11: Immigrant Rally: Here to Stay. Washington Square Park, 2 p.m., free.
Maryam Monalisa Gharavi and Jennifer Scappettone join the Segue Series. Zinc Bar, 4:30 p.m., $5.
Sunday 2/12: Nicole Fix, Joanna C. Valente, Fraylie Nord, and Yardenne Greenspan join the Sundays at Erv’s reading series. Erv’s, 6 p.m., free.
Peter Burghardt, Sara Wintz, and Arlo Quint read poetry. Berl’s Poetry Shop, 4 p.m., free.
Monday 2/13: N.K. Jemisin, Kaitlyn Greenidge, Marcy Dermansky, Jonathan Lee, and Tony Iantosca join the Franklin Park Reading Series. Franklin Park, 8 p.m., free.
Rachel Kramer Bussel, Abigail Ekue, Stella Watts Kelley, Vierra Lai, and Annabeth Leong offer a Galentine’s Day Erotic Panel. WORD Jersey City, 7:30 p.m., free.
Sana Krasikov discusses The Patriots with Matthew Thomas. Greenlight Bookstore Fort Greene, 7:30 p.m., free.
Ellen Umansky launches The Fortunate Ones about Jewish artist dying in France during World War II. Powerhouse Arena, 7 p.m., free.
Ingrid Blaufarb Hughes and Meredith Sue Willis are voices from the margins. Blaufarb’s Losing Aaron is about mother’s struggle with her son’s mental illness. McNally Jackson Books, 7 p.m., free.
Tuesday 2/14: Noah Isenberg and Molly Haskell celebrate the 75th anniversary of We’ll Always Have Casablanca with a look at the film’s history. McNally Jackson Books, 7 p.m., free.
Isaac Fitzgerald, Alice Sola Kim, Brendan Kiely, and Jessie Chaffee are literary couples celebrating Valentine’s Day with readings and discussions. Brooklyn Historical Society, 7 p.m., free.
Jason Diamond, Kelly Luce, and Sara Majka join the LIC Reading Series. LIC Bar, 8 p.m., free.
Gabriel Don, Kailey Tedesco, Nicholas Oliver Moore, Lucia Stacey, Cooper Wilhelm, Emi Bergquis, Allison Sylvia, and Sam Escobar join the Poetry Brothel. The Delancey, 8:30 p.m., $40.
Wednesday 2/15: Porochista Khakpour, Emily Gould, and Leslie Jamison talk with Maud Newton about Scratch: Writers, Money, and the Art of Making a Living, a collection of essays about writers and money. Powerhouse Arena, 7 p.m., free.
Morgan Parker, Jenna Wortham, and Reujeko Hockley celebrate Parker’s new book There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé. BAM, 7:30 p.m., $25.
George Saunders reads Lincoln in the Bardo. Congregation Beth Elohime, 7:30 p.m., free.
Julia Edelman reads Love Voltaire Us Apart. McNally Jackson Books, 7 p.m., free.
Thursday 2/16: Tiffany Dufu presents her memoir Drop the Ball. Housing Works, 7 p.m., free.
Chris Wolfe, Kristen Rouse, Nate Bethea, Lauren Halloran, and Colin Halloran join Pete’s Reading series. Pete’s Candy Store, 7:30 p.m., free.
Kaitlyn Greenidge presents We Love You Charlie Freeman. Greenlight Booksotre Prospect Leffers, 7:30 p.m., free.
Álvaro Enrigue with Garth Risk Hallberg discusses Enrigue’s Sudden Death. Greenlight Bookstore Fort Greene, 7:30 p.m., free.
Claire Fuller discusses Swimming Lessons with Jenny Offill. McNally Jackson Books, 7 p.m., free.
Julie Pennell discusses The Young Wives Club, a debut novel about four friends. Powerhouse Arena, 7 p.m., free.
Laird Hunt talks with Josh Kendall about The Evening Road. Community Bookstore, 7 p.m., free.
Resist! Film Series presents Libertarias. Unnameable Books, 6:30 p.m., free.
Dawn Tripp, Roxana Robinson, and Donna Seaman discuss the intersection of art and life. Center for Fiction, 7 p.m., free.
John Gorman, Julius Constantine, Lauren Hilger, and Emily Zimmer join the Boundless Tales series. The Local, 7 p.m., free.
Friday 2/17: General Strike! Nationwide, all day, free.
Elizabeth Arnold, Sarah V. Schweig, and others read poetry. Berl’s Poetry Shop, 7 p.m., free.
José Olivarez, Nicole Homer, and Wo Chan join Free Water series. KGB Bar, 7 p.m., free.
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