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, AUGUST 11, 8PM: We're thrilled to present acclaimed authors Kashana Cauley (The Payback), Katie Yee (Maggie; or, A Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar), Emily Hunt Kivel (Dwelling), Samuel Ashworth (The Death and Life of August Sweeney), Duncan B. Barlow (Awry), and Quincy Scott Jones (How to Kill Yourself Instead of Your Children) sharing outstanding new fiction and poetry. 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!
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.