Upcoming Bookish Events
Check out these events presented by independent bookstores around the country.
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Saturday, April 4 at 4:00 PM
Gallery Closing: Reynaldo García Pantaleón • Color de Dolor
Word Up Community Bookshop / Librería Comunitaria
New York, NY
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Saturday, April 4 at 8:00 PM
Backwater Sessions: Ahmed Warshanna
Backwater Books
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Tuesday, April 7 at 7:00 PM
No Name Super Storyteller Party (April 2026)
Word Up Community Bookshop / Librería Comunitaria
New York, NY
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Thursday, April 9 at 7:00 PM
Uptown Out
Word Up Community Bookshop / Librería Comunitaria
New York, NY
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Thursday, April 9 at 7:00 PM
Film Screening: One Way Or Another
BOL
Edgewood, Washington, DC
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Friday, April 10 at 6:30 PM
Flower Pot Painting
Ink Drinkers Anonymous
Downtown, Muncie, IN
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Friday, April 10 at 7:00 PM
The Songs We Write: A Live Original Music Event
Word Up Community Bookshop / Librería Comunitaria
New York, NY
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Friday, April 10 at 7:00 PM
Twilight Zone Viewing with NelRae
The Roasted Bookery
Wilmington, NC
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Saturday, April 11 at 8:00 PM
Backwater Sessions: The Flatwounds
Backwater Books
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Thursday, April 16 at 6:30 PM
Collage Night at Recirculation (April 2026)
Word Up Community Bookshop / Librería Comunitaria
New York, NY
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Friday, April 17 at 3:00 PM
Alternative Drag Show
The Roasted Bookery
Wilmington, NC
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Friday, April 17 at 6:30 PM
April Queer Poetry Open Mic Night
Birdhouse Books and Gifts
Brentwood, Austin, TX
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Friday, April 17 at 8:00 PM
Backwater Sessions: Cuppa T. Jones
Backwater Books
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Saturday, April 18 at 6:00 PM
Art Night with Sayantani
The Roasted Bookery
Wilmington, NC
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Saturday, April 18 at 8:00 PM
Backwater Sessions: Seneca Creek Bluegrass
Backwater Books
Ellicott City, MD
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Sunday, April 19 at 7:00 PM
Live Music: Redd & the Paper Flowers
Backwater Books
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Tuesday, April 21 at 7:00 PM
No Name Variety Show (April 2026)
Word Up Community Bookshop / Librería Comunitaria
New York, NY
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Thursday, April 23 at 7:00 PM
Film Screening: Princess Mononoke
BOL
Edgewood, Washington, DC
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Friday, April 24 at 7:00 PM
Horror Movie Night: Candy Man '92
The Roasted Bookery
Wilmington, NC
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Friday, April 24 at 7:00 PM
Q&T Community Open Mic
Word Up Community Bookshop / Librería Comunitaria
New York, NY
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Friday, April 24 at 8:00 PM
Backwater Sessions: Josh Miller Trio
Backwater Books
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Saturday, April 25 at 10:00 AM
Indie Bookstore Day & Goblin Market
Field Day Books & Bottles
Portland, OR
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Saturday, April 25 at 5:00 PM
Indie Bookstores After Dark
The Atlas Collective
Moline, IL
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Saturday, April 25 at 8:00 PM
Backwater Sessions: Ryan Watkins
Backwater Books
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Wednesday, April 29 at 5:30 PM
Kenozia Spring Issue Release Party
Blue House Books
Kenosha, WI
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Wednesday, April 29 at 6:00 PM
Dreams Against the State: A Salon with Artist Lucia Love
Shadowbanned Magazine
New York, NY
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Saturday, May 2 at 3:00 PM
Gallery Opening: Elizaveta Kozlova's ANTE PERPETUUM
Word Up Community Bookshop / Librería Comunitaria
New York, NY
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Saturday, May 2 at 7:00 PM
Space Stories XIII Open Mic Night
The Pop-Hop Books Co-op
Highland Park, Los Angeles, CA
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Saturday, May 2 at 8:00 PM
Backwater Sessions: Ahmed Warshanna
Backwater Books
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Sunday, May 3 at 7:00 PM
The Honey Dewdrops
Backwater Books
Ellicott City, MD
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Tuesday, May 5 at 7:00 PM
No Name Super Storyteller Party (May 2026)
Word Up Community Bookshop / Librería Comunitaria
New York, NY
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Saturday, May 9 at 8:00 PM
Backwater Sessions: The Flatwounds
Backwater Books
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Thursday, May 14 at 7:00 PM
Uptown Out
Word Up Community Bookshop / Librería Comunitaria
New York, NY
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Friday, May 15 at 6:30 PM
May Queer Poetry Open Mic Night
Birdhouse Books and Gifts
Brentwood, Austin, TX
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Thursday, May 21 at 6:30 PM
Collage Night at Recirculation (May 2026)
Word Up Community Bookshop / Librería Comunitaria
New York, NY
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Saturday, May 23 at 8:00 PM
Backwater Sessions: Noah Pierre
Backwater Books
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Friday, May 29 at 8:00 PM
Backwater Sessions: Josh Miller Trio
Backwater Books
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Saturday, May 30 at 8:00 PM
Backwater Sessions: Connor Holdridge
Backwater Books
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Saturday, June 6 at 8:00 PM
Backwater Sessions: Ahmed Warshanna
Backwater Books
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Saturday, June 13 at 8:00 PM
Backwater Sessions: The Flatwounds
Backwater Books
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Saturday, June 20 at 5:30 PM
Luis 'Terror' Diaz Sesión Sonora
Word Up Community Bookshop / Librería Comunitaria
New York, NY
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Friday, June 26 at 8:00 PM
Backwater Sessions: Josh Miller Trio
Backwater Books
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Saturday, June 27 at 8:00 PM
Backwater Sessions: Seneca Creek Bluegrass
Backwater Books
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Saturday, July 4 at 8:00 PM
Backwater Sessions: Ahmed Warshanna
Backwater Books
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Saturday, July 11 at 8:00 PM
Backwater Sessions: The Flatwounds
Backwater Books
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Friday, July 31 at 8:00 PM
Backwater Sessions: Josh Miller Trio
Backwater Books
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Saturday, August 1 at 8:00 PM
Backwater Sessions: Ahmed Warshanna
Backwater Books
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Saturday, August 8 at 8:00 PM
Backwater Sessions: The Flatwounds
Backwater Books
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Friday, August 28 at 8:00 PM
Backwater Sessions: Josh Miller Trio
Backwater Books
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