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Bryant Park

  • Saturday, May 17
    The lawn is open for your enjoyment.

2008 Word for Word Series

Special Thanks To

HSBC Bank USA, N.A.
Exclusive sponsor since 2003

Library of America
For the donation of a set of authoritative editions of American writing to the Bryant Park Reading Room this season.

Scholastic Inc.
For the gift of all children's books

New York's best - including Mitchell's NY, Condé Nast, Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S., Time Inc, and Rodale - who have steadily supplied the Reading Room with newspapers and magazines over the years.

And, of course, to all of you bookworms... Thank you!

Author | Poetry | Writers | Kids | Storytime | All

May

Sat
10
Children’s Book Week

12:00pm–5:00pm | Bryant Park Reading Room
Word for Word Kids

Tue
13
Poetry Project, Ltd. at St. Mark's Church

6:30pm–8:00pm | Bryant Park Reading Room
Word for Word Poetry

Sun
18
WritopiaLab

12:00pm–3:00pm | Bryant Park Reading Room
Word for Word Kids

Tue
20
Phillip Levine

6:30pm–8:00pm | Bryant Park Reading Room
Word for Word Poetry

Wed
21
Augusten Burroughs

12:30pm–1:45pm | Bryant Park Reading Room
Word for Word Author

Wed
28
Theresa Rebeck

12:30pm–1:45pm | Bryant Park Reading Room
Word for Word Author

June

Wed
4
The Girl's Guide to Kicking Your Career Into Gear

12:30pm–1:45pm | Bryant Park Reading Room
Word for Word Author

Tue
10
Triptych Readings

6:30pm–8:00pm | Bryant Park Reading Room
Word for Word Poetry

Wed
11
Douglas Preston

12:30pm–1:45pm | Bryant Park Reading Room
Word for Word Author

Wed
18
Liz Tuccillo

12:30pm–1:45pm | Bryant Park Reading Room
Word for Word Author

Sat
21
Clifford’s Beach Party

12:00pm–1:00pm | Bryant Park Reading Room
Word for Word Kids

Tue
24
Gerald Stern & Jean Valentine

6:30pm–8:00pm | Bryant Park Reading Room
Word for Word Poetry

Wed
25
Josh Kilmer-Purcell

12:30pm–1:45pm | Bryant Park Reading Room
Word for Word Author

Thu
26
Secrets of Book Publishing

6:30pm–8:00pm | Bryant Park Reading Room
Word for Word Writers

Sat
28
Brazilian Carnival

12:00pm–1:00pm | Bryant Park Reading Room
Word for Word Kids

July

Tue
1
Word for Word Storytime

10:30am–11:30am | Bryant Park Reading Room
Word for Word Storytime

Wed
2
The Liar Show

12:30pm–1:45pm | Bryant Park Reading Room
Word for Word Author

Sat
5
The Top Job

12:00pm–1:00pm | Bryant Park Reading Room
Word for Word Kids

Tue
8
Word for Word Storytime

10:30am–11:30am | Bryant Park Reading Room
Word for Word Storytime

Tue
8
KGB

6:30pm–8:00pm | Bryant Park Reading Room
Word for Word Poetry

Wed
9
Debut Writers

12:30pm–1:45pm | Bryant Park Reading Room
Word for Word Author

Thu
10
Fiction Writing Workshop

6:30pm–8:00pm | Bryant Park Reading Room
Word for Word Writers

Sat
12
Fireflies Yoga

12:00pm–1:00pm | Bryant Park Reading Room
Word for Word Kids

Sat
12
Word for Word Writers - Kids

2:30pm–4:00pm | Bryant Park Reading Room
Word for Word Kids

Tue
15
Word for Word Storytime

10:30am–11:30am | Bryant Park Reading Room
Word for Word Storytime

Wed
16
Michael Ian Black

12:30pm–1:45pm | Bryant Park Reading Room
Word for Word Author

Thu
17
Creative Nonfiction Workshop

6:30pm–8:00pm | Bryant Park Reading Room
Word for Word Writers

Sat
19
Lou Gallo

12:00pm–1:00pm | Bryant Park Reading Room
Word for Word Kids

Sat
19
Word for Word Writers - Kids

2:30pm–4:00pm | Bryant Park Reading Room
Word for Word Kids

Tue
22
Word for Word Storytime

10:30am–11:30am | Bryant Park Reading Room
Word for Word Storytime

Tue
22
Word for Word Poetry - Kids

6:30pm–8:00pm | Bryant Park Reading Room
Word for Word Poetry

Wed
23
Joyce Carol Oates

12:30pm–1:45pm | Bryant Park Reading Room
Word for Word Author

Thu
24
Memoir Workshop

6:30pm–8:00pm | Bryant Park Reading Room
Word for Word Writers

Sat
26
The Rabbit and the Turtle

12:00pm–1:00pm | Bryant Park Reading Room
Word for Word Kids

Sat
26
Word for Word Writers - Kids

2:30pm–4:00pm | Bryant Park Reading Room
Word for Word Kids

Tue
29
Word for Word Storytime

10:30am–11:30am | Bryant Park Reading Room
Word for Word Storytime

Wed
30
Jonathan Miles

12:30pm–1:45pm | Bryant Park Reading Room
Word for Word Author

Thu
31
Screen-Writing Workshop

6:30pm–8:00pm | Bryant Park Reading Room
Word for Word Writers

August

Sat
2
Treasure Island

12:00pm–1:00pm | Bryant Park Reading Room
Word for Word Kids

Wed
6
Go Green

12:30pm–1:45pm | Bryant Park Reading Room
Word for Word Author

Thu
7
Television Writing Workshop

6:30pm–8:00pm | Bryant Park Reading Room
Word for Word Writers

Sat
9
Boy in the Shade

12:00pm–1:00pm | Bryant Park Reading Room
Word for Word Kids

Tue
12
Gilbert H. Muller

6:30pm–8:00pm | Bryant Park Reading Room
Word for Word Poetry

Wed
13
Tommy Chong

12:30pm–1:45pm | Bryant Park Reading Room
Word for Word Author

Thu
14
Children’s Book Writing

6:30pm–8:00pm | Bryant Park Reading Room
Word for Word Writers

Sat
16
Camp Klutz Craft Bonanza

12:00pm–1:00pm | Bryant Park Reading Room
Word for Word Kids

Wed
20
Samantha Hunt

12:30pm–1:45pm | Bryant Park Reading Room
Word for Word Author

Tue
26
Asian American Writers’ Workshop

6:30pm–8:00pm | Bryant Park Reading Room
Word for Word Poetry

September

Tue
9
Tribute to Jason Shinder, The Poem I Turn To

6:30pm–8:00pm | Bryant Park Reading Room
Word for Word Poetry

Wed
10
Harlem Renaissance

12:30pm–1:45pm | Bryant Park Reading Room
Word for Word Poetry

Thu
11
Cave Canem

12:30pm–2:00pm | Bryant Park Reading Room
Word for Word Poetry