Poetry lovers of Ithaca, come join us for the launch of Mary Gilliland's new poetry collection, Ember Days. Woolf’s pen runs dry, Tesla holes up, Lincoln emerges in yet another bardo, and the rest of us tunnel through Wednesday’s jammed boulevards, Friday’s cash worthless, Saturday’s prodigal feet. The poems of Ember Days feature soldiers under duress, models transformed to artists, ... Read More

We love small presses and hope you do too! Join us for a reading featuring Finishing Line Press poets Roger Hecht, Wren Tuatha, and Jillian Barnet! Featured Poets: Roger W. Hecht is an Associate Professor of English at SUNY, Oneonta, where he has taught American Literature and Creative Writing since 2004. He is author of a collection of poems, Talking ... Read More

Join us for a reading from Jeanne Mackin's new novel, Picasso's Lovers. The women of Picasso's life are elusive, existing in the shadow of his fame - until, in the 1950's, aspiring journalist Alana Olsen determines to bring one into the light. Unsure of what to expect but bent on uncovering what really lies beneath the canvas, Alana steps into ... Read More

Celebrate spring with BSB board member Susan Eschbach for a read aloud and pop-up poetry event on April 5th.

Join us for another rendition of our bi-monthly queer open mic night! Bring a few friends and your poetry, prose, stand up, grocery lists, little random writings from your notes app, or any other piece of writing!

Join Ithaca local Dalya Tamir for the launch of her new book. About the Book: Turning Back to Ourselves explores the pain of self-abandonment, the mind states of self-judgment, self-doubt, and even self-hatred that women too often find themselves experiencing. Drawing on Buddhist practices of mindfulness, compassion, and lovingkindness, and on her experience as a psychotherapist, Dalya Tamir offers a ... Read More

Parents and kiddos, our queens are back for Drag Story Hour! Sit in our beautiful butterfly room and enjoy a reading from two of Ithaca's very best storytellers.

Sofya Aptekar is joining us at BSB to read from her memoir Green Card Soldier: Between Model Immigrant and Security Threat About the Book: While the popular image of the US military is one of citizen soldiers protecting their country, the reality is that nearly 5 percent of all first-time military recruits are noncitizens. Their reasons for enlisting are myriad, ... Read More

Keyturah Moore will hold a reading and discussion from her chapbook "Broken Words" at Buffalo Street Books. This will be a time to sit down and discuss with the author the story behind "Broken words" and how she used her journey of dealing with depression to find a creative outlet to cope.

A sharp analysis of the struggle for Palestine gets an update following the events of October 7, 2023. Palestine, Israel, and U.S. Empire is an essential book for the current moment. Taking a firm anti-Zionist perspective on the history of Palestine and Israel, it traces the movements of resistance from British colonialism to the fight back in Gaza and the ... Read More