About the Event Join award-winning poet and Cornell MFA alum John Brehm for a reading from his new book of poems, Dharma Talk. In addition to three previous books of poems, Brehm is the editor of the bestselling anthology, The Poetry of Impermanence, Mindfulness, and Joy, and the author of a book of essays, The Dharma of Poetry: How Poems ... Read More

About the Event Join Chris Holmes at Buffalo Street Books and discuss Kevin Wilson's latest novel, Now Is Not the Time to Panic. This staff favorite is a hilarious read that's a perfect addition to any book self. About the Book Sixteen-year-old Frankie Budge--aspiring writer, indifferent student, offbeat loner--is determined to make it through yet another summer in Coalfield, Tennessee, ... Read More

About the Event Join Kevin Dunn at BSB to hear him read from his novel, Vicious is my Middle Name. Vicious is My Middle Name is an inspiring YA/Middle Grade novel of female self-empowerment and environmental engagement informed by DIY punk activism. Winner of the Whippoorwill Award for Rural Young Adult and Middle Grade readers and finalist for the NEIA ... Read More

About the Event Rachel Yoder will be at BSB to discuss her fantastical novel, Nightbitch. One day, the mother was a mother, but then one night, she was quite suddenly something else… An ambitious mother puts her art career on hold to stay at home with her newborn son, but the experience does not match her imagination. Two years later, ... Read More

Kick off the month of November with a reading and Q&A with Shilpi Suneja from her debut novel, House of Caravans. Suneja will be in conversation with Natasha Raheja, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Cornell University. This book is a marvelous debut novel exploring the fractures caused by the Partition of India, as well as the legacy and contemporary parallels ... Read More

Cynthia G. Neale, author of historical novels, cookbooks, essays, and screenplays, will be at Buffalo Street Books to read from her latest novel, Catherine, Queen of the Tumbling Waters. Join us for an evening of historical literature and tasty treats! "I'm not like your white women who lose their tongues and wits in a house full of men." So says ... Read More

Join Joanna Green at Buffalo Street Books for the launch of her debut collection of poems, “Salamanders in Winter”, just published by Cayuga Lake Books. Her work explores the conundrum of living life fully in the midst of societal collapse. Before turning to writing and music upon retirement, Green was a pioneer in the field of sustainable agriculture at Cornell ... Read More

Celebrate the publication of Elan Shapiro’s Thriving Futures: A Liberation Coloring Book with Poems, Reflections, and Practices at this interactive, challenging, and fun event. Refreshments included. This event will feature an overview and a short poetry reading from the book. Participants will then choose an image printed out from the book, to reflect upon and/or color in, with a partner. ... Read More

The Best American Essays is a yearly anthology of the very best essays published in the United States during the prior year. The guest editor for 2023, Vivian Gorick, renowned essayist and celebrated feminist writer, has chosen twenty essays out of thousands that represent the best examples of the form. Among them is an essay by local author, Jillian Barnet. ... Read More