Literary Site Type: Reading Venue

Busboys and Poets: 14th and V

Reading Venue

With nine locations, Busboys and Poets is proud to be a venue that provides space and support for poets and spoken word performers and interested audiences. From the cozy atmosphere of the “Sunday Kind of Love” poetry series to the high intensity of the 11th Hour Poetry Slam, you will find a poetry event that will spark your creative side and leave you inspired. They have hosted several world renowned poets for readings, including Amiri Baraka, Nikki Giovanni, Alice Walker, Suheir Hammad, Rita Dove, Sonia Sanchez, Elizabeth Alexander and Denis Brutus.

Apache XLR

Reading Venue

Established in 2001, Apache XLR is a cafe/bar, gallery, and live music and performance venue that hosts frequent art shows, music, and spoken word events throughout the year.

The Twig Book Shop

Indie Bookstore, Reading Venue

The Twig Book Shop began its evolution in 1972. Currently located at the former Pearl Brewery on the Museum Reach of the Riverwalk, The Twig provides newly released books for children and adults as well as award-winning classics. The space at Pearl has become a venue for local and national poets and authors. The Twig makes books available for book clubs, schools, and conferences. The Texana collection makes the Twig a destination for history lovers near and far.

Charis Books and More

Indie Bookstore, Reading Venue

Charis Books and More is an independent feminist bookstore in Atlanta, Georgia. They specialize in diverse and unique children's books, feminist and cultural studies books, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer fiction and nonfiction. They host frequent readings, community events and meetings, classes and workshops, presentations and panels, and literary events throughout the year.

The Cliterati Open No-Mic open mic & reading series is on the third Thursday of every month.

Kilgore Books & Comics

Indie Bookstore, Reading Venue

Kilgore Books opened its doors in 2008 and has used and new books with a rotating selection of literature, sci-fi/fantasy, philosophy, science, history, as well as comics. The shop also holds weekly events, including author signings, discussions with cartoonists, workshops, and book parties.

The Odyssey Bookshop

Indie Bookstore, Reading Venue

The Odyssey Bookshop was established in 1963, and serves both the general local community and the Mount Holyoke College community. With a goal of bringing readers and writers together, the bookstore’s literary event schedule includes more than one hundred events a year for adults and children—including author signings, book launch parties, book groups, workshops, and readings—which are attended by thousands of people annually.

University of Idaho’s Creative Writing Program

Reading Venue

Each semester the University of Idaho’s Creative Writing Program invites Distinguished Visiting Writers to teach a week-long intensive class and to give a public reading. Recent visitors include Maggie Nelson, Roger Reeves, Brian Evenson, Luis Alberto Urrea, Dorianne Laux, and Kate Zambreno. 

The Studios of Key West

Reading Venue

The Studios of Key West was founded with the vision of bringing artists to the island, connecting them with local audiences and artists, and offering space for both to explore their creativity. Events include lectures, performances, and literary happy hours. Author readings take place at their attached bookstore, Books & Books at The Studios, which was founded by author Judy Blume.The Studios also grants up to 40 month-long residencies to artists and writers every year.

Photo by Nick Doll.

Norco College

Reading Venue

Read 2 Succeed @ Norco College is a college-wide reading program sponsored by the Wilfred J. Airey Library in partnership with various campus constituency groups and programs. Each fall and spring semester, a book is selected to be the focus of a college-wide read that involves our students, faculty, classified professionals, administrators, and local community members. Read 2 Succeed events include a book discussion, student panel, and speaking engagement with a book signing by the author of the book. Refreshments and book-related giveaways are provided at all events.

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