Literary

At We Heart Astoria, we’re HUGE fans of Astoria Bookshop, a go-to spot to buy books, attend events, and check out what’s new in the literary world. Did you know (…)

Meg speaks with Astorian author Zora O’Neill, to talk about her new book, “All Strangers Are Kin: Adventures in Arabic and the Arab World.”

Enjoy an evening of readings throughout LIC’s Vernon Jackson section during the Q-Boro Lit Crawl. Food and drink specials, too!

  Everyone give it up for Astoria’s favorite independent bookstore! Astoria Bookshop will be hosting a #Hamiltome Release Party to celebrate the release of Hamilton: The Revolution, the new book chronicling the smash-hit (…)

  Have you heard of the LIC Reading Series? It’s an exciting monthly event that invites three incredible writers to share personal stories about Queens, read from their work, and engage in a (…)

  Vegans, we’ve got a great event for you! Queens-based cookbook author Terry Romero (best known for her bestseller Salad Samurai) will be discussing her latest mouthwatering work, Protein Ninja, (…)

Do not throw away your shot at Drunken Vocab Bee glory! This Saturday, Astoria Coffee hosts the next installment of their popular mashup event with Astoria Bookshop, but with a twist. (…)

Get ready for a major literary explosion in Queens! The Queens Book Festival, which the organizers plan as “the largest and most inclusive literary gathering in Queens,” is happening Summer 2016 at (…)

  This Saturday, Astoria Bookshop and Astoria Coffee team up to present the fifth edition of their now-famous neighborhood business mash-up event: The Drunk Vocab Bee. What better time to (…)

  Have you heard of the Newtown Literary magazine? It’s the first literary journal founded and established in Queens, exclusively for writers with a strong connection to our borough. Not (…)

There’s no doubt about it: our neighborhood is awesome. Astoria is home to outstanding places to eat, drink, learn, listen, watch, and relax. It’s only natural that friends and family from (…)

Astoria Bookshop is celebrating the release of one of 2015’s most anticipated books, Go Set A Watchman, with a Southern-inspired cocktail hour on Tuesday, July 14. From 5-7pm, book lovers of (…)

Astoria Coffee will be filled with local creative types this Tuesday, May 26, at 8pm, when the coffee shop hosts RAGE Readings, a new Astoria-focused reading series. Founded by Tim Bell, (…)

The Best of Astoria awards celebrate the very finest Astoria has to offer, voted on by our readers. After the well-deserved winners get their time in the spotlight, the writers (…)

Bookworms, mark your calendars! The first annual Independent Bookstore Day is happening this Saturday, May 2, at bookstores throughout New York City, and across the country. If there was ever (…)