Sunday, October 4, 2026, 11:30 PM - 2:00 AM ยท WORD Brooklyn, Greenpoint, New York City
Comedians and authors including Chris Gethard, Jordan Carlos, Sarah Hartshorne, John DeVore, Negin Farsad, and Dan Powell take the stage at Word Bookstore, hosted by Sara Benincasa. Ticket proceeds benefit The Waterfront Project, which provides free legal help and housing counseling to Hudson County residents facing eviction.
A small Franklin Street shop with an outsized events calendar. Author readings run almost every week and draw the actual writers, not their publicists. The curation leans literary and local, with staff picks that outperform most algorithms.