Hoboken Literary Weekend Kicks Off Friday: 5 Events And Authors To Check Out

HOBOKEN, NJ — The fifth annual Hoboken Literary Weekend at the city's independent book store, Little City Books, runs from this Friday through Sunday.

Among the events and authors to check out:

New Yorker fiction editor Deborah Treisman will be among the authors on panels at the event.

Other writers and poets who will appear include: Lucy Sante (I Heard Her Call My Name), Hua Hsu (Stay True), Jean Hanff Korelitz (The Sequel), Deborah Garrison (poet and Penguin Random House editor), poet Marie Howe (New and Selected Poems), poet Nick Flynn (Low), and more.

Writer and editor David Levithan (Songs for Other People’s Weddings) will once again moderate a panel of young adult authors, including Gayle Forman (After Life), Libba Bray (Under the Same Stars), Loan Le (Solving for the Unknown), and Brian Selznick (Run Away with Me).

Comedy producer Leah Williams returns with Little City Laughing, a night of stand-up comedians.

Little City Lights will perform short plays by Hanna Novak, Traci Parks, Ed Horan, BT Hayes, and more.

More details and ticket information can be found at this link: https://patch.com/new-jersey/h...

Little City Books has adult and children's book rooms. It's located at 100 Bloomfield St., Hoboken, a seven-block walk from the train station.

Other Events Coming Up

Several other big events are coming up in Hoboken, including:

• Hoboken Mutz Fest, with cheese tastings, singalongs, eating contests, and family events, will be held this weekend. Find out more here.
• Mac and Cheese Festival, this Saturday — tickets and information here.
• Earth Day Festival from Main Street Pops — a free festival with live music and events, happening the same day as Mutzfest, at the plaza at 770 Jackson St. Get more details here.