Joyce Carol Oates, Book Signings, Comedy Come To Hoboken Literary Weekend

HOBOKEN, NJ — Little City Books will host its fourth annual Hoboken Literary Weekend from this Friday, April 5, through Sunday, April 7, with readings, panels, comedy — and author Joyce Carol Oates among presenters.

The key events include: Joyce Carol Oates (Letters to a Biographer) in conversation with Jonathan Santlofer (The Last Van Gogh), Tia Williams (Seven Days in June, A Love Song for Ricki Wilde), Michael Cecchi-Azzolina (Your Table is Ready), Kim Coleman Foote (Coleman Hill) in conversation with Muriel Buqué, PhD (Break the Cycle), Hayley and John Rocco (Wild Places), and James Frankie Thomas (Idlewild).

David Levithan (Wide Awake Now) will return to moderate a panel of YA authors, and comedy producer Leah Williams returns with Little City Laughing, a night of stand-up comedians.

Local Girl Scout troops will sell cookies on Saturday and Sunday.

Details and ticket links can be found at HobokenLiteraryWeekend.com and by signing up for the Little City Books newsletter. All events will be held at Little City Books, 100 Bloomfield St., and ticketed author events include signed books.

Little City Books is a general interest bookshop with a popular children’s section, as well as a community hub and intimate event space right across the river from New York City. It's located at First and Bloomfield streets, a walk of about eight blocks from the Hoboken Train Terminal.

Opened in 2015 by Donna Garban and Kate Jacobs, they invite you to come browse. "Bring your kids and dogs," they say.

Started in 2019, the Hoboken Literary Weekend began as a way to bring the community together to celebrate
the arts. On hiatus for two years due to the pandemic, the event returned in 2022.

See the events, buy books, and sign up for events here.