Terence Tao: Six Math Essentials
Fields Medalist Terence Tao talks with Janna Levin about his first popular book, tracing its six pillars, from algebra as abstraction to the mathematics of change, as a creative way of thinking.
Books
Books — change
Marlon James: The Disappearers
A celebration of Marlon James's Booker-finalist novel, in which eight men rehearsing a play are brutally attacked one night and must reckon with the hatred the violence exposed.
Segue Reading Series: julie ezelle patton & Cecilia Vicuña
Two poets with distinct experimental voices, julie ezelle patton and Cecilia Vicuña, read in a long-running series, an easy way to hear both in one sitting.
Photobook Talk: Paula Bronstein — Witnessing Life
Photographer Paula Bronstein presents her photobook Witnessing Life and talks about it herself, in a small room run by a documentary-focused organization with a clear point of view.
Incubations
Andrea Kleine shares three works-in-progress: a book, a performance, and a microbudget feature, all circling nature, personal horrors, and the weirdness of performing. Music by Bobby Previte.
Photobook Talk: Serhii Korovayny — Love Letters to Donbas
Ukrainian photographer Serhii Korovayny talks through his photobook Love Letters to Donbas with Bernadette Tuazon, CNN Digital's Director of Photography, moderating a close look at one project.
Segue Reading Series: Joon Oluchi Lee & imogen smith
A poetry and prose reading pairing Joon Oluchi Lee and imogen smith, part of the long-running Segue series, a curated program with a distinct literary point of view.
Segue Reading Series: Mei-mei Berssenbrugge & Jay Gao
A poetry reading from the long-running Segue series, pairing Mei-mei Berssenbrugge with Jay Gao, a younger poet. Two voices, one evening, in a curated program with a clear point of view.
CBH Talk | Forgotten History: The Brooklyn Theater Fire of 1876
An author talk and book discussion on a playhouse fire that destroyed one of the city's most prominent theaters in half an hour and killed nearly 300 people.
Growing America
American history told through food plants: historic botanical illustrations, planting ledgers and cookbooks inside, then outdoor beds tracing Indigenous foodscapes through the Great Migration.
Studio Salon: Primary: After and With Alma Thomas
A conversation and reading built around Primary: After and With Alma Thomas, a book on the painter. It's part of the museum's own Studio Salon series, held on The Stoop.
Photobook Talk: Santiago Escobar-Jaramillo — El pez muere por la boca
Santiago Escobar-Jaramillo talks through his photobook El pez muere por la boca in the Tim Hetherington Photobook Library, a small room built for looking closely at books. RSVP required.
Photobook Talk: Andrew Lichtenstein — This Short Life
Photographer Andrew Lichtenstein presents his photobook This Short Life at BDC Main, a small documentary space. A chance to hear a photographer talk through his own work in an intimate room.
CBH Talk | Rebuilding American Democracy: The Path to a Functioning Government
Legal scholar and former White House official K. Sabeel Rahman argues that America's democratic crisis runs deeper than elections and polarization, drawing on his new book Remaking the State.
Rachel Cusk: Life of M
Rachel Cusk talks with Meghan O'Rourke about Life of M, a novel about a movie star whose fame bends the rules of reality. Co-presented with The Yale Review, and her only U.S. event for the book.
Press Play 2026
Hundreds of exhibitors fill Pioneer Works with art books, zines, records, and underground publications, with talks and workshops built around a theme drawn from what's alive in publishing.
Segue Reading Series: Stine An & Antonio Ochoa
Two poets, Stine An and Antonio Ochoa, share one bill in the Segue Reading Series, an independent poetry series with a clear curatorial point of view. A short, focused evening of listening.
Book talk for Theresa Hak Kyung Cha: Multiple Offerings
A book launch for Multiple Offerings, a new volume devoted to the artist Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, hosted by Artists Space, an independent art institution. A focused evening around one artist's work.
Studio Salon: Touched by the Mother
A salon built around a single book, pairing a conversation with a reading in the Stoop, the Studio Museum's casual gathering space. A close, unhurried way to spend an afternoon with ideas.
Segue Reading Series: Tisa Bryant & Soham Patel
Experimental writers Tisa Bryant and Soham Patel read together in the long-running, curated Segue poetry series, hosted by an independent nonprofit with a sharp eye for new writing.
