Each month, we will read and discuss and/or write about a great classic written by various American or European authors. Some of these books we may have read as children or teens, others may be new to us, but all have had a significant impact on readers around the globe and are worth a read, or even a second read. We will meet at a coffee/tea shop or a wine bar each month to discuss the book of the month and share anything we have written about the book, if designated as an optional assignment.

Welcome Harry Potter Fans! We are The Group That Shall Not Be Named. The NYC Harry Potter Meetup. We are the largest Harry Potter Fan Club in the world with over 1,000 registered members! We are New York City based but have events all over the tri-state area. Join us and see why you never have to stop believing in magic! TGTSNBN is sponsored in part by Harry Potter: The Exhibition, now open at Discovery Expo in Times Square! "Step inside the famous wizard’s enchanting world and experience fir …

Technology and the web have changed how fiction, poetry, essays, and memoirs are being distributed, and have begun to alter the process of writing, reading, sharing, and consuming texts.  Words are finding new modalities, and innovators across disciplines have begun to experiment with how technology might improve their creation, curation, and consumption. Code Meet Print is the community at the intersection of texts + technology that will contemplate, define, and help build better interfaces for …

The TBB Literary Series, brought to you by The Burning Bush Christian Bookstore, is a monthly book event that is designed to bring personal access to best-selling authors and highlight exciting new upcoming authors. The goal of the TBB Literary Series is to foster and promote the joys of reading by bridging communication between the authors and book lovers, while at the same time encouraging spiritual growth by supplying the book lover with faith based literature that heals, entertains and inspi …

TimeOut NY Rates Paradigm Shift "Critics' Pick" honored an unprecedented 8 times!http://www.paradigmsh...Use the "F" word. Change NYC. Change the World.Mission Statement: We foster a thriving, active, diverse, and expanding feminist community with the purpose of self-expression and coalition building, creating a shift in social, political, and economic consciousness.Paradigm Shift is the New York City metro-area’s critically acclaimed and largest feminist community group and event series. We hos …

We are the Greater New York Independent Publishers Association (“GNYIPA”), a small, select professional level group of people involve with book publishing, writing, book design, book promotion, and self publishing. Our published works comprise a wide range of subjects and genres, including: non-fiction, fiction, self-help, history, LGBT literature, art, photography, playwrights, memoirs, children’s books, and other genres. You do not need to be a published author to join GNYIPA, but you need to …

This group is a great way for young (Approx : 20-35) LGBT Geeks to make new geek and/or gaymer friends and just hang out! Anyone can join, as long as you 1. are an LGBT geek, or 2. admire them. It can be hard to fit into the gay community when you're a gay geek and this group is a safe haven for gay geeks and their admirers. So, please join this group and let the Video Gaming References (pwn it!), MIT Science Degrees, Thick Rim Glasses!, Apple Computer Obsessions, and horribly uncoordinated outf …

Playsmiths Presents is the public arm of our workshop. We develop and produce new plays, hold workshops and seminars, and generally try to further the future of American theater. We tell stories. Since its inception in May 2009, Playsmiths has helped develop more than 30 full-length plays and scores of short pieces.  We have produced nine public concert reading events, starting off 2012 with ST. VALENTINE’S MASSACRE 2: SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY, a now annual, again sold out evening of short plays at …

The TINTED VISION Filmmakers Group is a community for current and aspiring filmmaking professionals of all types who, at the end of the day, want to do one thing:  create great narrative or non-fiction cinematic work.  Whether the format be short films, feature films, web series', music videos, spec commercials, TV pilots, or anything else in between, the goal is to conceive of a project, develop it, and PRODUCE IT. The unfortunate reality is that many writers and filmmakers come up with great …

NYCC (New York Culture Club) is a social and educational cultural studies organization. Essentially we are a combination book club / cultural immersion group. Our goal is to embrace and appreciate the diversity of our world, and the people within it, while engaging in a social and entertaining experience that take us around globe via the city of New York. PLEASE FOLLOW US: http://www.facebook.com/NYCultureClub https://twitter.com/nycultureclub HOW IT WORKS: Every quarter we choose a country or c …