Join us at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, for a conversation with @newyorker.com writer and debut novelist Dennard Dayle. www.nyswritersinstitute.org Free and open to the public.

Just finished rereading William Kennedy's Albany triology and the internet says this magnificent storyteller is still with us. Sure he's not on the internet. Can someone march to his door and slip a note under it thanking him from me and the rest of the planet? Thx much.

During Wednesday’s all-day (noon to 8 p.m.) marathon reading of William Kennedy’s 1975 novel Legs, we will be collecting cash donations to benefit the Sacred Heart Food Pantry, located at Kennedy’s former parish in North Albany. www.nyswritersinstitute.org/legs

We're kicking off November with a special conversation at 7:30 this evening [Monday, Nov. 3] with Sam Tanenhaus, former editor of The New York Times Book Review. Moderated by our very own Paul Grondahl. Details at www.nyswritersinstitute.org #greatbiography #goodread

Today at @albany.edu, Adam Johnson, winner of the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. 4:30 p.m. Tues, Oct 28. nyswritersinstitute.org

Tuesday at @albany.edu -- Adam Johnson, winner of the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. 4:30 p.m. Tues, Oct 28. www.nyswritersinstitute.org

In two weeks, on Wed. Nov. 5, join us at Albany Distilling Co. for our marathon reading of William Kennedy's novel "Legs." You can sign up to read or just grab a drink and listen in. More info at nyswritersinstitute.org/legs #novels #albany #williamkennedy #literature

Join us Thursday at @albany.edu for a special conversation with Michael Luo, @newyorker.com executive editor and author of a landmark work of American history, "Strangers in the Land: Exclusion, Belonging, and the Epic Story of the Chinese in America." @michaelluo.bsky.social

Scott Turow resurrects attorney Rusty Sabich in 'Presumed Guilty' www.timesunion.com/books/articl... @nyswi.bsky.social @northshirebooks.bsky.social

Coming Monday: Scott Turow in conversation with WAMC's Joe Donahue. 7:30 p.m. Monday, October 20 Page Hall - UAlbany Downtown Campus Books will be sold. A signing will follow the conversation. The event is free and open to the public. www.nyswritersinstitute.org/scottturow

Special event: Conversation with André Aciman, the bestselling author of the contemporary classic, Call Me by Your Name, and more recently, Room on the Sea. 4:30 p.m. Thursday, October 16, at UAlbany. nyswritersinstitute.org/andreaciman

One week from today, on Friday, Oct. 17, join us for a special screening and discussion with Bill Morrison and Jamie Kalven. www.nyswritersinstitute.org/incident

We’re excited to see several past guests will be recognized at the upcoming National Book Awards ceremony on Wednesday, November 19. www.nyswritersinstitute.org/post/2025-na...

Join us Wednesday, Oct. 8, for a conversation with a pair of UAlbany alumnae: Lyn Slater, author of How to Be Old: Lessons in Living Boldly from the Accidental Icon, and Sari Botton, author of And You May Find Yourself...Confessions of a Late-Blooming Gen-X Weirdo www.nyswritersinstitute.org

Join us tonight for a delicious conversation with Ruth Reichl and Mark Kurlansky, moderated by Times Union Senior Writer Steve Barnes. 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 6. Details: www.nyswritersinstitute.org/reichl-kurla...

From Times Union Editor Casey Seiler's newsletter: "... We could be there till dawn talking about Jimmy Kimmel and ABC, Trump and the FCC, Paramount, Warner Bros., AI and a host of other issues..." 7:30 p.m. tonight. www.nyswritersinstitute.org @timesunion.com @caseyseiler.bsky.social @albany.edu

TODAY AT UALBANY! 8th Annual Albany Book Festival 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27 University at Albany Campus Center West, Uptown Campus 1400 Washington Avenue Albany NY 12222 All events free and open to the public. See you there! www.albanybookfestival.com

If there was a month in which I would most excited to sit down and talk media news with Ken Auletta, this is that month: Be there Monday for the @nyswi.bsky.social Q&A at Albany's Page Hall, 135 Western Ave., at 7:30 p.m. Topics on my short list: Paramount, Warner Bros., ABC/Disney and more.

Thanks to our friends at Spotlight News, especially reporter Amaris Ford, for their coverage of Saturday's Albany Book Festival! See you tomorrow! spotlightnews.com/thespot/2025...

One week from today! Albany Book Festival 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27 www.albanybookfestival.com #albany #518 #books #writers #novelists #poets #community

We celebrate the birthday of Hunter S. Thompson with a sampling of his quotes and videos from his 1997 visit to Albany. nyswritersinstitute.org/post/a-hunte... #gonzo #huntersthompson #bornOTD #OTD

“What if all everybody needed in the world was to be sure of one friend?” ― Empire Falls, Richard Russo, born #otd (photo by Patrick Dodson / UAlbany) Watch video from his 2023 event hosted by @timesunion.com Editor Casey Seiler. www.nyswritersinstitute.org/richardrusso...

As the NYS Summer Writers Institute enters the final week of its 38th season, we’re reminded just how rare and remarkable this gathering is. www.nyswritersinstitute.org/post/the-202... #literary #novels #books #commentary

"A true friend and a good writer." Happy Birthday E.B. White! nyswritersinstitute.org/post/happy-b... #Literature #Writing #EBWhite #CharlotteWeb #OTD

Today is the birthday of Robert Hunter (1941-2019), lyricist, singer-songwriter, and poet best known for his contributions to the Grateful Dead. Read more about Robert and watch a video of "Eyes of the World" at www.nyswritersinstitute.org #gratefuldead #roberthunter #OTD

The NYS Writers Institute proudly announces novelist Min Jin Lee has been named the new State Author and Kimiko Hahn the new State Poet. www.nyswritersinstitute.org @blueflowerarts.bsky.social @minjinlee.bsky.social @albany.edu @sunyofficial.bsky.social #poets #writers #novelists

Ticket sales end tomorrow. No rain in forecast for Saturday. Join us Saturday, June 21, as we mark 100 years of The Great Gatsby and The New Yorker with a special literary tour of New York City. www.nyswritersinstitute.org Co-sponsored by the UAlbany Alumni Association @ualbanyalumni.bsky.social

Our first-ever literary bus trip to NYC! Join us on Saturday, June 21, as we mark 100 years of The Great Gatsby and The New Yorker with a special literary tour of New York City. Details: www.nyswritersinstitute.org Co-sponsored by the UAlbany Alumni Association @ualbanyalumni.bsky.social

Our first-ever literary bus trip to NYC! Join us on Saturday, June 21, as we mark 100 years of The Great Gatsby and The New Yorker with a special literary tour of New York City. Details: www.nyswritersinstitute.org Co-sponsored by the UAlbany Alumni Association @ualbanyalumni.bsky.social

Rest in peace, Alice Notley. "Poetry outlasts everything. It’s a primeval spirit. It’s probably the first speech. It comes with speech. It’s what children do, when they play with their first words. And it comes from nowhere, and it always goes on." www.nyswritersinstitute.org/post/alice-n...

Book signing event dates with local author/freelance journalist Jack Rightmyer, author of the new novel On Your Left: 1 p.m. Saturday, May 17 The Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza 6 p.m. Friday, June 13 Northshire Bookstore Saratoga Springs NY www.nyswritersinstitute.org/post/book-si...

Our greatest actors transport us through the magic of fiction, one short story at a time. Join us Saturday for a live performance of "Selected Shorts" at the University at Albany. www.nyswritersinstitute.org @albany.edu

Event: Join us at 7 pm Tue, April 29, for a free screening of the documentary "Ultimate Citizens." Watch the trailer: www.nyswritersinstitute.org

Remember learning about the Scopes "monkey" trial in school? Join us tonight for a conversation with historian Brenda Wineapple about her book on the 1925 'trial of the century." 7:30 p.m. Wed, April 23​, at the NYS Museum www.nyswritersinstitute.org

Event: Why the Scopes "Monkey" trial of 1925 still matters. Join us Wed., April 23, for a conversation with historian Brenda Wineapple (Keeping the Faith: God, Democracy, and the Trial That Riveted a Nation). www.nyswritersinstitute.org/post/excerpt...

Join us Wednesday (Apr 16) at UAlbany for a staged reading The Rover -- a new adaptation-in-progress -- by Kathryn Walat. A Q&A will follow. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 16​. www.nyswritersinstitute.org #theatre #ualbany #518 #albany

on train to Albany to speak about AI at the @nyswi.bsky.social later this afternoon. Honored for this chance to talk about the race to cash in on AI, and why I'm mostly excited but a little bit petrified of artificial intelligence.

Join us at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at @albany.edu for a timely talk with Gary Rivlin, author of AI Valley: Microsoft, Google, and the Trillion-Dollar Race to Cash In on Artificial Intelligence. www.nyswritersinstitute.org

"The Great Gatsby” turns 100 today! blogs.loc.gov/bookmarked/2...

Today! Guest speaker Lan Samantha Chang, director of the Iowa Writers Workshop and author of The Family Chao. 7 tonight - Apr 9 - at RPI Rensselaer. Details: www.nyswritersinstitute.org/lansamanthac... #writers #novels #albany #518 @iowawriterswksp.bsky.social

No plans this afternoon? Join us at 5 p.m. today (Fri April 4) for a screening/discussion of the first feature film about French Afro-Caribbean writer Frantz Fanon. 5 p.m. Friday, April 4 at @ualbany Trailer: www.nyswritersinstitute.org/film-screeni... #albany #film #518

Next Thursday conversation: "Young voters: Where will they take us?" With Raina Lipsitz and Tina Nguyen. 4:30 p.m. Thurs, April 10, at UAlbany. www.nyswritersinstitute.org/rainalipsitz... @theverge.com @tinanguyen.bsky.social

“What makes poetry different from any other kind of writing is the line...” Kazim Ali. Join us at 7:30 tonight (Wed) for a poetry reading and conversation with Ali. Details: www.nyswritersinstitute.org

Novelist, screenwriter Richard Price at @albany.edu today. His first event with the NYS Writers Institute since 2004. 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 1. Details at www.nyswritersinstitute.org/richardprice

Special event today with Lynn Nottage, the only woman to receive the Pulitzer Prize for Drama twice: in 2009, for her play Ruined, and in 2017, for her play Sweat. 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 31​, at @albany.edu Free and open to the public. www.nyswritersinstitute.org

Thanks Times Union and Gary Hahn for this story about actor and UAlbany alumnus Frank Whaley, coming to Saturday's Albany Film Festival. Event info below...

“Every film begins with a story..." Thanks to the folks at The 518 for the story about our upcoming Albany Film Festival! the518.com/p/albany-fil... www.albanyfilmfestival.org

"Spying on people's dreams." Join us Tuesday for a conversation with Laila Lalami, author of the new novel "The Dream Hotel." 4:30 p.m. Tues, March 25, at @albany.edu www.nyswritersinstitute.org/lailalalami #lailalalami #albany #novelist #novels

Award-winning novelist Laila Lalami joins us for a conversation on Tuesday, March 25​, at @albany.edu. Her new book, The Dream Hotel, was published on March 4. 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 25​ ​University at Albany www.nyswritersinstitute.org/lailalalami

Karyn Parsons played Hilary Banks in “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” for six seasons. She is now a successful publisher and an author of children's books. Join us for a conversation with Karyn at 7 p.m. Wed, March 19​, in Albany. Free and open to the public. Details at www.nyswritersinstitute.org