BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//GayOut//Event Export//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:408134@gayout.com DTSTAMP:20261110T045320Z DTSTART:20261111T000000Z DTEND:20261111T010000Z SUMMARY:Craft Talk: Writing Queer YA with Max Fischer and David Levithan DESCRIPTION:Craft Talk: Writing Queer YA with Max Fischer and David Levit han\\nCommunity Focused · New York City\\nCraft Talk: Writing Queer YA w ith Max Fischer and David Levithan\\nHive Mind Books & Coffee Shop\\n·21 9 Irving Ave\\, Brooklyn\\, NY 11237\\n· directions·(347) 487-0033· we bsite\\nComing up\\nTue\\, Nov 10 · 7:00 PM\\nTuesday\\, November 10\\, 2026\\ncalendaradd to calendar share\\nGet a reminder before it starts\\n Get the app\\nAbout\\nA craft talk on writing queer YA fiction with Max F ischer and David Levithan\\, celebrating the release of The Unpoetic Life of August Grey at Hive Mind Books in Bushwick\\, Brooklyn. It's a rare c hance to hear two YA voices talk process\\, so grab a coffee and a seat f or a night all about the books.\\nFeaturing Max Fischer\\, David Levithan \\nCommunity Focused\\nlgbtq-literature\\nBook Club\\nCultural Events\\n Books & Reading\\n✍️Writing & Poetry\\nSave this event in the Gath ry app\\nGet reminders and never miss LGBTQ+ events near you.\\nMore Even ts at Hive Mind Books & Coffee Shop\\nView All Events\\nShowing 6 upcomin g events\\nQueer Writer Coworking\\nCommunity Space\\nQueer Writer Cowork ing\\nThursday\\, November 12th\\, 2026\\n11:30 AM\\nA daytime coworking session for queer and trans writers who want to get work done alongside p eople who get it. Bring your laptop\\, your manuscript\\, your ideas — whatever you're working on. It's casual\\, judgment-free\\, and a good re minder that you're not writing alone.\\nBoard Game Brunch\\nboard-games\\ nBoard Game Brunch\\nSunday\\, November 15th\\, 2026\\n11:00 AM\\nBoard G ame Brunch at Hive Mind Books & Coffee Shop in Bushwick is a relaxed Sund ay session where the community gathers over coffee\\, snacks and a rotati ng table of games. Pull up a chair\\, meet people who love a good roll of the dice\\, and settle in for a couple of easy hours. It runs 11:00 AM t o 1:00 PM\\, so bring your appetite for a game and your appetite for brun ch.\\nLeather Political Education Reading Series\\nLeather\\nLeather Poli tical Education Reading Series\\nSunday\\, November 15th\\, 2026\\n6:00 P M\\nA reading series that's all about thinking politics through criticall y and collectively\\, in the tradition of queer radical leather groups. W ith fascism and totalitarianism on the rise\\, you'll read\\, argue and m ake sense of it together at Hive Mind Books in Bushwick\\, Brooklyn. Plea se wear a mask.\\nAuthor Event: Sam Hensley's Creamthing and Alexander La ird's Critters\\nBookstore Cafe\\nAuthor Event: Sam Hensley's Creamthing and Alexander Laird's Critters\\nTuesday\\, November 17th\\, 2026\\n7:00 PM\\nFresh off the Brooklyn Expo of Comics\\, cartoonists Sam Hensley and Alexander Laird read and perform their comics at Hive Mind Books in Bush wick. It's a cozy\\, laptop-friendly café-bookstore setting\\, so grab a n espresso and settle in for a queer night of readings and laughs from tw o artists who've just come off a big show.\\nAuthor Event: Rachel Calnek Sugin's Universe of Grace\\nBook Club\\nAuthor Event: Rachel Calnek Sugin 's Universe of Grace\\nWednesday\\, November 18th\\, 2026\\n7:00 PM\\nRac hel Calnek-Sugin launches her debut novel\\, Universe of Grace\\, in conv ersation with novelist Malavika Kannan at Hive Mind Books in Bushwick\\, Brooklyn. Pull up a chair in the café and hear the writers talk about th e book\\, the process\\, and what it means to put a queer story out into the world. It runs 7 to 9pm on Wednesday\\, November 18th\\, and you'll w ant to get there early for a good seat.\\nQueer Writer Coworking\\nCommun ity Space\\nQueer Writer Coworking\\nThursday\\, November 19th\\, 2026\\n 11:30 AM\\nThursday mornings at Hive Mind belong to queer and trans write rs who want to show up and actually get work done—surrounded by people who get it. Bring your laptop\\, your draft\\, your manuscript\\, your qu estions\\, or just the need for a quiet table and good coffee in a space that's genuinely welcoming. No pressure\\, no performance\\, just writers doing the work together.\\nView All Events at Hive Mind Books & Coffee S hop\\nMore LGBTQ+ Events in New York City\\nView All Events\\nDiscover mo re events happening around New York City\\nQueen 4 Queen\\nDrag Shows\\nQ ueen 4 Queen\\nMonday\\, November 9th\\, 2026\\n9:00 PM\\nPieces Bar\\nQu een 4 Queen is Pieces Bar's Monday drag night on Christopher Street in th e West Village\\, where the stage is full of fierce performers and the cr owd is fully in on it. It kicks off at 9pm with DJ Nicky Boombox spinning between the sets\\, so grab a strong drink and get ready to cheer loud. Come as you are and leave with a sore throat from screaming along.\\nDrag Bingo Mondays\\nDrag Bingo\\nDrag Bingo Mondays\\nMonday\\, November 9th \\, 2026\\n9:00 PM\\nThe Toolbox Bar\\nMonday nights at Toolbox belong to the queens and the bingo cards. Drag Bingo brings rotating performers ca lling numbers with personality\\, sassy banter that lands\\, and actual p rizes worth sticking around for — hosted by BINGO DADDY and VIRGO RISIN G. It's the kind of reliably fun weekly that builds a crowd of regulars w ho keep coming back. Show up early if you want a good seat.\\nApocalypse Noir\\nDrag Shows\\nApocalypse Noir\\nMonday\\, November 9th\\, 2026\\n9: 00 PM\\nBalcon Salon\\nMondays\\, but make it the apocalypse. Mondays at Balcon Salon in Hell's Kitchen is a weekly drag and live vocals showcase\ \, Apocalypse Noir\\, hosted by Andrew Barret Cox and Jan Sport. Doors op en at 9 PM every Monday\\, DJ Lady Simon keeps the dance floor going\\, a nd expect freaky\\, over-the-top performances with gogo dancers and live entertainment. Andrew Barret Cox is the 2025 GLAM Award-winning Best Male Performer. It's 21 plus\\, and it's the kind of Monday reset that actual ly gets you out the door.\\nMondays in the Club with Lance\\nNeighborhood Bar\\nMondays in the Club with Lance\\nMonday\\, November 9th\\, 2026\\n 9:30 PM\\nClub Cumming\\nEvery Monday night\\, Lance Horne and Hunter Can ning take over Club Cumming for a 9:30 pm show that's become the neighbor hood's most reliable way to start the week right. No cover\\, ever — ju st good music\\, song requests\\, and a crowd that knows how to have fun on a Monday.\\nA Very VERS-a-tile Piano Party\\nPiano Bar\\nA Very VERS-a -tile Piano Party\\nMonday\\, November 9th\\, 2026\\n9:30 PM\\nVERS\\nA V ery VERS-a-tile Piano Party is a Monday night piano bar at VERS\\, where Andre Catrini leads open mic showtunes and singalongs. Grab a craft cockt ail\\, find your moment to belt it out\\, or just cheer on the person nex t to you\\, because everyone in the room seems to know every word. It's a Monday reset with a Broadway-adjacent glow\\, unpretentious\\, theatrica l and a lot more fun than whatever's waiting in your inbox.\\nMonday Kara oke\\nKaraoke\\nMonday Karaoke\\nMonday\\, November 9th\\, 2026\\n10:00 P M\\nAlbatross Bar\\nJacklynn Hyde hosts karaoke every Monday night at Alb atross Bar\\, turning a random weeknight into a low-pressure\\, high-fun ritual. Grab a cheap drink during 2-for-1 happy hour from 5-8pm\\, then h it the stage (or cheer from the crowd) starting at 10pm. Regulars and new comers alike belt out everything from power ballads to guilty pleasures stick around as late as you want since the bar stays open until 4am.\\ nExplore All Events in New York City\\nhttps://www.gayout.com/usa-canada/ united-states/new-york/events/craft-talk-writing-queer-ya-with-max-fische r-and-david-levithan-2026-11-11 LOCATION:Hive Mind Books & Coffee Shop\\, 219 Irving Ave\\, Brooklyn\\, N Y 11237\\, New York City\\, NY URL:https://www.gayout.com/usa-canada/united-states/new-york/events/craft-talk-writing-queer-ya-with-max-fischer-and-david-levithan-2026-11-11 STATUS:CONFIRMED END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR