Read The Room Presents... Music!

February 10, 2026 SOLD OUT

Welcome to READ THE ROOM, a series of readings by some of New York's leading writers. Our guest readers represent a broad cross-section of the literary world, featuring authors of published works from top magazines, newspapers, websites and books.

For this installment, we are celebrating Music!

We are thrilled to invite you to an evening of readings from:

Melinda Hansen, The New York Times

Amber Oliver, author of When the Music Hits

Johnny Perez, poet/songwriter/musician

Kathleen Squires, The New York Times 

Lauren Whitehead, POETRY

Your host: Ronnie Rodriguez

Not only are we serving up a buffet of contemporary literature and signed books for sale, but as food-lovers, we are also sharing delicious food, wine, beer, soft drinks and desserts from local purveyors.

So, come on down to Little Italy and get your culture on!