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Here at Café con Libros, Bk., we believe reading is more than fundamental.  It is healing, empowering and enriching. 

A good book or even a not-so-good one has the power to shift entire worldviews.  We host book clubs and author events with the hope that the experience opens minds and hearts.  However, more importantly, we aim to create a space where our community dialogue will continue the growth process and build lasting relationships.

If you're interested in partnering on an event, please read our event agreement and

then email our event coordinator with your vision.

Our Feminist Book Club has been meeting since January 2018.  We read only books written by, for and about women. 

We are committed to reading at the intersections of identities and strive for our books to represent a rich, colorful array of stories from around the globe. To see what we've read, please visit Feminist Book Club page

 

The Women of Color Book Club held its first meeting in December of 2019.   

This is a dedicated space for Women of Color - it is place for us to just be.

Be in our skin. Be in our joy. Be in our pain. And, be in community.

We read books written by, for and about WoC.

To see what we've read, please visit the Women of Color Book Club page.

Both book clubs are on hold.  We're seeking a facilitator.  If you're interested, please email us at events@cafeconlibrosbk.com.

Upcoming Events.

  • "Number's Up: Cracking the Code of an American Family"
    "Number's Up: Cracking the Code of an American Family"
    Sep 11, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
    Cafe con Libros, 724 Prospect Pl, Brooklyn, NY 11216, USA
    Join us for a thoughtful conversation with debut author Johnisha Matthews Levi whose stirring new memoir, Number's Up: Cracking the Code of an American Family, explores how public policy has disrupted Black institutions and communities. She will be joined by Bridgett Davis.
  • Exile is Home
    Exile is Home
    Sep 12, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
    Cafe con Libros, 724 Prospect Pl, Brooklyn, NY 11216, USA
    Join New York local Elvis Alves, with his newest collection of poetry Exile Is Home, in conversation with Keisha-Gaye Anderson in what promises to be a beautiful discussion and reading.
  • Author Talk: Tiffany E. Barber author of "Undesirability and Her Sisters" in conversation with Alexandria Smith
    Author Talk: Tiffany E. Barber author of "Undesirability and Her Sisters" in conversation with Alexandria Smith
    Sep 17, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
    Cafe con Libros, Bk. , 724 Prospect Pl, Brooklyn, NY 11216, USA
    Join us for a rich conversation centering the visual representation of Black women and their bodies.
  • Our New Histories: The Debut BIPOC Writers Reshaping Literature
    Our New Histories: The Debut BIPOC Writers Reshaping Literature
    Sep 19, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
    Cafe con Libros, 724 Prospect Pl, Brooklyn, NY 11216, USA
    Join authors Camille U. Adams, Olufunke Grace Bankole, Tramaine Suubi, Jared Lemus in a conversation about their debut books, moderated by M. Lin THIS IS AN OFFICIAL 2025 BROOKLYN BOOK FESTIVAL BOOKEND EVENT
  • The Box & Coconut Paradise: A Family Heirloom and a Very Haitian Homecoming
    The Box & Coconut Paradise: A Family Heirloom and a Very Haitian Homecoming
    Sep 20, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
    Cafe con Libros, 724 Prospect Pl, Brooklyn, NY 11216, USA
    We are happy to present a conversation with Esterlina Vielot & Cathelina Duvert. They will be joining us in an engaging conversation about complicated relationships with mothers and families in their books Coconut Paradise: A Family Heirloom and a Very Haitian Homecoming & The Box, respectively
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