Queens Historical Society
In person at Kingsland Homestead, 143-35 37th Avenue. Register here: https://queenshistoricalsociety.org/events/hidden-histories-of-jazz-age-new-york-at-qhs/
At the NYPL Main Branch
Lenox & Astor Room, Room 216
The New York Public Library, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, 42nd Street & 5th Avenue
Click here for details and registration
Blue Heron Books
Excited to meet the community around this great independent bookstore. Details here.
At the Gotham Center for NYC History (CUNY), in conversation with Shirley Yee.
Online presentation, plus discussion with Professor Shirley J. Yee, whose work hugely influenced my book. Details here.
At the Bronx Historical Society
I speak to the Bronx Historical Society, focusing on some of my book’s Bronx anecdotes and sites, such as Solomon Riley's stymied amusement park for Black patrons, the Lincoln Giants playing at the Catholic Protectory, and the shutting down of the play The God of Vengeance at the Prospect Theater for its lesbian kiss. Register here.
"7 Stories Up" Series at New York Public Library w/ Robert Snyder (former Borough Historian of Manhattan)
In-person only: Jonathan Ezra Goldman discusses HHoJANY with Robert Snyder, official historian for Manhattan, 40th St./5th Ave . Registration (required) and more information here.
At Peconic Landing, Greenport
In collaboration with the wonderful Canio’s Cultural Cafe. Details here.
Barnes & Noble UWS w/ Hugh Ryan
“Please join us here at Barnes & Noble Upper West Side in welcoming Jonathan Ezra Goldman for a discussion and signing of HIDDEN HISTORIES OF JAZZ AGE NEW YORK. A purchase of HIDDEN HISTORIES OF JAZZ AGE NEW YORK from Barnes & Noble Upper West Side is required to join the signing line at this event. Please call ahead and speak to a bookseller and reserve your copy.”
With Hugh Ryan, author of When Brooklyn Was Queer
At the Greenwich Village Preservation Society
At the Parish Hall of St. Mark’s on the Bowery,
131 E 10th Street. For details click here.
Bloomingdale History Society
Join Jonathan Goldman at Bloomingdale History Society on June 23, 2026.
City Reliquary, Brooklyn, w/ Briallen Hopper
I’ll be reading and talking to Briallen Hopper (“Hard to Love”) at one of the hidden gems of NYC: the City Reliquary,: 370 Metropolitan Ave., Willamsburg, Brooklyn. Tickets here.
Book Launch at Book Culture w/ Jennifer Baum
The launch you must attend! At my local, bookstore, with Jennifer Baum (Just City) moderating. Register here before it fills up!
P&T Knitwear Books w/Esther Crain
Join Jonathan Goldman at P&T Knitwear on May 14, 2026.
Stanza Bookstore w/Adam McKible
Join Jonathan Goldman at Stanza Bookstore on May 9, 2026.
Brown University Bookstore w/Tamar Katz
Join Jonathan Goldman at the Brown University Bookstore on May 4, 2026.
New York Institute of Technology Launch Event
Join Jonathan Goldman at the New York Institute of Technology on April 21, 2026.
Lectures on Tap: 1920s NYC: Immigrant Neighborhoods, Culture, and Backlash
SOLD OUT. Location provided with purchase.