Join us for a live creative course with the author of A‑Zzz of Dreams: Decoding Your Dreams and Deciphering Your Future, a richly illustrated guide to dream symbolism and the ten types of dreams. Drawing on the wisdom of his book, learn to interpret your nightly visions and harness their insight to shape your future. Using the dictionary of symbols from A‑Zzz of Dreams, you’ll be invited to share images that recur in your own dreams, and Matt will decode the meanings behind your most surprising or unsettling dreams in real time.

In this creative course on healing through myth, author and psychotherapist Gillian O’Shea Brown will explore “Wise Risking”—the intentional practice of embracing challenges to build resilience, courage, and strength. Drawing on her book Psyche’s Awakening: A Guide to Emotional and Somatic Healing Through the Wisdom of Greek Myth, Gillian will explore how the archetypes and stories of Greek mythology can illuminate the struggles, longings, and transformations that can help us heal.

Join us for a discussion of The Poisoner, a romantasy that blurs the line between healing and harm, devotion and deception, power and vulnerability. We'll discuss what makes morally complex characters so compelling, how danger heightens intimacy, and why romantasy continues to captivate readers. This is a space to read deeply, think critically, and connect with fellow romantasy readers.

Join Austen scholar Maria Frawley and Bond & Grace’s Editor Annie Lyall Slaughter for a conversation on Sense and Sensibility, ahead of the new Focus Features film releasing in October. We’ll look at what “sensibility” meant in Austen’s time—intense feeling, delicate nerves, and moralized emotion—and how the novel both celebrates and critiques this ideal through Elinor’s “sense” and Marianne’s “sensibility.” The discussion will trace Austen’s interest in women’s inner lives, the risks they face around love and money, and how the novel speaks to the politics of female emotion and vulnerability today.

Join Lit Society for an Explorer Salon exploring the history of theater through the collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Hosted by Fable & Lark, this guided experience traces theater’s remarkable journey from its origins in ancient Greece to the stories, performances, and traditions that continue to shape culture today. Along the way, we'll discover why theater has endured for thousands of years, how it continues to reinvent itself, and why we remain captivated by stories performed on a stage.

“When something keeps appearing in your mind, what are you most likely to do with it?” Before the salon, you'll consider this question and discover your Lit Society archetype. Based on your response, you'll receive a curated selection of books exploring dreams, intuition, memory, symbolism, imagination, and the subconscious. You choose one to dive into at the salon, and it will be waiting for you there. Then we gather at The Club Room–a hidden gem of NYC—for an afternoon of quiet reading, reflection, cocktails, and conversation.

Hosted by psychotherapist, NYU adjunct professor, and author Gillian O'Shea Brown, the evening is inspired by her forthcoming book Psyche's Awakening, which pairs ancient stories with modern trauma-informed psychology to explore resilience, identity, transformation, and emotional healing. Through guided conversation, reflective writing, and literary exploration, we'll discover why stories like Medusa, Chiron, Psyche, and Sisyphus have endured for thousands of years and what they continue to reveal about our own lives.

This month, we're watching The Beast and Howl's Moving Castle.

“When something keeps appearing in your mind, what are you most likely to do with it?” Before the salon, you'll consider this question and discover your Lit Society archetype. Based on your response, you'll receive a curated selection of books exploring dreams, intuition, memory, symbolism, imagination, and the subconscious. You choose one to dive into at the salon, and it will be waiting for you there. Then we gather at Cork Wine Bar for an afternoon of quiet reading, reflection, cocktails, and conversation.