Cheap things to do: Reading groups and events

Freebird Books
This Brooklyn-waterfront bookseller is home to the Postapocalyptic Reading Group, where fans of scorched-earth novels like The Road kick around theories of how the world will end. 123 Columbia St between DeGraw and Kane Sts, Cobble Hill, Brooklyn (718-643-8484, freebirdbooks.com)

Community Bookstore
This independent Park Slope bookstore lives up to its name with the Modernist Reading Group, at which fiction fans gather to talk about Ralph Ellison, Georges Simenon and others. 143 Seventh Ave between Carroll St and Garfield Pl, Park Slope, Brooklyn (718-783-3075, communitybookstore.net)

The Writer’s Voice
It’s bringing good readers to an excellent space, and following each event is a wine-and-cheese reception, giving you the perfect opportunity to stroll around and hobnob with fellow literary fans. West Side YMCA, 5 W 63rd St between Central Park West and Broadway (212-875-4124)

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