Our Response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak

As a precaution to help limit the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) and care for our community, Just Buffalo Literary Center has postponed a number of events, and we will follow the guidance of Buffalo Public Schools in terms of Just Buffalo Writing Center programming.

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Just Buffalo Literary Events

November 2025
Babel - Hernan Diaz - November 20 2025 - Kleinhans Music Hall - Just Buffalo Literary Center

BABEL: Hernan Diaz

Pulitzer Prize winner Hernan Diaz takes the stage to discuss Trust, the bestselling novel Barack Obama called one of his favorites. Diaz blends history, mystery, and money into an electrifying exploration of power and truth. Soon to be an HBO series.

Come be inspired by this acclaimed writer & thinker.

20 Nov
7:30 pm
Kleinhans Music Hall
3 Symphony Circle, Buffalo, NY 14201
December 2025
Open Hours December 3, 2025 // 6:30-8:00 pm

Open Hours

OPEN HOURS provides a dedicated time and place for you to focus on your writing. Create new work and take creative risks. Get inspired by the library at Just Buffalo, and discuss your reading and writing practices with other writers in one of Buffalo's most beautiful downtown locations.
03 Dec
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Just Buffalo Literary Center
468 Washington Street, 2nd Floor, Buffalo, NY 14203
March 2026
Babel - Tara Westover - March 26 2026 - Kleinhans Music Hall - Just Buffalo Literary Center

BABEL: Tara Westover

Tara Westover’s memoir Educated—a #1 New York Times bestseller for over two years—has transfixed readers with its unforgettable story of self-invention. Born to survivalists in rural Idaho, Westover didn’t set foot in a classroom until she was 17 but went on to earn a PhD from Cambridge University and wow the world.

Come be inspired by her story of resilience and the power of learning to rewrite your own script.

26 Mar
7:30 pm
Kleinhans Music Hall
3 Symphony Circle, Buffalo, NY 14201
April 2026
Babel - Imani Perry - April 23 2026 - Kleinhans Music Hall - Just Buffalo Literary Center

BABEL: Imani Perry

MacArthur genius and National Book Award winner Imani Perry unveils her new book, Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People. Blending history, art, and personal reflection, Perry illuminates the forces that have shaped American life and the Black imagination through the color blue—from indigo cloth to blues music.

Join us for a revelatory evening with one of today’s most powerful thinkers and poetic voices.

23 Apr
7:30 pm
Kleinhans Music Hall
3 Symphony Circle, Buffalo, NY 14201
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