Events
Hot Literati began as a single TikTok page and has since grown into digital-first creative world that shapes culture through online and in person intimate gatherings and literary events.
Brooklyn Book Swap
May 2026
List opening soon.
Dostoevsky Night II
May 2026
Hot Literati is bringing a group of Dostoevsky lovers together again for an immersive activity, deep discussion, and readings from Princess Babygirl and Chris Jesu Lee.
Flirting Workshop
November 2025
Hot Literati brought members together in Midtown Manhattan to discuss the philosophy of flirting, how to flirt well, and to role play scenarios.
Poetry Speed Dating
October 2025
Hot Literati partnered with Art Dating Club to host a Poetry-themed Speed Dating event at Omeara in London.
Ballerina Fight Club
September 2025
Hot Literati hosted a salon in Chicago, where attendees discussed Black Swan and Fight Club through the lens of Carl Jung and "the shadow."
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The Stanford Prison Experiment
June 2025
Hot Literati hosted a salon at LES Wine in the Lower East Side where attendees discussed Love Island through the lens of the Stanford Prison Experiment. Ovo Vodka provided beverages for everyone.
Spring Book Swap
April 2025
Hot Literati hosted a book swap in Chinatown in partnership with It's not too late.
Happy Hour for Artists & Techies
February 2025
Hot Literati hosted a happy hour at Fossetta in the Lower East Side for people in Art and/or technology to discuss the ethics of technology use. The dress code was "Mark Zuckerberg, hot."
Fear & Desire Night
October 2024
Hot Literati partnered with Beyond Dating and All in All to host a Masquerade Ball at Spring place with an immersive art exhibit curated and staged by hailo and Hailey Cognetti.
Book Swap, Meet Cute
September 2024
Hot Literati hosted book swap dating event at P.T. Knitwear on the Lower East side, where members swapped books and danced to a Anderson II.
Finding Wonderland
August 2024
Hot Literati hosted a reading at a tattoo parlor in Harlem, where readers received live tattoos as they read their pieces, followed by music and dancing, co-hosted by Victoria of All Love Press.
Play Date
July 2024
Hot Literati partnered with Princess Babygirl to curate a list of writers, influencers, and creatives for an afternoon of discussion and imagination in NoLita.
Dostoevsky Night
April 2024
Hot Literati gathered Dostoevsky Lovers in Bushwick to chat, dance to Russian Techno, and experience an immersive reinterpretation of The Brothers Karamazov by playwright Mari Sitner.
Annotate to Date
February 2024
Hot Literati partnered with blase raire to gather intellectuals at Ludlow House, where they swapped their favorite books and shot their shot romantically.