Here are a few live events around the publication of Hotel & Farm — a collection of the original newspaper strips with a new framing story. Publication date: Oct. 6, 2026.


Tuesday, October 6, 2026 at 6:30 pm
Ben Katchor in conversation with filmmaker Jem Cohen
Brooklyn Public Library for Arts & Culture
10 Lafayette Ave., L10 Building, 2nd Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11217


Saturday, October 10, 2025 at 2:30pm – 3:15pm
New York Comic Con
Penguin Random House, Booth: 3021, 3219,
Signing copies of Hotel & Farm
Javits Center, 429 11th Ave, New York, NY 10001


Friday October 16, 2026 at 7:30 pm
Ben Katchor in conversation with composer David Yazbek
Strand Books, 828 Broadway, New York, NY 10003
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Saturday, October 24, 2026 at 6:00 pm
Ben Katchor: an illustrated lecture about “Hotel & Farm.”
Partners and Son, 618 S 6th St., Philadelphia, PA 19147

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New York Comics & Picture-story Symposium
Tuesdays at 7pm ET. 
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