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SUMMARY:“24 Authors in 12 Hours” Virtual Book Fair with Alissa Butterworth
DESCRIPTION:Alissa Butterworth (Fiction\, June 2012) will be participating in the “24 Authors in 12 Hours” livestream from 5-5:30pm EST\, hosted by Amy S. Hamilton. She will be discussing her novel\, To Die is Different Than Supposed\, the writing life\, and the inspiration behind her work. There will be a giveaway of signed copies of her novel during the interview. The livestream will be available on Facebook and YouTube. \n\n\n\nTo Die is Different Than Supposed is a lyrical\, emotionally rich story about family\, loss\, and the invisible threads that connect us across generations. Set against the backdrop of grief and the unexpected\, it explores how we carry memory—and how it carries us.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/24-authors-in-12-hours-virtual-book-fair-with-alissa-butterworth/
LOCATION:Massachusetts
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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SUMMARY:CCW Presents: The Extraordinary Orbit of Alex Ramirez by Jasminne Paulino Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:Join us to help launch Jasminne Paulino’s (WFYP\, June 2023) debut novel in verse\, The Extraordinary Orbit of Alex Ramirez. Jasminne will be in conversation with fellow WFYP alum Kate Fussner (June 2021) for this virtual event. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSeventh grader Alex’s favorite things to do are watching YouTube videos of rocket launches with his Papi and spending hours on the NASA website reading about astronauts and planets. He even dreams of going to space one day himself\, and knows he’ll have to study hard in order to get there. \n\n\n\nBut Alex is in his grade’s SC (self-contained) classroom\, which means doing the same dull worksheets every day and reading books his sister read back in the third grade. Worst of all\, being in SC means nobody thinks he’s ready to join Ms. Rosef’s mainstream science class—the class Alex knows will be the first step on his path to NASA. \n\n\n\nWhen his teacher says “not yet” for the millionth time\, Alex decides it’s time to make a change. Now he’s ready to try everything he can to get the people in his life—his teachers\, his parents\, and the kids at school—to understand that he\, Alex Ramirez\, is capable of the extraordinary.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/ccw-presents-the-extraordinary-orbit-of-alex-ramirez-by-jasminne-paulino-book-launch/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event,CCW Event
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SUMMARY:Book Reading at the Stony Creek Farmers Market with Sara Levine
DESCRIPTION:Stop by at the Stony Creek Farmers Market for a special book reading with local author Sara Levine (WFYP\, January 2006). A space will be set up for children to hang out in the shade\, enjoy some fruit\, and tune into story-telling with Sara. \n\n\n\nBooks are for sale and parents are encouraged to hang out and enjoy too!
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/book-reading-at-the-stony-creek-farmers-market-with-sara-levine/
LOCATION:Bayview Park\, Thimble Island Rd\, Branford\, Connecticut\, 06405\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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SUMMARY:Craft & Reading Series with Erin Cecilia Thomas
DESCRIPTION:How do writers bring vivid natural environments to life on the page? Join The Porch for a free craft class and reading with writer Erin Cecilia Thomas (Fiction\, January 2023)\, whose debut short story collection I Watched You from the Ocean Floor highlights various natural settings\, from the rugged California coast to Tennessee farmland to the Finger Lakes. \n\n\n\nIn her one-hour craft talk\, “Writing Natural Settings\,” Erin will discuss various techniques used in her own writing as well as by writers who have inspired her to use more nature-based settings. Participants will have the chance to experiment writing their own scene based in nature through a short writing prompt. Attendees will leave with practical techniques to strengthen their natural setting work. \n\n\n\nFollowing the class\, Erin will read from I Watched You from the Ocean Floor and discuss the writing process with fellow writer Melissa Jean. You are welcome to come to just the class\, just the reading\, or both!
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/craft-reading-series-with-erin-cecilia-thomas/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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SUMMARY:An Author Event with Suzanne Cope at The Hound Books
DESCRIPTION:Join The Hound Books for an author event with narrative journalist Suzanne Cope (Nonfiction\, 2007) as she discusses Women of War\, the gripping\, true\, and untold story of the Italian women’s resistance during World War II. In early September 1943\, Italy surrendered to the Allies. But the Nazis were prepared and quickly took over the country\, aided by Italian Fascist loyalists. Grassroots resistance fighters began organizing immediately\, and Italian women were integral to their efforts\, serving as underground soliders\, intrepid spies\, cunning saboteurs\, and much more. Using primary sources and brand new scholarship\, historian Suzanne Cope unearths the hidden history of the brave women who risked their lives to liberate Italy. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSuzanne Cope is a scholar and narrative journalist\, and is the author of Power Hungry: Women of the Black Panther Party and Freedom Summer and Their Fight to Feed a Movement. Her work on themes of political and social change\, feminism\, food\, and culture has appeared in The New York Times\, The Atlantic\, Los Angeles Review of Books\, Food & Wine\, BBC\, Washington Post\, Aeon\, and others. She is a professor at New York University.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/an-author-event-with-suzanne-cope-at-the-hound-books/
LOCATION:The Hound Books\, 3 Union Street\, Roscoe\, New York\, 12776\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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SUMMARY:Jiwon Choi\, Frances Donovan and Gloria A. Monaghan with an introduction by Eileen Cleary and Mark Pawlak
DESCRIPTION:Join the Grolier Poetry Book Shop (in-person or virtually) to hear readings from authors Jiwon Choi\, Frances Donovan (Poetry\, June 2019)\, and Gloria A. Monaghan. Eileen Cleary (Poetry\, June 2016) and Mark Pawlak are giving the introductions.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/jiwon-choi-frances-donovan-and-gloria-a-monaghan-with-an-introduction-by-eileen-cleary-and-mark-pawlak/
LOCATION:Grolier Poetry Book Shop\, 6 Plympton Street\, Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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SUMMARY:Queer Poetry Night w/ Max McDonough & July Westhale: Python with a Dog Inside It & moon moon
DESCRIPTION:Join Max McDonough and July Westhale (Poetry\, June 2013) for a queer poetry night with readings from their books\, Python with a Dog Inside It and moon moon\, respectively. \n\n\n\nMax McDonough is a writer from South Jersey. His work has appeared in The New York Times\, AGNI\, Ecotone\, Northwest Review\, Best New Poets\, The Adroit Journal\, Alaska Quarterly Review\, and T Magazine\, among others. Python with a Dog Inside It\, winner of the St. Lawrence Book Award\, is his debut collection. \n\n\n\nPoet and translator July Westhale was born in the American Southwest. Their books include moon moon\, Trailer Trash\, Unmade Hearts\, and Via Negativa\, which Publishers Weekly called “stunning” in a starred review. Ocean Vuong chose Westhale as the 2018 University of Arizona Poetry Center Fellow. Their translation of the Chilean poet Rolando Cardenas’ collected works was selected for the 2026 Unsung Masters Series (forthcoming from Pleiades Press). They have work in McSweeney’s\, DIAGRAM\, The National Poetry Review\, Prairie Schooner\, CALYX\, Hayden’s Ferry Review\, and The Huffington Post\, among others. July is represented by Carolyn Forde at Transatlantic and lives in Tucson\, where they are adapting their novel to film.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/queer-poetry-night-w-max-mcdonough-july-westhale-python-with-a-dog-inside-it-moon-moon/
LOCATION:Books Are Magic Smith\, 225 Smith Street\, Brooklyn\, New York\, 11231\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Books Are Magic":MAILTO:hello@booksaremagic.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250621T090000
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SUMMARY:8th Annual Bronx Book Festival
DESCRIPTION:Meet authors and illustrators at the 8th Annual Bronx Book Festival\, founded by WFYP alum Saraciea J. Fennell. Jason Reynolds (WFYP\, MFA Writing Faculty) will be this year’s YA Keynote Speaker). \n\n\n\nThe Bronx Book Festival promotes literacy and fosters a love of reading among children\, teens\, and adults. The festival covers a wide range of topics relevant to the Bronx community through panels\, workshops\, and more with award-winning and bestselling authors\, illustrators\, and creators. The festival helps cultivate the reading culture in the Bronx and has become the premier literary experience open to Bronx residents and the general public.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/8th-annual-bronx-book-festival/
LOCATION:The Bronx Book Festival
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250618T200000
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SUMMARY:You Can't Kill a Poet Presents: Loose Bricks by Boston Gordon
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the launch of Boston Gordon’s (Poetry\, January 2015) newest poetry book\, Loose Bricks! The event will include readings by other poets\, such as July Westhale (Poetry\, June 2013). Books will be available for purchase. Attendees must be 21+.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/you-cant-kill-a-poet-presents-loose-bricks-by-boston-gordon/
LOCATION:Tattoed Mom\, 530 South St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19147\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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SUMMARY:Writing Picture Book Memoirs with Andrea Wang\, Author of “Watercress”
DESCRIPTION:Using her own Newbery Honor and Caldecott-winning picture book\, Watercress\, as well as books by others as examples\, Andrea Wang (WFYP\, June 2011) will discuss the differences and similarities between fiction PBs and memoirs\, including elements such as plot\, structure\, theme\, and research. Andrea will also talk about some of the methods she’s used to mine her life for emotion and conflict\, and how she has applied them to her own work. She will lead attendees in some guided free-writing exercises\, so come prepared to write! She’ll also offer suggestions on how to incorporate the results of your free-writing into your works-in-progress\, whether they’re memoirs or not. This event will be recorded\, and a replay will be available for 30 days after the live event.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/writing-picture-book-memoirs-with-andrea-wang-author-of-watercress/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250609T073000
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SUMMARY:Cambridge Common Writers Presents: Still Healing by Rosalind Kaplan
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the virtual launch of Rosalind Kaplan’s (Nonfiction\, June 2020) memoir-in-essays\, Still Healing! Rosalind will be in conversation with her fellow cohort member Robbie Gamble. There will be an opportunity for a Q&A at the end of the event. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe American view of doctors vacillates between seeing them as heroes with hearts of gold and nerves of steel and disparaging them as arrogant\, callous\, and careless. The truth lies between: Doctors are human beings with professional training that\, at best\, allows them to heal people and\, at worst\, to harm or even hasten death. Still Healing\, a memoir in essays\, explores the complicated realm of medical training\, practice\, and culture. With vulnerability and humor\, it gives a glimpse into the world of a doctor and an honest and sometimes searing view of our healthcare system.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/cambridge-common-writers-presents-still-healing-by-rosalind-kaplan/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event,CCW Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Cambridge Common Writers":MAILTO:lesleycambridgecommon@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250608T140000
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SUMMARY:The Extraordinary Orbit of Alex Ramirez Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:Visit the Sleepy Hollow Bookshop for a book launch event with Jasminne Paulino’s (WFYP\, June 2023) debut novel\, The Extraordinary Orbit of Alex Ramirez. Jasminne will be in conversation with Claribel Ortega\, NYT-bestselling author of the Witchlings series.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/the-extraordinary-orbit-of-alex-ramirez-book-launch/
LOCATION:Sleepy Hollow Bookshop\, 95 Beekman Avenue\, Sleepy Hollow\, New York\, 10591\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sleepy Hollow Bookshop":MAILTO:info@sleepyhollowbookshop.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250603T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250603T200000
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SUMMARY:Jasminne Paulino launches "The Extraordinary Orbit of Alex Ramirez" with Lofty Pigeon Books
DESCRIPTION:Join Lofty Pigeon Books for the launch of The Extraordinary Orbit of Alex Ramirez\, Jasminne Paulino’s (WFYP\, June 2023) powerful debut novel in verse about a neurodivergent seventh grader who dreams of traveling to the stars one day. \n\n\n\nJasminne will be joined by New York Times–bestselling children’s author Michelle Knudsen (WFYP\, MFA Writing Faculty) for a reading\, conversation\, signing\, and reception. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSeventh grader Alex’s favorite things to do are watching YouTube videos of rocket launches with his Papi and spending hours on the NASA website reading about astronauts and planets. He even dreams of going to space one day himself\, and knows he’ll have to study hard in order to get there. \n\n\n\nBut Alex is in his grade’s SC (self-contained) classroom\, which means doing the same dull worksheets every day and reading books his sister read back in the third grade. Worst of all\, being in SC means nobody thinks he’s ready to join Ms. Rosef’s mainstream science class—the class Alex knows will be the first step on his path to NASA. \n\n\n\nWhen his teacher says “not yet” for the millionth time\, Alex decides it’s time to make a change. Now he’s ready to try everything he can to get the people in his life—his teachers\, his parents\, and the kids at school—to understand that he\, Alex Ramirez\, is capable of the extraordinary.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/jasminne-paulino-launches-the-extraordinary-orbit-of-alex-ramirez-with-lofty-pigeon-books/
LOCATION:Lofty Pigeon Books\, 743 Church Avenue\, Brooklyn\, New York\, 11218\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Lofty Pigeon Books":MAILTO:info@loftypigeonbooks.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250601T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250601T150000
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SUMMARY:Author Talk & Book Signing with Cindy House
DESCRIPTION:Visit Obodo Serendipity Books to see Cindy House (Fiction\, June 2017) in conversation with Zach Miko about her memoir\, Mother Noise. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn the opening of this “unexpectedly uplifting…masterfully crafted memoir” (Shelf Awareness\, starred review) Cindy\, twenty years into recovery after a heroin addiction\, grapples with how to tell her nine-year-old son about her past. She wants him to learn this history from her\, not anyone else; but she worries about the effect this truth may have on him. Told in essays and graphic narrative shorts\, Mother Noise is a stunning memoir that delves deep into our responsibilities as parents while celebrating the moments of grace and generosity that mark a true friendship—in this case\, her benefactor and champion through the years\, David Sedaris. \n\n\n\nThis is a powerful memoir about addiction\, motherhood\, and Cindy’s ongoing effort to reconcile the two. Are we required to share with our children the painful details of our past\, or do we owe them protection from the harsh truth of who we were before?
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/author-talk-book-signing-with-cindy-house/
LOCATION:Obodo Serendipity Books\, 3588 Main Street\, Stratford\, Connecticut\, 06614\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Obodo Serendipity Books":MAILTO:obodoserendipitybooks@gmail.com
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250531T113000
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SUMMARY:Flower Talk with Sara Levine
DESCRIPTION:Join children’s book author and environmental educator Sara Levine (Nonfiction/WFYP\, January 2006) to expand your learning about pollinators in this interactive and playful program that includes an opportunity to have your book signed by the author! Sara will read from her award-winning Flower Talk: How Plants Use Color to Communicate\, narrated by a cantankerous cactus who will teach you how bees\, bats\, birds\, and more seek out flowers based on their colors. Stick around after the reading for flower-focused crafts\, a pollination game\, and the chance to connect with other nature-curious kids. This program is wheel accessible.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/flower-talk-with-sara-levine/
LOCATION:Garden in the Woods\, 180 Hemenway Road\, Framingham\, Massachusetts\, 01701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250519T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250519T200000
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SUMMARY:Suzanne Cope presents Women of War\, in conversation with Matthew Goodman
DESCRIPTION:Suzanne Cope (Nonfiction\, 2007) presents Women of War\, in conversation with Matthew Goodman. \n\n\n\nSuzanne Cope is a scholar and narrative journalist\, and is the author of Power Hungry: Women of the Black Panther Party and Freedom Summer and Their Fight to Feed a Movement. Her work on themes of political and social change\, feminism\, food\, and culture has appeared in The New York Times\, The Atlantic\, Los Angeles Review of Books\, Food & Wine\, the BBC\, The Washington Post\, Aeon\, and others. She is a professor at New York University. \n\n\n\nMatthew Goodman is a New York Times-bestselling author of five books: Paris Undercover: A Wartime Story of Courage\, Friendship\, and Betrayal (Ballantine Books\, 2025); The City Game: Triumph\, Scandal\, and a Legendary Basketball Team (Ballantine\, 2019); Eighty Days: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland’s History-Making Race Around the World (Ballantine\, 2013); The Sun and the Moon: Hoaxers\, Showmen\, Dueling Journalists\, and Lunar Man-Bats in Nineteenth-Century New York (Basic Books\, 2008); and Jewish Food: The World at Table (HarperCollins\, 2005).
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/suzanne-cope-presents-women-of-war-in-conversation-with-matthew-goodman/
LOCATION:Community Bookstore\, 143 Seventh Avenue\, Brooklyn\, New York\, 11215\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Community Bookstore":MAILTO:info@communitybookstore.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250515T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250515T193000
DTSTAMP:20260420T133202
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SUMMARY:Fierce Reads Sour and Sweet Tour with Mary E. Pearson\, Axie Oh and D.L. Taylor
DESCRIPTION:Join the St. Charles City-County Library for the Fierce Reads Sour and Sweet Tour\, a celebration of young adult romantasy novels! Featuring Mary E. Pearson\, Axie Oh (WFYP\, June 2017) and D.L. Taylor\, the evening will include a moderated conversation\, book signing and fun themed surprises. \n\n\n\nThis is not a ticketed event\, but registration is requested. \n\n\n\nThere will be a signing line after the discussion for individuals to get books personalized. Individuals are welcome to bring additional books from home! Additional books will be available for sale at the event.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/fierce-reads-sour-and-sweet-tour-with-mary-e-pearson-axie-oh-and-d-l-taylor/
LOCATION:St. Charles City-County Library\, 427 Spencer Rd\, St. Peters\, Missouri\, 63376\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250513T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250513T210000
DTSTAMP:20260420T133202
CREATED:20250503T192043Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250503T192044Z
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SUMMARY:Sweet Fierce Reads Romantasy Tour Stop with Mary E. Pearson\, Axie Oh\, and D.L. Taylor
DESCRIPTION:Eagle Eye Book Shop is partnering with Fierce Reads to host three amazing authors- Mary E. Pearson\, Axie Oh (WFYP\, June 2017)\, and D.L. Taylor. The conversation will be moderated by Librarian Jessi Dunlap. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Authors\n\n\n\nMary E. Pearson is the author of many novels for teens\, including Dance of Thieves\, Vow of Thieves\, the New York Times–bestselling Remnant Chronicles—The Kiss of Deception\, The Heart of Betrayal\, and The Beauty of Darkness—and the acclaimed Jenna Fox Chronicles. She writes full-time from her home in Carlsbad\, California. \n\n\n\nAxie Oh is the New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea\, the Floating World duology\, XOXO and ASAP\, and the Rebel Seoul series. Born in New York City and raised in New Jersey\, she studied Korean history and creative writing as an undergrad at the University of California San Diego and holds an MFA in Writing for Young People from Lesley University. Her passions include K-pop\, anime\, stationery supplies\, and milk tea\, and she currently resides in Las Vegas\, Nevada\, with her dogs\, Toro and Leila. \n\n\n\nD.L. Taylor is an attorney by trade. She’s worked in criminal defense and civil non-profit law\, but writing has always had a special hold on her heart. Though she hails from the sunny lands of California\, she married a Midwestern boy and ended up settling down outside Chicago. She has three kids\, two cats\, and minimal sanity\, but in the quiet hours before dawn she likes to write about magic\, mischief\, and moral quandaries. The Beasts We Bury is her YA debut. \n\n\n\nJessi Dunlap taught high school English for 14 years before becoming a school librarian. She works at a middle school in the metro Atlanta area and loves cats\, puzzles\, and helping her students find their next favorite book. 
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/sweet-fierce-reads-romantasy-tour-stop-with-mary-e-pearson-axie-oh-and-d-l-taylor/
LOCATION:Eagle Eye Book Shop\, 2076 N. Decatur Road\, Decatur\, Georgia\, 30033-5306\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Eagle Eye Book Shop":MAILTO:orders@eagleeyebooks.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250512T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250512T210000
DTSTAMP:20260420T133202
CREATED:20250503T191108Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250503T192112Z
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SUMMARY:Romantasy Panel: An Evening With Axie Oh\, D.L. Taylor\, and Mary E. Pearson
DESCRIPTION:Books & Books is proud to present a Romantasy Panel featuring the works of Axie Oh (WFYP\, June 2017) and D.L. Taylor\, and Mary E. Pearson. \n\n\n\nThis event is free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase the night of the event. RSVP requested. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout The Authors\n\n\n\nAxie Oh is the New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea\, the Floating World duology\, XOXO and ASAP\, and the Rebel Seoul series. Born in New York City and raised in New Jersey\, she studied Korean history and creative writing as an undergrad at the University of California San Diego and holds an MFA in Writing for Young People from Lesley University. Her passions include K-pop\, anime\, stationery supplies\, and milk tea\, and she currently resides in Las Vegas\, Nevada\, with her dogs\, Toro and Leila. \n\n\n\nD.L. Taylor is an attorney by trade. She’s worked in criminal defense and civil non-profit law\, but writing has always had a special hold on her heart. Though she hails from the sunny lands of California\, she married a Midwestern boy and ended up settling down outside Chicago. She has three kids\, two cats\, and minimal sanity\, but in the quiet hours before dawn she likes to write about magic\, mischief\, and moral quandaries. The Beasts We Bury is her YA debut. \n\n\n\nMary E. Pearson is the author of many novels for teens\, including Dance of Thieves\, Vow of Thieves\, the New York Times–bestselling Remnant Chronicles—The Kiss of Deception\, The Heart of Betrayal\, and The Beauty of Darkness—and the acclaimed Jenna Fox Chronicles. She writes full-time from her home in Carlsbad\, California.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/romantasy-panel-an-evening-with-axie-oh-d-l-taylor-and-mary-e-pearson/
LOCATION:Books & Books in Coral Gables\, 265 Aragon Ave\, Coral Gables\, Florida\, 33134\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250508T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250508T210000
DTSTAMP:20260420T133202
CREATED:20250503T221647Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250503T221648Z
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SUMMARY:Dead Ladies Show NYC #34 with Miriam Torres\, Juliette Clark\, and Suzanne Cope
DESCRIPTION:Visit the KGB Bar to raise a glass to three deceased dames who changed the world. You’ll be learning about an 19th-century entrepreneur (Eliza Jumel); a queer\, trans activist\, scholar\, and priest (Pauli Murray); and an Italian anti-fascist fighter (Carla Capponi). Presented by a lady-about-town\, a paralegal\, and an author\, respectively\, with a smattering of commentary from the co-hosts Molly O. Kemper and Sheila Enright. \n\n\n\nYour Presenters: \n\n\n\nMIRIAM TORRES is a living lady who’s thrilled to be presenting on one of the night’s fabulous dead ladies. When she’s not zipping around NYC on a Citibike (and getting a rush out of yelling ‘BIKE LANE!’ at pedestrians)\, you’ll find her exploring museums\, browsing thrift stores\, and enjoying all the fascinating things (and people) this great city has to offer. \n\n\n\nJULIETTE CLARK is a recent Duke grad – turned transplant living and working as an affordable housing paralegal in New York City. They grew up in Colorado\, and then moved to North Carolina at 14\, ending up about a mile away from the childhood home of their dead person of choice. \n\n\n\nSUZANNE COPE (Nonfiction\, 2007) is the author of two books: WOMEN OF WAR: The Italian Assassins\, Spies and Couriers Who Fought the Nazis (Dutton\, 2025) and POWER HUNGRY: Women of the Black Panther Party and Freedom Summer and Their Fight to Feed a Movement (2021). She has also written for The Atlantic\, CNN\, New York Times\, BBC\, among others\, and is a professor at NYU.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/dead-ladies-show-nyc-34-with-miriam-torres-juliette-clark-and-suzanne-cope/
LOCATION:KGB Bar\, 85 East 4th Street\, New York City\, New York\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250508T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250508T113000
DTSTAMP:20260420T133202
CREATED:20250503T212430Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250503T215928Z
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SUMMARY:Mass Kids Lit Fest 2025: Zoo Adventure Storytime with Sara Levine
DESCRIPTION:The Zoo in Forest Park will host award-winning author Sara Levine for an animal themed storytime! Bring your favorite stuffed animal for a read along of Sara’s picture books The Animals Would Not Sleep and Poop for Breakfast. Afterward\, you will get to visit some of the animals featured in the books! \n\n\n\nIn these inquisitive and fun stories written by a veterinarian\, kids will learn how to use science to explore animal behavior. And\, as a bonus\, how to make sure their stuffed animals get a good night’s sleep! \n\n\n\nSpace is limited and registration is required. There is no more online availability left. \n\n\n\nSara Levine is an award-winning author\, educator and a veterinarian. Her books for children include the Animal by Animal series\, illustrated by T.S Spookytooth; Flower Talk: How Plants Use Color to Communicate\, illustrated by Masha D’yans; The Animals Would Not Sleep\, illustrated by Marta Álvarez Miguéns; Germs up Close; A Peek at Beaks\, illustrated by Kate Slater; Poop for Breakfast\, illustrated by Florence Weiser; Sensitive\, illustrated by Mehrdokht Amini; and A Terrible Place for a Nest\, illustrated by Erika Meza. Sara’s books have received multiple awards\, including the Cook Prize honor book for best STEM picture book\, a Junior Library Guild selection\, and the Mathical Book Prize. Sara was an assistant professor of biology at Wheelock College for twelve years and has taught children’s environmental education classes for the Massachusetts Audubon Society and other nature centers for over twenty years.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/mass-kids-lit-fest-2025-zoo-adventure-storytime-with-sara-levine/
LOCATION:Zoo in Forest Park\, 293 Sumner Ave\, Springfield\, Massachusetts\, 01108\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mass Kids Lit Fest 2025":MAILTO:info@massbook.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250504T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250504T110000
DTSTAMP:20260420T133202
CREATED:20250503T215856Z
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SUMMARY:Women of War: Author Talk with Suzanne Cope
DESCRIPTION:Join author Suzanne Cope (Nonfiction\, 2007)\, in conversation with Tracy Gates\, who will read from and discuss her new narrative nonfiction book\, Women of War: The Italian Assassins\, Spies\, and Couriers Who Fought the Nazis. \n\n\n\nReservations suggested. Brunch will be available to order. \n\n\n\nSuzanne Cope\, PhD is a narrative journalist and scholar\, author of WOMEN OF WAR: The Italian Assassins\, Spies and Couriers Who Fought the Nazis (Dutton\, 2025) and POWER HUNGRY: Women of the Black Panther Party and Freedom Summer and Their Fight to Feed a Movement (2021). She has published with The New York Times\, The Atlantic\, Washington Post\, CNN\, BBC\, among others. She is a professor at New York University and splits her time between Sullivan County and Brooklyn with her husband\, the musician Steve Mayone\, and her two children.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/women-of-war-author-talk-with-suzanne-cope/
LOCATION:Seminary Hill Catskills\, 43 Wagner Lane\, Callicoon\, New York\, 12723\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Seminary Hill Catskills":MAILTO:events@seminaryhill.co
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250429T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250429T200000
DTSTAMP:20260420T133202
CREATED:20250401T005852Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250401T005854Z
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SUMMARY:Enzo Silon Surin author of American Scapegoat and January O'Neil author of Glitter Road
DESCRIPTION:Porter Square Books: Boston Edition is excited to welcome poets Enzo Silon Surin (Poetry\, 2012) and January O’Neil to read from and discuss their books American Scapegoat and Glitter Road. \n\n\n\nEnzo Silon Surin is a Haitian-born award-winning poet\, author\, educator\, publisher and social advocate. He has taught\, performed\, and lectured on topics such as social justice\, the immigrant experience\, mental health\, and racial disparities. He is the author of American Scapegoat (Black Lawrence Press\, 2023) and When My Body Was A Clinched Fist (Black Lawrence Press\, 2020)\, winner of the 21st Annual Massachusetts Book Awards. He is also the author of two chapbooks and co-editor of Where We Stand: Poems of Black Resilience (Cherry Castle Publishing\, 2022). Surin currently serves as Founding Editor & Publisher at Central Square Press and Founder/Executive Director at the Faraday Publishing Company\, Inc.\, a nonprofit literary services and social advocacy organization. \n\n\n\nJanuary O’Neil is an associate professor at Salem State University and the author of Glitter Road (2024)\, Rewilding (2018)\, Misery Islands (2014)\, and Underlife (2009)\, all published by CavanKerry Press. Glitter Road was a finalist for the 2024 New England Book Award. From 2012-2018\, she served as the executive director of the Massachusetts Poetry Festival. Her poems and articles have appeared in The New York Times Magazine\, the Academy of American Poets’ Poem-A-Day series\, American Poetry Review\, The Nation\, Poetry\, and Sierra magazine\, among others. Her poem\, “At the Rededication of the Emmett Till Memorial\,” was a co-winner of the 2022 Allen Ginsberg Poetry Award from the Poetry Center at Passaic County Community College. The recipient of fellowships from the Massachusetts Cultural Council\, Cave Canem\, and the Barbara Deming Memorial Fund\, O’Neil was the 2019-2020 John and Renée Grisham Writer-in-Residence at the University of Mississippi\, Oxford. She currently serves as the 2022-2025 board chair of the Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP).
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/enzo-silon-surin-author-of-american-scapegoat-and-january-oneil-author-of-glitter-road/
LOCATION:Porter Square Books: Boston Edition\, 50 Liberty Dr.\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02210\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Porter Square Books":MAILTO:INFO@PORTERSQUAREBOOKS.COM
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250426T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250426T203000
DTSTAMP:20260420T133202
CREATED:20250326T225524Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250326T225527Z
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SUMMARY:Still Healing - Author Event with Rosalind Kaplan
DESCRIPTION:Visit Moore Books for drinks\, snacks\, and conversation with Rosalind Kaplan (Nonfiction\, June 2020) about her memoir in essays\, Still Healing. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe American view of doctors vacillates between seeing them as heroes with hearts of gold and nerves of steel and disparaging them as arrogant\, callous\, and careless. The truth lies between: Doctors are human beings with professional training that\, at best\, allows them to heal people and\, at worst\, to harm or even hasten death. Still Healing\, a memoir in essays\, explores the complicated realm of medical training\, practice\, and culture. With vulnerability and humor\, it gives a glimpse into the world of a doctor and an honest and sometimes searing view of our healthcare system.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/still-healing-author-event-with-rosalind-kaplan/
LOCATION:Moore Books\, 28 W. Eagle Road\, Havertown\, Pennsylvania\, 19083\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Moore Books":MAILTO:moorebookshop@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250426T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250426T160000
DTSTAMP:20260420T133202
CREATED:20250401T005559Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250401T005601Z
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SUMMARY:The Ocean Has No Borders: Celebrating Community Through Poetry and Stories with Enzo Silon Surin
DESCRIPTION:As a culmination of the American Scapegoat book discussions and workshops\, award-winning author and poet Enzo Silon Surin (Poetry\, 2012) will deliver reflective remarks on how storytelling and poetry are vital tools for fostering empathy\, deepening understanding\, and bringing people together in meaningful ways. \n\n\n\nThe event will also showcase creative writing from participants across Swampscott and Lynn\, uplifting the voices of youth\, educators\, social advocates\, and justice leaders. In addition\, Enzo will lead a community-wide discussion on the role of poetry in creating inclusive spaces where all voices are heard and valued.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/the-ocean-has-no-borders-celebrating-community-through-poetry-and-stories-with-enzo-silon-surin/
LOCATION:Lynn Museum & Arts Center\, 590 Washington Street\, Lynn\, Massachusetts\, 01901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250426T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250426T153000
DTSTAMP:20260420T133202
CREATED:20250306T214234Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250306T215349Z
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SUMMARY:Voices of Poetry with Shari Caplan
DESCRIPTION:Visit the Forbes Library in Northampton\, MA for an afternoon of great poetry\, featuring these distinguished poets:  \n\n\n\nEllen Doré Watson – Director Emerita\, Boutelle-Day Poetry Center at Smith CollegeJen Jabaily-Blackburn – Program & Outreach Coordinator\, Boutelle-Day Poetry Center at Smith CollegeShari Caplan (Poetry\, June 2014) – Exhibitionist (Lily Poetry Review Books\, 2024) was awarded the Paul Nemser PrizeCharles Coe – selected by the Associates of the Boston Public Library as a Boston Literary Light in 2014Lee Desrosiers – editor\, Naugatuck River ReviewDeborah Leipziger – co-founder of Soul-Lit\, an on-line poetry magazine which features spiritual poetry\, & co-founder of the New England Jewish Poetry Festival
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/voices-of-poetry-with-shari-caplan/
LOCATION:Coolidge Museum (3rd Floor)\, 20 West St.\, Northampton\, Massachusetts\, 01060\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250426T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250426T120000
DTSTAMP:20260420T133202
CREATED:20250401T010251Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250401T010252Z
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SUMMARY:The Sonnet: From Sidney to Seuss Poetry Workshop with Michael Mercurio
DESCRIPTION:COURSE DESCRIPTION: Originating in Sicily in the 13th Century\, the sonnet (from the Italian sonetto\, “little song”) is a beloved form for English-language poets\, beginning in the 16th Century with Sir Phillip Sidney. In the 500 years that have followed\, the sonnet has been used — and changed — by poets to think through big questions about existence\, love\, and morality.  \n\n\n\nOver the 8 weeks of this survey course\, we will read through chronological examples of the sonnet to consider shifts in style over time. We will also cover the formal elements of the sonnet (e.g.\, prosody\, rhyme scheme) to provide students with a working basic understanding of these elements.  \n\n\n\nEach week\, students enrolled in the class will be provided with a packet of sonnets to be covered during each session. Students will also be asked to write a sonnet each week in the style of one of the sample poets and will have the opportunity to share it and discuss the experience of writing in that style.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/the-sonnet-from-sidney-to-seuss-poetry-workshop-with-michael-mercurio/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Pioneer Valley Writers' Workshop":MAILTO:joy@pioneervalleywriters.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250417T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250417T200000
DTSTAMP:20260420T133202
CREATED:20250401T011238Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250401T011239Z
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SUMMARY:Hayley Krischer in Conversation with Raegan Revord to Celebrate You Belong to Me
DESCRIPTION:Visit Annabelle’s Book Club LA for a book signing with Hayley Krischer (Fiction\, June 2009) in conversation with Raegan Revord about Hayley’s new book\, You Belong to Me.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/hayley-krischer-in-conversation-with-raegan-revord-to-celebrate-you-belong-to-me/
LOCATION:Annabelle’s Book Club LA\, 12200 Ventura Boulevard\, Studio City\, California\, 91604\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250417T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250417T200000
DTSTAMP:20260420T133202
CREATED:20250307T021509Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250307T021512Z
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SUMMARY:Cambridge Common Writers Presents: moon moon by July Westhale\, Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a virtual celebration of July Westhale’s (Poetry\, June 2013) latest poetry collection\, moon moon! Registration required. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA moon’s moon may or may not be the astronomically accurate descriptor of a moon that orbits another moon. Whether rooted in logic or merely a cosmically precise description of “space trash”\, moon moon is a collection that observes worlds: above\, below\, and inside of. Rife with chaotic eco grief\, undercut with dark humor and strangeness. (Whitney Houston as two oracles to the moon of the moon\, humans as gods as humans again.) It takes us from the world to the moon\, to the moon of the moon\, and back again–sometimes scientifically\, often experientially\, and always obsessively. It is a collection for anyone who holds curiosity\, exploration\, and the existentialism of climate change simultaneously. It is for the truest astronauts among us.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/cambridge-common-writers-presents-moon-moon-by-july-westhale-book-launch/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event,CCW Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Cambridge Common Writers":MAILTO:lesleycambridgecommon@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250415T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250415T193000
DTSTAMP:20260420T133202
CREATED:20250401T013620Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250401T013621Z
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SUMMARY:Hayley Krischer discusses & signs YOU BELONG TO ME with Liz Lawson
DESCRIPTION:Barnes & Noble Clifton Commons will be hosting a book signing with Hayley Krischer (Fiction\, June 2009) in celebration of her new book You Belong to Me. Hayley will be in discussion with New York Times bestselling author Liz Lawson. Attendees must purchase the featured title\, You Belong to Me\, from the store in order to gain access to the signing line.  \n\n\n\nHayley Krischer is the author of The Falling Girls\, Something Happened to Ali Greenleaf and the adult fiction book\, Where Are You\, Echo Blue? She has written for The New York Times\, Elle\, The Atlantic and more. She lives in New Jersey with her family.Liz Lawson is the New York Times bestselling author of The Agathas (with Kathleen Glasgow) and The Lucky Ones. Liz lives with her family and two VERY bratty cats. You can find her on TikTok\, Instagram\, and Twitter at @lzlwsn.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/hayley-krischer-discusses-signs-you-belong-to-me-with-liz-lawson/
LOCATION:Clifton Commons\, 395 Route 3 East\, Clifton\, New Jersey\, 07014\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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