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UID:13750-1792836000-1792857600@cambridgecommonwriters.org
SUMMARY:Book Fest with Mikki Knudsen & Sabrina Fedel
DESCRIPTION:Authors Michelle Knudsen (WFYP\, Mentor) and Sabrina Fedel (WFYP\, January 2014) will be among the featured authors at the Young People’s Book Festival (Yo! bookfest).
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/book-fest-with-mikki-knudsen-sabrina-fedel/
LOCATION:Black Rock Middle School\, 1860 Mongomery Ave\, Villanova\, Pennsylvania\, 19085\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event,Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Yo! Bookfest":MAILTO:yobookfest@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261004T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261004T190000
DTSTAMP:20260926T154919Z
CREATED:20260926T154917Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260926T154919Z
UID:13793-1791136800-1791140400@cambridgecommonwriters.org
SUMMARY:Banned Books Week with Sara Farizan
DESCRIPTION:Join Sara Farizan (WFYP\, January 2012 & Mentor) to kick off Banned Books Week. Sara will be joined by Brookline teen librarian Tori Gellman and bookseller Alex Schaffner.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/banned-books-week-with-sara-farizan/
LOCATION:Brookline Booksmith\, 279 Harvard Street\, Brookline\, Massachusetts\, 02446-2908\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Sara-Farizan.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Brookline Booksmith":MAILTO:thestore@brooklinebooksmith.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260926T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260926T200000
DTSTAMP:20260814T194653Z
CREATED:20260814T194649Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260814T194653Z
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SUMMARY:Maida Korte in conversation with Kyoto Mori
DESCRIPTION:Join author Maida Korte (Nonfiction) in conversation with Kyoko Mori (Nonfiction\, Mentor) for a lively discussion about Korte’s new book\, Gutted: How An Old House Remodeled Me.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/maida-korte-in-conversation-with-kyoto-mori/
LOCATION:Old Town Books Royal Street\, 130 S. Royal Street\, Alexandria\, Virginia\, 22314\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event,Mentor Event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Maida-Korte.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Old Town Books Royal Street":MAILTO:hello@oldtownbooks.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260926T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260926T160000
DTSTAMP:20260808T190042Z
CREATED:20260808T190040Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260808T190042Z
UID:13549-1790416800-1790438400@cambridgecommonwriters.org
SUMMARY:Chappaqua Children's Book Festival with Tracey Baptiste
DESCRIPTION:Join Tracey Baptiste (WFYP\, Mentor) at the Chappaqua Children’s Book Festival for an author talk and book signing.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/chappaqua-childrens-book-festival-with-tracey-baptiste/
LOCATION:Chappaqua Train Station\, Allen Pl\, Chappaqua\, New York\, 10514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="2026 Chappaqua Children's Book Festival":MAILTO:liz@ccbfestival.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260904T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260904T193000
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CREATED:20260821T191849Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260821T191853Z
UID:13608-1788546600-1788550200@cambridgecommonwriters.org
SUMMARY:Author Talk with Sara Farizan
DESCRIPTION:Join Sara Farizan (WFYP\, January 2012 & Mentor) in conversation with Jeramey Kraatz about her newest middle grade novel\, The Last Resort: Ghost Light. This is the anticipated third installment of the New York Times bestselling series\, The Last Resort.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/author-talk-with-sara-farizan/
LOCATION:Bibliobar\, 1018 E 15th St\, Plano\, Texas\, 75074\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event,Mentor Event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Sara-Farizan.jpg
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CREATED:20260829T182433Z
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UID:13636-1788451200-1788454800@cambridgecommonwriters.org
SUMMARY:Pam Petro at the North American Festival of Wales
DESCRIPTION:Join Pam Petro (Nonfiction\, Mentor) for her festival seminar on Sept 5 from  2:00pm – 3:00pm: Forty-Three Years of “Cynefin” and Counting\, which draws from her two books on Wales to explore the Welsh idea of cynefin\, a sense of belonging in a place previously unknown. \n\n\n\nPam will also host a free off-site reading from her memoir\, The Long Field\, available to non-festival participants. Note: The off-site reading will take place at Rumsprina Book Store Cafe at 1341 Main Street\, a 5-minute walk from the hotel.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/pam-petro-at-the-north-american-festival-of-wales/
LOCATION:Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place Hotel\, 2 Boland Way\, Springfield\, Massachusetts\, 01115\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Pam_Petro2.jpeg
ORGANIZER;CN="Welsh North American Association":MAILTO:ihq@theWNAA.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20260901T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20260901T180000
DTSTAMP:20260829T180517Z
CREATED:20260829T180513Z
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UID:13630-1788282000-1788285600@cambridgecommonwriters.org
SUMMARY:Book Launch with Sara Farizan
DESCRIPTION:Join Sara Farizan (WFYP\, January 2012 & Mentor) for a spooky celebration of Ghost Light\, the newest installment in the New York Times bestselling Last Resort series\, where ghost stories\, mysteries and interactive technology collide.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/book-launch-with-sara-farizan-2/
LOCATION:Kids Ink Children’s Bookstore\, 5619 N Illinois St\, Indianapolis\, Indiana\, 46208\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event,Mentor Event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Ghost-Light.png
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260830T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260830T150000
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CREATED:20260821T190706Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260821T191931Z
UID:13604-1788098400-1788102000@cambridgecommonwriters.org
SUMMARY:Book Launch with Sara Farizan
DESCRIPTION:Join award-winning author Sara Farizan (WFYP\, January 2012 & Mentor) in the celebration of her newest book\, The Last Resort 3: Ghost Light! This is the exciting third chapter in this spooky new middle-grade series\, following The Last Resort by Erin Entrada Kelly and The Last Resort #2: The Claiming by Jasmine Warga! Sarah will be joined in conversation by her sister\, journalist Donna Farizan. 
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/book-launch-with-sara-farizan/
LOCATION:The Silver Unicorn Bookstore\, 12 Spruce Street\, Acton\, Massachusetts\, 01720\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event,Mentor Event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Sara-Farizan.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="The Silver Unicorn Bookstore":MAILTO:info@silverunicornbooks.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260827T213000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260830T150000
DTSTAMP:20260801T182313Z
CREATED:20260801T182309Z
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UID:13490-1787866200-1788102000@cambridgecommonwriters.org
SUMMARY:Close Distance Disappearing Acts - Stage Production
DESCRIPTION:Not all RomComs deserve a happily ever after. But this one might just kill for it. \n\n\n\nClose Distance Disappearing Acts is sexy\, funny\, and deliciously dangerous. ANDY is a quirky vigilante on a mission: clearing nerd conventions of “bad bad men.” PETER is the kind of man who shouldn’t exist — unapologetically Irish\, built like a god\, and offering his very specific services on the dark web. She hired him. Somewhere between the blood and the bodies\, it became something else entirely. \n\n\n\nDescribed as Dexter meets When Harry Met Sally\, this suspenseful\, sexy 90-minute two-hander asks the most relatable questions of all: who deserves love — and what do you owe the person who made you who you are? \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCassie M. Seinuk (WSS\, June 2013 & Mentor)\, Playwright and ProducerMichael James Underhill\, Peter and ProducerEmma Svitil\, Andy and ProducerErin Baglole\, Production Stage ManagerKelly Letourneau\, DirectorCaroline Eng\, Sound DesignerSara Hansen\, Lighting Designer
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/close-distance-disappearing-acts-stage-production/
LOCATION:The Tank\, 312 W 36th St\, New York\, New York\, 10018\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event,Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Tank":MAILTO:info@thetanknyc.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260821T213000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260821T223000
DTSTAMP:20260702T024837Z
CREATED:20260702T024835Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260702T024837Z
UID:13354-1787347800-1787351400@cambridgecommonwriters.org
SUMMARY:A Staged Reading of Eyes Shut. Door Open. by Cassie Seinuk
DESCRIPTION:Gods and monsters don’t need an invitation. Neither do brothers. Eyes Shut. Door Open. is a psychological horror play dressed in the glamour of the New York art scene. TURNER STREET has everything — the paintings\, the opening\, the girl. What he doesn’t have is an exit from his past. Not with Palmer at the door. Not with Johanna’s real agenda sharpening in the dark. And not with the shadow that’s been waiting at the edge of every good thing Turner has ever had. One apartment. One night. One living nightmare. Can you own what you built from someone else’s suffering? \n\n\n\nCassie M. Seinuk (WSS\, June 2013 & Mentor) – PlaywrightChristopher Randolph – DirectorMichael Underhill – TURNEREmma Svitil – JOHANNAGilberto Saenz – PALMERJaine Ye – Stage Direction ReaderPatrick R. Greene – Original sound design and composerCMS Productions – Producers
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/a-staged-reading-of-eyes-shut-door-open-by-cassie-seinuk/
LOCATION:The Tank\, 312 W 36th St\, New York\, New York\, 10018\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event,Mentor Event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ESDOLimeFestGen.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260812T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260812T200000
DTSTAMP:20260730T231819Z
CREATED:20260730T231816Z
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UID:13479-1786561200-1786564800@cambridgecommonwriters.org
SUMMARY:Author Talk with Hester Kaplan
DESCRIPTION:Join author Hester Kaplan (Fiction\, Mentor) discussing her book\, Twice Born\, a memoir about her late father\, biographer Justin Kaplan. Hester is the receipient of two NEA awards\, and named a Mark Twain Fellow for Twice Born. \n\n\n\nHester Kaplan
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/author-talk-with-hester-kaplan-3/
LOCATION:Wellfleet Public Library\, 55 West Main Stree\, Wellfleet\, Massachusetts\, 02667\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Twice-Born.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260719T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260719T180000
DTSTAMP:20260715T022000Z
CREATED:20260715T021959Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260715T022000Z
UID:13447-1784480400-1784484000@cambridgecommonwriters.org
SUMMARY:E.M. Elliott and David Elliott with Mary Burchenal: Bonebag
DESCRIPTION:Visit Brookline Booksmith to celebrate the release of Bonebag with authors E.M. Elliott and David Elliott (WFYP\, Mentor)\, in conversation with Mary Burchenal. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this riveting middle-grade fantasy\, New York Times bestselling author David Elliott and E.M. Elliott tell the story of a forest-dwelling boy forced to confront the mysteries of his life. \n\n\n\nTrapped in a dark forest with his cold-hearted parents\, Bonebag leads a cruel and isolated existence. However\, he feels deep in his bones that things weren’t always this way: he has known happiness before. Why does it feel like it was in a past life? \n\n\n\nWhen Bonebag discovers a locket that burns him to the touch\, and a ghostly girl beckons him into the deep woods\, he must grapple with the riddle of where he came from and how he came to be. Only then can he begin to rewrite his fate. \n\n\n\nFrom New York Times bestselling author David Elliott and his son\, E.M. Elliott\, this powerful middle-grade fantasy will take readers on a quest that tackles the mystery of belonging with high-octane twists and turns along the way. \n\n\n\nRSVP may be required for entrance to the event
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/e-m-elliott-and-david-elliott-with-mary-burchenal-bonebag/
LOCATION:Brookline Booksmith\, 279 Harvard Street\, Brookline\, Massachusetts\, 02446-2908\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Brookline Booksmith":MAILTO:thestore@brooklinebooksmith.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260705T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260705T140000
DTSTAMP:20260701T000612Z
CREATED:20260701T000609Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260701T000612Z
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SUMMARY:The Tiny Shed Arts & Discovery Series with Steven Cramer
DESCRIPTION:The Tiny Shed Discovery & Arts series continues with a novel\, genre-blending match-up\, as internationally touring guitarist and composer Nathaniel Braddock joins up in a collaboration with poet Steven Cramer (Poetry\, Mentor). \n\n\n\nBraddock performs solo fingerstyle guitar concerts drawing on his repertoire of African roots and American fingerstyle guitar music. He teaches privately\, and has been on faculty at the Passim School of Music\, Chicago’s Old Town School of Folk Music\, and Chair of the Chicago Waldorf School’s guitar program. \n\n\n\nCramer is the author of seven poetry collections\, has earned honors from Massachusetts Cultural Council and National Endowment for the Arts\, and has taught Bennington College\, Boston University\, Massachusetts Institute of Technology\, Tufts University\, and Lesley University\, where he founded the Low-Residency MFA Program in Creative Writing. \n\n\n\nThe Tiny Shed Arts & Discovery Series is a collaboration of ArtsArlington and Arlington Tourism and Economic Development Committee\, with support from Mirak Properties\, the Mass Cultural Council\, and Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area. \n\n\n\nEvents take place at The Arlington Visitor Center\, located next to Uncle Sam Plaza in Arlington Center\, by the Minute Bikeway at the intersection of Mass Ave and Mystic Street.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/the-tiny-shed-arts-discovery-series-with-steven-cramer/
LOCATION:Arlington Visitor Center\, 4 Mystic St\, Arlington\, Massachusetts\, 02474\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Steven-Cramer.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260603T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260603T190000
DTSTAMP:20260526T003358Z
CREATED:20260526T003356Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260526T003358Z
UID:13234-1780509600-1780513200@cambridgecommonwriters.org
SUMMARY:Salon with Memoir Authors Hester Kaplan & Alizah Holstein
DESCRIPTION:Visit The Yellow House for a salon style discussion\, Q&A\, and signing with Rhode Island based authors Hester Kaplan (Twice Born) and Alizah Holstein (My Roman History). Books and drinks available for purchase. \n\n\n\nHester Kaplan is the author of novels and story collections including The Edge of Marriage\, winner of the Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction. Her fiction and nonfiction have appeared in literary journals and anthologies\, including The Best American Short Stories series. She is the recipient of two NEA awards\, and was named a Mark Twain Fellow for Twice Born. \n\n\n\nAlizah Holstein holds a PhD in history from Cornell University and an MFA in nonfiction writing and literary translation from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She lives with her family in Providence\, Rhode Island.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/salon-with-memoir-authors-hester-kaplan-alizah-holstein/
LOCATION:The Yellow House\, 3842 Main Rd\, Tiverton Four Corners\, Rhode Island\, 02878\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Yellow House":MAILTO:hello@theyellowhouseri.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260516T151500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260516T161500
DTSTAMP:20260425T175852Z
CREATED:20260425T175849Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260425T175852Z
UID:13173-1778944500-1778948100@cambridgecommonwriters.org
SUMMARY:Book Fest with Michelle Knudsen
DESCRIPTION:Michelle Knudsen (WFYP\, Mentor) will be presenting and signing books at the Gaithersburg Book Festival. Her book Into the Wild Magic was just announced as a 2025 Andre Norton Nebula Award finalist. The book fest is free to attend. Drop by and say hi!
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/book-fest-with-michelle-knudsen/
LOCATION:Gaithersburg Bohrer Park\, 506 S Frederick Avenue\, Gaithersburg\, Maryland\, 20877\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/MikkiKnudsen.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260422T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260422T193000
DTSTAMP:20260412T160359Z
CREATED:20260412T160357Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260412T160359Z
UID:13127-1776880800-1776886200@cambridgecommonwriters.org
SUMMARY:Author Talk with Michael Lowenthal\, Hester Kaplan and Cindy House
DESCRIPTION:Join authors Michael Lowenthal and Hester Kaplan (Fiction\, Mentors)\, in conversation with Cindy House (Fiction\, June 2017) for a lively\, in-person discussion. \n\n\n\n\nCindy House\n\n\n\nMichael Lowenthal\n\n\n\nHester Kaplan
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/author-talk-with-michael-lowenthal-hester-kaplan-and-cindy-house/
LOCATION:Obodo Serendipity Books\, 3588 Main Street\, Stratford\, Connecticut\, 06614\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event,Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Obodo Serendipity Books":MAILTO:obodoserendipitybooks@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260421T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260421T193000
DTSTAMP:20260418T145533Z
CREATED:20260418T145531Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260418T145533Z
UID:13147-1776796200-1776799800@cambridgecommonwriters.org
SUMMARY:Author Talk with Hester Kaplan
DESCRIPTION:Join Hester Kaplan (Fiction\, Mentor) in conversation with Alizah Holstein for a lively discussion about Hester’s new book\, Twice Born. This event will be held on Zoom.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/author-talk-with-hester-kaplan-2/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Hester-Kaplan-scaled.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260408T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260408T200000
DTSTAMP:20260307T190114Z
CREATED:20260307T190113Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260307T190114Z
UID:12985-1775673000-1775678400@cambridgecommonwriters.org
SUMMARY:Author Talk with Hester Kaplan
DESCRIPTION:Hester Kaplan (Fiction\, Mentor) will present her memoir\, Twice Born: Finding My Father in the Margins of Biography. She will be in conversation with her friend and fellow author\, David Elliott (Bone Bag\, Voices\, Bull). 
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/author-talk-with-hester-kaplan/
LOCATION:Massachusetts
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260323T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260323T203000
DTSTAMP:20260314T181204Z
CREATED:20260314T181159Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260314T181204Z
UID:13005-1774292400-1774297800@cambridgecommonwriters.org
SUMMARY:Author Talk with Deborah Sosin
DESCRIPTION:Join author Deborah Sosin (Nonfiction\, January 2015) and her developmental editor\, Michael Lowenthal\, to discuss the joys and complexities of conceiving and writing Escape Velocity\, this first-of-its-kind set of linked micro-memoirs of the exact same length. The book chronicles Deborah’s decades-long quest to overcome her family’s gravitational pull and forge a separate self\, capable of a loving\, intimate relationship. 
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/author-talk-with-deborah-sosin/
LOCATION:Newtonville Books\, 10 Langley Rd\, Newton\, Massachusetts\, 02459-1972\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event,Mentor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260312T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260312T200000
DTSTAMP:20260206T183716Z
CREATED:20260206T183713Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260206T183716Z
UID:12780-1773342000-1773345600@cambridgecommonwriters.org
SUMMARY:Reading with Michael Lowenthal
DESCRIPTION:Join Michael Lowenthal for a reading from his new book\, Place Envy at Wonderland Bookstore.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/reading-with-michael-lowenthal-2/
LOCATION:Wonderland Books\, 7920B Norfolk Ave\, Bethesda\, Maryland\, 20814\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Wonderland Books":MAILTO:info@wonderlandbooks.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260311T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260311T193000
DTSTAMP:20260307T181102Z
CREATED:20260307T181059Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260307T181102Z
UID:12960-1773252000-1773257400@cambridgecommonwriters.org
SUMMARY:Book Launch with Tracey Baptiste
DESCRIPTION:Join author Tracey Baptiste (WFYP\, Mentor) for a fun trivia night where The Kids in Mrs. Z’s Class takes the spotlight with brain-teasing questions and laughs!
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/book-launch-with-tracey-baptiste/
LOCATION:Words on Warren\, 52 Warren Street\, New York\, New York\, 10007\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Words on Warren":MAILTO:thoughts@wordsonwarren.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260222T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260222T170000
DTSTAMP:20260123T144526Z
CREATED:20260123T144523Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260123T144526Z
UID:12774-1771772400-1771779600@cambridgecommonwriters.org
SUMMARY:Sunday Salon with Michael Lowenthal
DESCRIPTION:Sunday Salon NYC celebrates wondrous prose and poetry every third Sunday at the Von Bar. Join Michael Lowenthal for a reading\, warm vibes\, and a ceiling made of wine corks.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/sunday-salon-with-michael-lowenthal/
LOCATION:Von Bar\, 3 Bleeker Street\, New York\, New York\, 10012\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sunday Salon NYC":MAILTO:askus@sundaysalon.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260219T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260219T190000
DTSTAMP:20260203T220645Z
CREATED:20260203T220643Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260203T220645Z
UID:12808-1771524000-1771527600@cambridgecommonwriters.org
SUMMARY:In Living Memory: A conversation on African American Archives with Jason Reynolds
DESCRIPTION:A reflective conversation on African American archives\, collective memory\, and the power of preservation with Lindsay Adams\, Jason Reynolds (WFYP\, Mentor)\, and Savannah Wood\, to coincide with the current Irene and Richard Frary Gallery exhibition\, Ceremony: New Works by Lindsay Adams in Conversation with Objects from Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries. Moderated by Ceremony’s guest curator\, Claudia M. Watts\, the discussion will address each panelist’s relationship with archival materials\, exploring the similarities and differences while underscoring the importance of archives and their afterlives. \n\n\n\nA reception with light fare will directly follow.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/in-living-memory-a-conversation-on-african-american-archives-with-jason-reynolds/
LOCATION:Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center\, 555 Pennsylvania Ave NW\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Screenshot-2026-02-03-at-5.06.16-PM.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260212T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260212T200000
DTSTAMP:20260116T141442Z
CREATED:20260116T141437Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260116T141442Z
UID:12747-1770922800-1770926400@cambridgecommonwriters.org
SUMMARY:Reading with Michael Lowenthal
DESCRIPTION:Join Michael Lowenthal as he reads from\, Place Envy. Hester Kaplan will join Lowenthal in conversation.  
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/reading-with-michael-lowenthal/
LOCATION:Riffraff Bookstore\, 60 Valley Street\, Providence\, Rhode Island\, 02909\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Riffraff Bookstore":MAILTO:info@riffraffpvd.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260212T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260212T143000
DTSTAMP:20260203T221913Z
CREATED:20260203T221911Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260203T221913Z
UID:12816-1770903000-1770906600@cambridgecommonwriters.org
SUMMARY:Bookelicious Presents Tracey Baptiste
DESCRIPTION:Bookelicious Presents features live\, interactive classroom events with celebrated authors and illustrators\, books for your students\, and a student activity guide. Join this event with Tracey Baptiste (WFYP\, Mentor)! Recommended for Grades 4-6. Last day to sign-up is February 10th. \n\n\n\nTracey Baptiste is the New York Times bestselling author of twenty-one books and several short stories for children. She writes fiction and nonfiction picture books\, middle grade\, young adult\, and graphic novels. She is best known for the horror adventure Jumbies series and Minecraft: The Crash. Tracey can be found online at traceybaptiste.com and on Instagram: @traceybaptistewrites.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/bookelicious-presents-tracey-baptiste/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Tracey-Baptiste-scaled.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260211T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260211T200000
DTSTAMP:20260116T141514Z
CREATED:20260116T140852Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260116T141514Z
UID:12745-1770836400-1770840000@cambridgecommonwriters.org
SUMMARY:Author Talk with Michael Lowenthal
DESCRIPTION:Join Michael Lowenthal at Porter Square Books for the release of Place Envy. Jennifer Haigh will join Lowenthal in conversation.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGrowing up in places where his family had no past\, and met mostly by silence from his Holocaust-refugee grandparents\, Michael Lowenthal longed to be from somewhere. Then he realized he was gay and felt displaced from his own displaced family. Place Envy—his first book of essays after five acclaimed books of fiction—chronicles his quest for orientation in the world.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/author-talk-with-michael-lowenthal/
LOCATION:Porter Square Books\, 1815 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, 02140\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Porter Square Books":MAILTO:INFO@PORTERSQUAREBOOKS.COM
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260207T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260207T160000
DTSTAMP:20260123T142834Z
CREATED:20260123T142830Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260123T142834Z
UID:12750-1770476400-1770480000@cambridgecommonwriters.org
SUMMARY:Book Launch with Cynthia Platt
DESCRIPTION:Join Cynthia Platt for the book launch of her new children’s book at Whitelam Books!
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/book-launch-with-cynthia-platt/
LOCATION:Whitelam Books\, 610 Main Street\, Reading\, Massachusetts\, 01867\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Whitelam Books":MAILTO:whitelambooks@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260201T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260201T120000
DTSTAMP:20260123T143605Z
CREATED:20260123T143602Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260123T143605Z
UID:12767-1769943600-1769947200@cambridgecommonwriters.org
SUMMARY:Storytime Reading with Mikki Knudsen
DESCRIPTION:Join Mikki Knudsen at Spirial Books for a storytime reading of her award-winning picture book\, Library Lion.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/storytime-reading-with-mikki-knudsen/
LOCATION:Spiral Books NYC\, 147 Sullivan St\, New York\, New York\, 10012\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251214T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251214T143000
DTSTAMP:20251121T143309Z
CREATED:20251121T143303Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251121T143309Z
UID:12582-1765715400-1765722600@cambridgecommonwriters.org
SUMMARY:Meet & Greet: Michelle Knudsen
DESCRIPTION:Michelle Knudsen (WFYP\, MFA Writing Faculty) will be at Barrett Bookstore to sign copies of her newest middle grade book\, Into The Wild Magic. Meet Michelle and have some of her books signed for you!
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/meet-greet-michelle-knudsen/
LOCATION:Barrett Bookstore\, 5 Corbin Drive\, Darien\, Connecticut\, 06820\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251125T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251125T193000
DTSTAMP:20251121T143337Z
CREATED:20251121T142358Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251121T143337Z
UID:12573-1764093600-1764099000@cambridgecommonwriters.org
SUMMARY:Book Signing: Michelle Knudsen
DESCRIPTION:Michelle Knudsen (WFYP\, MFA Writing Faculty) will be at WORD bookstore in Brooklyn for a reading and book signing of Curseed Princess Club.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/book-signing-michelle-knudsen/
LOCATION:WORD\, 126 Franklin St\, Brooklyn\, New York\, 11222\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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