Lesley MFA Summer Reading Series: Graduating Students

Online Zoom Event

Join the Lesley MFA community for this evening reading with Ana Guigui (WSS), McKensi Pascall (WSS), William Galvani (Nonfiction), Graham Jones (WFYP), and Tyler Pruett (Poetry).

Free

Introduction to Book Arts: Make Your Own Chapbook with Frances Donovan

Create Art in Community 11A Corinth St, Roslindale, Massachusetts, United States

Books aren't just blocks of text. They're also physical objects, and in some cases they become art themselves. Hand-sewn chapbooks (from "cheap-book") are a simple and timeless way to preserve words and even art. Join Frances Donovan (Poetry, June 2019) and peruse a collection of chapbooks that show the various techniques used to make them. […]

$45

Author Event with Sabrina Fedel – All Roads Lead to Rome

Towne Book Center 160 Market Street, Suite C6, Collegeville, Pennsylvania, United States

Join the Towne Book Center for an in-person event with Sabrina Fedel (WFYP, January 2014) to celebrate her new release ALL ROADS LEAD TO ROME! Pre-ordering guarantees a seat & signing ticket for the event. Book Signing and Meet & Greet to follow.

Free

Gallery of Readers Press Presents Switch: Anthology of Micro Fiction – Book Launch Celebration and Reading

Northampton Center for the Arts 33 Hawley St, Northampton, Massachusetts, United States

Join Gallery of Readers Press for the launch of Switch: Anthology of Micro Fiction at Eli’s Room, Center for the Arts. Copies of the book may be ordered in advance, and donations are encouraged. Contributors: Kathryn M. Arbour, Robin Barber, Nancy Barnes, Patricia Bender, Patricia Quintana Bidar, Robin Bissett, James Brunel, John M. Corbett, Tommy […]

Free

Sparking the Conversation: Lived Experiences of Black Mental Health

Central Library in Copley Square 700 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Featuring Enzo Silon Surin (Poetry, 2012)! Join PureSpark, BEAM, and the Boston Public Library for an in-depth and compelling conversation with folks who have lived experience, who have been through mental health struggles, and use their experience and resilience to help others along on their journey. July is National BIPOC Mental Health Month. While statistics highlight […]

Free

Between the Lines with Jason Reynolds and Marcus J. Moore

Planet Word Museum | Friedman Family Auditorium 925 13th St., NW, Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

Don’t miss this special opportunity to engage with NYT best-selling YA author Jason Reynolds (WFYP. MFA Faculty) in conversation with music journalist and author Marcus J. Moore (The Butterfly Effect: How Kendrick Lamar Ignited the Soul of Black America). Jason and Marcus will discuss the importance and impact of reading, writing, and creativity in the Black D.C. […]

Free

Sara Levine, author of A Terrible Place for a Nest Book Launch at Porter Square Books

Porter Square Books 25 White St, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Porter Square Books is delighted to celebrate the launch of A Terrible Place for a Nest with local author Sara Levine (Nonfiction/WFYP, January 2006). After a presentation and read-aloud from this lovely picture book, the author will sign books. RSVP requested. A child learns to settle into a new home in this lyrical and stirring picture book perfect […]

Free

Where Are You Echo Blue? Author event with Hayley Krischer in conversation with Laura Sims!

Thunder Road Books 1108 3rd Ave, Spring Lake, New Jersey, United States

Join Thunder Road Books as they welcome author Hayley Krischer (Fiction, June 2009) in celebration of Where Are You, Echo Blue? She will be in conversation with author Laura Sims. Hayley Krischer is the author of two young adult novels, Something Happened to Ali Greenleaf and The Falling Girls. She is also an award-winning journalist who has written for […]

Free

The 14th Annual African Festival of Boston

Boston Common Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Come visit the Boston Common for a day filled with vibrant music, delicious food, and colorful cultural performances. This in-person event celebrates the rich diversity of African heritage in Boston with live music, dance, art, and more. WSS Alum Thato Mwosa (June 2017) author of 14 African Women Who Made History is one of the showcased authors […]

Free

Boston’s Adam Theater Presents Library Lion

The Colonial Theatre 111 South Street, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States

In the library, there are books. There are also rules: no shouting, no running, no eating or drinking. These rules are not so hard for people to follow. But what happens when one day a lion comes to the library? He doesn’t roar or rampage; in fact, he peacefully joins story hour. The children are […]

$22