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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 […]

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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. […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Sara Levine’s A Terrible Place for a Nest: Weekend Book Signing

Bank Square Books 53 West Main St, Mystic, Connecticut, United States

Bank Square Books presents a weekend book signing with Sara Levine (WFYP, Jan 2006) for the book, A Terrible Place for a Nest on Saturday, August 24th from 1 PM to 3 PM.

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New England Poetry Club Reading with Cynthia Bargar, Elizabeth Bradfield, and Christine Jones

Fine Arts Work Center 24 Pearl Street, Provincetown, Massachusetts, United States

The New England Poetry Club teams up with the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown to present a poetry reading, featuring poets Cynthia Bargar, Elizabeth Bradfield, and Christine Jones (Poetry, January 2014). A Q&A session will follow. All readings and artist talks are held in the Stanley Kunitz Common Room, unless otherwise noted. Cynthia Bargar is the […]

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Writers Night Out with D. Dina Friedman

Forbes Library 20 West St, Northampton, Massachusetts, United States

Join Straw Dog Writers Guild for Writers Night Out with featured writer D. Dina Friedman (Fiction, January 2016) at Forbes Library in Northampton, MA. No registration required. If you want to participate in Open Mic and read, please sign up by 5:50pm. Ten names will be randomly selected. Each reader will have five minutes. The […]

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Elizabeth Shick Book Signing: The Golden Land

Edgartown Books 44 Main Street, Edgartown, Massachusetts, United States

Join Elizabeth Shick (Fiction, January 2019) for a signing of her new book, The Golden Land, at Edgartown Books!

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Jody Hobbs Hesler — Without You Here with Jeffrey Dale Lofton

Politics & Prose 5015 Connecticut Ave NW, District of Columbia, United States

Jody Hobbs Hesler (Fiction, June 2017) will be in conversation with Jeffrey Dale Lofton about her novel, Without You Here. This event is free with first come, first serve seating. Without You Here is about generational trauma, mental illness, sloppy family dynamics, dangerous marriages, and the beautiful, redemptive nature of affection and love. In the end Noreen […]

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