Lesley MFA Evening Reading Series – Pam Petro (Nonfiction) and Kevin Prufer (Poetry)
Online Zoom Event
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Lesley MFA Evening Reading Series – Sara Farizan (WFYP) and Kate Snodgrass (WSS)
Online Zoom Event
Free
Virtual Author Visit: Lori M. Lee with Axie Oh
Online EventAuthor Lori M. Lee introduces the second book in her Shamanborn series, BROKEN WEB! Joined by fellow YA author Axie Oh (WFYP, June 2017), this is going to be an event you don't want to miss! Order the first book in Lori's series, FOREST OF SOULS from Mystery to Me, and place your pre-order for […]
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Cambridge Common Writers Alumni Reading
Online Zoom EventJoin us for an evening of reading and celebration with our CCW community. Open to current students and members of the public. Featured Readers: Nada Samih-Rotondo (Fiction, June 2012)Diane Griffin (Nonfiction, January 2018)Kate Kearns (Poetry, June 2008)Patty Pearson (WFYP, June 2015)Wendy Ewan (WSS, June 2018)
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Chaney Kwak in conversation with Paul Lisicky
Online EventDebut author Chaney Kwak (Fiction, June 2009) appears in conversation with award-winning author Paul Lisicky to discuss The Passenger at Greenlight in Brooklyn. Lisicky is the author of six books including Later: My Life at the Edge of the World, one of NPR’S Best Books of 2020. In a starred review, Foreword Reviews writes “The Passenger, with its bare-bones honesty and dry, cynical humor, reveals that when all […]
Shakirah Bourne presents Josephine Against the Sea: In conversation with Tracey Baptiste
Online Zoom EventBajan author and filmmaker Shakirah Bourne joins Greenlight (virtually!) to launch her debut middle grade novel, Josephine Against the Sea, a magical, heartfelt adventure inspired by Caribbean mythology!Eleven-year-old Josephine knows that no one is good enough for her daddy. That's why she makes a habit of scaring his new girlfriends away. She's desperate to make […]
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What The Universe Is: Rob Arnold, Lisa Pegram, Robbie Gamble
Online ZoomROB ARNOLD is a Chamoru poet whose work has appeared in Ploughshares, Hyphen, Gettysburg Review, Poetry Northwest, RED INK, Yes Poetry, The Ocean State Review, Peripheries, and The Volta, among others. His poems have been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and have received support from the Somerville Arts Council, the Jack Straw Cultural Center, and […]
Virtual Launch with Nisha Sharma and Axie Oh
Online EventCelebrate the releases of Nisha Sharma's Radha & Jai's Recipe for Romance and Axie Oh's (WFYP, June 2017) XOXO in conversation with Ayman Chaudry hosted by Books of Wonder. There will be a Q&A portion with the audience.
Free
Blurred Lines Writing Workshop with Novuyo Masakhane and Leah Young
Online EventA 2-day generative writing workshop with teachers Novuyo Masakhane (Fiction, January 2021) and Leah Young (Nonfiction, January 2018). July 17-18 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. each day. Day 1 Saturday: We will focus on comparing and contrasting craft elements of fiction and creative non-fiction, such as: voice, setting, character and inspiration. Participants will work […]
$175
Powher Books LIVE with Celeste Mohammed
Online EventJoin Powher Books (founded by Nonfiction alum Leah Young) and Celeste Mohammed (Fiction, June 2016) for a discussion of Celeste’s debut novel, Pleasantview, along with guest author panelists Suzanne Edison (Poetry, June 2016), and Benjamin Roesch (Fiction, January 2016). Celeste has been a lawyer since 2001 but she has been telling stories all her life. […]
Powher Books Live with Tavi Taylor Black
OnlineJoin Lesley MFA alum-founded Powher Books for a conversation about her work. Tavi Taylor Black (Fiction, June 2008) lives on an island near Seattle where she designs sets for the Vashon Dance Academy, works as the tour manager for Deva Premal & Miten with Manose (a musical mantra group), and was the founding director of […]
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Book Launch with Andrea Wang in Convo w/ Debbi Michiko Florence
Online EventCelebrate the launch of THE MANY MEANINGS OF MEILAN with award-winning author Andrea Wang (WFYP, June 2011), in conversation with Debbi Michiko Florence who is celebrating the release of JUST BE COOL, JENNA SAKAI. Copies of Debbi's books are not able to be personalized at this time. Only Andrea's MG novel will offer personalization. Andrea […]