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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
Join Elizabeth Shick (Fiction, January 2019) for a signing of her new book, The Golden Land, at Edgartown Books!
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 […]
Calling all animal lovers! Join Book Ends for a special animal science story time with authors Elizabeth Shreeve (The Oddball Book of Armadillos) and Sara Levine (WFYP, January 2006) (Bone by Bone). A fun event for the whole family!
Join New Dominion Bookshop for a reading with Jody Hobbs Hesler (Fiction, June 2017), who will read from her debut novel, Without You Here. A conversation with author Louise Marburg will follow. This in-person event will be cosponsored by WriterHouse and will be free and open to the public. About the Book: Noreen is eight years old when her […]
Join Anderson’s Bookshop for an author event with Jasmine Warga (WFYP, June 2013), to celebrate the release of her newest book, A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall, on Tuesday, September 15th at 2:00 pm in our Naperville store. Event Format Pre-registration is required for this event because space is limited.
Join the Friends of the Vineyard Haven Library for an author talk celebrating the release of The Golden Land, the debut novel by the library’s new adult program coordinator, Elizabeth (Liz) Shick (Fiction, January 2019). Winner of the AWP Prize for the Novel, The Golden Land is an intergenerational tale set against the backdrop of Myanmar that explores […]
Michelle Knudsen (WFYP, MFA Writing Faculty) and Kevin Hawkes will be at Beacon Hill Books & Cafe for a pop-up signing. Stop by any time between 2:00 and 3:00 to meet the authors and get a book signed! Their titles will be available for purchase.
