You might be familiar with your Inner Critic—the voice that says you’re not good enough. Or compares yourself to others. Or expects nothing but perfection. Our instinct is to push that voice away. But, paradoxically, we can find more inner peace and free up creative energy by moving toward that voice, with curiosity and compassion. […]
Come join the fun as local poets Kate Kearns (Poetry, June 2008), Meghan Sterling, and Katherine Hagopian Berry play “round robin” with poetry. Instead of each of person doing a “set,” they take turns sharing one poem at a time that’s related to the one that came before, so they keep responding and building on […]
The Ripped Bodice is hosting an LA launch event with Katie Cotugno (Fiction, June 2015) on Friday, December 8th at 7pm PST. She will be in conversation about her new novel, Meet the Benedettos, with author Elissa Sussman. There will be a book signing to follow. This is a ticketed event that includes a copy […]
Barefoot Books is committed to opening children’s hearts, minds, and worlds so that they can embody kindness in all its forms. 826 Boston thanks Barefoot Books for hosting this event at their Bradford Mill home in West Concord. Featuring author Kate Fussner (WFYP, June 2021), whose debut middle-grade novel, The Song of Us, retells the […]
On the 13th of December, join 13 local authors for a special event at The King’s English Bookshop! Meet authors in unique reading “eras”, get your books signed, and hang out with other readers and collect bookish friendship bracelets! This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Authors: Lyla Sage: Cowboy […]
Come close out the 2023 season of What The Universe Is with two of America’s finest poets: Adrian Matejka was born in Germany as part of a military family. He grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana and is a graduate of Indiana University Bloomington and the MFA program at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He is the […]
Join Sara Levine (Nonfiction/WFYP, January 2006), author of Sensitive, for a storytime event. Sara Levine is an author, educator and a veterinarian. Her books for children include four books in the Animal by Animal series, illustrated by T.S Spookytooth: Bone by Bone: Comparing Animal Skeletons; Tooth by Tooth: Comparing Fangs; Tusks and Chompers; Fossil by Fossil: Comparing Dinosaur […]
Join Company One Theatre on Saturday, December 16 from 11am-1pm ET for a free online experience led by C1 Resident Playwright Kirsten Greenidge and guest artist Thato Mwosa (WSS, June 2017)! Breaking into screenwriting can seem daunting, but not when you lean on your established craft and practice! Let your curiosity guide you as you […]
Join Black Writers Read for a chat with Nada Samih-Rotondo (Fiction, June 2012) on her debut book, All Water Has Perfect Memory. Nada Samih-Rotondo is a multi-genre Palestinian American writer, educator, and mother. A graduate of Rhode Island College, she earned degrees in English and Education and an MFA in creative writing from Lesley University. […]
2022 OCM Bocas Prize winner Celeste Mohammed (Fiction, June 2016) and 2023 OCM Bocas Non-Fiction Prize winner Ira Mathur cozy up to chat about the writing process, the power of creative non-fiction, and much more.
There will be staged reading of Nancy's full-length play, "Shangri-La," by Theatre One, on December 17 at 2 pm.The play has four characters: a woman with a secret, her drug-addicted son, her lover, who claims to be Lakota Indian, and an old friend who comes to visit. Lots of drama! There will be a talkback […]
Join the Grolier Poetry Book Shop for a reading with Cynthia Bargar, Shari Caplan (Poetry, June 2014) and Hannah Larrabee with an introduction by Eileen Cleary (Poetry, June 2016). Registration required. This event will take place synchronously in-store at 6 Plympton Street and on Zoom.
