Poetry and readings in Boston

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

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  6 PM

  Dino Martins

  Harvard Book Store · Harvard Square, Cambridge

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  Free

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  7 PM

  Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian

  Harvard Book Store · Harvard Square, Cambridge

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  Free

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  7 PM

  Mindy Misener: Good Guys, in conversation with Mairead Small Staid

  Porter Square Books · Porter Square, Cambridge

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  7 PM

  Sarah Stankorb with Walter V. Robinson: Damned if She Does

  Brookline Booksmith · Coolidge Corner, Brookline

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Wednesday, October 21, 2026

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  6 PM

  Fuchsia Dunlop

  Harvard Book Store · Harvard Square, Cambridge

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  Free

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  6 PM

  Natasha Singer

  Harvard Book Store · Harvard Square, Cambridge

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  Free

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  7 PM

  Celine Leboeuf: The Tyranny of Thinness, in conversation with Charles More

  Porter Square Books · Porter Square, Cambridge

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  7 PM

  Marcia Chatelain

  Harvard Book Store · Harvard Square, Cambridge

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  Free

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  —Time not announced

  The WBUR Breakfast Club with Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks

  WBUR CitySpace · Boston University, Back Bay

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  Tickets ↗

Thursday, October 22, 2026

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  7 PM

  Akbar Shahid Ahmed

  Harvard Book Store · Harvard Square, Cambridge

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  Free

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  7 PM

  Joanne Chang with Rachel Leah Blumenthal: The Joy of Cookies

  Brookline Booksmith · Coolidge Corner, Brookline

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  Sold out

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  7 PM

  Sandy Bailey: She's On To Something, in conversation with Denise Simmons

  Porter Square Books · Porter Square, Cambridge

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Friday, October 23, 2026

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  6:30 PM

  Curated Cuisine: Eric Ripert

  WBUR CitySpace · Boston University, Back Bay

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  Tickets ↗

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  7 PM

  Jim Emison

  Harvard Book Store · Harvard Square, Cambridge

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  Free

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  7 PM

  Maria DiLorenzo with Dave Wedge: Confessions of the Green River Killer

  Brookline Booksmith · Coolidge Corner, Brookline

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  7 PM

  Neal Stephenson

  Harvard Book Store · Harvard Square, Cambridge

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  8 PM

  Your Own Private Bookstore 10_23_26

  Porter Square Books · Porter Square, Cambridge

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  Sold out

Saturday, October 24, 2026

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  7 PM

  Bonnie Garmus

  Harvard Book Store · Harvard Square, Cambridge

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  7 PM

  Third Annual Bloody Book Bash

  Porter Square Books · Porter Square, Cambridge

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Monday, October 26, 2026

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  6 PM

  Emily St. John Mandel

  Harvard Book Store · Harvard Square, Cambridge

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  7 PM

  Heather Morris: The Piano Teacher of Montparnasse

  Brookline Booksmith · Coolidge Corner, Brookline

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  7 PM

  Thomas Frank

  Harvard Book Store · Harvard Square, Cambridge

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  Free

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  10:30 PM

  ACOTAR Book #6 Midnight Release Party

  Harvard Book Store · Harvard Square, Cambridge

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  11 PM

  A Court of Splintered Harmony Midnight Release Party!

  Brookline Booksmith · Coolidge Corner, Brookline

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Tuesday, October 27, 2026

• Literature

  6 PM

  The Practice of Wisdom Panel

  Harvard Book Store · Harvard Square, Cambridge

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  Free

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  7 PM

  Crafting the Literary Thriller: A Panel Discussion

  Porter Square Books · Porter Square, Cambridge

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  7 PM

  Kathleen Carr Foster: The Jewel of Corlivo, in conversation with G.R. Macallister

  Porter Square Books · Porter Square, Cambridge

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  7 PM

  Kojo Koram with Quinn Slobodian and Shaleen Title

  Brookline Booksmith · Coolidge Corner, Brookline

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  7 PM

  Taylor Grothe

  Harvard Book Store · Harvard Square, Cambridge

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  Free

Wednesday, October 28, 2026

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  7 PM

  Marie Lu: Mortal Things, in conversation with Fin Leary

  Porter Square Books · Porter Square, Cambridge

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  7 PM

  Nafissa Thompson-Spires with Annie Hartnett: The Four Wives and Five Deaths of Richard Milford

  Brookline Booksmith · Coolidge Corner, Brookline

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  7 PM

  Wendy S. Walters

  Harvard Book Store · Harvard Square, Cambridge

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  Free

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  until Oct 29

  Simply Ina

  Emerson Colonial Theatre · Theater District

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  Tickets ↗

Thursday, October 29, 2026

• Literature

  7 PM

  Alex Gonzalez: The Man of Wind and Moss, in conversation with Paul Tremblay

  Porter Square Books · Porter Square, Cambridge

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  7 PM

  Dr. Raj Panjabi

  Harvard Book Store · Harvard Square, Cambridge

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  Free

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  7 PM

  Petra Hulova and Carolina Pihelgas

  Brookline Booksmith · Coolidge Corner, Brookline

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  7:30 PM

  The Moth Mainstage: TIGHTROPE

  The Wilbur · Theatre District

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  Tickets ↗

Friday, October 30, 2026

• Literature

  7 PM

  Edward Steed

  Harvard Book Store · Harvard Square, Cambridge

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  Free

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  7 PM

  Michelle Lerner: A Series of Opinionated Animals, in conversation with Lana Nadj

  Porter Square Books · Porter Square, Cambridge

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Saturday, October 31, 2026

• Literature

  8 PM

  Harvard Book Store After Dark

  Harvard Book Store · Harvard Square, Cambridge

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  Free

Monday, November 2, 2026

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  7 PM

  Deni Elliott

  Harvard Book Store · Harvard Square, Cambridge

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  Free

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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  7 PM

  Paris Marx

  Harvard Book Store · Harvard Square, Cambridge

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  Free

Wednesday, November 4, 2026

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  6 PM

  Jacob Weisberg

  Harvard Book Store · Harvard Square, Cambridge

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  Free

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  6 PM

  Joanne Chang

  Harvard Book Store · Harvard Square, Cambridge

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  7 PM

  Christy Scott Cashman

  Harvard Book Store · Harvard Square, Cambridge

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  Free

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  7 PM

  Howard Mansfield: Invisible Monuments

  Porter Square Books · Porter Square, Cambridge

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  7 PM

  Joey Clift with Vanessa Lillie: We've Been Here the Whole Time

  Brookline Booksmith · Coolidge Corner, Brookline

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Thursday, November 5, 2026

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  7 PM

  Stephen Kinzer

  Harvard Book Store · Harvard Square, Cambridge

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  Free

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  7 PM

  The Launch of AGNI 104

  Brookline Booksmith · Coolidge Corner, Brookline

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Friday, November 6, 2026

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  7 PM

  Ellen Elias-Bursac with Jim Hicks

  Brookline Booksmith · Coolidge Corner, Brookline

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  7 PM

  Riley Black

  Harvard Book Store · Harvard Square, Cambridge

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  Free

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  8 PM

  Your Own Private Bookstore 11_06_26

  Porter Square Books · Porter Square, Cambridge

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Monday, November 9, 2026

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  6 PM

  Francine Berman

  Harvard Book Store · Harvard Square, Cambridge

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  Free

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  7 PM

  Lloyd Schwartz

  Harvard Book Store · Harvard Square, Cambridge

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  Free

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  7 PM

  Tom Drury with Jayne Anne Phillips: West of Loveland

  Brookline Booksmith · Coolidge Corner, Brookline

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Tuesday, November 10, 2026

• Literature

  6 PM

  Alice Hoffman

  Harvard Book Store · Harvard Square, Cambridge

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  Sold out

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  7 PM

  Amanda Foody and C. L. Herman: A Destiny So Cruel

  Brookline Booksmith · Coolidge Corner, Brookline

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  7 PM

  David Weinberger

  Harvard Book Store · Harvard Square, Cambridge

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  Free

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  7 PM

  Sarah Bruhn: Holding On to Home, in conversation with Andrea Flores

  Porter Square Books · Porter Square, Cambridge

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Wednesday, November 11, 2026

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  7 PM

  Daddy Issues: Sofia Franklyn

  WBUR CitySpace · Boston University, Back Bay

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  Tickets ↗

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