Poetry and readings in Boston this week

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

  • Literature

  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

• Literature

  7 PM

  Akbar Shahid Ahmed

  Harvard Book Store · Harvard Square, Cambridge

  • Literature

  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

• Literature

  6:30 PM

  Curated Cuisine: Eric Ripert

  WBUR CitySpace · Boston University, Back Bay

  • Literature

  Tickets ↗

• Literature

  7 PM

  Jim Emison

  Harvard Book Store · Harvard Square, Cambridge

  • Literature

  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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• Literature

  8 PM

  Your Own Private Bookstore 10_23_26

  Porter Square Books · Porter Square, Cambridge

  • Literature

  Sold out

Saturday, October 24, 2026

• Literature

  7 PM

  Bonnie Garmus

  Harvard Book Store · Harvard Square, Cambridge

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• Literature

  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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• Literature

  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

  • Literature

  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

  • Literature

  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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• Literature

  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

  • Literature

  Free

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