Events for October 26, 2017
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6:00 pm
ERICA FERENCIK, author The River at Night
The Boston Public Library is pleased to host ERICA FERENCIK, author of The River at Night. The River at Night is set against the harsh beauty of the Maine wilderness, charts the journey of four friends as they fight to survive the aftermath of a white water rafting accident. With intimately observed characters, visceral prose, and […]
Find out more »The 2nd Annual Boston Lit Crawl
On the eve of the Boston Book Festival, come celebrate the city’s literary past, present and future at the 2nd Annual Boston Lit Crawl, a night of literary merry-making in Boston’s Literary District. From 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., intrepid readers will choose from a variety of unique performances and literary events all in surprising venues from […]
Find out more »7:30 pm
National Book Award Winning Poet MARK DOTY reads with BU Alum TOMAS UNGER
Boston University is pleased to welcome National Book Award Winning Poet MARK DOTY reading with BU Alum TOMAS UNGER. This reading, part of the Robert Lowell Memorial Poetry Reading Series, will be introduced by Robert Pinsky. The reading will be followed by book signing and reception. This event is free and open to the public.
Find out more »ArtsEmerson: KISS
When a young, aspirational theatre troupe discovers and performs what they believe is a Syrian soap opera, they come to realize just how much they got wrong. Kiss is a brilliant play-within-a-play that shows how misunderstanding cultural cues can reveal blind spots you never knew you had. Chilean playwright and director Guillermo Calderón brings his […]
Find out more »Did You Know?
Certain books were “banned in Boston” at least as far back as 1651, when one William Pynchon wrote a book criticizing Puritanism.