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Eva Chen and Derek Desierto present JUNO VALENTINE AND THE FANTASTIC FASHION ADVENTURE at Coolidge Corner Theatre

Women’s National Book Association Boston presents Adrienne Brodeur and Tova Mirvis at Porter Square Books

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Robert Pinsky presents THE MIND HAS CLIFFS OF FALL with Gail Mazur and Jill McDonough at Porter Square Books

Craft on Draft presents – Writing Your Novel’s Biggest Moments at Trident Booksellers & Cafe

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Costume Pajama Storytime! at The Silver Unicorn Bookstore

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After Hours at the Bookstore with Jac Jemc at Harvard Book Store

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Mass Poetry’s “Raise Your Verse” Finale and Reading at Porter Square Books

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Transnational Series Presents: Idra Novey in conversation at Brookline Booksmith Used Book Cellar

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New England Poetry Club: Poetry in the Parlor at Old Manse

Robert Lowell Memorial Lecture Series at Leventhal Center Auditorium

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Poems at the Extremes of Feelings: THE MIND HAS CLIFFS OF FALL with Robert Pinsky at Boston Athenæum

Poetry Readings and Translations with Alissa Valles at The Poetry Center

Tell-All Boston, Fifth Edition at Middlesex Lounge

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Children’s Storytime: Hanna Cha presents TINY FEET BETWEEN THE MOUNTAINS at Brookline Booksmith

New England Poetry Club: New Poetry and Open Mic at Center for the Arts at the Armory

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Mike Cohen featured at Story Space at Havurat Shalom

Transnational Series: Translating Silvina Ocampo at Brookline Booksmith

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Breakwater Review Reading Series at 56 Brattle Street

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Storytime with Union Square Donuts at Brookline Booksmith

Writers Helping Writers Reading & Raffle at Arts at the Armory

Story Time with Drag Kings, Queens, and Friends at Porter Square Books

Sheila Cordner presents WHO’S HIDING IN THIS BOOK? at Belmont Books

Salon with Christopher Boucher presenting BIG GIANT FLOATING HEAD and Robert Coover presenting GOING FOR A BEER

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Porsha Olayiwola & guests present I SHIMMER SOMETIMES, TOO at Boston Public Library

Transnational Series presents: Arvind Krishna Mehrotra in conversation at Brookline Booksmith Used Book Cellar

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CD Collins featured at Story Space at Havurat Shalom

November U35 Reading by Mass Poetry at Trident Booksellers & Cafe

An Unauthorized Eleanor Wilner Reading at Estragon Tapas Bar

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Best Small Fictions Boston Reading and Launch at Newtonville Books

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Rozzie Read Poetry and Open Mic at Roslindale House

Martha Collins presents BECAUSE WHAT ELSE COULD I DO & Joseph Campana presents THE BOOK OF LIFE at Porter Square Books

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Anne Fadiman reads from Clifton Fadiman’s WALLY THE WORDWORM at Porter Square Books

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Children’s Storytime: Wee The People: Innosanto Nagara presents M IS FOR MOVEMENT at The Puppet Showplace Theatre

Saturday Morning Storytime: Jen Corace at The Silver Unicorn

School Street Sessions with Martín Espada, Doug Anderson, Danielle Legros Georges, Everett Hoagland, Richard Michelson, Marge Piercy, Robert Pinsky, and Lauren Marie Schmidt at Omni Parker House, Kennedy Room

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Solstice Magazine Benefit & Night Riffs at The Rockwell

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