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Craft on Draft with GrubStreet: Suspense!
GrubStreet is proud to cosponsor the latest edition of Craft of Draft. The theme: Suspense! “What happens next?” From genre to literary fiction, that’s the question that keeps readers turning pages. Come hear KELLY FORD (Cottonmouths), STEPHANIE GAYLE (Idyll Fears), and CRYSTAL KING (Feast of Sorrow) discuss how they use suspense to hook their readers. Want in on the action? Submit a page of your own suspenseful fiction. One lucky winner will have their entry read and discussed by the…
Find out more »FACT IN FICTION: RESEARCHING YOUR NOVEL
In honor of National Reading Group Month, WNBA-Boston invites you to FACT IN FICTION: RESEARCHING YOUR NOVEL, an evening with celebrated authors Ellen Meeropol, Lauren Davis Huber, and Beatriz Williams
Find out more »MassMouth Story Slam: Oh Baby!
MassMouth kicks off its 2017-2018 Story Slam Season at Trident Booksellers & Cafe! Theme of the show: Oh baby! Doors open at 6pm. Slam starts at 7pm. All slams, except semi-finals: $10 online or at the door Tickets available at Eventbrite
Find out more »Trappist Beer Travels: Inside the Breweries of the Monasteries!
Trident Booksellers and Cafe is excited to host the authors of Trappist Beer Travels: Inside the Breweries of the Monasteries. This combination beer journal, history book, and travelogue grants readers rare access inside monastery walls for an in-depth look at the legendary breweries of Trappist monks. To craft the book, authors Caroline Wallace, Sarah Wood and Jessica Deahl journeyed thousands of miles together, from the United States to Belgium, the Netherlands, Austria, Italy, and back again, for the complete tour of…
Find out more »Another Round of MassMouth Story Slam at Trident
MassMouth continues its 2017-2018 Story Slam Season at Trident Booksellers & Cafe. Doors open at 6pm. Slam begins at 7pm. All slams, except semi-finals: $10 online or at the door.
Find out more »Mass Poetry’s U35 Poetry Series at Trident Booksellers & Cafe
Join Trident Booksellers & Cafe, in conjunction with Mass Poetry, for a bi-monthly reading series that promotes and bolsters Massachusetts poets under 35 while giving them a venue to share their work and connect with other poets under 35. This event is free.
Find out more »MassMouth at Trident Booksellers & Cafe
Massmouth continues its 2017-2018 Story Slam Season at Trident! The theme: Turn the Page Doors open at 6pm. Slam starts at 7pm. All slams, except semi-finals: $10 online or at the door Tickets available at Eventbrite
Find out more »Book Swap at Trident Booksellers & Cafe
Trade out your old books for some new reading material! Bring one to five books in good condition (no textbooks or mass markets, please!) to swap with fellow attendees. Everyone will go home with a new book to add to their shelves. Admission is FREE!
Find out more »Mass Mouth Story Slam at Trident
Mass Mouth hosts their first story slam of 2018. The theme? "TOAST!" Bring your best true stories of toasty/toasted times - however you interpret the theme - to Trident's upstairs cafe for an evening of engaging entertainment. Dinner and drinks will also be available for purchase. Doors open at 6pm. Slam starts at 7pm. Tickets are $10 online or at the door. Get your tickets here! What is a Story Slam? A story slam is a contest of stories by known and…
Find out more »September U35 Reading Series w/Mass Poetry
U35 is Mass Poetry's bi-monthly reading series for poets under 35, held once each January, March, May, July, September, and November. The series seeks to promote and bolster Massachusetts poets under 35 while giving them a venue to share their work and connect with other poets under 35. If you are a poet under the age of 35, sign up to read! September's U35 will be held at Trident Booksellers & Cafe, and will feature Noah Augustine, Thomas Mixon, and…
Find out more »Readings from They Said: A Multi-Genre Anthology of Contemporary Collaborative Writing
Authors will share works from They Said: A Multi-Genre Anthology of Contemporary Collaborative Writing, an anthology from Black Lawrence Press. Edited by Simone Muench, Dean Rader, Sally Ashton, & Jackie K. White, They Said includes poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, as well as hybridized forms that push the boundaries of concepts like “genre” and “author." Readers: Kate Hanson Foster, Kevin McClellan, Jonathan Silverman
Find out more »Speculative Boston presents JULIE C. DAY, HILLARY MONAHAN, and PAUL TREMBLAY
Speculative Boston is a free quarterly reading series for science fiction, fantasy, and horror of all kinds. Join us on October 25th at Trident Books & Cafe in Boston, when our guests will be Julie C. Day, Hillary Monahan, and Paul Tremblay. JULIE C. DAY has published over thirty stories in magazines such as Interzone, Podcastle, Black Static, and Split Lip Magazine. Her debut collection Uncommon Miracles is available from PS Publishing. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Southern Maine and a…
Find out more »MassMouth Story Slam: Black Sheep
The second Trident story slam of the 2018-2019 season is on the theme "BLACK SHEEP" Bring your best true stories of being an outsider (or sheep herder) to Trident's upstairs cafe for an evening of engaging entertainment and dinner and drinks if you choose. Doors open at 6pm. Slam starts at 7pm. Tickets are $12 online or at the door. What is a Story Slam? A story slam is a contest of stories by known and undiscovered talent. Story slammers sign up on…
Find out more »Talks with Trident: Cathy Zane and E.C. Frey in Conversation
Join us for a night discussing shared themes and the craft of writing a novel with two acclaimed female authors. Though their two books are in different genres, they both use fiction to shed light on serious issued that women face in relationships and in the workplace. About the books: Better Than This: On the surface, Sarah Jenkins appears to have it all: a handsome, wealthy, and successful husband, a precocious five-year-old daughter, and a beautiful home in an affluent…
Find out more »Quite Mad: An American Pharma Memoir Reading & Signing w/ Sarah Fawn Montgomery
Diagnosed with severe anxiety, PTSD, and OCD in her early twenties, Sarah Fawn Montgomery spent the next ten years seeking treatment and the language with which to describe the indescribable consequences of her mental illness. Faced with disbelief, intolerable side effects, and unexpected changes in her mental health as a result of treatment, Montgomery turned to American history and her own personal history—including her turbulent childhood and the violence she faced as a young woman—to make sense of the experience.…
Find out more »How the End First Showed with D.M. Aderibigbe
Crafting raw memories into restrained and compact verse, D. M. Aderibigbe traces the history of domestic and emotional abuse against women in his family. A witnessing son, grandson, nephew, and brother, he rejects the tradition of praise songs for the honored father, refusing to offer tribute to men who dishonor their wives. Widening his gaze to capture the moral rhythms of life in Lagos, he embraces themes of love, spirituality, poverty, compassion, sickness, and death. Aderibigbe offers both an extended…
Find out more »Silent Book Club at Trident
Always wishing you had more time to read? Trying to meet more bookish folks? Then Silent Book Club is perfect for you! Treat yourself once a month to a night of reading and friendship. It's a great way to practice self-care during the week, meet new people, and find great book recommendations. The book is not assigned; just bring the one you are currently reading and dive in! At the beginning of each meeting, there will be a 30 minute…
Find out more »SPARE CHANGE Poetry Reading at Trident
Spare Change News Poems: An Anthology by Homeless People and those Touched by Homelessness Spare Change News was founded in 1992 and since its inception has worked to elevate the voices of the homeless and economically disadvantaged people in the Boston area. Our anthology includes a selection of poems that have been published in the paper over the last 15 years. This is an anthology with over 70 poets, spanning well known poets like Martin Espada and Marge Piercy to people…
Find out more »SHAME IS AN OCEAN I SWIM ACROSS with Mary Lambert
Join Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Mary Lambert to celebrate the launch of her new poetry collection, Shame Is An Ocean I Swim Across, with a special musical performance and book signing. About the Book: Beautiful and brutally honest, Mary Lambert's poetry is a beacon to anyone who's ever been knocked down—and picked themselves up again. In verse that deals with sexual assault, mental illness, and body acceptance, Ms. Lambert emerges as an important new voice in poetry, providing strength and resilience even in…
Find out more »Book Swap at Trident Bookstore
Bring one to three books in good condition (no textbooks or mass markets, please!) to swap with fellow attendees. Everyone will go home with a new book to add to their shelves. This will operate like a white elephant gift exchange. Tickets Available NOW! Admission is $5, which may be used as a voucher toward food and/or drink for the evening. Please arrive at 7 pm--that's a firm start time, not the start of a time frame! **Note: Please don't…
Find out more »Book Signing with Meredith Goldstein
Meredith Goldstein will be visiting the Trident to sign copies of Chemistry Lessons and Can't Help Myself: Lessons & Confessions from a Modern Advice Columnist—just in time for these books to become your perfect holiday gifts! Meredith Goldstein is an advice columnist and entertainment reporter for The Boston Globe. Her advice column, Love Letters, is a daily dispatch of wisdom for the lovelorn that has been running online and in the paper since 2009. The first season of the Love Letters podcast launched in 2018.…
Find out more »INVASIONS at Trident
Description of Event: A reading by Calvin Gimpelevich from his short story collection, Invasions, as well as other trans emerging authors from Boston and the surrounding area, followed by a Q&A and panel conversation from the readers about their work and thoughts on trans literature as it continues to establish itself and evolve. About the Book: A body-swapping personal trainer and her trans girlfriend turn to a life of crime. A man mourning his dead lover becomes trapped in the mind of…
Find out more »REPLAY EARTH at Trident
Replay Earth Book Launch About the Event: Author Mark Schlack collaborated with Ephraim Weisstein on his idea for this groundbreaking sci fi/political thriller. Both Mark and Ephraim will be here to talk about the genesis for the idea, collaboration, and Mark's writing process. About the Book: Raefe and Lina are two twenty-somethings trying to start a life in the mid-21st century. He's beset by crippling migraines, she's trying to outpace the horrors of the genocide she escaped as a child. Their…
Find out more »Lord of the Rings Trivia
Will you emerge as a white wizard or end up like Smeagol? Bring a team of up to 6 to answer questions about J.R.R. Tolkien's beloved saga. The questions touch on both the books and movies, and even Tolkien himself. The winning team receives a $35 gift card to Trident, prizes for 2nd and 3rd place. Tickets are on sale NOW, doors open at 6:30! (Photo courtesy of Roxanne Ready / Flickr Creative Commons) Event date: Saturday, January 12, 2019 - 7:00pm Event…
Find out more »Trident Book Sawp
Bring one to three books in good condition (no textbooks or mass markets, please!) to swap with fellow attendees. Everyone will go home with a new book to add to their shelves. This will operate like a white elephant gift exchange. Tickets Available NOW! Admission is $5, which may be used as a voucher toward food and/or drink for the evening. Please arrive at 7 pm--that's a firm start time, not the start of a time frame! **Note: Please don't…
Find out more »Nixes Mate Poetry Reading at Trident
Nixes Mate Poetry Reading/Book Launch Nixes Mate is a navigational hazard in Boston Harbor. 42° 19' 47.9" North · 70° 56' 43.9" West They want to challenge the preconceived notions of reading on the web by using off-the-shelf technology to build a best-in-breed literary magazine. More than a magazine, it's a website. They feature small-batch artisanal literature, created by writers who've been honing their craft the time-honored way: one line at a time. About the Authors: Jessica Purdy has lived in New England…
Find out more »Mass Poetry U35 Reading at Trident
Join us in conjunction with Mass Poetry for a bi-monthly reading series that promotes and bolsters Massachusetts poets under 35 while giving them a venue to share their work and connect with other poets under 35. Tonight's readers will be Cassandra de Alba, Aly Pierce, and 3rd poet TBA. Event date: Tuesday, January 29, 2019 - 7:00pm Event address: 338 Newbury Street Boston, MA 02115
Find out more »January U35 Reading with Mass Poetry
U35 is a bi-monthly reading series for poets under 35. The series seeks to promote and bolster Massachusetts poets under 35 while giving them a venue to share their work and connect with other poets. If you are a poet under the age of 35, sign up to read! January’s readers are Cassandra de Alba, Aly Pierce, and David G. Walker. Cassandra de Alba's work has appeared in Gabby, Glass: A Journal of Poetry, Smoking Glue Gun, Spy Kids Review &…
Find out more »Fantastic Fiction Reading with Speculative Boston
Speculative Boston is a free quarterly reading series for science fiction, fantasy, and horror of all kinds. Join us at Trident Books & Cafe in Boston, when our guests will be the YA novelist Lyra Selene, and fantasy writers N.S. Dolkart and Elaine Isaak (writing as E.C. Ambrose). The night includes short readings, a lively discussion and Q&A, and plenty of time for signing books and hanging out. Lyra Selene was born under a full moon and has never quite managed…
Find out more »Blackout Political Poetry Night with Mass Poetry!
Create blackout poetry of political documents with Mass Poetry! Mass Poetry is part of a national poetry coalition working together to promote the value poets bring to our culture and the important contribution poetry makes in the lives of people of all ages and backgrounds. This year's theme is "What Is It, Then, Between Us?: Poetry & Democracy." We are asking the community to create erasures, or blackout poetry, of political documents including the Bill of Rights, US Constitution, Letter…
Find out more »March U35 Reading w/Mass Poetry
U35 is Mass Poetry's bi-monthly reading series for poets under the age of 35, held once each January, March, May, July, September, and November. The series seeks to promote and bolster Massachusetts poets while giving them a venue to share their work and connect with other young poets. If you are a poet under the age of 35, sign up to read via the Mass Poetry website! http://www.masspoetry.org/u35 More about our three March readers: Blake Campbell was born in northeastern…
Find out more »Speculative Boston Reading Series
Speculative Boston is a free quarterly reading series for science fiction, fantasy, and horror of all kinds. Join us at Trident Books & Cafe in Boston, when our guests will be Julian K. Jarboe, Christopher Golden, and Theodora Goss. The night includes short readings, a lively discussion and Q&A, and plenty of time for signing books and hanging out. Julian K. Jarboe lives in Salem, Massachusetts. They are an Associate Editor at PodCastle magazine, a graduate of the Odyssey Fantasy Writing Workshop, and…
Find out more »Reading/Book Launch for Gillyflower by Diane Wald
Diane Wald will read from her new novel, Gillyflower, and discuss it with Deborah Schwartz About Gillyflower: Boston, 1984. Even in a world without cell phones, messages come through loud and clear if one is listening. When Nora Forrest, a young woman not predisposed to act impulsively, has a dream she cannot ignore, she is compelled to take uncharacteristic action. Together with an aging Irish actor named Hugh Sheenan, she explores the unseen connections that bind total strangers in ways they…
Find out more »May U35 Reading Series w/Mass Poetry
U35 is a bi-monthly reading series for poets under 35, held once each January, March, May, July, September, and November. The series seeks to promote and bolster young Massachusetts poets while giving them a venue to share their work and connect with other poets. If you are a poet under the age of 35, sign up to read via Mass Poetry's website! http://www.masspoetry.org/u35 Our May readers are Shirley Jones-Luke, Kailey Tedesco, and Rhosalyn Williams. Read more about them below: Shirley…
Find out more »The Great American Poetry Challenge at Lit Crawl 2019
Mass Poetry is excited to host The Great American Poetry Challenge at Lit Crawl Boston. Get ready to flex your poetry muscles in this competitive creative challenge! Attendees will be grouped into five teams, and each team will be appointed an established poet — Anna V.Q. Ross, Febo, Ben Berman, Enzo Silon Surin, or Colleen Michaels — as their team cheerleader. Mass Poetry will provide a series of prompts (e.g., a certain number of lines, a certain meter, in the…
Find out more »July U35 Reading Series w/Mass Poetry
U35 is a bi-monthly reading series for poets under 35, held once each January, March, May, July, September, and November. The series seeks to promote and bolster young Massachusetts poets while giving them a venue to share their work and connect with other poets. If you are a poet under the age of 35, sign up to read via Mass Poetry's website! http://www.masspoetry.org/u35 Our July readers are Wendy Chen, Kat Hobbs-Everett, and Amy Manion. Read more about them below: Wendy…
Find out more »Speculative Boston Reading Series: K. Chess and Max Gladstone
Speculative Boston is a quarterly event, featuring authors of scifi, fantasy, and horror of all kinds. Join us on August 1st! Our guest authors will be K. Chess and Max Gladstone, who will be talking about their latest works and the wonders of speculative fiction! K Chess is the author of FAMOUS MEN WHO NEVER LIVED (Tin House Books, 2019). Her writing has appeared in The Chicago Tribune’s Printer’s Row Journal, PANK, Salon, Tor.com and other outlets. Her short stories…
Find out more »Trivia at Trident Bookstore
Teams can be up to 6 people. This is none of that Stump stuff: Trivia questions are ORIGINAL Max creations every Friday night! We charge $5 for every player to help cover our costs for the evening. These tickets may be used as vouchers toward food and drink purchases. If your food and drink order is lass than the $5-per-person ticket voucher for your table, you'll just be charged for the tickets at the end of the night.
Find out more »Harry Potter Trivia at Trident Bookstore
Join us for a night of trivia about the life, legacy, and empire built around the Boy Who Lived. Bring a team of up to six of your muggle friends and answer questions about the Wizarding World for a chance to win a $35 Trident gift card. Themed prizes for second and third place as well! And even if you don't win, you can drown you sorrows in a butter beer. TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW!
Find out more »Jason Heller, Peter Bebergal, and Paul Tremblay in Conversation at Trident Bookstore
A conversation between Jason Heller, Peter Bebergal and Paul Tremblay about the crossover of popular and underground music into the world of literature, and how this dynamic has informed their work. About the Book As the 1960s drew to a close, and mankind trained its telescopes on other worlds, old conventions gave way to a new kind of hedonistic freedom that celebrated sex, drugs, and rock ’n’ roll. Derided as nerdy or dismissed as fluff, science fiction rarely gets credit for its…
Find out more »Brittany Cavallaro and Emily Henry Present Hello Girls at Trident Cafe
Join Brittany Cavallaro, New York Times bestselling author of the Charlotte Holmes series and the poetry collection Girl-King, and Emily Henry, author of The Love That Split the World and A Million Junes, as they launch their new book HELLO GIRLS, a darkly funny feminist novel about two teenage girls who have had enough of the controlling men in their lives—and take their rage on the road to make a new life for themselves. About the book Thelma and Louise gets remade in this…
Find out more »Derek Milman Presents Swipe Right for Murder in conversation with Karen McManus at Trident Bookstore
Join YA authors Derek Milman and Karen McManus as they discuss Milman's new thriller Swipe Right for Murder. An epic case of mistaken identity puts a teen looking for a hookup on the run from both the FBI and a murderous cult in this compulsively readable thriller. Finding himself alone in a posh New York City hotel room for the night, Aidan does what any red-blooded seventeen-year-old would do--tries to hook up with someone new. But that lapse in judgement leads…
Find out more »Trivia at Trident Bookstore
Teams can be up to 6 people. This is none of that Stump stuff: Trivia questions are ORIGINAL Max creations every Friday night! We charge $5 for every player to help cover our costs for the evening. These tickets may be used as vouchers toward food and drink purchases. If your food and drink order is lass than the $5-per-person ticket voucher for your table, you'll just be charged for the tickets at the end of the night.
Find out more »A Girl Could Disappear Like This
Local poets Deborah Schwartz and Lisa DeSiro will read from their books and discuss their writing process and the road to publication, as well as how poetry can work as medicine to heal and connect us in this troubling world. Deborah Schwartz lives in Somerville, MA and is an Assistant Professor of English at Bunker Hill Community College. Her poetry and fiction have most recently been published in Slippery Elm Review and Pittsburgh Review. Her poetry collection "A Girl Could…
Find out more »A Night in with Joyful Clemantine Wamariya
Join Read4Refugees (in collaboration with the Girls' Night In Boston Community) for a night in to raise money for refugees. Wear your best pajamas, bring a book to swap, and get ready to cozy up with other compassionate booklovers. The event will run from 7 - 9pm and feature a virtual reading and Q&A from the incredible author and human rights activist, Clemantine Wamariya. Joyful Clemantine Wamariya is an internationally renowned speaker, a New York Times bestselling author, and an accomplished human…
Find out more »Speculative Boston Reading Series: Dark Fiction at Trident Booksellers & Cafe
Speculative Boston is a quarterly event, featuring authors of scifi, fantasy, and horror of all kinds. Join us on October 24th at Trident! Our guest authors will be Errick Nunnally, Bracken Macleod, and Isabel Yap! Errick Nunnally was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts, and served one tour in the Marine Corps before deciding art school was a safer pursuit. He enjoys art, comics, and genre novels. A designer by day, he earned a black belt in Krav Maga and Muay…
Find out more »Speculative Boston October Reading at Trident Booksellers & Cafe
Errick Nunnally was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts, and served one tour in the Marine Corps before deciding art school was a safer pursuit. He enjoys art, comics, and genre novels. A designer by day, he earned a black belt in Krav Maga and Muay Thai kickboxing by night. His work has appeared in several anthologies and is best described as “dark pulp.” His work can be found in LAMPLIGHT, TRANSCENDENT, WICKED WITCHES, THE FINAL SUMMONS, PROTECTORS 2, the…
Find out more »Harry Potter Trivia at Trident Booksellers and Cafe
Join us for a night of trivia about the life, legacy, and empire built around the Boy Who Lived. Bring a team of up to six of your muggle friends and answer questions about the Wizarding World for a chance to win a $35 Trident gift card. Themed prizes for second and third place as well! And even if you don't win, you can drown you sorrows in a butter beer.
Find out more »Craft on Draft presents – Writing Your Novel’s Biggest Moments at Trident Booksellers & Cafe
Going big can be a challenge. Write too loud and your big moments become melodrama, not loud enough and they can lose their punch. Come hear how authors Rachel Barenbaum (A Bend in the Stars), Mark Guerin (You Can See More from up Here), and Elizabeth Chiles Shelburne (Holding on to Nothing) found the right volume for their novels’ biggest moments. Want in on the action? Submit one page from your own big, loud moment (max 250 words). Include a…
Find out more »November U35 Reading by Mass Poetry at Trident Booksellers & Cafe
U35 is a bi-monthly reading series for poets under 35, held once each January, March, May, July, September, and November. The series seeks to promote and bolster young Massachusetts poets while giving them a venue to share their work and connect with other poets. If you are a poet under the age of 35, sign up to read via Mass Poetry's website! This event is free and open to the public. http://www.masspoetry.org/u35 Our November readers are Sally Burnette, Adrie Rose,…
Find out more »Julie Dobrow presents AFTER EMILY: TWO REMARKABLE WOMEN AND THE LEGACY OF AMERICA’S GREATEST POET at Trident Booksellers & Cafe
Telling the story of the two relatively unknown women who made Emily Dickinson into a household name, author Julie Dobrow discusses her book, After Emily: Two Remarkable Women and the Legacy of America’s Greatest Poet. About the Book Despite Emily Dickinson’s world renown, the story of the two women most responsible for her initial posthumous publication―Mabel Loomis Todd and her daughter, Millicent Todd Bingham―has remained in the shadows of the archives. A rich and compelling portrait of women who refused…
Find out more »Dual Interviews with Empathy and Emotional Intelligence Experts Helen Riess and Richard Boyatzis at Trident Booksellers & Cafe
This event will feature two leaders in the emotional intelligence and empathy arenas for an exciting exchange of ideas and will show the intersection between The Empathy Effect and Helping Others Change. About the Books In The Empathy Effect, Dr. Riess champions the idea that empathy can dramatically change our lives for the better, and in 2012, The New York Times agreed, spotlighting Dr. Riess’s revolutionary empathy training research as the first study to demonstrate that empathy can be taught; this…
Find out more »MassMouth Story Slam: Picture Perfect at Trident Booksellers & Cafe
Do you have a story to tell? Once again, Trident Booksellers is partnering with Massmouth to bring you some of the best emerging and featured storytellers in Greater Boston. Join us in Trident's cafe for an evening of engaging entertainment, and dinner and drinks if you choose. What is a Story Slam? A slam is a contest of stories where people sign up on the night to tell a true five-minute story on the evening's theme. Ten names are drawn…
Find out more »Drag Queen Story Hour at Trident Booksellers & Cafe
A new, monthly event at Trident Booksellers & Cafe in partnership with Drag Queen Story Hour: Boston! Join us in our children's section on select Saturdays from 11am to 12pm. Upcoming Dates - Saturday, December 14th, 11am Drag Queen Story Hour (DQSH) is just what it sounds like—drag queens reading stories to children in libraries, schools, and bookstores. DQSH captures the imagination and play of the gender fluidity of childhood and gives kids glamorous, positive, and unabashedly queer role models. In…
Find out more »Silent Book Club at Trident Booksellers & Cafe
Always wishing you had more time to read? Trying to meet more bookish folks? Then Silent Book Club is perfect for you! Treat yourself once a month to a night of reading and friendship. It's a great way to practice self-care during the week, meet new people, and find great book recommendations. The book is not assigned; just bring the one you are currently reading and dive in! At the beginning of each meeting, there will be a 30 minute…
Find out more »HUB Theatre of Boston Play Reading: MR. MARMALADE at Trident Booksellers & Cafe
The HUB will be reading: Mr. Marmalade by Noah Haidle, directed by Allison Davis With friends like Mr. Marmalade, who needs enemies! He is abusive, drinks too much, gets high on cocaine, and is never around when you need him. Still, Mr. Marmalade is the most important person in four-year-old Lucy's life -- even if he's only imaginary! This outrageously zany dark comedy reminds us that sometimes being four is just as hard as being fifty-four! NO TICKETS REEQUIRED, in lieu…
Find out more »Trident Staff Pick Book Club: HOGFATHER at Trident Booksellers & Cafe
Join us for another Staff Pick Book Club! This month we'll be reading Terry Pratchett's timeless Hogfather! Our full food and drink menu will be available during the discussion. You do not need to have finished the book to attend! All are welcome--no ticket required. Books are available in store and online. About the book Who would want to harm Discworld's most beloved icon? Very few things are held sacred in this twisted, corrupt, heartless—and oddly familiar—universe, but the Hogfather is…
Find out more »Harry Potter Trivia at Trident Booksellers & Cafe
Join us for a night of trivia about the life, legacy, and empire built around the Boy Who Lived. Bring a team of up to six of your muggle friends and answer questions about the Wizarding World for a chance to win a $35 Trident gift card. Themed prizes for second and third place as well! And even if you don't win, you can drown you sorrows in a butter beer.
Find out more »Silent Book Club at Trident Booksellers & Cafe
Always wishing you had more time to read? Trying to meet more bookish folks? Then Silent Book Club is perfect for you! Treat yourself once a month to a night of reading and friendship. It's a great way to practice self-care during the week, meet new people, and find great book recommendations. The book is not assigned; just bring the one you are currently reading and dive in! At the beginning of each meeting, there will be a 30 minute…
Find out more »Trident Poetry Open Mic Night at Trident Booksellers & Cafe
Trident has a wide poetry readership, and we want to hear some of your own pieces! Those interested in reading their poetry will throw their names in a hat, and we'll draw 10 names to read. Each of the 10 selected poets then gets up to 5 minutes to read their poem(s), and the rest of us in the audience will enthusiastically cheer them on! All are welcome! To participate, we're charging $5, but it is a voucher you will use toward food and drink…
Find out more »Laurie Faria Stolarz presents JANE ANONYMOUS at Trident Booksellers & Cafe
Bestselling author Laurie Faria Stolarz returns with Jane Anonymous, a gripping tale of a seventeen-year-old girl’s kidnapping and her struggle to fit back into her life after she escapes. About the Book Then, “Jane” was just your typical 17-year-old in a typical New England suburb getting ready to start her senior year. She had a part-time job she enjoyed, an awesome best friend, overbearing but loving parents, and a crush on a boy who was taking her to see her…
Find out more »WE USED TO BE FRIENDS Book Launch and The Last Five Years Viewing Party at Trident Booksellers & Cafe
About the Book Two best friends grow up—and grow apart—in this innovative contemporary YA novel. Told in dual timelines—half of the chapters moving forward in time and half moving backward—We Used to Be Friends explores the most traumatic breakup of all: that of childhood besties. At the start of their senior year in high school, James (a girl with a boy’s name) and Kat are inseparable, but by graduation, they’re no longer friends. James prepares to head off to college…
Find out more »Silent Book Club at Trident Booksellers & Cafe
Always wishing you had more time to read? Trying to meet more bookish folks? Then Silent Book Club is perfect for you! Treat yourself once a month to a night of reading and friendship. It's a great way to practice self-care during the week, meet new people, and find great book recommendations. The book is not assigned; just bring the one you are currently reading and dive in! At the beginning of each meeting, there will be a 30 minute…
Find out more »MassMouth Story Slam: Who Knew? at Trident Booksellers & Cafe
Do you have a story to tell? Once again, Trident Booksellers is partnering with Massmouth to bring you some of the best emerging and featured storytellers in Greater Boston. Join us in Trident's cafe for an evening of engaging entertainment, and dinner and drinks if you choose. What is a Story Slam? A slam is a contest of stories where people sign up on the night to tell a true five-minute story on the evening's theme. Ten names are drawn…
Find out more »January Book Swap at Trident Booksellers & Cafe
Bring one to three books in good condition (no textbooks or mass markets, please!) to swap with fellow attendees. Everyone will go home with a new book to add to their shelves. This will operate like a white elephant gift exchange. No need to RSVP. doors open at 6:30! **Note: Please dont bring books just to get rid of them! You will be asked to take home as many books as you came with!**
Find out more »U35 Poetry Reading at Trident Booksellers & Cafe
U35 is a bi-monthly reading series for poets under 35, held once each January, March, May, July, September, and November. The series seeks to promote and bolster young Massachusetts poets while giving them a venue to share their work and connect with other poets. If you are a poet under the age of 35, sign up to read via Mass Poetry's website! http://www.masspoetry.org/u35 January's Readers TBA
Find out more »Trident Staff Pick Book Club at Trident Booksellers & Cafe
Join us for another Staff Pick Book Club! This month's pick TBA soon! Our full food and drink menu will be available during the discussion. You do not need to have finished the book to attend! All are welcome--no ticket required. Books are available in store and online, and we will be announcing a promo code to get 20% off of the book.
Find out more »The Black Studies Reading Room discusses HONEYPOT: BLACK SOUTHERN WOMEN WHO LOVE WOMEN at Trident Booksellers & Cafe
The Black Studies Reading Room is a monthly conversation on black lit, art, and ideas. Its purpose is to make more space for the creative and communal work of black study in and around Boston. Join us in January to discuss Honeypot: Black Southern Women Who Love Women. E. Patrick Johnson's Honeypot opens with the fictional trickster character Miss B. barging into the home of Dr. EPJ, informing him that he has been chosen to collect and share the stories of her people. With little…
Find out more »Trident Poetry Open Mic Night at Trident Booksellers & Cafe
Trident has a wide poetry readership, and we want to hear some of your own pieces! Those interested in reading their poetry will throw their names in a hat, and we'll draw 10 names to read. Each of the 10 selected poets then gets up to 5 minutes to read their poem(s), and the rest of us in the audience will enthusiastically cheer them on! All are welcome! No RSVP necessary, doors open at 6:30.
Find out more »Silent Book Club at Trident Booksellers & Cafe
Always wishing you had more time to read? Trying to meet more bookish folks? Then Silent Book Club is perfect for you! Treat yourself once a month to a night of reading and friendship. It's a great way to practice self-care during the week, meet new people, and find great book recommendations. The book is not assigned; just bring the one you are currently reading and dive in! At the beginning of each meeting, there will be a 30 minute…
Find out more »Jason Brown presents A FAITHFUL BUT MELANCHOLY ACCOUNT OF SEVERAL BARBARITIES LATELY COMMITTED at Trident Booksellers & Cafe
A reading, discussion, and book signing with author Jason Brown. About the Book The ten linked stories in Jason Brown’s new collection, A Faithful but Melancholy Account of Several Barbarities Recently Committed (TMR Books, December 2019), follow John Howland and his descendants as they struggle with their New England legacy as one of the country’s founding families and the decaying trappings of that esteemed past. Set on the Maine coast, where the Howland family has lived for almost 400 years,…
Find out more »P. Carl presents BECOMING A MAN: THE STORY OF A TRANSITION at Trident Booksellers & Cafe
About the Book Becoming a Man is the striking memoir of P. Carl’s journey to become the man he always knew himself to be. For fifty years, he lived as a girl and a queer woman, building a career, a life, and a loving marriage, yet still waiting to realize himself in full. As Carl embarks on his gender transition, he takes us inside the complex shifts and questions that arise throughout—the alternating moments of arrival and estrangement. He writes intimately…
Find out more »Catherine Florio Pipas MD, MPH presents CARING FOR ME- CARING FOR YOU: STRATEGIES TO PURSUE PERSONAL HEALTH AND NUTURE A CULTURE OF WELLNESS at Trident Booksellers & Cafe
A toolkit for sustaining wellness, building resilience, and modeling health, geared particularly toward health professionals. About the Book Burnout affects a third of our population and over half of our health professionals. For the second group, the impact is magnified, as consequences play out not only on a personal level, but also on a societal level and lead to medical errors, suboptimal care, low levels of patient satisfaction, and poor clinical outcomes. Achieving wellbeing requires strategies for change. In this…
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.