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Never a dull literary moment in Boston! To scratch your literary itch and become an active participant in the best literary community in the country, click on any event in the calendar in order to hyperlink to more information.The events take place both within the Lit District’s borders and outside. OOD means the event is Out Of District.

Events for April 2015

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		1 The Fife is Right: The 10th Annual Old South History Challenge The Fife is Right: The 10th Annual Old South History Challenge The Fife is Right: The 10th Annual Old South History Challenge The Fife is Right: The 10th Annual Old South History Challenge	2 Black Votes Matter With Civil Rights Icon and Founder of the Algebra Project, Bob Moses Black Votes Matter With Civil Rights Icon and Founder of the Algebra Project, Bob Moses Black Votes Matter With Civil Rights Icon and Founder of the Algebra Project, Bob Moses Black Votes Matter With Civil Rights Icon and Founder of the Algebra Project, Bob Moses Book Launch of Nathan Gorenstein’s Tommy Gun Winter View All 16 Events »	3 Dances by Isadora – Dance and Poetry Dances by Isadora – Dance and Poetry Dances by Isadora – Dance and Poetry Dances by Isadora – Dance and Poetry	4 Shockheaded Peter Shockheaded Peter Shockheaded Peter Shockheaded Peter Blue Front – An Open Exploration View All 8 Events »	5
6 NEPC: Members reading love poems NEPC: Members reading love poems NEPC: Members reading love poems NEPC: Members reading love poems	7 ‘For the Love of Words’ ‘For the Love of Words’ ‘For the Love of Words’ ‘For the Love of Words’	8 Book Talk and Signing with Carrie Rollwagen author of The Localist The Localist: Think Independent, Buy Local, and Reclaim the American Dream – Reading followed by Q & A with the author The Localist: Think Independent, Buy Local, and Reclaim the American Dream – Reading followed by Q & A with the author The Localist: Think Independent, Buy Local, and Reclaim the American Dream – Reading followed by Q & A with the author The Localist: Think Independent, Buy Local, and Reclaim the American Dream – Reading followed by Q & A with the author View All 9 Events »	9 Richard Fein and Shahar Bram Reading Richard Fein and Shahar Bram Reading Richard Fein and Shahar Bram Reading Richard Fein and Shahar Bram Reading Author talk with Ben Yagoda, author of The B Side: The Death of Tin Pan Alley and the Rebirth of the Great American Song View All 12 Events »	10 Poetry Reading Poetry Reading Poetry Reading Poetry Reading Gilding the Lily View All 8 Events »	11 Larry Ruttman – American Jews and America’s Game – Meet + Greet Larry Ruttman – American Jews and America’s Game – Meet + Greet Larry Ruttman – American Jews and America’s Game – Meet + Greet Larry Ruttman – American Jews and America’s Game – Meet + Greet	12
13	14 Remembering the Life and Legacy of Abraham Lincoln with Dr. John Stauffer Remembering the Life and Legacy of Abraham Lincoln with Dr. John Stauffer Remembering the Life and Legacy of Abraham Lincoln with Dr. John Stauffer Remembering the Life and Legacy of Abraham Lincoln with Dr. John Stauffer Boston Literary Cultural District Presents: Margot Livesey, A Writer’s Life View All 8 Events »	15 Celebrating a Centenary in Print of T.S. Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” Celebrating a Centenary in Print of T.S. Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” Celebrating a Centenary in Print of T.S. Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” Celebrating a Centenary in Print of T.S. Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”	16 European Voices: A Reading & Conversation with Author and Translator Tim Parks European Voices: A Reading & Conversation with Author and Translator Tim Parks European Voices: A Reading & Conversation with Author and Translator Tim Parks European Voices: A Reading & Conversation with Author and Translator Tim Parks Writer, author, journalist, and teacher, Stephanie Schorow discusses “The Crime of the Century: How the Brinks Robbers Stole Millions and the Hearts of Boston.” View All 8 Events »	17 Vincent Katz and Mary Maxwell read at the Grolier Poetry Book Shop Vincent Katz and Mary Maxwell read at the Grolier Poetry Book Shop Vincent Katz and Mary Maxwell read at the Grolier Poetry Book Shop Vincent Katz and Mary Maxwell read at the Grolier Poetry Book Shop	18 The Human Library The Human Library The Human Library The Human Library Wayne Soini – Book Talk + Signing View All 8 Events »	19
20	21	22 Maxine Hong Kingston Poetry Reading Maxine Hong Kingston Poetry Reading Maxine Hong Kingston Poetry Reading Maxine Hong Kingston Poetry Reading Author Talk with Nathan Gorenstein, author of Tommy Gun Winter: Jewish Gangsters, a Preacher’s Daughter, and the Trial That Shocked 1930s Boston View All 8 Events »	23 Poetry Reading at Grolier Poetry Book Shop Edwin Frank and Geoffrey O’Brien Poetry Reading at Grolier Poetry Book Shop Edwin Frank and Geoffrey O’Brien Poetry Reading at Grolier Poetry Book Shop Edwin Frank and Geoffrey O’Brien Poetry Reading at Grolier Poetry Book Shop Edwin Frank and Geoffrey O’Brien	24 Frannie Lindsay and Joanna Fuhrman Frannie Lindsay and Joanna Fuhrman Frannie Lindsay and Joanna Fuhrman Frannie Lindsay and Joanna Fuhrman	25	26
27	28 Discussion with Cokie Roberts on her newest work, Capital Dames: The Civil War and the Women of Washington 1848-1868 Discussion with Cokie Roberts on her newest work, Capital Dames: The Civil War and the Women of Washington 1848-1868 Discussion with Cokie Roberts on her newest work, Capital Dames: The Civil War and the Women of Washington 1848-1868 Discussion with Cokie Roberts on her newest work, Capital Dames: The Civil War and the Women of Washington 1848-1868 Embattled Farmers: Revolutionary Soldiers from Lincoln, MA Co-sponsored by Old North Church View All 12 Events »	29 Claudia Rankine Q&A and Reading Claudia Rankine Q&A and Reading Claudia Rankine Q&A and Reading Claudia Rankine Q&A and Reading Culture Thought and the Portuguese Language: A Reading & Conversation with Gonçalo M. Tavares View All 8 Events »	30

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