Events for April 6, 2018
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8:00 am
Muse & the Marketplace
GrubStreet invites you to Muse & the Marketplace, their three-day literary conference gives aspiring writers a better understanding of the craft of fiction and nonfiction, prepares them for the ever-changing world of publishing and promotion, and creates opportunities for meaningful networking. Established and emerging authors lead 130+ interactive sessions on the craft of writing – […]
Find out more »7:00 pm
Spotlight: Race and Power in Boston
The Boston Literary District and GrubStreet are pleased to present "Spotlight: Race and Power in Boston." In a highly publicized seven-part series published in late 2017, the Boston Globe’s Spotlight Team dug into one of the city’s most pervasive and troubling issues: the marginalization of the black community. The series exposed the insidious impact of […]
Find out more »CECILE RICHARDS, President of Planned Parenthood, at Wellesley Books
CECILE RICHARDS, President of Planned Parenthood Federation of America for more than a decade, presents Make Trouble, a memoir about learning to lead and make change, based on a lifetime of fighting for women’s rights and social justice. Your ticket includes a signed copy of Make Trouble. Buy tickets in-store at Wellesley Books, by phone at 781.432.1160, […]
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.