11 Book Events in Boston to Help You Jumpstart Your 2025 Reading Goals
When:
Monday, Jan 13, 2025 9:00a -
Saturday, Feb 15, 2025 9:00p
Monday, Jan 13, 2025 9:00a -
Saturday, Feb 15, 2025 9:00p
Where:
Boston
Surrounding areas
Boston, MA
Admission:
$Varies
Categories:
Art, Drinks, History, Meetup
Event website:
https://joyraft.com/event/11-book-events-in-boston-to-help-you-jumpstart-your-2025-reading-goals-boston-1011301
Whether you’re looking to get a head start on your 2025 reading goals, explore new genres, or meet other book lovers, these literary happenings around Boston are sure to scratch that reading itch.
by Celina Colby
1) Papercuts x Loring Greenough: Literary Salon with Marianne Leone & Randy Susan Meyers
When: Tuesday 1/14
Where: Jamaica Plain
Info: See actress and writer Marianne Leone in conversation with local author Randy Susan Meyers at the latest installment of this author talk series created by Papercuts Bookshop and the Loring Greenough House.
2) The Poetry Brothel: The Lovers
When: Friday 1/14
Where: Central Square
Info: Poetry takes center stage at this immersive literary cabaret. Engaging with a rotating cast of actors, poets, and artists, get your tarot cards read, hear live poetry readings, and more.
3) Makana Yamamoto with Alex Schaffner: Hammajang Luck
When: Friday 1/14
Where: Coolidge Corner
Info: At this talk, author Makana Yamamoto will discuss her debut science fiction novel “Hammajang Luck” with Alex Schaffner, explore her inspiration and world building.
4) Lovestruck Books All-Day Opening Celebration
When: Saturday 1/18
Where: Harvard Square
Info: Celebrate the opening of this brand-new romance bookstore in Harvard Square with an all-day party. Enjoy a polaroid station, raffle prizes, a blind date with a book station, and free bookmarks with every purchase.
5) Onyx Storm Midnight Release Party
When: Monday 1/20
Where: Harvard Square
Info: Join Lovestruck Books for a midnight release party of ‘Onyx Storm,’ the third book in Rebecca Yarros's bestselling Empyrean series. There will be a live DJ, a costume contest, trivia, and refreshments.
6) Dani's Queer Bar x All She Wrote Books Book Club
When: Tuesday 1/21
Where: Back Bay
Info: This month’s meeting of the All She Wrote Books Book Club will be held at Dani’s Queer Bar in Back Bay. The discussion centers on ‘Another Country’ by James Baldwin, a classic exploration of love, politics, and racial tensions in Greenwich Village, Harlem, and France.
7) Beginner Book Binding - Custom Journals
When: Friday 1/24
Where: East Cambridge
Info: Why stop at reading books when you can also make them? This beginner book binding class will walk you through making two completely custom journals using traditional book binding techniques.
8) Emily Austin at the Cambridge Public Library
When: Thursday 1/30
Where: Harvard Square
Info: Bestselling author Emily Austin will appear at the Cambridge Public Library for a conversation with author and educator Kimm Topping about Austin’s new book ‘We Could Be Rats.’
9) Alton Brown Book Signing at Harvard Book Store
When: Saturday 2/8
Where: Harvard Square
Info: Foodie alert! Food show personality and author Alton Brown will sign copies of his new book ‘Food for Thought: Essays and Ruminations,’ at Harvard Book Store. Snag a ticket for an opportunity to meet him.
When: Monday 2/10
Where: Newton
Info: Explore your own story during this Silent Write Night program at Hummingbird Books. The shop provides a prompt and anyone can participate in silent writing for 60 minutes based on that prompt. Afterwards there’s an opportunity for mingling and sharing.
11) Judith Rosen with Alex Schaffner: Bookstore Romance
When: Thursday 2/13
Where: Coolidge Corner
Info: Journalist Judith Rosen will discuss her new book ‘Bookstore Romance: Love Speaks Volumes,’ in which she interviewed two dozen couples about their weddings in indie bookstores.
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