Boston Book Festival

Boston Book Festival

PLEASE NOTE: BBF and this online system do not take reservations or registrations. All sessions are first come, first served. Space permitting.

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10:00am EDT

Mohamed Amer Meziane: Why Are We Disenchanted? The States of the Earth 15 - French Library - Upstairs RoomMohamed Amer Meziane

10:30am EDT

BBF Unbound: Bio-GRAPHIC: Women Comic Artists Draw their Truth 13 - Boston Public Library - GuastavinoCaroline Hu • Julie Heffernan • Jesse Lee Kercheval Make Your Very Own Book with Bright Horizons 19 - Copley Square Outdoors - Brainstorm Tent

10:45am EDT

Storytime! Carole Boston Weatherford 10 - Boston Public Library - Children's LibraryCarole Boston Weatherford • Globe Santa Fndn Grub Street Presents Steve Almond 05 - Trinity Church - UndercroftSteve Almond

11:00am EDT

Musical Performance: Intertwined 18 - Copley Square Outdoors - Berklee StageMusic Intertwined Marc Levy: Writing secrets 14 - French Library - 1st FloorJean-Christian Agid • Marc Levy Romance-ish: Public Lies, Private Loves 02 - Old South Church - Mary Norton HallMeena Jain • Xio Axelrod • Iman Hariri-Kia • Riss Neilson • Lovestruck Books SPARK: Using Form To Explore Universal Truths 07 - Boston Public Library - Newsfeed CafeDawn Tripp • K Iver • Ananda Lima • Joan Wickersham Jump Start: Poetry Workshop 17 - Goethe-Institut - Workshop SpaceCharles Coe Poetry as a Radical Act 16 - Goethe-Institut - 1st FloorJoan Glass • Matthew Henry • Jennifer Martelli • Kevin McLellan • Anna V.Q. Ross • Mass Poetry Not-So Perfect Families 09 - Boston Public Library - Teen CentralCathryn Mercier • Desmond Hall • Bryce Moore • Patricia Park

11:15am EDT

MIDDLE GRADE: Adventures in Folklore 11 - Boston Public Library - Children's Rey RoomElissa Gershowitz • Tracey Baptiste • Cindy Rodriguez • S.J. Taylor

11:30am EDT

Meet Arthur! 20 - Copley Square Outdoors - Costume Characters Storytime! Ismee Williams 10 - Boston Public Library - Children's LibraryIsmée Williams • Globe Santa Fndn BBF Unbound: National Book Critics Circle at 50: The Past, Present, and Future 12 - Boston Public Library - Orientation RoomKate Tuttle • Stephanie Burt • Nina Maclaughlin • Jesse Mccarthy

11:45am EDT

Between Worlds: Memory, Revelation, and Coming of Age 03 - Old South Church - Guild RoomJessica Keener • Jeanne Blasberg • Henriette Lazaridis • Caroline Leavitt Science and Society Keynote: Francis Collins 06 - Boston Public Library - Rabb HallDavid Leonard • Francis Collins • Boston Public Library The Temper of Revolution, The Wardrobe of Liberation 08 - Boston Public Library - Commonwealth SalonRachel Slade • Robert Darnton • Anne Higonnet

12:00pm EDT

Walking Tour 1 22 - Outside BPL Boylston Street Entrance Musical Performance: Maxwell Vai Duo 18 - Copley Square Outdoors - Berklee StageMaxwell Vai Duo Mystery Keynote: The Art and Allure of Suspense 04 - Church of the Covenant - SanctuarySara Divello • Jeffery Deaver • Isabella Maldonado • Meet Boston Foundational American Stories 13 - Boston Public Library - GuastavinoMegan Marshall • Lori Ginzberg • John Kaag • Robert Parkinson Threats to Democracy: Elections and Algorithms 01 - Old South Church - SanctuaryAdam Reilly • Renee DiResta • Lawrence Lessig

12:15pm EDT

Storytime! Alex London and Paul O. Zelinsky 10 - Boston Public Library - Children's LibraryAlex London • Paul O. Zelinsky • Globe Santa Fndn Zeke from Work it Out Wombats! 20 - Copley Square Outdoors - Costume Characters Trends in Technology: Devilish or Divine? 05 - Trinity Church - UndercroftDan Lothian • Jeff Jarvis • Daniela Rus • Andrew Smith

12:30pm EDT

MIDDLE GRADE: Fantasy: Different worlds… right in front of you 11 - Boston Public Library - Children's Rey RoomPatricia C. Lawley • Piper Cj • Craig Kofi Farmer • Marjorie Liu Turn Back Now! 09 - Boston Public Library - Teen CentralHannah Robinson • Kelly Andrew • Ciera Burch • Tatiana Schlote-Bonne Colombe Schneck: Swimming in Paris: Sexuality, Abortion, Friendship, and Femininity 14 - French Library - 1st FloorShuchi Saraswat • Colombe Schneck Fate and Artistic Awakening 02 - Old South Church - Mary Norton HallKatherine Sherbrooke • Ann Hood • Diane Richards • J. Courtney Sullivan • Lesley University SPARK: The Suspenseful, Speculative, and Surreal 07 - Boston Public Library - Newsfeed CafeWhitney Scharer • Juliet Grames • Margot Livesey • Ruben Reyes Blue Flare: Haitian Women Poets of the Now 16 - Goethe-Institut - 1st FloorMarie-Célie Agnant • Danielle Legros Georges • Mass Poetry Braving the Body: A Generative Writing Poetry Workshop 17 - Goethe-Institut - Workshop SpacePichchenda Bao • Jennifer Franklin

1:00pm EDT

Meet Arthur 20 - Copley Square Outdoors - Costume Characters Storytime! Nadia Hohn 10 - Boston Public Library - Children's LibraryNadia Hohn • Globe Santa Fndn Walking Tour 2 22 - Outside BPL Boylston Street Entrance Musical Performance: Eli Yacinthe 18 - Copley Square Outdoors - Berklee StageEli Yacinthe BBF Unbound: Get the Scoop, the Skinny, the Low-Down: Associates of BPL Writer-in-Residence Program 12 - Boston Public Library - Orientation RoomLaura Koenig • Autumn Allen • Elaine Dimopoulos • Jennifer De Leon

1:15pm EDT

Faith, Desire, Devotion - The Power of Relationships 06 - Boston Public Library - Rabb HallTim Ehrenberg • Marjan Kamali • Susan Minot • Jamie Quatro Hidden Histories 08 - Boston Public Library - Commonwealth SalonCameo George • David Blight • Caleb Gayle • Antonia Hylton Memoir: Creating Identity 03 - Old South Church - Guild RoomJames Bennett • Anne Cheng • Oliver Radclyffe • Jerald Walker

1:30pm EDT

Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt: Paradises Lost 15 - French Library - Upstairs RoomEric-Emmanuel Schmitt Mystery: Who is in control? Pulse-pounding Secrets and Scandals 04 - Church of the Covenant - SanctuaryDeborah Goodrich Royce • Vincent Tirado • Danielle Trussoni • Teddy Wayne • Mystery Writers of America - New England What is the Future of Free Speech on Campuses and Beyond? 01 - Old South Church - SanctuaryOmar Sultan Haque • Lee C. Bollinger • Cass R. Sunstein Women, Politics, and Power 13 - Boston Public Library - GuastavinoDebby Applegate • Gioia Diliberto • Honor Moore • Dawn Tripp • Beacon Hill Books

1:45pm EDT

Storytime! Winsome Bingham and Wiley Blevins 10 - Boston Public Library - Children's LibraryWinsome Bingham • Wiley Blevins • Globe Santa Fndn Zeke from Work it Out Wombats! 20 - Copley Square Outdoors - Costume Characters Old Tales, New Spins 09 - Boston Public Library - Teen CentralAmy Pattee • Anne Camlin • Sajni Patel • James Persichetti MIDDLE GRADE: Kaboom!: Laugh Out Loud Mayhem in Graphic Books 11 - Boston Public Library - Children's Rey RoomLiz Phipps-Soeiro • Jorge Cham • John Patrick Green Memoir: Rising Above 05 - Trinity Church - UndercroftTina Cassidy • Nikkya Hargrove • Tom Seeman • Nicole Treska

2:00pm EDT

Walking Tour 3 22 - Outside BPL Boylston Street Entrance Musical Performance: Axel & Lolo 18 - Copley Square Outdoors - Berklee StageAxel & Lolo SPARK: The Call to Adventure 07 - Boston Public Library - Newsfeed CafeWhitney Scharer • Mark Cecil • Crystal King • Stephen McCauley The Poetry of Nature 02 - Old South Church - Mary Norton HallJulia Cort • Renée Bergland • Alan Lightman Poetry Headliners 16 - Goethe-Institut - 1st FloorCynthia Manick • Robert Pinsky • Mass Poetry Writing Joy: Poetry Workshop 17 - Goethe-Institut - Workshop SpaceJarvis Subia Vampires, Witches, and Revolutions: Writing Fantasy in the age of polarized politics 14 - French Library - 1st FloorVictor Dixen • Kass Morgan Playful Engineers: Creative Crazy Contraptions 19 - Copley Square Outdoors - Brainstorm Tent

2:30pm EDT

Storytime! Idris Goodwin 10 - Boston Public Library - Children's LibraryIdris Goodwin • Globe Santa Fndn

2:45pm EDT

Human Connections and Choice 03 - Old South Church - Guild RoomAlex George • Samuel Kolawole • Neel Mukherjee • Adelle Waldman Black Resistance and Leadership 06 - Boston Public Library - Rabb HallNoelle Trent • Thulani Davis • Eddie Glaude • Kellie Jackson • Sarah Lewis • Stone Foundation Seeking Joy in our LIfe Journeys 08 - Boston Public Library - Commonwealth SalonEdgar Herwick • John O’Connor • James Parker • Simon Wu

3:00pm EDT

Walking Tour 4 22 - Outside BPL Boylston Street Entrance Musical Performance: Makena Tate 18 - Copley Square Outdoors - Berklee StageMakena Tate Fiction Keynote: Louise Erdrich 04 - Church of the Covenant - SanctuaryKate Tuttle • Louise Erdrich • The Boston Globe Art History Keynote: Paris in Ruins 01 - Old South Church - SanctuaryJared Bowen • Sebastian Smee Magic to Save, Magic to Shatter 09 - Boston Public Library - Teen CentralRebecca Podos • Kendare Blake • Freddie Kolsch • Ladarrion Williams

3:15pm EDT

MIDDLE GRADE: Mystery: Sleuthing and Solving 11 - Boston Public Library - Children's Rey RoomNicholl Montgomery • Kekla Magoon • Karla Arenas Valenti • Jasmine Warga • Simmons University Fashion, Power, and Fighting Back 05 - Trinity Church - UndercroftBethany Van Delft • Cameron Russell

3:30pm EDT

Poetry Off The Page 07 - Boston Public Library - Newsfeed CafeAmanda Shea • Parker-Vincent Alva • Essmaa Litim • Princess Moon • D Ruff • Maria Zaki • Mass Poetry Goethe-Institut Presents A Web of Stories 16 - Goethe-Institut - 1st FloorFatma Aydemir • Jon Cho-Polizzi Life Hacks: Rituals and Vows 02 - Old South Church - Mary Norton HallCallie Crossley • Cheryl Mendelson • Michael Norton Revise, Revise!: Poetry Workshop 17 - Goethe-Institut - Workshop SpaceHeather Treseler • Anthony Walton

4:00pm EDT

Musical Performance: Aaron Newman 18 - Copley Square Outdoors - Berklee StageAaron Newman

4:15pm EDT

Generational Stories 03 - Old South Church - Guild RoomStephen Kiernan • Wendy Chen • Ben Shattuck • Jessica Shattuck • Emerson College

4:30pm EDT

How Technology Shapes History 06 - Boston Public Library - Rabb HallArun Rath • Daron Acemoglu • Sunil Amrith Memoir: Follow Your Bliss 04 - Church of the Covenant - SanctuaryRobin Young • Rich Benoit • Alizah Holstein • Trish O'Kane • WBUR When History Gets Personal 01 - Old South Church - SanctuaryLinda Henry • Doris Kearns Goodwin • Charles Trueheart

4:45pm EDT

United We Stand, Divided We Fall 05 - Trinity Church - UndercroftJeremy Siegel • Theodore Johnson • Darrin Mcmahon • Nick Troiano

5:00pm EDT

YA Keynote 02 - Old South Church - Mary Norton HallAlex Schaffner • Aiden Thomas

6:30pm EDT

Poems & Pints 21 - Room and Board - ShowroomTarik Bartel • Gregory Glenn • Joshua Nguyen • Bianca Stone • Mass Poetry