Boston Book Festival

Can we keep this just between us? Join three authors as they dive into the infatuating interplay between public personas and private passions. In Riss M. Neilson’s A Love Like The Sun, lifelong best friends Laniah Thompson and Issac Jordan navigate a fateful summer that blurs the lines between friendship and romance. When Laniah, a private homebody, tells Issac, an internet sensation, that her family’s business is struggling, the two concoct the only obvious and rational plan: they must pretend to date. The longer they keep up this charade, the more undeniable their attraction becomes, forcing them to confront their true feelings outside of the spotlight. Acclaimed author and award-winning journalist, Iman Hariri-Kia, tells the story of The Most Famous Girl In The World, exploring the dark side of fame and the relentless quest for truth. Investigative journalist Rose Advani exposed socialite Poppy Hastings as a fraud years ago, but when Poppy rises as a beloved influencer after her release from prison, Rose becomes more determined than ever to uncover her secrets, with or without the help of a particularly handsome FBI agent. In Girls With Bad Reputations, bestselling author Xio Axelrod follows Mikayla, a drummer resolute to succeed and escape her past, and Tyrell, an ex-con who lands a job as her up-and-coming band’s bus-driver. Their growing romance is in danger when a tabloid exposé threatens to unravel their lives. What are they willing to sacrifice for success, and will fame stand in their way? Meena Jain, Ashland Public Library Director, navigates this conversation about contemporary romance under the public’s watchful eye. Sponsored by Lovestruck Books.