Boston Book Festival: Grid

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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01 - Old South Church - Sanctuary	02 - Old South Church - Mary Norton Hall	03 - Old South Church - Guild Room	04 - Church of the Covenant - Sanctuary	05 - Trinity Church - Undercroft	06 - Boston Public Library - Rabb Hall	07 - Boston Public Library - Newsfeed Cafe	08 - Boston Public Library - Commonwealth Salon	09 - Boston Public Library - Teen Central	10 - Boston Public Library - Children's Library	11 - Boston Public Library - Children's Rey Room	12 - Boston Public Library - Orientation Room	13 - Boston Public Library - Guastavino	14 - French Library - 1st Floor	15 - French Library - Upstairs Room	16 - Goethe-Institut - 1st Floor	17 - Goethe-Institut - Workshop Space	18 - Copley Square Outdoors - Berklee Stage	19 - Copley Square Outdoors - Brainstorm Tent	20 - Copley Square Outdoors - Costume Characters	21 - Room and Board - Showroom	22 - Outside BPL Boylston Street Entrance

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Threats to Democracy: Elections and Algorithms 12:00pm - 1:00pm

What is the Future of Free Speech on Campuses and Beyond? 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Art History Keynote: Paris in Ruins 3:00pm - 4:00pm

When History Gets Personal 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Romance-ish: Public Lies, Private Loves 11:00am - 12:00pm

Fate and Artistic Awakening 12:30pm - 1:30pm

The Poetry of Nature 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Life Hacks: Rituals and Vows 3:30pm - 4:30pm

YA Keynote 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Between Worlds: Memory, Revelation, and Coming of Age 11:45am - 12:45pm

Memoir: Creating Identity 1:15pm - 2:15pm

Human Connections and Choice 2:45pm - 3:45pm

Generational Stories 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Mystery Keynote: The Art and Allure of Suspense 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Mystery: Who is in control? Pulse-pounding Secrets and Scandals 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Fiction Keynote: Louise Erdrich 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Memoir: Follow Your Bliss 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Grub Street Presents Steve Almond 10:45am - 11:45am

Trends in Technology: Devilish or Divine? 12:15pm - 1:15pm

Memoir: Rising Above 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Fashion, Power, and Fighting Back 3:15pm - 4:15pm

United We Stand, Divided We Fall 4:45pm - 5:45pm

Science and Society Keynote: Francis Collins 11:45am - 12:45pm

Faith, Desire, Devotion - The Power of Relationships 1:15pm - 2:15pm

Black Resistance and Leadership 2:45pm - 3:45pm

How Technology Shapes History 4:30pm - 5:30pm

SPARK: Using Form To Explore Universal Truths 11:00am - 12:00pm

SPARK: The Suspenseful, Speculative, and Surreal 12:30pm - 1:30pm

SPARK: The Call to Adventure 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Poetry Off The Page 3:30pm - 4:15pm

The Temper of Revolution, The Wardrobe of Liberation 11:45am - 12:45pm

Hidden Histories 1:15pm - 2:15pm

Seeking Joy in our LIfe Journeys 2:45pm - 3:45pm

Not-So Perfect Families 11:00am - 12:00pm

Turn Back Now! 12:30pm - 1:15pm

Old Tales, New Spins 1:45pm - 2:30pm

Magic to Save, Magic to Shatter 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Storytime! Carole Boston Weather... 10:45am - 11:15am

Storytime! Ismee Williams 11:30am - 12:00pm

Storytime! Alex London and Paul... 12:15pm - 12:45pm

Storytime! Nadia Hohn 1:00pm - 1:30pm

Storytime! Winsome Bingham and W... 1:45pm - 2:15pm

Storytime! Idris Goodwin 2:30pm - 3:00pm

MIDDLE GRADE: Adventures in Folklore 11:15am - 12:00pm

MIDDLE GRADE: Fantasy: Different worlds… right i... 12:30pm - 1:15pm

MIDDLE GRADE: Kaboom!: Laugh Out Loud Mayhem in Graphic Books 1:45pm - 2:45pm

MIDDLE GRADE: Mystery: Sleuthing and Solving 3:15pm - 4:00pm

BBF Unbound: National Book Critics Circle at 50: The Past, Prese... 11:30am - 12:30pm

BBF Unbound: Get the Scoop, the Skinny, the Low-Down: Associates... 1:00pm - 2:00pm

BBF Unbound: Bio-GRAPHIC: Women Comic Artists Draw their Truth 10:30am - 11:30am

Foundational American Stories 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Women, Politics, and Power 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Marc Levy: Writing secrets 11:00am - 12:00pm

Colombe Schneck: Swimming in Paris: Sexuality, Abortion, Friends... 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Vampires, Witches, and Revolutions: Writing Fantasy in the age o... 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Mohamed Amer Meziane: Why Are We Disenchanted? The States of the... 10:00am - 11:00am

Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt: Paradises Lost 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Poetry as a Radical Act 11:00am - 12:00pm

Blue Flare: Haitian Women Poets of the Now 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Poetry Headliners 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Goethe-Institut Presents A Web of Stories 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Jump Start: Poetry Workshop 11:00am - 12:00pm

Braving the Body: A Generative Writing Poetry Workshop 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Writing Joy: Poetry Workshop 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Revise, Revise!: Poetry Workshop 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Musical Performance: Intertwined 11:00am - 11:50am

Musical Performance: Maxwell Vai Duo 12:00pm - 12:50pm

Musical Performance: Eli Yacinthe 1:00pm - 1:50pm

Musical Performance: Axel & Lolo 2:00pm - 2:50pm

Musical Performance: Makena Tate 3:00pm - 3:50pm

Musical Performance: Aaron Newman 4:00pm - 4:50pm

Make Your Very Own Book with Bright Horizons 10:30am - 1:00pm

Playful Engineers: Creative Crazy Contraptions 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Meet Arthur! 11:30am - 12:00pm

Zeke from Work it Out Wombats! 12:15pm - 12:45pm

Meet Arthur 1:00pm - 1:30pm

Zeke from Work it Out Wombats! 1:45pm - 2:15pm

Poems & Pints 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Walking Tour 1 12:00pm - 12:45pm

Walking Tour 2 1:00pm - 1:45pm

Walking Tour 3 2:00pm - 2:45pm

Walking Tour 4 3:00pm - 3:45pm