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Saturday
, October 26
01 - Old South Church - Sanctuary
12:00pm •
Threats to Democracy: Elections and Algorithms
1:30pm •
What is the Future of Free Speech on Campuses and Beyond?
3:00pm •
Art History Keynote: Paris in Ruins
4:30pm •
When History Gets Personal
02 - Old South Church - Mary Norton Hall
11:00am •
Romance-ish: Public Lies, Private Loves
12:30pm •
Fate and Artistic Awakening
2:00pm •
The Poetry of Nature
3:30pm •
Life Hacks: Rituals and Vows
5:00pm •
YA Keynote
03 - Old South Church - Guild Room
11:45am •
Between Worlds: Memory, Revelation, and Coming of Age
1:15pm •
Memoir: Creating Identity
2:45pm •
Human Connections and Choice
4:15pm •
Generational Stories
04 - Church of the Covenant - Sanctuary
12:00pm •
Mystery Keynote: The Art and Allure of Suspense
1:30pm •
Mystery: Who is in control? Pulse-pounding Secrets and Scandals
3:00pm •
Fiction Keynote: Louise Erdrich
4:30pm •
Memoir: Follow Your Bliss
05 - Trinity Church - Undercroft
10:45am •
Grub Street Presents Steve Almond
12:15pm •
Trends in Technology: Devilish or Divine?
1:45pm •
Memoir: Rising Above
3:15pm •
Fashion, Power, and Fighting Back
4:45pm •
United We Stand, Divided We Fall
06 - Boston Public Library - Rabb Hall
11:45am •
Science and Society Keynote: Francis Collins
1:15pm •
Faith, Desire, Devotion - The Power of Relationships
2:45pm •
Black Resistance and Leadership
4:30pm •
How Technology Shapes History
07 - Boston Public Library - Newsfeed Cafe
11:00am •
SPARK: Using Form To Explore Universal Truths
12:30pm •
SPARK: The Suspenseful, Speculative, and Surreal
2:00pm •
SPARK: The Call to Adventure
3:30pm •
Poetry Off The Page
08 - Boston Public Library - Commonwealth Salon
11:45am •
The Temper of Revolution, The Wardrobe of Liberation
1:15pm •
Hidden Histories
2:45pm •
Seeking Joy in our LIfe Journeys
09 - Boston Public Library - Teen Central
11:00am •
Not-So Perfect Families
12:30pm •
Turn Back Now!
1:45pm •
Old Tales, New Spins
3:00pm •
Magic to Save, Magic to Shatter
10 - Boston Public Library - Children's Library
10:45am •
Storytime! Carole Boston Weatherford
11:30am •
Storytime! Ismee Williams
12:15pm •
Storytime! Alex London and Paul O. Zelinsky
1:00pm •
Storytime! Nadia Hohn
1:45pm •
Storytime! Winsome Bingham and Wiley Blevins
2:30pm •
Storytime! Idris Goodwin
11 - Boston Public Library - Children's Rey Room
11:15am •
MIDDLE GRADE: Adventures in Folklore
12:30pm •
MIDDLE GRADE: Fantasy: Different worlds… right in front of you
1:45pm •
MIDDLE GRADE: Kaboom!: Laugh Out Loud Mayhem in Graphic Books
3:15pm •
MIDDLE GRADE: Mystery: Sleuthing and Solving
12 - Boston Public Library - Orientation Room
11:30am •
BBF Unbound: National Book Critics Circle at 50: The Past, Present, and Future
1:00pm •
BBF Unbound: Get the Scoop, the Skinny, the Low-Down: Associates of BPL Writer-in-Residence Program
13 - Boston Public Library - Guastavino
10:30am •
BBF Unbound: Bio-GRAPHIC: Women Comic Artists Draw their Truth
12:00pm •
Foundational American Stories
1:30pm •
Women, Politics, and Power
14 - French Library - 1st Floor
11:00am •
Marc Levy: Writing secrets
12:30pm •
Colombe Schneck: Swimming in Paris: Sexuality, Abortion, Friendship, and Femininity
2:00pm •
Vampires, Witches, and Revolutions: Writing Fantasy in the age of polarized politics
15 - French Library - Upstairs Room
10:00am •
Mohamed Amer Meziane: Why Are We Disenchanted? The States of the Earth
1:30pm •
Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt: Paradises Lost
16 - Goethe-Institut - 1st Floor
11:00am •
Poetry as a Radical Act
12:30pm •
Blue Flare: Haitian Women Poets of the Now
2:00pm •
Poetry Headliners
3:30pm •
Goethe-Institut Presents A Web of Stories
17 - Goethe-Institut - Workshop Space
11:00am •
Jump Start: Poetry Workshop
12:30pm •
Braving the Body: A Generative Writing Poetry Workshop
2:00pm •
Writing Joy: Poetry Workshop
3:30pm •
Revise, Revise!: Poetry Workshop
18 - Copley Square Outdoors - Berklee Stage
11:00am •
Musical Performance: Intertwined
12:00pm •
Musical Performance: Maxwell Vai Duo
1:00pm •
Musical Performance: Eli Yacinthe
2:00pm •
Musical Performance: Axel & Lolo
3:00pm •
Musical Performance: Makena Tate
4:00pm •
Musical Performance: Aaron Newman
19 - Copley Square Outdoors - Brainstorm Tent
10:30am •
Make Your Very Own Book with Bright Horizons
2:00pm •
Playful Engineers: Creative Crazy Contraptions
20 - Copley Square Outdoors - Costume Characters
11:30am •
Meet Arthur!
12:15pm •
Zeke from Work it Out Wombats!
1:00pm •
Meet Arthur
1:45pm •
Zeke from Work it Out Wombats!
21 - Room and Board - Showroom
6:30pm •
Poems & Pints
22 - Outside BPL Boylston Street Entrance
12:00pm •
Walking Tour 1
1:00pm •
Walking Tour 2
2:00pm •
Walking Tour 3
3:00pm •
Walking Tour 4
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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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