Massachusetts Center for the Book

Celebrate the launch of the Mass Book Award for Best Graphic Novel / Memoir with us this September 18! We're partnering with the Boston Comic Arts Foundation and the Mayor's Office of Arts & Culture Boston on this exciting event. Register here: https://ow.ly/NlGe50T4Qeh

Don't miss these Sat at Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown: 2023 honoree Cynthia Bargar, Christine Jones & Elizabeth Bradfield! See: https://ow.ly/I74Q50T4pgR Massachusetts Library Association MBLC New England Independent Booksellers Association (NEIBA) Mass Poetry

ATTN Boston Poets: Do you have the chops to become Boston's next poet laureate? The Mayor's Office of Arts & Culture Boston is accepting nominations through Sept. 13!

Are you the City of Boston’s next Poet Laureate? ✍️

The Poet Laureate is a significant fixture in Boston's cultural landscape, creating a unique artistic legacy through public readings, civic events, and community engagement.

We’re accepting applications from local professional poets and nominations from community members.

📅 Deadlines 📅
Nominations: Tuesday, September 13, 2024
Applications: Monday, September 30, 2024 by 5 p.m.

🔗 boston.gov/callforpoets

If you're in Aug 24, don't miss the 2024 ! A free celebration of , & ! Stop in & say hi @ : we always have visiting & signing books! Info: https://ow.ly/tSuY50SUEXX Massachusetts Library Association MBLC New England Independent Booksellers Association (NEIBA) Events DC

, & James Bird to be @ 2024 discussing NO PLACE LIKE HOME (Feiwel and Friends). He'll be at our booth @ 1:30 to sign his about & hope! Info: https://ow.ly/F7rz50SRrty Massachusetts Library Association MBLC New England Independent Booksellers Association (NEIBA) Events DC

PSA: Come on out to The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art tomorrow, 8/21 for free admission day, sponsored by Highland Street Foundation!
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& Jonathan Todd will be @ 2024 discussing his TIMID (Scholastic), about shyness & fitting in. Info: https://ow.ly/F7rz50SRrty Massachusetts Library Association MBLC New England Independent Booksellers Association (NEIBA) Events DC Boston Comic Arts Foundation

Screenwriter & Elizabeth Gonzalez James will be @ 2024 discussing THE BULLET SWALLOWER (Simon & Schuster), a western family saga. Info: https://ow.ly/F7rz50SRrty Massachusetts Library Association MBLC New England Independent Booksellers Association (NEIBA) GrubStreet Events DC

We're proud to be highlighting LINDA COOMBS ' COLONIZATION & THE WAMPANOAG STORY (Penguin Random House) as the Commonwealth (youth) @ 2024 . Stop by our booth @ to say hi! Info: https://ow.ly/Xx9i50SSck0 Massachusetts Library Association MBLC New England Independent Booksellers Association (NEIBA)

We're proud to be highlighting award-winning TRACY KIDDER's ROUGH SLEEPERS (Random House) as the Commonwealth (adult selection) @ 2024 . A look @ Dr. Jim O'Connell's dedication to 's most vulnerable populations through Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program. Stop by our booth to say hi! Info: https://ow.ly/Xx9i50SSck0 Massachusetts Library Association MBLC New England Independent Booksellers Association (NEIBA)

National Book Foundation award-winning Tiya Miles will be @ 2024 re: NIGHT FLYER (Penguin Group (USA)! A groundbreaking & tender of . Info: https://ow.ly/F7rz50SRrty Massachusetts Library Association MBLC New England Independent Booksellers Association (NEIBA) Events DC Harvard University

Bestselling Pulitzer Prizes winning Doris Kearns Goodwin will be at the 2024 re: AN UNFINISHED LOVE STORY (Simon & Schuster)! A mix of , & . Info: https://ow.ly/rWuE50SRqCv Massachusetts Library Association MBLC New England Independent Booksellers Association (NEIBA) Events DC

Tonight! Western MA friends: please join us at the East Forest Park Branch of Springfield City Library for this great event.

Discover Massachusetts Debut Authors: a 2024 Reading Challenge Event | Springfield City Library Join us for an exciting evening of literary exploration! This hybrid event is a great opportunity to discover fresh voices and hear from talented debut authors as they read excerpts from their books.

This Sat. 8/17, Historic Deerfield is hosting "Book Arts Day"! Meet artisans and sit-in for demos of woodcut illustration, papermaking, bookbinding, & letterpress printing. https://ow.ly/tk8Y50SXQiT Barry Moser

Planning to be in Aug 24th? Come to the 2024 , a free day featuring 90+ & many bookish events! Visit us in the ; we'll be hosting signings by authors! Info: https://ow.ly/VfP450SRpfu Massachusetts Library Association MBLC New England Independent Booksellers Association (NEIBA)

DON'T MISS this HYBRID event @ Springfield City Library's East Forest Park Branch w/ 3 bestselling ! Autumn Allen, author to discuss her (Penguin Group (USA); Adam White, his THE MIDCOAST (Random House); Ana Reyes her Reese’s Book Club THE HOUSE IN THE PINES (Penguin Books) Register: tinyurl.com/massauthors Massachusetts Library Association MBLC New England Independent Booksellers Association (NEIBA)

REGISTER for this event @ Springfield City Library's East Forest Park Branch (or ONLINE) w/ 3 bestselling ! Autumn Allen, author to discuss her (Penguin Group (USA); Adam White, his THE MIDCOAST (Random House); Ana Reyes her Reese’s Book Club THE HOUSE IN THE PINES (Penguin Books) Register: tinyurl.com/massauthors Massachusetts Library Association MBLC New England Independent Booksellers Association (NEIBA)

RELOCATED TO INDOORS @ Falmouth Public Library! A free special event w/ Linda Coombs & her COLONIZATION AND THE WAMPANOAG STORY (Penguin Random House), the 2024 selection @ . Info: https://ow.ly/R8Lq50SHlws Massachusetts Library Association MBLC New England Independent Booksellers Association (NEIBA)

Have you checked out our new calendar, listing events happening around the Commonwealth? , , , , cultural orgs, festivals: you can submit your listings directly. See: https://ow.ly/fUpo50SR4qv Massachusetts Library Association MBLC New England Independent Booksellers Association (NEIBA) Visit Massachusetts

SEE YOU TUES @ Falmouth Public Library & Massachusetts Center for the Book's free special event w/ Linda Coombs & her COLONIZATION AND THE WAMPANOAG STORY (Penguin Random House), the 2024 selection @ . Info: https://ow.ly/R8Lq50SHlws Massachusetts Library Association MBLC New England Independent Booksellers Association (NEIBA)

Congratulations to Northampton, MA writer, Smith College prof, and Book Moon Books co-owner Kelly Link, whose novel "The Book of Love" has been longlisted for The Center for Fiction's 2024 First Novel Prize. Check out the full list and find some summer reading inspiration here: https://centerforfiction.org/book-recs/2024-first-novel-prize/

On this weekend? Stop in @ Provincetown Arts Society to meet FJEbooks/Federico Erebia Books, award-winning of PEDRO & DANIEL (Levine Querido) in conversation w/ Ryan Landry. A , it's a "devastatingly beautiful" coming-of-age tale. See: https://ow.ly/TtPk50SP7VS Massachusetts Library Association MBLC New England Independent Booksellers Association (NEIBA)

On the Cape Aug 6? Falmouth Public Library & Massachusetts Center for the Book host a free family event featuring Linda Coombs & her COLONIZATION AND THE WAMPANOAG STORY (Penguin Random House), the 2024 selection @ . Info: https://ow.ly/R8Lq50SHlws Massachusetts Library Association MBLC New England Independent Booksellers Association (NEIBA)

Where did July go?! What is your August selection? We've got ideas for you: https://ow.ly/p5Sj50SNZ0v Massachusetts Library Association MBLC New England Independent Booksellers Association (NEIBA)

A event: Join us @ Springfield City Library's East Forest Park Branch (or ONLINE) for a summer evening of literary conversation w/ 3 bestselling ! Autumn Allen, author to discuss her (Penguin Group (USA); Adam White, his THE MIDCOAST (Random House); Ana Reyes her Reese’s Book Club THE HOUSE IN THE PINES (Penguin Books) Register here: tinyurl.com/massauthors Massachusetts Library Association MBLC New England Independent Booksellers Association (NEIBA)

Frugal Bookstore Inc. in hosts University of Rochester prof Philip V. McHarris to discuss his new BEYOND POLICING (Hachette Book Group) w/ C. Shawn McGuffey of . A "transformative and forward thinking" "blueprint for a brighter, safer world." See: https://ow.ly/V1ug50SK0Me Massachusetts Library Association MBLC New England Independent Booksellers Association (NEIBA)

Meet acclaimed Dewitt Henry & Eileen Pollack @ Watertown Free Public Library, discussing THE MARRIAGE OF ANNA MAYE POTTS (The University of Tennessee Press) & MAYBE IT'S ME AND A PERFECT LIFE (Delphinium Books). See: https://ow.ly/rVFr50SJZJ9 Massachusetts Library Association MBLC New England Independent Booksellers Association (NEIBA) Emerson College

Love books? Love working with , , , , and ? We are hiring a part-time, 20 hr./week Program & Operations Assistant at our Northampton, MA office! More info: https://www.massbook.org/jobs

Falmouth Public Library & Massachusetts Center for the Book host a free special family event featuring Linda Coombs & her COLONIZATION AND THE WAMPANOAG STORY (Penguin Random House), the 2024 selection @ . Info: https://ow.ly/R8Lq50SHlws Massachusetts Library Association MBLC New England Independent Booksellers Association (NEIBA)