This post was originally published on Dead Darlings, a blog about novel writing run by alumni of GrubStreet's Novel Incubator program.

When a runway model in 1940s Hollywood makes a split-second decision meant to protect those she loves, she triggers a cascade of secrets and lies that threaten to upend her life decades later

Porter Square Books: Boston Edition, located on the first floor of GrubStreet's Center for Creative Writing, is open and ready to fulfill all of your book-browsing desires! Staff Picks are 20% off, so you can add to your TBR pile guilt-free. Whether you want to immerse yourself in a world of fandom obsession and self-destruction or introduce your little one to the wonders of nature, PSB has a pick for you. We're located on the southeast side of 50 Liberty, facing the Marina and the ICA. Come visit!

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Lucy by Jamaica Kincaid If …

GrubStreet and Beacon Press are delighted to welcome scholar and essayist Samira Mehta for a discussion of her latest book, The Racism of People Who Love You: Essays on Mixed Race Belonging.

About The Racism of People Who Love You

Want to give GrubStreet a try before you sign up for your first workshop? Hoping to meet other Grubbies outside of class? Try one of our free writing sessions! Meet fellow writers and get your creative juices flowing with some great writing exercises. Learn more.  

The Manuscript Mart at the Muse & the Marketplace 2023 is an opportunity for writers to have a 20-minute meeting with an established literary agent or editor who has read the writer's first FIVE (5) pages in advance (along with an optional, highly encouraged query letter and/or synopsis) and can provide feedback from an industry perspective on a one-to-one video call during the May and/or July Summits.

Twenty-minute, one-to-one video call sessions will be scheduled 1:00–6:00 PM EDT on May 18, 19, & 21 (May …