Lit Boston: What's Happening in March?
In the March 2023 edition of "Best of Boston," we bring you our top Boston lit events this month, taking place virtually and in-person. See below for our list of local literary happenings. Check back for more!
Memoir Incubator Open House & Info Session
Thursday, March 2nd at 6:30pm (EST) | Event Fee: $0
An In-Person Event by GrubStreet
Interested in taking your memoir to the next level? Join us for an informal Q&A session on our Memoir Incubator program. Instructor Xujun Eberlein and alumni of the program will be there to answer any questions you have about the Memoir Incubator program. We'll give you all the information you need to know about the application process, what the program entails, the schedule, the philosophy behind our approach, and anything else on your mind. Learn more.
Courtney Sender at Harvard Book Store Presenting In Other Lifetimes All I’ve Lost Comes Back to Me
Friday, March 3rd at 7:00pm (EST) | Event Fee: $0
An In-Person Event by Harvard Book Store
Harvard Book Store welcomes COURTNEY SENDER—writer whose essays have appeared in The New York Times' Modern Love and graduate of Harvard Divinity School—for a discussion of her first book In Other Lifetimes All I've Lost Comes Back to Me. She will be joined in conversation by CHRISTINE GROSS-LOH—author of the bestseller The Path: What Chinese Philosophers Can Teach Us About the Good Life. Learn more.
Patricia Park, author of Imposter Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim
Saturday, March 4th at 5:00pm (EST) | Event Fee: $0
An In-Person Event by Porter Square Books
Porter Square Books is delighted to welcome Patricia Park, author of Imposter Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim. Learn more.
Eleanor Catton at the Cambridge Public Library presenting Birnam Wood: A Novel
Tuesday, March 7th at 6:00pm (EST) | Event Fee: $0 - $29.75
An In-Person Event by Harvard Book Store & Cambridge Public Library
Harvard Book Store welcomes ELEANOR CATTON—screenwriter and author of international bestseller The Luminaries—for a discussion of her new novel Birnam Wood. She will be joined in conversation by NINA MACCLAUGHLIN—author of Wake Siren: Ovid Resung. Learn more.
Gabrielle Blair, author of Ejaculate Responsibly: A Whole New Way to Think About Abortion
Tuesday, March 7th at 7:00pm (EST) | Event Fee: $14.99
An In-Person Event by Porter Square Books
Porter Square Books: Boston Edition is delighted to welcome New York Times best-selling author Gabrielle Blair, author of Ejaculate Responsibly: A Whole New Way to Think About Abortion! Learn more.
Rachel Barenbaum with Christopher Castellani: Atomic Anna Paperback Launch
Tuesday, March 7th at 7:00pm (EST) | Event Fee: $0 – $28.99
An In-Person Event by Brookline Booksmith
In person at Brookline Booksmith! Celebrate the paperback release of Atomic Anna with author Rachel Barenbaum, in conversation with Christopher Castellani. Learn more.
Tuesday, March 7th at 7:00pm (EST) | Event Fee: $0
An In-Person Event by Harvard Book Store
Harvard Book Store welcomes CHRISTIE TATE—author of the New York Times bestseller Group—for a discussion of her new book B.F.F.: A Memoir of Friendship Lost and Found and LAURA MCKOWEN—author of the bestselling memoir We Are the Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life and founder of The Luckiest Club—for a discussion of her new book Push Off from Here: Nine Essential Truths to Get You Through Sobriety (and Everything Else). Learn more.
Wednesday, March 8th at 7:00pm (EST) | Event Fee: $0
An In-Person Event by Porter Square Books
Porter Square Books: Boston Edition hosts another Open Mic Night! Join us for a night of poetry, stand up comedy, storytelling, and performance. This event is free and open to all. Sign up below or at the door to perform a set of 5-10 minutes, or just come to spectate and cheer everybody on! Learn more.
Memoir Incubator 2023-2024 Virtual Q&A Session
Thursday, March 9th at 6:00pm (EST) | Event Fee: $0
An Online Event by GrubStreet
Interested in taking your memoir to the next level? Join us for an informal Q&A session on our Memoir Incubator program. Instructor Xujun Eberlein and alumni of the program will be there to answer any questions you have about the Memoir Incubator program. We'll give you all the information you need to know about the application process, what the program entails, the schedule, the philosophy behind our approach, and anything else on your mind. Learn more.
Margaret Atwood at Sanders Theatre presenting Old Babes in the Wood: Stories
Thursday, March 9th at 7:00pm (EST) | Event Fee: $45
An In-Person Event by Harvard Book Store
Harvard Book Store and the Writers Speak series at Mahindra Humanities Center at Harvard welcome award-winning author MARGARET ATWOOD—author of the 1985 classic The Handmaid’s Tale and the global number one bestselling sequel The Testaments—for a discussion of her highly anticipated short story collection Old Babes in the Wood. Learn more.
Thursday, March 9th at 7:00pm (EST) | Event Fee: $0
An In-Person Event by Harvard Book Store
Harvard Book Store welcomes DANIEL HATCHER—Professor of Law at the University of Baltimore and former Maryland Legal Aid and Children's Defense Fund attorney—for a discussion of his new book Injustice, Inc.: How America’s Justice System Commodifies Children and the Poor. Learn more.
Friday, March 10th at 5:30pm (EST) | Event Fee: $0
An In-Person Event by GrubStreet
Looking to add some creativity to your day? Want to meet other local writers and get started on some new writing? Join us for our next Seaport Free Writes session on Friday, March 10th, from 5:30pm-6:30pm. You’ll meet fellow writers and get your creative juices flowing with some frighteningly fresh writing exercises. Best of all, you’ll leave with some new ideas to ponder for the rest of your day and beyond. Please note that you must register ahead of time to attend this session. Learn more.
Joseph Earl Thomas at Harvard Book Store presenting Sink: A Memoir
Friday, March 10th at 7:00pm (EST) | Event Fee: $0
An In-Person Event by Harvard Book Store
Harvard Book Store welcomes JOSEPH EARL THOMAS—award-winning writer and recipient of fellowships from Fulbright, VONA, Tin House, and Bread Loaf—for a discussion of his new memoir Sink. Learn more.
Joseph Earl Thomas at Harvard Book Store presenting Sink: A Memoir
Friday, March 10th at 7:00pm (EST) | Event Fee: $0
An In-Person Event by Harvard Book Store
Harvard Book Store welcomes JOSEPH EARL THOMAS—award-winning writer and recipient of fellowships from Fulbright, VONA, Tin House, and Bread Loaf—for a discussion of his new memoir Sink. Learn more.
Young Adult Writers Program (YAWP): How to Present Your Authentic, Writerly Self
Saturday, March 11th at 12:00pm (EST) | Event Fee: $0
An In-Person Event by GrubStreet
When you're writing all alone, the solitude can be so delicious. But getting up to read your work, or even talking about it to others? Awkward. In this class, we'll talk about how to find confidence in our writer identities and tips to keep your cool while staying true to yourself under social pressure. You'll learn about how to describe your work, write the perfect author bio, performance and stage etiquette, and the importance of having a writing community. At the end of class, students will have the opportunity to practice these skills with a piece they've already written for a cross-class open mic! Learn more.
Young Adult Writers Program (YAWP): Embodied Poetics: Self-Compassion, Poetry & Performance
Saturday, March 11th at 12:00pm (EST) | Event Fee: $0
An In-Person Event by GrubStreet
In a fast paced 21st century world that challenges our ability to reconcile sacred alongside secular, how can poetry & embodied awareness alchemize the sacred, mundane & profane experiences of our heads and hearts into meaningful art? How can our life experiences and our poetry connect us more deeply to ourselves, each other, and something larger? In the same way our lives are vessels for experience, poetry and creative writing are vehicles for expression, connection & emotion. We can use the awareness and expanded perspective we gain in combining poetry craft skills, curiosity and self-compassion to write poems that uncover our fullness, express the innate sacredness of our humanity, and integrate the material of our lives into a deepened sense of wholeness. Learn more.
Young Adult Writers Program (YAWP): Plan, Write, Publish! Intro to Fiction Writing
Saturday, March 11th at 12:00pm (EST) | Event Fee: $0
An In-Person Event by GrubStreet
Do you find yourself making up stories for strangers you see out in the world? Do you love to create settings and dream up characters? In this workshop, we'll explore the wonderful, creative world of fiction. First, we'll read and discuss some short stories that exemplify what fiction can be and do. Then, we'll practice the craft with 3 writing exercises that will help you develop up to 3 story ideas of your own. Last, we'll talk about how to submit your work for publication. Writers of all fiction genres welcome! For writers age 13 - 18 ONLY. Learn more.
Tuesday, March 14th at 7:00pm (EST) | Event Fee: $0
An In-Person Event by Harvard Book Store
Harvard Book Store welcomes BILL JANOVITZ—author and founding member of the Boston-based band, Buffalo Tom—for a discussion of his new biography Leon Russell: The Master of Space and Time's Journey Through Rock & Roll History. He will be joined in conversation by TOM PERROTTA, author of the bestselling novel Tracy Flick Can’t Win. Learn more.
Wednesday, March 15th at 12:30pm (EST) | Event Fee: $0
An Online Event by GrubStreet
Looking for some virtual mid-week writing community? Or do you have a little time during your lunch break for a chat and guided writing? Join our FREE Grubby Desk Lunch Series live via easy-to-use video conferencing. Join us on Wednesday, March 15th, from 12:30pm-1:15pm. For 45 minutes, you’ll meet fellow writers and get your creative juices flowing with some cool writing exercises. Learn more.
Julie Carrick Dalton, author of The Last Beekeeper, in conversation with Rachel Barenbaum
Wednesday, March 15th at 7:00pm (EST) | Event Fee: $0
An In-Person Event by Porter Square Books
Porter Square Books: Boston Edition and GrubStreet are delighted to present Julie Carrick Dalton, author of The Last Beekeeper, in conversation with Rachel Barenbaum. Learn more.
Ben Berman with Whitney Scharer: Writing While Parenting
Wednesday, March 15th at 6:00pm (EST) | Event Fee: $0 – $32.95
An In-Person Event by Brookline Booksmith
In person with Brookline Booksmith at Coolidge Corner Theatre! Celebrate the release of Writing While Parenting with author Ben Berman, in conversation with Whitney Scharer. Learn more.
Karen Fine, author of The Other Family Doctor, in conversation with E. B. Bartels
Wednesday, March 15th at 7:00pm (EST) | Event Fee: $0
An In-Person Event by Porter Square Books
Porter Square Books is thrilled to welcome Karen Fine, author of The Other Family Doctor: A Veterinarian Explores What Animals Can Teach Us About Love, Life, and Mortality, for an event in conversation with E. B. Bartels. Learn more.
Thursday, March 16th at 7:00pm (EST) | Event Fee: $0
An In-Person Event by Harvard Book Store
Harvard Book Store welcomes GESINE BULLOCK-PRADO—acclaimed pastry chef and host of Food Network’s Baked in Vermont—for a discussion of her new cookbook My Vermont Table: Recipes for All (Six) Seasons. She will be joined in conversation by JOANNE CHANG, James Beard award–winning baker and co-owner of Flour Bakery + Café and Myers + Chang. Learn more.
Wednesday, March 22nd at 7:00pm (EST) | Event Fee: $0
An In-Person Event by Harvard Book Store
Harvard Book Store welcomes DAVID WALDSTREICHER—author and history teacher at the City University of New York Graduate Center—for a discussion of his new biography The Odyssey of Phillis Wheatley: A Poet's Journeys Through American Slavery and Independence. He will be joined in conversation by ANNETTE GORDON-REED—author and Carl M. Loeb University Professor at Harvard University. Learn more.
Vibhuti Jain at Harvard Book Store presenting Our Best Intentions: A Novel
Thursday, March 23rd at 7:00pm (EST) | Event Fee: $0
An In-Person Event by Harvard Book Store
Harvard Book Store welcomes VIBHUTI JAIN—graduate of Yale and Harvard University—for a discussion of her debut novel Our Best Intentions. Learn more.
David Stromberg at Harvard Book Store presenting Simple Gimpl: The Definitive Bilingual Edition
Monday, March 27th at 7:00pm (EST) | Event Fee: $0
An In-Person Event by Harvard Book Store
Harvard Book Store welcomes DAVID STROMBERG—writer, translator, literary scholar, and editor for the Isaac Bashevis Singer Literary Trust—for a discussion of his new book Simple Gimpl: The Definitive Bilingual Edition. He will be joined in conversation by world renowned author and Harvard professor, JAMAICA KINCAID. Learn more.
Tom Comitta at Harvard Book Store presenting The Nature Book
Thursday, March 30th at 7:00pm (EST) | Event Fee: $0
An In-Person Event by Harvard Book Store
Harvard Book Store welcomes TOM COMITTA—author and artist—for a discussion of their new novel The Nature Book. They will be joined in conversation by NICK MONTFORT—poet, artist, and professor of digital media at MIT. Learn more.
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