Books Events in Boston

Check out happening books events all around Boston, MA

ODSC AI East 2026 Conference | BLACK FRIDAY SALE

 Tue, 28 Apr at 09:00 am Hynes Convention Center USD 0 to 912

Ira Glass and Etgar Keret - Half-Baked Stories About My Dead Mom at Emerson Colonial Theatre Boston

 Tue, 06 Oct Emerson Colonial Theatre Boston

Billy Eichner: Billy on Billy, an Audio Memoir

 Thu, 21 May at 07:30 pm The Wilbur

50th Annual PEN/Hemingway Award Ceremony

 Sun, 26 Apr at 02:00 pm John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum Free

Sizzling Ink: A smut-writing workshop, bookshop pop-up & flash tattoos

 Sun, 17 May at 11:30 am The Charles River Speedway USD 18 to 41

Lisas Book Club with Dave Portnoy at Big Night Live

 Wed, 01 Jul at 05:30 pm Big Night Live

LGBTQIA+ Skip the Small Talk Night at Trident Books

 Wed, 20 May at 07:00 pm Trident Booksellers & Cafe USD 24

Skip the Small Talk Night at Trident Books

 Wed, 06 May at 07:00 pm Trident Booksellers & Cafe USD 24

Mothers, Daughters, and the Supernatural: A Conversation with Marie NDiaye

 Sat, 25 Apr at 05:00 pm French Library / Alliance Française of Boston & Cambridge USD 10 to 15

Book Launch: "Slow Burn" by National Youth Poet Laureate Evan Wang

 Sat, 25 Apr at 07:00 pm Civic Pavilion Free

Kiss 108’s Lisa's Book Club Featuring Emma Brodie, With Jenna Bush Hager

 Wed, 13 May at 05:00 pm The Newbury Boston USD 34

Mrs. Trillium's Book Garden Presents: Signature Series w/ Erin O'Brien

 Wed, 13 May at 06:00 pm Trillium Fort Point USD 71

Founding Mothers: Women of the Revolution

 Mon, 11 May at 05:30 pm Old North Church Free

Grimm Grimmer Grimmest(Mega Awesome Super Huge Wicked Fun Podcast Playdate)

 Sun, 26 Apr at 02:00 pm WBUR CitySpace USD 0 to 28

Lucy Wightman - Princess Cheyenne: My Life as Boston's Most Famous Stripper

 Wed, 06 May at 06:00 pm Boston Public Library - Central Library Free

Stand-Up In The Stacks

 Sat, 16 May at 08:00 pm Trident Booksellers & Cafe USD 20

Writers' Open Mic: May 7

 Thu, 07 May at 07:00 pm GrubStreet Center for Creative Writing Free

Family Story Time

 Wed, 29 Apr at 03:30 pm Boston Public Library

Mahjong and Canasta Night at Trident Booksellers & Café

 Tue, 28 Apr at 06:00 pm Trident Booksellers & Cafe USD 23 to 55

Boston / Roxbury Book Lovers Expo 2026

 Sat, 25 Apr at 11:00 am Roxbury Community College Free

Chat & Chowder | From Life Itself

 Tue, 26 May at 06:00 pm Foley & Lardner LLP Free

Book Talk: Out of This Strife Will Come Freedom

 Thu, 14 May at 06:00 pm Museum of African American History: Boston Campus Free

Sip and Sparkle (Book Bedazzle)

 Tue, 28 Apr at 07:00 pm Caffe dello Sport Eastie USD 39

Book Launch for Other Paths for Shahrazad

 Sat, 09 May at 02:00 pm Boston Public Library

The Monuments of Paris: Rewriting Family History with Violaine Huisman

 Tue, 12 May at 06:00 pm French Library / Alliance Française of Boston & Cambridge USD 7 to 10

Wild Times in the West End: Exhibit Opening and Talk

 Wed, 03 Jun at 06:00 pm The West End Museum Free

Book Talk & Signing: Something Worth Saving

 Wed, 20 May at 05:30 pm Museum of African American History: Boston Campus Free

The 2026 New England Book Ball

 Sat, 25 Apr at 11:00 am Mountain view grand Whitefield Nh

"A little Girl with Big Rights" Book Launch

 Sat, 25 Apr at 03:00 pm Hyde Park Branch of the Boston Public Library USD 35

Squirrel Tales Author & Illustrator Visit: Mr. Chow's Night Market

 Sat, 25 Apr at 11:00 am Beacon Hill Books & Cafe Free

Harry “Bucky” Lew: An Early Black History of Basketball

 Sat, 02 May at 11:00 am The West End Museum USD 13

Author Talk: Linford D. Fisher

 Thu, 30 Apr at 06:00 pm Roslindale Branch of the Boston Public Library Free

Élevée Book Club: Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke

 Mon, 27 Apr at 11:00 am 2 Dartmouth St Free

Preschool Storytime

 Tue, 28 Apr at 10:30 am Boston Public Library

Squirrel Tales Author Visit: Lindsay Cadigan

 Tue, 19 May at 04:00 pm Beacon Hill Books & Cafe Free

Tour of the Brim-DeForest Library at American Ancestors

 Sat, 09 May at 11:00 am 97 Newbury St, Boston, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02116

Rebuilding Shattered Worlds: Book Talk and Panel

 Thu, 04 Jun at 06:00 pm The West End Museum USD 13

Author Talk: Milo Todd

 Wed, 13 May at 06:00 pm Distraction Brewing Co. USD 0 to 23

Storytime & Book Market

 Sat, 06 Jun at 10:00 am Fort Point Room at Atlantic Wharf Free

Library Book Sale

 Sat, 16 May at 10:00 am French Library / Alliance Française of Boston & Cambridge Free

Immigration, Community, and Identity: A Conversation with Shubha Sunder

 Wed, 06 May at 06:00 pm The West End Museum USD 13

Who We Art: Book Signing

 Sun, 24 May at 06:00 pm 131 Beverly St Free

Friday Films: The Boy and the Heron

 Fri, 15 May at 02:00 pm Parker Hill Branch of the Boston Public Library Free

Book Showcase & Live Reading: Poems on Love, Heartbreak & Growth

 Sat, 23 May at 03:00 pm Shaw-Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public Library Free

Don't Talk About Joe Mac with Author Spring Toledo

 Thu, 11 Jun at 06:00 pm The West End Museum USD 13

English Book Club - Abdellah Taïa

 Tue, 02 Jun at 06:00 pm French Library / Alliance Française of Boston & Cambridge USD 7

Not Your Bubbe Book Club Discussion of As a Jew By Sarah Hurwitz

 Mon, 01 Jun at 07:00 pm The Boston Synagogue USD 0 to 130

Not Your Bubbe Book Club Discussion of Songs for the Broken Hearted

 Mon, 27 Apr at 07:00 pm The Boston Synagogue USD 0 to 130

Maritime Collections Tour at the Congregational Library & Archives

 Fri, 26 Jun at 12:00 pm 14 Beacon St Free

COVID Diagnosed the System: Lessons from the Pandemic in MA prisons

 Fri, 29 May at 05:00 pm 6 Gaston St Free

Not Your Bubbe Book Club Discussion of Maine Characters by Hannah Orenstein

 Mon, 24 Aug at 07:00 pm The Boston Synagogue USD 0 to 130

The Boston Gay Men's Book Club

 Wed, 29 Apr at 06:15 pm Boston Public Library - Central Library Free

Le club des lecteurs : Fatou Diome

 Wed, 20 May at 06:00 pm French Library / Alliance Française of Boston & Cambridge Free

Elsewheres: Migration and Narration

 Thu, 30 Apr at 12:00 pm 121 Bay State Rd Free

Not Your Bubbe Book Club Discussion of You’ll Find It All Still Here

 Mon, 27 Jul at 07:00 pm The Boston Synagogue USD 0 to 130

Silent Book Club Meetup With Group Reading and Discussion

 Tue, 17 Mar French Library / Alliance Française of Boston & Cambridge Free

Church Cookbooks Collections Tour at the Congregational Library & Archives

 Fri, 21 Aug at 12:00 pm 14 Beacon St Free

Not Your Bubbe Book Club Discussion of Rules for Ghosting

 Mon, 29 Jun at 07:00 pm The Boston Synagogue USD 0 to 130

Le club des lecteurs : Jean Rouaud

 Wed, 29 Apr at 06:00 pm French Library / Alliance Française of Boston & Cambridge Free

Open Studio Sundays

 Sun, 29 Mar at 02:00 pm Cloth Collaborative Studio & Workshop Free

Dungeons and Dragons at Trident Booksellers

 Mon, 27 Jan at 06:00 pm Trident Booksellers & Cafe USD 10 to 215

Book Lovers Expo Boston

 Sat, 25 Apr at 11:00 am 1234 Columbus Ave Free

2026 Race to Read 1M 5K 10K 13.1 26.2

 Fri, 06 Mar at 01:00 pm Boston USD 5 to 42