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AN EVENING OF COMMUNITY, CONVERSATION, AND CELEBRATION TO SUPPORT THE WYNER FAMILY JEWISH HERITAGE CENTER.
CO-SPONSORED BY THE AMERICAN INSPIRATION LITERARY SERIES AND PORTER SQUARE BOOKS
TICKETS START AT $100 PER PERSON/$180 PER COUPLE
We invite event sponsors—see registration page for details.
Hemingway rewrote the end of A Farewell to Arms 39 times before he was satisfied. When asked what stumped him, Papa replied, “Getting the words right.” Revision may be the heart of writing but how do we know when we’ve done enough? Come hear how amazing authors Rachel Barenbaum (Atomic Anna), Katherine A. Sherbrooke (Leaving Coy’s Hill), and Dariel Suarez (The Playwright’s House) mastered their revision dilemmas.
Porter Square Books and GrubStreet are thrilled to present the latest installment of the Grubbie Debut series with Karen Winn for Our Little World. Called "a story of sisterhood and the haunting nature of loss for readers of Celeste Ng and Kristen Bird” by Booklist, Winn's debut is not to be missed. Shelley Berg will join the author in conversation.
Porter Square Books is thrilled to present the latest installment of the Grubbie Debuts series featuring GrubStreet author Steve Almond for All The Secrets of the World. Almond will be joined in conversation by GrubStreet instructor Jane Roper for this event, which will take place at Porter Square Books: Boston Edition on Monday, May 2 at 7:00pm.
In partnership with American Inspiration series/New England Historical Genealogical Society and Mass Audubon, Porter Square Books is delighted to present a hybrid event featuring Jack E. Davis and his new work The Bald Eagle: The Improbable Journey of America's Bird.
Porter Square Books is delighted to present the latest installment in the Grubbie Debut series to celebrate the release of Gold Mountain with GrubStreet author Betty Yee! The author will be in conversation with Shelley Berg. This event will take place on Tuesday, April 5 at 7pm at Porter Square Books: Boston Edition as a hybrid event.
Porter Square Books is delighted to partner with the New England Historic Genealogical Society to present Maud Newton in conversation with Casey Cep for Ancestor Trouble. This event will be free and open to all, taking place virtually on Monday, April 4 at 6pm.
Porter Square Books is thrilled to partner with Hachette Book Group for a virtual event in celebration of the first of Daniel Abraham's new fantasy trilogy, The Age of Ash (The Kithamar Trilogy #1)! Daniel will be joined in conversation by Ty Franck, the other author behind the Expanse series. This event will take place on Tuesday, February 22 at 8:00 PM ET on Crowdcast.
Porter Square Books is delighted to participate in a virtual, bilingual group event run by Tordotcom publishing in celebration of the launch of The Way Spring Arrives and Other Stories!
"With this impressive anthology, Chen and Wang bring together the first English translations of 17 Chinese-language stories by female and nonbinary writers. . . . Offers much to chew on."—Publishers Weekly
Porter Square Books and GrubStreet are delighted to present the latest installment of the Grubbie Debut series with author and GrubStreet instructor Neema Avashia in celebration of the release of Another Appalachia: Coming Up Queer and Indian in a Mountain Place. Neema will be joined in conversation by fellow author and GrubStreet instructor E. B. Bartels. This event will take place at Porter Square Books: Boston Edition as a hybrid event. In person attendance will be capped at 50 people.
