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GrubStreet's Submitathon is back and we are so excited!

Valentine’s Day will have passed but your love lives on! 
 
Join us on February 15—the day after Valentine’s Day—for an evening celebrating writing on love, in all its forms. The evening’s program will feature work from five writers, including editor Alexander Chee and contributor Aube Rey Lescure of The Best American Essays 2022. 

Join Porter Square Books to welcome our 2023 Writers in Residence Meghan Strapec and Pia Owens as they read selections from their works in progress!

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! 

Porter Square Books: Boston Edition hosts another Open Mic Night! Join us on Wednesday, January 11 at 7pm 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! 

NaNoWriMo is almost over, it's dark out starting at like 3pm, you're sick of the inside of your house, your spirits are flagging! How are you supposed to hit 50k at this rate???

By doing some writing sprints, of course! Come to Porter Square Books: Boston Edition to sit with other writers and write in silence for an hour. (Or to give up and read for an hour, we won't judge. It's all part of the process.) We have couches, chairs, countertops and tables...

Event Update: It is a rainy, blustery day in the Seaport district, so we've decided to reschedule this open mic to a day with more friendly weather. Keep an eye out for the next open mic night, and we hope to see you there!

Porter Square Books: Boston Edition hosts another Open Mic Night! Join us on Wednesday, October 5 at 6pm for a night of poetry, stand up comedy, storytelling, and performance.

In honor of Porter Square Books: Boston Edition's one year anniversary, we'll be having an all-day sale! Visit us on Saturday, October 1 between 10am-8pm to shop one-day-only discounts on your favorite titles. 

If you're really in the mood to celebrate with us, join us at 6pm for our birthday party celebration, featuring snacks, drinks, and author visits!

It's officially been a year since the grand opening of Porter Square Books: Boston Edition! It's been an absolutely fantastic year- we've hosted incredible authors such as Steve Almond, Kate Baer, and Jonathan Escoffery, enjoyed each other's company during monthly silent reading book club, opened the stage to your music, poetry, and comedy, and through it all, maintained the most beautiful chalkboard art you've ever seen of some iconic book covers. 

This Labor Day weekend, September 3 and 4, Porter Square Books will be holding a sidewalk sale of kids' books at both its Cambridge and Boston locations! Just in time for back-to-school season, you can get your favorite books and series for young readers 50% off!

The sale will be ongoing throughout both stores' open hours (PSB Cambridge: 8-7 and PSB Boston: 10-8).