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Budapest: gorgeous city of secrets, with ties to a shadowy, bloody past.

This month's reading is presented by apt, and features readings by John Bonanni, Gillian Devereux, and Krysten Hill.

This month's reading is hosted by Pangyrus.

This month's Roundtable is hosted by AGNI, and features readings by Valerie Duff, Brian Koester and Natalie Shapero.

This month's reading, hosted by Post Road, features Annie Hartnett and Kenneth Calhoun.

Every two years, the Massachusetts Cultural Council awards grants to some of the most talented writers and poets working in the Commonwealth. The fellows reading at Porter Square include:

Colleen Coyne

Cynthia Gunadi

Thomas McNeely

Rosalind Pace

Join us for another round of microfiction from cozy mystery authors, featuring

Clea Simon, As Dark As My Fur

Marian Stanley, The Immaculate

Sheila Connelly, Cruel Winter

Kate Flora, A Good Man with a Dog

Barbara Ross, Iced Under

Carolyn Wilkins, Mojo for Murder

Edith Maxwell, Murder Most Fowl

Since her 1930 appearance in The Secret of the Old Clock, amateur sleuth Nancy Drew has inspired generations of girls with her moxie, intelligence, determination, and independence. The Nancy Drew Anthology celebrates this female icon and role model who after nearly 90 years is as popular as ever.

Contributors Kathleen Aguero, Jessica Purdy, Ellen Cohen, Kristina England, and Sarah Nichols share their stories of the classic teenage detective.

This month's roundtable features a panel of literary journal editors:

• Jennifer Barber (Salamander)
• Mark Polanzak (draft)
• Christina Thompson (Harvard Review)
• Sven Birkerts (AGNI)
• Greg Harris (Pangyrus)
• Christopher Boucher (Post Road)