The return of the Silent Reading Party! You can either BYOB (bring your own book) or buy a book here! We’ll be sitting and reading quietly for an hour, followed by some discussion about what we read. Or not, if you don’t feel like talking!
Snacks, refreshments, and excellent book recommendations will be provided.
Alfred Hitchcock famously insisted that all suspense requires a ticking clock. Regardless of genre, authors who want to thrill their audiences know they must harness the power of expectation, uncertainty, and nerve-wracking tension to keep readers turning the page.
PSB Bookseller Kendall will be in our Boston store on the last Wednesday of every month to read to the community. Children of all ages welcome, no RSVP required!
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! If you sign up in advance, check in with a bookseller when you arrive.
Update! Tickets to this event are now sold out, but we're still able to offer free standing room only spots. Fill out the webform below to reserve your spot!
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...
Presented by Porter Square Books in partnership with the American Inspiration series and the Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center of NEHGS, Mass Poetry, and GrubStreet.
The best-loved poet, celebrated critic, translator, and teacher, shares his coming-of-age story: a lyrical and poignant portrait of America in the last century, its melting pot, and one man’s against-many-odds rise to literary success.
Porter Square Books: Boston Edition is thrilled to welcome authors Shauna Robinson, Eva Jurzyck, Sulari Gentill, and C. J. Carey for a book signing. The authors will be in the store to say hello and sign books from 3pm-4pm on Tuesday, October 25.
It's October. It's approaching Halloween. It is, in other words, the perfect time to read all of the horror books on your To-Be-Read and to watch all of the horror movies on your watch list.
