Through a series of fun directed writing exercises, we will explore the terrain of creative non-fiction (no five-paragraph essays here!): mining for material, constructing characters and settings, shaping vivid dialogue, understanding point of view, exploring the many forms of non-fiction today, and finding your voice. We will discuss the process of writing and the strengths … Continue reading Jumpstart your writing →

Joan Houlihan - featured reader Joan Houlihan is the author of four books of poetry, most recently, Ay (Tupelo Press). Her poetry has been anthologized in The Iowa Anthology of New American Poetries (University of Iowa Press) and The Book of Irish-American Poetry–Eighteenth Century to Present (University of Notre Dame Press). After earning her BA … Continue reading Brookline Poetry Series →

This is the seventh annual poetry reading by the Brookline Senior Center’s Seasoned Poets!

She Writes Press is a publisher run by women, for women. Five of their authors will present their work, from short stories and novels, to memoirs and mindfulness.   Featuring: Nina Gaby (Dumped), Jo Ivester (The Outskirts of Hope), Celine Keating (Play for Me), Donna Stoneham (The Thriver’s Edge) and Barbara Stark-Nemon (Even in Darkness).

A series curated by Black Ocean Press featuring the freshest and finest poets. June’s lineup: Lisa Ciccarello, Brian Foley and S. Whitney Holmes.

Master Thieves by Stephen Kurkjian Two men disguised as Boston Police officers trick their way into the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum after midnight, tie up the two night watchmen and make off with an estimated half billion dollars worth of artwork including three works by Rembrandt and a Vermeer masterpiece. Now 25 years after the … Continue reading Author Reading | Master Thieves →

Presenting the Work of MFA Candidates at Boston University, Emerson College, and the University of Massachusetts–Boston. Details to come...

Judy Blume | In the Unlikely Event, in conversation with Tom Ashbrook Brookline Booksmith is thrilled to bring Judy Blume to the Coolidge Corner Theater for her first adult novel in over 15 years, In the Unlikely Event. When Judy Blume was a teenager a series of passenger airplanes crashed in Elizabeth, New Jersey within … Continue reading Judy Blume in conversation with Tom Ashbrook →

Brookline's first poet laureate, Judith Steinbergh, will be joined by the newly inaugurated second laureate, Jan Schreiber, and national poetry slam champion, Regie Gibson, for an evening of poetry and performance. Here's what's been said: "I was struck by the power and inherent music of Steinbergh's poems" - Lucille Clifton "Regie, you sing and chant … Continue reading Changing of the Bard Poetry Event →