Literary Happenings

Here at Godine we realize the importance of participating in a literary community. Luckily our home city of Boston is full of great book readings, lectures, poetry slams, and book groups. If you're looking for things to do this week, why not check out some of these events, free unless otherwise noted!:

Monday 2/24

• Edmund White, Inside a Pearl reading at Brookline Booksmith, 7 pm
• The Book Circle discusses Serena by Ron Rash at Harvard Book Store, 7 pm
• Adult Book Discussion discusses Dear Life by Alice Munro at the Connolly Public Library in Jamaica Plain, 7 pm
• Michael Lowenthal reads from The Paternity Test at the South End Library, 6:30 m

Tuesday 2/25

• Danah Boyd discusses It's Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens at Harvard Book Store, 7 pm
• Matthew Quick reads from The Good Luck of Right Now at Porter Square Books, 7 pm

Wednesday 2/26

• Peter Swanson (The Girl with a Clock for a Heart) & Wiley Cash (This Dark Road to Mercy) reading at Brookline Booksmith, 7 pm
• Neil Swidey discusses Trapped Under the Sea at Harvard Book Store, 7 pm
• Jenifer Ringer discusses Dancing Through It at Harvard Book Store, 8 pm
• Boston Poetry Slam weekly slam & open mic at the Cantab Lounge in Cambridge, 8 pm
• Matthew Quick reads from The Good Luck of Right Now at the Central Library, 6 pm

Thursday 2/27

• Carolyn Wilkins and Florence Ladd discuss They Raised Me Up: A Black Single Mother and the Women Who Inspired Her and The Spirit of Josephine at Porter Square Books, 7 pm
• Stephen Brumwell discusses George Washington: Gentleman Warrior at the Central Library, 6 pm

Friday 2/28

• Susan Minot reads from Thirty Girls at Harvard Book Store, 7 pm

 If you know of a literary event we overlooked, add it in the comments below! If you'd like to spread the word about upcoming events to be included in our weekly Literary Happenings, please e-mail us at info@godine.com.