Literary Happenings 4/14 - 4/18

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!:


Tuesday 4/15

•  Books of Hope creative writing program hosts Poetry for Children where children can read, write, recite, and perform poetry at the North End Branch of the Boston Public Library, 4pm
• Akhil Sharma reads from Family Life: A Novel at Harvard Book Store, 7pm
• Trident Open Mic Series with Jason Wright, in celebration of National Poetry Month at Trident Booksellers and Cafe, 8pm

Wednesday 4/16

• Ben Tarnoff discusses The Bohemians: Mark Twain and the San Francisco Writers Who Reinvented American Literature at Harvard Book Store, 7pm 
• Lindsey Palmer reads from Pretty in Ink at Trident Booksellers and Cafe, 7pm 
• D. Foy reads from Made to Break at Porter Square Books, 7pm 
• Amir Aczel discusses Why Science Does Not Disprove God at Brookline Booksmith, 7pm 

Thursday 4/17

• John Demos discusses The Heathen School: A Story of Hope and Betrayal in the Age of the Early Republic, in conversation with Megan Marshall at Harvard Book Store, 7pm
• Emma Romeu reads from Renovation of the Moon at Trident Booksellers and Cafe, 7pm
• Barbara Ehrenreich discusses Living with a Wild God, in conversation with John Summers at the Cambridge Public Library, 6:30pm
• Judith Nies discusses Unreal City: Las Vegas, Black Mesa and the Fate of the West at Porter Square Books, 7pm

Friday 4/18 

• Thomas Piketty discusses Capital in the Twenty-First Century at Harvard Book Store, 3pm

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.