Literary Boston
Your Guide to the Boston Literary Community
• Founded 2012 •
Local Literary News
What’s going on in the Boston literary community
Shaw-Roxbury Branch Renaming Ceremony July 18
Ploughshares Summer Edition is Now Out
826 Boston Announces New Senior Director of Advancement
Shirley Jackson Awards Announced
Headliners Announced for Night of 1,000 Stories
Wondermore Search for New Director of Development
Shakespeare on the Common Return July 22–August 9
Boston Poetry Marathon Returns Aug. 8–9
Sinners & Stardust Returns August 14–16
Features
New books by Boston Authors
Boston-Area Readings and Events
A complete list of local literary events, collected from over 140 local event websites.
Boston Literary History
Learn more about Boston’s rich literary past:
Subscribe to the Literary Boston Weekly
Boston Literary History Tours
This season’s tours:
Ink & Cobblestones: A Walk Through Boston’s Literary Past
Crimson Quills: The Literary History of Harvard Square
Revolutionary Words: A Literary Walk Through the Writings that Inspired Independence
Take a literature class
Summer 2026
A Summer of Short Fiction: discuss short fiction by Boston’s authors of the past. Join for one sessions or all!
Fall 2026 | Registration Now Open!
Boston Classics, a foundational introduction to the city’s literary past, starts Sept. 9.
Boston Gothic, a seasonal exploration of the dark side of Boston's literary past, starts Oct. 1.
About
Literary Boston is dedicated to covering and promoting the literary scene of Boston, with features on local authors and literary organizations, local author new releases, Boston literary news, local readings and events, Boston literary history, and more.
Jessica A. Kent, our founder, moved (back) to Boston in 2012 to pursue a writing career, and when she arrived she looked online for a site that covered the Boston literary community, a site that could tell her all the things going on locally that had to do with books, writers, and readers.
She didn't find anything. So she started one herself.
The Boston literary community is vibrant, diverse, and has great roots. We desire to be a resource to writers and readers, providing the information and tools necessary to know what great readings to go to, what workshops to attend, what books to read, where to pick up a new novel, and more — the go-to spot for all things literary in Boston!
