Literary Experiences & Immersives

I really enjoyed how being physically present in the moment gave me glimpses into the lives of different writers who once shared the same spaces. It felt like a thread connecting all of us. Walking the streets and seeing each corner through their eyes made the experience feel alive.

– Lena, Ink & Cobblestones Tour

Half-Day/Full-day Private Boston Literary Experience

Experience a memorable literary day in Boston!

This private literary experience is a curated half- or full-day journey through Boston’s literary landscape, combining place, text, and conversation into an immersive and memorable experience.

See the sites of Boston’s literary past, read work aloud in the places it was written or inspired, participate in a guided literary discussion over lunch where authors of the past used to gather, tour one of Boston’s — and the country’s — oldest libraries, and stop to purchase a few books along the way.

Designed for book clubs, friend groups, conference attendees, or anyone looking for a more immersive way to experience Boston’s literary history. Ideal for groups of 4–6. Pricing based on group size and experience design.

Contact me via the form below to design your private literary experience.

Coming Soon…

  • Topical literature discussions plus walking tour

  • Half-day/full-day Concord literary experience

  • Walden Pond Immersive

Your Guide

Hi! I’m Jessica, and I’m the founder and director of Literary Boston, which I started in 2012 as a place as a website where people could find everything there was to know about the Boston literary community. But you could say that Literary Boston may have truly started on a trip to Walden Pond in 1999. I fell in love with the literary history of Boston then and I’m still fascinated with it today, so much so that I’ve made it a pillar of my work on Literary Boston.

For the past 25 years, I’ve been studying Boston literary history, from structured study in academic programs to reading historical markers all over the city. Now, I want you to know about our rich literary past, too.

A little bit more about me:

I’m the founder and director of Literary Boston, a cultural initiative that promotes the Boston literary community, past and present. Other past literary roles include library assistant, bookseller, and book festival director. I hold a BFA in Creative Writing from Emerson and a Master’s in Literature from Harvard, where my thesis on Moby-Dick and Calvinism won the Director’s Prize. My short fiction has appeared the North American Review, the Emerson Review, and others, and has received the Leah Lovenheim Award for Short Fiction. I recently graduated from GrubStreet's Novel Incubator program, where I’m working on a novel about paramedics in 1970s Boston.