For 13 years, Literary Boston has been a free, independent resource for exploring Boston's literary community, past and present.

Through the weekly newsletter, events calendar, literary history resources, original reporting, tours, classes, and local coverage, Literary Boston helps readers discover the books, authors, events, places, and stories that make Boston such a rich literary city.

Help Fund Literary Boston's Next Chapter

For more than a decade, Literary Boston has grown through consistency, curiosity, and a deep commitment to Boston's literary community.

Now it's time for the next chapter.

My goal is to expand Literary Boston's original reporting: publishing more interviews, feature stories, literary history, and in-depth coverage of the people, organizations, and ideas shaping Boston's literary culture today.

Community support doesn't just help maintain Literary Boston. It helps it grow.

Your support helps make possible:

  • More original reporting and feature articles.

  • More interviews with authors, booksellers, librarians, publishers, and literary organizations.

  • More literary history stories and videos.

  • More on-the-ground coverage of events across Greater Boston.

  • A stronger, more sustainable independent publication dedicated to Boston's literary community.

Literary Boston will always remain free to read. Community support helps fund the research, reporting, writing, editing, and production behind this work while keeping it accessible to everyone.

If Literary Boston has helped you discover a new bookstore, attend an event, find your next favorite book, explore Boston's literary history, or simply feel more connected to the city's literary life, I'd be grateful for your support as we build this next chapter together.

Make a one-time or monthly recurring contribution here:

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Thank you for helping Literary Boston continue to document, celebrate, and strengthen Boston's literary community.

For books and Boston,
- Jessica A. Kent, Founder & Director