Have you ever seen Charlotte’s Web interpreted in the style of a horror movie? What about Ramona and Her Father in the style of a James Bond flick? That’s exactly what you’ll find at the 90-Second Newbery film festival, returning to the Boston Public Library on April 27, 2019. We connected with creator James Kennedy about this unique festival and the creative kids that have made it what it is.

What happens when a writer steps behind a microphone to do a reading for the very first? Are there nerves to contend with, distractions, fear - or can it be a fun, transcendent experience? With stylistic prose and self-revelation, Emerson MFA candidate Megan Fitzgerald tells the story of taking a chance and taking the stage at the Breakwater Reading Series.

The Writers’ Room of Boston, opened in 1988, is celebrating thirty years of being an “urban writers' retreat committed to providing a quiet, affordable, and secure workspace for emerging and established writers.” We got the chance to tour the space, and speak to one of the members about the experience and the community. Learn more about the writing sanctuary they offer in downtown Boston for those looking for a space to create.

Located in the North End, I AM Books has not only established itself as the only Italian-American bookstore in the country, it’s also created a cultural hub around it. This week, they’re launching the inaugural IDEA Boston festival. We talked with co-owner Nicola Orichuia about the bookstore’s origin and identity, and about the exciting new Italian-inspired festival of ideas.

Tell-All Boston, the area’s newest literary series, premiered on Thursday, October 18, with a large crowd and stellar line-up of writers. Read more about that evening, the origins of the series, and what co-hosts Mike Sinert and Alysia Abbott had to say about the importance of memoir.

Tucked into the Hotel Commonwealth in Kenmore Square is the Panopticon Gallery, one of the oldest fine art photography galleries in the country, and it’s in this accessible little space where the current exhibition, Bibliophile, is being shown. Bibliophile is described as “a studious exhibition for lovers of photography and the printed page,” curated by gallery director Kat Kiernan, who talked to us about the show’s creation and books as objects of art.

What does it mean to write a novel about the trivial, and can deep meaning be found therein? Jana Casale, a local native whose debut novel is set in Boston, talks to local writer Meaghan O’Brien about themes, process, and what it means to not read Noam Chomsky.

GrubStreet is partnering with Harvard Book Store and MassPoetry to bring a new Narrative Arts Center to the Seaport…if the bid goes through. Find out the backstory to this new, exciting literary prospect.

It’s no secret The Handmaid’s Tale is having a moment at this time in history. But did you know that Margaret Atwood rooted the novel firmly in Harvard Square and the surrounding area, including vivid descriptions of places you can visit today? Come with us on a walking tour of The Handmaid’s Tale.

April 22 is Earth Day - which also happens to be during Poetry Month! Local author Sarah Grace Tuttle collects a list of nature-inspired poetry picture books, as well as gives fun Earth Day activities to accompany the reading of each book - including scavenger hunts, bird watches, and more.

Erika Brannock was standing at the Boston Marathon finish line when a bomb detonated in front of her. Now, five years later, she just released a children's book entitled The Journey of NEM, about a dragonfly who loses her wing but finds that she's not so different after all.

A summary of Day Three at the Muse and the Marketplace conference, hosted by GrubStreet.

A summary of Day Two at the Muse and the Marketplace conference, hosted by GrubStreet.

A summary of my day at the Muse and the Marketplace conference, hosted by GrubStreet.

The Muse & the Marketplace, Grub Street’s three-day massive literary conference, is happening on April 6-8, only a few weeks away. It may seem daunting, especially for your first time there. But we asked two local authors, Jennifer Cox and Laura Rees, what kinds of tips and tricks they would advise to Muse-goers.

Tucked away in the back of the Boston Public Library, beyond the arched ceilings of Bates Hall and the paintings of Galahad adorning the Abbey Room, is an office, trimmed in dark wood and warm lighting, with a window that overlooks Huntington Ave., young adult novels stacked on the sill, and a National Geographic poster of the Amazon rainforest tacked to the wall. And though the large wooden desk is free from any type of clutter or notes, it doesn’t mean that work isn’t being done. The office belongs, for the time being, to Laura Rees, the 2017–2018 Associates of the Boston Public Library Writer-in-Residence...

On January 15, 2017, the Greater Boston Writers Resist took place at the Boston Public Library, featuring twenty-five writers, readers, and leaders in the Boston community.

Brit Bennett spoke at the Harvard Book Store in Cambridge on Oct. 21 about her new novel The Mothers, which tackles difficult but crucial topics like abortion, racism, suicide, religion, friendship, love, and community. Our reporter writes about Bennett's story about what went in to writing the novel, and the novel itself.

The past few days in Boston have been a celebration of all things books, with the Boston Book Festival and Lit Crawl Boston hosting literary events around Back Bay.