Literary
Boston

Your Guide to the Boston Literary Community

Formerly the Boston Book Blog • Founded 2012

Features

Interviews, articles, and more, giving you a deep dive into the local literary community

Boston-Area Readings and Events

A complete list of local literary events, collected from over 100 Local event websites

Local Literary News

What’s going on in the Boston literary community

  • Writer-in-Residence Applications Deadline Extended to June 9

  • 25th Anniversary of Pink Pages Returns June 9

  • Lit Crawl Returns June 12

  • Danielle Legros Georges Memorial Reading Room Dedicated

  • First Massachusetts Poet Laureate Announced

  • Boston's New Poet Laureate Announced

  • Mass Center for the Book Announces Longlists

  • Marblehead Literary Festival July 2–6, 2025

  • GrubStreet Announces 2025-2026 Emerging Writer Fellows

  • Ploughshares Announces New Editor-in-Chief

  • GrubStreet Search for New Executive Director

  • New TBR Conference to be Held January 17, 2026

Local Author New Releases

Discover who’s writing in Boston today — and your next favorite read

Boston Literary History

Learn more about Boston’s rich literary past

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About

Literary Boston (formerly the Boston Book Blog) 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!