Read Far & Wide + Literary Boston
present
The Boston Literary Salon
Building literary community through conversation and connection
Spring 2026 Series
Storytelling Boston’s Literary Past
Today’s novelists and poets on retelling Boston’s literary history, featuring:
Women Writing Against the System: Publishing in 19th Century Boston
featuring Virginia Pye, author of The Literary Undoing of Victoria Swann
Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 7:00pm | Union Club
Writing Writers: Literary Lives in Historical Fiction
featuring Matthew Pearl, author of The Dante Club
Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 7:00pm | Union Club
The Enduring Conversation with Phillis Wheatley Peters
featuring Artress Bethany White, co-editor of Wheatley at 250: Black Women Poets Re-imagine the Verse of Phillis Wheatley Peters
Thursday, May 28, 2026 at 7:00pm | Union Club
Modern Transcendentalists: Writing Nature, Identity, and Legacy
featuring Julie Carrick Dalton, author of The Forest Becomes Her
Thursday, June 11, 2026 at 7:00pm | Union Club
…in conversation with…
Jessica A. Kent, Founder & Director of Literary Boston
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About Read Far & Wide
Read Far and Wide celebrates the bond between literature and travel. It seeks to connect people through creating communal spaces, events, and gatherings where readers and travelers can share the way stories and trips have changed their perspectives. The hope is to inspire people to continue traveling and reading far and wide. Learn more at www.readfarandwide.com
About Literary Boston
Literary Boston is dedicated to promoting Boston’s literary community, past and present, with features on local authors and literary organizations, local author new releases, Boston literary news, local readings and events, Boston literary history, walking tours, classes, and more. Learn more at LiteraryBoston.com.
