Boston Book Festival

05/05/2026

Applications for the Boston Book Festival’s Shelf Help Grant are officially OPEN! 📖✨ One lucky elementary school will receive up to $1,500 in new books and a custom author visit curated by . Apply by May 29th: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1LQyxsEMmy_wQ5S9e6UDc5lUGgouUzgzTyEajZK7UsN0/edit?ts=69e615ce

Pictured here: Author and illustrator Nathan Hale visited last year's Shelf Help winner, Holmes Elementary.

11/07/2025

Looking for a fun (and free!) way to spend your Saturday with the kids? Join the Boston Book Festival this weekend for JustKids! — a day of giggly fun storytimes, balloon animals, and face painting! Perfect for children ages 3 and up.

📅 Tomorrow, Saturday, November 8
🕥 10:30am–2:30pm
📍 Hyde Park Public Library, 35 Harvard Ave.

Come celebrate stories and imagination with us! 📖💫

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10/30/2025

That’s a wrap on the 17th annual Boston Book Festival! Thanks for joining us for a day filled with authors, books, and big ideas.

A massive shout-out of gratitude to all of our volunteers, donors, booksellers, and sponsors, without whom we could not bring you this incredible day.

See you next year—October 17, 2026—for more literary magic!

Photos by Mike Ritter Photo and Dave Green Photography

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10/25/2025

TODAY'S THE DAY! Join us at Copley Square from 10am-6pm to celebrate the power of words, hear from incredible authors, and participate in fun activities all day long. FREE and open to all!

10/23/2025

Bring the kids to this drop-in activity where they can make their own masks and crowns! Free and open to all at Copley Square on Oct. 25.

10/22/2025

A storyteller’s life, told by one of the best. Don’t miss Geraldine Brooks at our Memoir Keynote, reflecting on truth, history, and the art of remembering.

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10/19/2025

Come check out the Outdoor Fair! Filled with fun booths, kids activities, food trucks, live music and more! Free and open to all from 10-6 on Oct. 25 in Copley Square.

10/19/2025

10/18/2025

Settle in, get cozy, and let the stories begin. BBF's Storytime sessions bring books to life for the youngest readers (and the young at heart). Starts at 11:30am, October 25th at BPL Children's Library, Copley Square, free and open to all!

10/17/2025

What binds us together, and what pulls us apart? Come explore how chance, choice, and destiny shape our stories. 12:45pm, Oct. 25 Old South Church Guild Room.