I’m thrilled to be part of the Greater Roxbury Book Fair on Saturday, May 18th, from Noon to 5 pm!
Greater Roxbury Book Fair
The Fair will take place on Saturday, May 18th, from noon to 5 pm, and will spotlight best-selling, award-winning keynote authors Ibram X. Kendi and Jacqueline Woodson. It will have panels, workshops, and local author and literary organization exhibitors.
Additional authors featured include Abria Smith (Somebody Soup), Anna Staniszewski (My Cousin’s Mermaid), Arthur Collins (Soapbox Sermons), Carlos Hernandez (Sal and Gabi Break the Universe), Delanda Coleman (More than a Princess), Ekua Holmes (Coretta), Jabari Asim (Yonder), Jonathan Todd (Timid), LJ-Baptiste (Comixescape), Mia Wenjen (Food for the Future), Phoebe Sinclair (Confessions of a Candy Snatcher), and Raul the Third (Tacos Today).
Greater Roxbury Book Fair
Saturday May 18th, 2024
12 pm – 5 pm
Free and open to the public
Location:
Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public Library
149 Dudley Street, Roxbury MA 02119
Parking: there’s a gravel city lot next door to the library that you can park in.
Transit
Orange line to Roxbury Crossing (fifteen-minute walk)
14/15/19/23/28/41/42/44/45/66 bus to Nubian
General Information
The Greater Roxbury Book Fair’s annual event celebrates the love and passion the Roxbury community has for books and reading. This event will connect books and readers – and authors and artists – in the Greater Roxbury area, and beyond, and inspire new excitement amongst readers.
The Book Fair will have panels, workshops, and local author exhibitors. It will shine a spotlight on this year’s Boston Public Schools (BPS) summer reading program. Exhibitors include local authors, artists, and creators, as well as Boston and Massachusetts literary organizations.
Entertainment will include DJ Troy Frost. Join in the excitement, and enjoy free samples from a few Nubian Square restaurants.
The Greater Roxbury Book Fair is a Savor the Square event hosted by The American City Coalition (TACC) in collaboration with the Roxbury branch of the Boston Public Library, Roxbury Main Streets (RMS), and Frugal Bookstore. Springing from the Roxbury community’s deep connections to books and reading, the fair showcases the creativity and talent rooted in Greater Roxbury.
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