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Join Lit Fest alum Marie Rutkoski & Jessica Shattuck for a conversation about Marie's ORDINARY LOVE, a page-turning novel of class, ambition, and bisexuality about a woman risking everything for a second chance at her first love. Monday, June 30, 7 p.m. @harvardbookstore

Join Lit Fest alum @susan_oliksew plus Maureen Milliken, Dale T. Phillips & Ilana Rugg on Monday June 30 at 1 at the Danvers Senior Center (25 Stone St) for Mystery Making. Brainstorming on their feet, the mystery authors will create a mystery using suggestions from the audience.

"She thought it was cute the way his tongue was so tied, twisted, knotted like kneaded dough when she placed her order."—Congratulations to Lit Fest alum Matthew E. Henry for publishing "Facility" O:JA&L / aRt journal. Read the full flash fiction at ojalart.com/flash-fictions…

Join Lit Fest alum M.P. Carver for an erasure poetry workshop! M.P. will lead discussion of examples then participants will create their own. Basic materials such as books and Sharpies will be provided. $20 Fri July 4 10-noon @uumarblehead 28 Mugford St part of MHD Festival of Arts

TOMORROW! Join Lit Fest alum @foodonthefood to discuss her latest cookbook, NEW ENGLAND BRUNCH (with samples!), plus some bonus cryptogramming from her TWITTERATI CRYPTOGRAMS! Saturday, June 28, 11 a.m. @bridgewaterpubliclibrary

Belated congrats to Lit Fest alum Eric Jay Dolin on the pb pub of LEFT FOR DEAD the true story of castaways left on the Falkland Islands during the War of 1812. July 5 2:30 Eric talks about research & historical nonfiction. Unitarian Universalist Church 28 Mugford St @mhdfestival

Lit Fest alum and Salem poet laureate J.D. Scrimgeour launches his latest poetry collection SMALL, RECTANGULAR, REFLECTED WORLD tonight at 7 at Salem's Community Life Center 401 Bridge St.

Belated congrats to Lit Fest alum Jennifer Jean on the publication of WHERE DO YOU LIVE? a collection of questions & responses in Arabic and English written and co-translated by Jennifer & Iraqi poet Dr. Hanaa Ahmad Jabr with the aid of translators Tamara Al-Attiya & Wadaq Qais.

Congratulations to Lit Fest alum lyndall clipstone on the publication of TENDERLY, I AM DEVOURED, a Gothic romantic folk horror in which a woman must bind herself to a dangerous chthonic god with the help of the son of a rival family to save her family's legacy―and herself―from ruin.

Congratulations to Lit Fest alum Goldy M Updates on the publication of BUBBLEGUM SHOES, the start of a whip-smart middle-grade cul-du-sac crime-solving series.

Support Lit Fest & Learn! Join bettysbooklist (ONE LAST SHOT, TELL ME HOW YOU REALLY FEEL) for WRITE FROM THE HEART: A Romance Writing Workshop & Salem Lit Fest Fundraiser! Sun Aug 3 9-noon Salem Athenaeum $200. Limited to 12. Register at salemlitlfest.com.

Congratulations to Lit Fest alum @writeinbk on the publication of BLOOD IN WATER, a thrilling middle-grade murder mystery set on Martha's Vineyard.

Congratulations to Lit Fest alum @sarahstewarttaylor on the paperback publication of AGONY HILL, set in rural Vermont in the volatile 1960s, the first novel in a new historical series full of vivid New England atmosphere and deeply drawn characters.

Congratulations to Lit Fest alum lyndall clipstone on the paperback publication of UNHOLY TERRORS, a bloodstained tale of a girl torn between her vows and her heart.

Join writer, professional D&D Dungeon Master, AND Lit Fest alum Ethan Gilsdorf, plus Craig Blais and Noah Shea, for a hybrid Zoom-IRL reading on Sunday, July 13 at 7:30 at Lasell University! Part of Solstice MFA's July 2025 Reading Series.

Congratulations to Lit Fest alum Amy True on the publication of WELCOME HOME TO IVY FALLS, a small town romance that will win your heart.

Congratulations to Lit Fest alum Maria S./수 Picone on the publication of ADOPTEE SONG, a poetry collection examining the lens of adoption through the counterfactual exploration of what could have been, mining childhood, language, place, and the concept of a birth mother.

Workshop & Lit Fest Fundraiser all in one! Join novelist Kristin Bair (AGATHA ARCH IS AFRAID OF EVERYTHING) for DARE TO BEGIN: A Generative Fiction Writing Workshop on Sunday, August 10, 9-noon, Salem Athenaeum. More info at salemlitfest.org/ww_kbair

Belated congrats to Lit Fest alum @pdjeliclark.bsky.social on the publication of ABENI AND THE KINGDOM OF GOLD, the second adventure in Abeni’s tale of magic, monsters, friendship & courage. See P. Djéli in Burlington next week at Readercon! Learn more at readercon.org

Join Betty Cayouette (TELL ME HOW YOU REALLY FEEL, ONE LAST SHOT) for WRITE FROM THE HEART: A Romance Writing Workshop & Lit Fest Fundraiser. Sun Aug 3 9-noon, Salem Athenaeum. salemlitfest.org/ww_cayouette