Literally Waltham

Get those calendars out! We've got a new year of bookish bashes ahead of us! I have carefully selected library clues, author signings, poetry readings, literary art shows, writing workshops, book sales, and opportunities for conversation and merrymaking. As always, I have chosen free events. If there is a ticket needed, I have added it to the event description.

I wish you a happy, healthy, invigourating new year. May your shelves be full, your watches wound, and your tea ever hot.

January 2019

Tues 1 Porter Square Books: New Year's Day Sale

Wed 2 More Than Words Waltham: Resume regular hours. M CLOSED; T-F 10:30Am-6PM; S&S 10AM-4PM

Thurs 3 Trident Booksellers 7PM: Invasions Book Launch with Calvin Gimpelevich and Trans Authors

Fri 4 Brookline Booksmith 7PM: Poetry and essays with Dewitt Henry, David Blair, and Marc Vincenz

Sat 5 New England Mobile Book Fair, Newton Upper Falls, 2PM: Ukulele Workshop

Sun 6 Lincoln Library 3-4:30: Art Reception featuring covers from "The Lincoln Review"by Tom Wang

Mon 7 Wellesley Free Library 1PM-4PM: Open computer lab

Tues 8 Belmont Books 7PM: Writer's Craft Series-YA Panel

Wed 9 Somerville Public Library 7PM: Poetry reading with Gloria Mindock, Bert Stern, and David Blair

Thurs 10 Imagine Books & Brews in Manchester CT 6-9PM: Waltham writer Jessica Lucci is a featured author at this grown up book-lover event.

Fri 11 Porter Square Books 7PM: Author Katherine Arden event with her book "The Winter of the Witch"

Sat 12 Cary Memorial Library, Lexington 10AM-12PM: Write in Style - Calligraphy Workshop (register for free)

Sun 13 Wellesley Free Library 2PM-3PM: Wellesley Symphony

Mon 14 Waltham Public Library 7:15-8:45: Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Club discusses "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

Tues 15 Model Cafe, 7 North Beacon St. Allston, 7PM-11:59PM: Boston Molasses Disaster 100th Anniversary Remembrance Party

Wed 16 Newtonville Books 7PM: AuthorsKatya Apekina and Kirsten Allio

Thurs 17 Belmont Public Library 7PM-9PM: Author Joseph Rosenbloom discusses "Redemption:Martin Luther King Jr.'s Last 31 Hours"

Fri 18 Gore Place 7PM-9PM: Books and Bon Bons - preview party for annual book sale

Sat 19 Cary Memorial Library Lexington 10:30AM-1:20PM: Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society Inc.

Sun 20 Cary Memorial Library Lexington 2PM-4PM: Overcoming Unconscious Bias

Mon 21 Gore Place 10AM-3PM: Annual Book Sale

Tues 22 Porter Square Books 7PM: Waltham author Jessica Lucci provides an author conversation and signing of her steampunk novel, "Watch City: Waltham Watch"

Wed 23 Belmont Books 7PM: Author Marie Benedict presents her book, "The Only Woman in the Room"

Thurs 24 Newtonville Books 7PM: Vermont Governor Madeleine May with her book "Coming of Age: My Journey to the Eighties"

Fri 25 Porter Square Books 7PM: Poetry event with author Jennifer Martelli reading from her book, "My Trantella"

Sat 26 Waltham Public Library 10AM-11:30PM: English Conversation Group

Sun 27 Belmont Books 7PM: Anika Denise book launch

Mon 28 Waltham Public Library 7:15PM-8:45PM: Initiating Inspiration Book Club discusses "How Will You Measure Your Life"by Clayton M. Christensen

Tues 29 Harvard Coop 7PM-8:30PM: Professor M. Shahid Alam author reading and signing

Wed 30 Cantab Lounge, Cambridge, 7:15PM: Boston Poetry Slam

Thurs 31 Newton Free Library 7PM: Poetry discussion and reading from Katherine Lee Bates, poet of "America the Beautiful."