We love books. We love authors. See literary greats and up-and-coming authors, and hear about their latest works, craft, and writing process. Insightful Q&As explore the intricacies of writing and publishing. Literary events happen both in the Historic Theater and the Lounge.

Laura Zigman "The Author Weekend" book cover and author photo for 2026 Music Hall event.
Lit. at The Lounge

Laura Zigman

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

• The Music Hall Lounge

The Devil Wears Prada meets White Lotus in a story of colliding egos and shocking betrayal, as intoxicatingly ice-cold as the pink Prosecco that flows all weekend. Evening’s Moderator: Ann Leary, New York Times bestselling author

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Matt Haig "The Midnight Train" book cover and author photo for June 1 event at The Music Hall.
Writers on a New England Stage

Matt Haig with "The Midnight Train"

Monday, June 1, 2026

• The Historic Theater

The Midnight Train is a magical, time-traveling love story. Like The Midnight Library, it looks at questions of how to live the best life. But its answers are different. Evening's Moderator: Jackie Harris, Producer of NHPR’s Morning Edition

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Writers on a New England Stage

SEACOAST LITFEST - Jill Lepore with "These Truths"

Sunday, June 14, 2026

• The Historic Theater

In the most ambitious one-volume American history in decades, award-winning historian Jill Lepore offers a magisterial account of the origins and rise of a divided nation, in time for the country’s 250th anniversary. Evening's Moderator: Hannah McCarthy, Host & Senior Editor of NHPR's Civics 101

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Writers on a New England Stage

SEACOAST LITFEST - Barbara McQuade with "The Fix"

Sunday, June 14, 2026

• The Historic Theater

The New York Times bestselling author and former U.S. Attorney offers a piercing exposé on the escalating threat of far-right politics—and a clear roadmap for saving our democracy. Evening's Moderator: Rick Ganley, Host of NHPR's Morning Edition

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Maggie O'Farrell "Land" book cover and author headshot for 2026 tour at The Music Hall.
Writers on a New England Stage

Maggie O'Farrell with "Land"

Friday, June 26, 2026

• The Historic Theater

The award-winning, bestselling author of Hamnet and The Marriage Portrait returns with a soaring historical novel set in Ireland in the years before and after the Great Hunger. Evening's Moderator: Julia Barnett, host of NHPR's All Things Considered

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