Lit. at The Lounge

Catherine Newman

Wednesday, September 2, 2026

• The Music Hall Lounge

The acclaimed bestselling author of Sandwich is back with a wonderful novel, full of laughter and heart, about marriage, family, and what happens when life doesn’t go as planned. Evening's moderator: Meg Mitchell Moore, bestselling author

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Writers on a New England Stage

Ariel Lawhon with "The Pirate Queen"

Wednesday, September 9, 2026

• The Historic Theater

A sweeping historical adventure on the high seas inspired by the life of Grace O’Malley, the legendary Irish folk heroine who risked everything to defend her people, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Frozen River. Evening’s Moderator: Julia Barnett, host of NHPR’s All Things Considered

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Lit. at The Lounge

Mona Awad

Saturday, September 12, 2026

• The Music Hall Lounge

The highly anticipated follow-up to the viral sensation Bunny, a brilliantly written, laugh-out-loud funny, dark, and delirious novel set in a world that Margaret Atwood declared “soooo genius.” Evening's Moderator: Laura Zigman, author of The Author Weekend

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Writers on a New England Stage

R. F. Kuang with "Taipei Story"

Monday, September 21, 2026

• The Historic Theater

From the acclaimed #1 New York Times bestselling author of Katabasis and Yellowface, comes a wryly humorous and profoundly moving coming-of-age novel that grapples with grief, language, and culture shock. Evening’s Moderator: Jackie Harris, NHPR's Cost of Living Reporter

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Talks

Bonnie Garmus with "Peck & Peck"

Friday, October 23, 2026

• The Historic Theater

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of global sensation Lessons in Chemistry returns with an irresistible, delightful, and tender literary novel set in the publishing world of 1980s New York City. Evening's moderator: Lara Prescott, #1 New York Times bestselling author

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