Newburyport Literary Festival

Melopoeia of Love Poems at The Actors Studio of Newburyport 🎶

Poets: Rhina P. Espaillat and Alfred Nicol
Musicians: Roger Kimball (bass and cello), Shannon Muhs (vocals), John Tavano (Spanish guitar)

📅 Sat. Nov 22 | 2-4 PM
🎟️ $30 | newburyportliteraryfestival.org/poetry-event...

This Thursday, join us upstairs at The Joy Nest from 6-8 p.m. as we host an incredible local author event feat. @megmitchellmoore and Holly Robinson! Tickets are $30 or $60 (w/signed book) and proceeds benefit the Newburyport Literary Festival! Buy here: bit.ly/3VTmm8E

Join us for an author talk feat. Meg Mitchell Moore (author of Mansion Beach), in conversation with acclaimed novelist Holly Robinson.

EVENT DETAILS:

📅 Thurs. Oct. 23 from 6-8 PM
📍 Joy Nest, NBPT
🎫 $30 general admission | $60 includes signed book --> Buy here: bit.ly/3VTmm8E

This October, join us for a cemetery tour with historian & 12th-gen Newburyporter Ghlee Woodworth! Hear Revolutionary War soldiers' diary excerpts at Old Hill Burying Ground! Oct 25, 4-5pm | $25 | Register here: https://bit.ly/3KozvnV

This October, join us for a cemetery tour with historian & 12th-gen Newburyporter Ghlee Woodworth!

Hear Revolutionary War soldiers' diary excerpts at Old Hill Burying Ground!

Oct 25, 4-5pm | $25 | Register here: bit.ly/3KozvnV

Author Event @ Joy Nest | Newburyport Literary Festival Upstairs at Joy Nest! Space is limited so book your ticket now! All sales final. Thank you, Joy Nest, for hosting us!

📚 Don't miss: Bestselling author Meg Mitchell Moore (Mansion Beach) in conversation with Holly Robinson at Joy Nest! Oct 23, 6-8pm | $30-60 tickets

Book your spot: bit.ly/3IgeUkZ

Writing—with Vicki Hendrickson | Newburyport Literary Festival Join us as autumn leaves start to fall. Spend some time remembering the passing seasons in your life—the changes you’ve observed.

#NBPTLitFest founder Vicki Hendrickson's classes are designed to invite you onto the page and to give you a little something new to consider along the way.

Register for one of two upcoming sessions this fall! bit.ly/4jLbEur

Writing Life Stories | Newburyport Literary Festival A Project of the Newburyport Literary Association

Join author Mary G. Barlow for our memoir workshop! Learn to research your own life like a journalist and connect your story to the bigger picture of history. Register here: bit.ly/46bXhvB

Join #NBTPLitFest founder Vicki Hendrickson for an eight-week writing workshop, taught in her home. Register here: bit.ly/4jLbEur

🚨 Our friends at @newburyporthigh have an announcement to share! 🚨

Send a favorite poem by May 10, 2025 to: dszabo@newburyport.k12.ma.us or
Mail to: Deborah Szabo, Newburyport High School, 241 High St., Newburyport, MA 01950

Need some inspiration from Dr. Kellie Carter Jackson to get you through this week? Us, too.

“You might be angry. You should be. Anger is useful.”

Who can relate to this quote from yesterday's session with Tova Mirvis and Elizabeth Graver?

“It [writing a novel] is like taking a one million piece puzzle, throwing the pieces all around the room, and then working the puzzle. It’s like corralling one million small children.” - Tova Mirvis

Check out today's schedule of virtual events and don't forget to register to attend! Head to the schedule page, find your favorite sessions, and click "Register" to gain access. bit.ly/4iFnmHx

Joining us tomorrow for our (amazing) virtual sessions? Don't forget to register for access! Head to the schedule page, find your favorite sessions, and click "Register" to gain access. bit.ly/4iFnmHx

We kicked the Newburyport Literary Festival off last night with a great session called Considering the Kennedys, a conversation with Dawn Tripp and Kate Clifford Larson. Check out all of today' and tomorrow's sessions: bit.ly/4iFnmHx

We're well underway here in #Newburyport for the 20th Annual #NBTPLitFest! Join us for sessions all day long across the city. Can't make it today? Join us virtually tomorrow! Full schedule here: bit.ly/4iFnmHx

Check out this venue-by-venue breakdown of today's #NBPTLitFest sessions! Full schedule here: bit.ly/4iFnmHx

Save this map to quickly reference the location of all of our #NBPTLitFest venues this year! We're taking over downtown #Newburyport, rain or shine. 📍

We can’t wait!

THIS SAT: I'm delighted to speak at the Newburyport Literary Festival @nbptlitfest.bsky.social in a panel sponsored by the Mass Center for the Book. Toussaint Losier & I will discuss Freeman’s Challenge: The Murder That Shook America’s Original Prison for Profit. Join us!
@uchicagopress.bsky.social

Looking forward to it!

In our 20th year,#NBPTLitFest founder Vicki Hendrickson will pass the torch on to the next generation of festival leaders. Join us as we celebrate her legacy and that of Sue Little, owner of Jabberwocky Books. bit.ly/3GlNsRu

Fading Ink: Looking Back at 50 Years of Journalism

Dyke Hendrickson's new memoir, Boston’s Fading Ink, looks back on those years and the changing face of journalism. He will be in conversation with his daughter, journalist Leslie Hendrickson. View the full schedule here: bit.ly/4iFnmHx

On Saturday, April 26 at 2:30 PM, authors Dana Alison Levy and Kirsten Miller look at the issues around free speech and who can read what, when in this conversation with the owner of Jabberwocky Bookshop, Sue Little. Full schedule here: bit.ly/4iFnmHx

Hot Book Summer: A Conversation With Alison Espach and J. Courtney Sullivan

Book covers for Sullivan's The Cliffs and Espach's The Wedding People

What makes a hot summer book a hot summer book? Join us on Saturday, April 26 at 1:00 PM at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Newburyport for what's sure to be an incredible conversation! Full schedule here: bit.ly/4iFnmHx

Our Fiction panel, On Friendship and Freedom: Marjan Kamali in Conversation With Jenna Blum, is on Saturday, April 26 at 10:30 AM at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Newburyport! You won't want to miss this incredible discussion.

Full schedule here: bit.ly/4iFnmHx

Join us on Saturday, April 26, at 9 AM at Old South Church in Newburyport for an engaging conversation between authors Ron Currie and C.B. Bernard as they discuss Ron's book, The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne.

Check out the full event schedule here: bit.ly/4iFnmHx

Exactly one week for today at 2:30 PM at the Unitarian Universalist Church, a crime lover's dream panel will be taking place at the #NBPTLitFest! Check out the full schedule here: bit.ly/4iFnmHx

The wait is almost over! The #NBPTLitFest is a week away. Head to our bio for links to all the info you need for a great weekend in Newburyport celebrating the importance of being a reader during our 20th Anniversary. As always, all sessions are completely FREE.

Full schedule here: bit.ly/4iP5md

What’s it like for authors published by independent publishing houses? What are the benefits (and challenges) of this corner of the book industry? Learn all about the ins and outs of Indie publishing in this virtual session on Sunday, April 27 at 4:15 PM. bit.ly/43X99Bf

Join us on Saturday, April 26 at 10:30 AM at Old South Church to hear authors Mateo Askaripour and Mark Cecil in a conversation about their work, literary mashups, and finding new ways to tell old stories. View the full schedule here: bit.ly/4iFnmHx