Virtual Marketplace 2020 – Boston Book Festival

WBUR CitySpace is a state-of-the-art multimedia venue that brings the stories you hear from WBUR and NPR to life. Convening leaders in all fields for an array of events, CitySpace is the destination to be inspired, entertained and educated. In response to the pandemic, we’re now producing a robust lineup of virtual programming for you to enjoy at home and offer virtual event production services for corporate and non-profit organizations.

WBUR CitySpace

The Downtown Boston Business Improvement District (BID) was created by property owners committed to achieving the district's full potential as a premier and vibrant destination.

Downtown Boston Improvement District

Do you want to read a right book for you at the right time, without paying the full price to buy it - or wait for months in a library? Then we have a solution for you! We are building an app that is like a lending library in your living room – it lets readers share their books in their neighborhood. We just want to help readers- i) feed the minds easily, ii) get connected to like-minded readers, and also iii) take care of the environment. Sign up for our beta launch at: www.laaddu.com

Laaddu

Clevo Books is an independent publisher of quality books. We value exploring foreign cultures as a way to enrich our understanding of our own. Our current focus is to bring German language titles in a variety of genres to an English language readership. We're new! Come check out Going Back by Andrea von Treuenfeld, our new cookbook imprint Culina and our new crime imprint Auguste-both with upcoming titles.

Clevo Books

MeliBee Creations recycles old books into works of art! While I specialize in nerdy designs from pop culture, I also do more traditional designs such as names, hearts, flowers, and more! Visit melibeeproductions.com/folded-books for a link to my full portfolio or request a design through my Etsy shop - http://etsy.com/shop/MeliBeeCreations. All books are folded by hand; they are not carved. I cut tabs into the pages to create the design, but these tabs are then folded. All parts of the book are preserved.

MeliBee Creations

The Max Warburg Courage Curriculum is a model English Language Arts curriculum for empowering students to learn about and continue to exhibit courage in their lives and for inspiring others to make bolder and more courageous choices. By partnering with teachers, The Max Warburg Courage Curriculum empowers students to discover the value of courage and develop English Language Arts proficiency.

Max Warburg Courage Curriculum

A small-but-fierce publisher specializing in celebrating and encouraging women from all walks of life. Designed from the ground up to inspire, support, and lift up women everywhere.

Sword and Silk Books

Based in Melbourne, Australia, LoveStreet offers workshops, writing tips and assessments to writers across the globe to help you find and deepen your voice and narrative control at any stage of the writing journey. Recognising that sometimes all you need to get going is a boost of good fortune, we are giving away a place to attend a generative writing workshop. Visit us to WIN your spot.

Love Street Writers

Mass Poetry envisions a world where poetry catalyzes understanding & connection. We harness the power of words to engage and empower diverse communities across our commonwealth. Our innovative programs spark dialogue, connection, and self expression. We envision a vibrant, inclusive community that lifts all voices.

Mass Poetry

“Think of what you are meant to do,” Amanda Lou Doster urges in Everything Begins Somewhere, winner of the Slate Roof Press Chapbook Award and our most recent book. Slate Roof poetry is compelling … emotionally rich … intellectually engaging … with a keen ear for music …. Presented in gorgeous limited edition, art-quality chapbooks with letterpress covers, special papers, and hand-sewn bindings. Now in our 16th year, Slate Roof Press is member-run and committed to publishing the best new voices in poetry with a focus on Massachusetts and regional poets. Learn more at slateroofpress.com.

Slate Roof Press

Launched in 1986, Redivider is a literary journal produced by the graduate students in the Writing, Literature, and Publishing program at Emerson College in the vibrant literary hub of Boston. Published digitally in the autumn and spring, we welcome fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and graphic narrative submissions from emerging and established writers. And if you’re wondering about the name—it’s a palindrome!

Redivider Journal

The Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance (MWPA) has worked since 1975 to enrich the literary life and culture of Maine. We bring together writers, editors, publishers, and literary professionals at all stages of their careers to sharpen craft, create community, and celebrate great writing. MWPA has an active, growing 1500+ membership from around Maine and beyond. We offer workshops, events, and conferences online and, when possible, at locations across Maine, including writing retreats, a day-long agent and editor conference, and the Maine Crime Wave.

Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance

Founded in New Orleans, Luna Press is dedicated to publishing beautiful illustrated and photography books that emphasize both words and images – based on Baudelaire’s idea that there are “correspondences” between the arts and that the most natural appreciation of an artwork may be a response to it in another.

Luna Press

Purveyors of the rare & strange publishing novels, novellas, and nonfiction. Our Clockwork Editions line brings fresh voices to old favorites.

Lanternfish Press

Black Lawrence Press is an independent publisher of contemporary poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. We also publish the occasional translation from German. Our books are distributed nationally through Small Press Distribution to Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and various brick and mortar retailers. We also make our titles available through our website and at various conferences and book fairs. Through our annual contests and open reading periods, we seek innovative, electrifying, and thoroughly intoxicating manuscripts that ensnare themselves in our hearts and minds and won’t let go.

Black Lawrence Press

Established in 1962, the MIT Press is one of the largest and most distinguished university presses in the world and a leading publisher of books and journals at the intersection of science, technology, art, social science, and design.

The MIT Press

Books and curiosities for the discerning reader! The Imaginary Bookshop creates marvelous literary-themed gift sets to pair with our carefully curated selection of excellent books.

The Imaginary Bookshop

We never stop learning. Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC) ensures that all residents, no matter where they live, have equal access to library services that improve their lives, including free-to-all eBooks, audiobooks, reliable research databases and access to more than 53 million items. Libraries help people learn a language, figure out the latest technology, improve health and financial literacy, explore ancestry, become a citizen, or learn a new skill. The MBLC is a state government agency with statutory authority that improves library services throughout the Commonwealth.

Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners

Introduce the youngest readers to the history of The Hub with It Happened In Boston. Through simple text and lively illustrations, It Happened In Boston recounts episodes from the city’s history from its founding by John Winthrop, to Paul Revere’s famous midnight ride, to the ambitious but overbudget Big Dig. Whether your child lives in Boston, has visited Boston, or just hopes to visit Boston someday, he or she will love learning about all of the wonderful things that have happened here!

Great Pond Press

Usborne Books & More is an exceptional children's book publisher, locally represented by me. Hi! I'm Mishael Schiller. I've been your Usborne vendor at BBF for the past seven years. I'll miss seeing you in person this October, but all of our engaging, educational books are available anytime from my website: www.funbooksforall.com. The demand has never been higher for quality children's books and Usborne exceeds expectations! To host a virtual party, bookfair or fundraiser, or to learn more about being an independent consultant, email mishaelschiller@gmail.com or text me at 978-252-3393.

Usborne Books & More

The Christian Science Publishing Society was established in 1898. Today CSPS is featuring the eBook Mary Baker Eddy: Christian Healer. It tells the story of this remarkable woman who discovered Christian Science and founded The First Church of Christ, Scientist. Focusing on Eddy's more than 300 documented healings, the book is both engaging for general readers and thoroughly footnoted for scholars. Links to the eBook and the web page “Praying about world issues” are included.

The Christian Science Publishing Society

Wave Books is an independent poetry press based in Seattle, Washington, dedicated to publishing exceptional contemporary poetry, poetry in translation, and writing by poets. The press was founded in 2005, merging with established publisher Verse Press. By publishing strong, innovative work in finely crafted editions, we hope to continue to challenge the values and practices of readers and add to the collective sense of what’s possible in contemporary poetry.

Wave Books

I sell beautiful children’s books with stories from around the world. Barefoot Books is a women-owned publisher based in Cambridge, specializing in diverse and inclusive children’s stories. As a Barefoot Books Community Bookseller, I provide information and resources to early education professionals, elementary teachers, and families. I am also a single, foster-adoptive mom to a beautiful eight-year-old boy. He and I used to sell books at our local farmers market together, and I used to sell at teacher conferences and school book fairs, but for now, all sales are online.

Barefoot Books

BPS Library Services provides centralized support to school communities and Library Team members to: - Provide leadership to ensure equitable student access to library pedagogy and resources to achieve academic targets; - Enlarge equitable access to digital and print resources to support the acquisition of college, care and life ready skills; - Lead the strategic planning processes BPS Academics; - Collaborate with Principals; - Provide professional development for faculties and library team members; - Network with BPS departments, public libraries, and nonprofit organizations.

BPS Library Services

The Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair is moving online, November 12-14, 2020 at www.abaa.org/vbf. The three-day event will feature a showcase and sale of the finest in rare and collectible books, maps, prints, and ephemera.

Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair

Crow Flies Press is a green and independent publishing company dedicated to creating books that entertain, uplift, and enlighten, ultimately making the planet a more peaceful place. Our books are dedicated to giving young people positive messages. We have received many awards, including NYC Reads 365, ForeWord Reviews Book of the Year, International Reading Association Notable, Moonbeam Children's Book Awards. Two of our titles, Weeping Under This Same Moon and A Free Woman On God's Earth, are in development for film and are part of a growing list of required reading for all grade levels.

Crow Flies Press

The Boston Athenæum, “Boston’s best kept secret” (Boston.com) and one of the most distinguished libraries in the nation, was founded in 1807. Its landmark 1849 building and reading rooms at 10½ Beacon Street welcome readers, thinkers, writers, and learners.

Boston Athenaeum

Four Way Books publishes 16-18 collections of poetry and short fiction a year by emerging and established writers. Through our electronic literary review, The Four Way Review, we publish poetry, fiction, and interviews throughout the year. FWR allows us to publish more people each year. To learn more, including how you can submit your work to us, please visit our website and follow us on Twitter (@FourWayBooks) and Facebook/Instagram (@fourwaybooks).

Four Way Books

Greenough Brand Storytellers is a leading independent communications and marketing firm, serving as a trusted advisor to organizations ranging from global industry leaders to local nonprofits. Greenough supports enterprises with reputation management, brand awareness and lead generation through integrated marketing.

Greenough

Founded in 2017, Game Over Books is run collaboratively and lovingly by a group of nerdy artists. Our goal is to amplify diverse voices in writing, and we work to accomplish this by focusing on guidance and publishing opportunities for unique writers to hone their craft. We are primarily based out of the Boston area, but are seeking to publish innovative and boundary-defying work from artists everywhere. We identify passionate, authentic artists with unique stories to share through annual open submission periods, regular manuscript contests, and occasionally direct solicitation.

Game Over Books

Founded in 2013 by Artistic Director Gil Rose, Odyssey Opera presents adventurous and eclectic works that affirm opera as a powerful expression of the human experience. Odyssey Opera takes its audience on a journey to places they’ve never been before. Visit: www.odysseyopera.org

Odyssey Opera

NESFA Press -Books honoring the guest(s) of honor at our annual convention, Boskone®, and at some Worldcons and other conventions. -Books in the NESFA's Choice series, which bring back into print the works of deserving classic SF writers such as Roger Zelazny, Cordwainer Smith, Zenna Henderson, Poul Anderson, C. M. Kornbluth, and James Schmitz. -Reference books of science fiction and science fiction fandom. We are offering a special 20% coupon on most items. Use the code BFF2020 on the basket page, and hit redeem. Visit www.nesfa.org and to purchase titles nesfa.org/press/.

New England Science Fiction Association

Formerly Dark Ink, Otherwords Press is based in Mass publishing authors from around the world. We specialize in unique voices writing about unique topics. We are interested in high-quality fiction from writers with passionate voices—specifically mysteries, horror, paranormal, historical fiction, and alternative themes that explore the depths of the human spirit. We publish work beyond the mundane—exceptional writing that is thought-provoking and unexpected. We seek to connect the world with new and emerging writers with stories that move us, terrify us, intrigue, and inspire us.

Otherwords Press

"Retirement is a mindset. It is not a death sentence.” In her newly released book, Retire Not Expire, retirement expert, J.L. Edwards delivers a meaningful, easy to read insider’s view on the intricacies of retirement. Her transparency into her own failures and challenges on her retirement planning journey creates a non-judgmental and safe platform for sharing her knowledge, strategies, and realities of planning for retirement. This is a must read for millennials to those retiring! Receive your FREE personalized retirement income roadmap when you purchase the book.

Retire Not Expire

Papercuts is the award-winning, woman-owned independent bookshop located in the beautiful Boston neighborhood of Jamaica Plain. Now located at 60 South Street Boston, MA 02130

Papercuts Bookshop

Volunteer! Founded on the belief that World Change Starts with Educated Children®, Room to Read is creating a world free from illiteracy and gender inequality. We are helping children in low-income communities develop literacy skills and a habit of reading, and supporting girls to build skills to succeed in school and life. Room to Read has benefitted over 18 million children across 16 countries and aims to reach 40 million children by 2025. The Boston Chapter works to raise awareness, and funds, to support these programs. Greater Boston is actively seeking volunteers! boston@roomtoread.org

Room to Read Boston Chapter

Salamander, a magazine for poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and translation, was founded in 1992 and moved to Suffolk University in 2005. It specializes in publishing highly accomplished work by writers who deserve a wider audience.

Salamander

Sisters in Crime is an international organization with 48 chapters worldwide dedicated to the professional development and advancement of women crime writers. Our New England chapter hosts events for mystery lovers at various locations throughout the year and offers networking, advice and support to mystery writers. Our membership includes women and men, beginning writers and well-known authors, readers, librarians and booksellers from the six New England States and beyond.

Sisters in Crime New England

Solstice: A Magazine of Diverse Voices, an award-winning publication, has an ongoing commitment to diversity of various types: racial, gender, religious, socioeconomic, and international. We publish fiction, nonfiction, poetry, graphic lit, and photography. We’ve had an essay in The Best American Essays 2018, edited by Hilton Als; cited notable essays in BAE 2015 & 2016; a Best of the Net; finalists for Pushcart Prizes in poetry; and a CLMP/Amazon Literary Fellowship in 2019. We call for submissions, also to our new activist Blog against oppression. Join us in taking a stand!

Solstice Magazine

Founded in 1963, the University of Massachusetts Press publishes scholarship, literature, and books for general readers that reflect the quality and diversity of intellectual life on our campuses, in our region, and around the world. UMass Press has sold more than 2,000,000 volumes since its inception and currently has over 1,200 titles in print. We are home to the Juniper Literary Prizes in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, and in 2017, we launched our Bright Leaf imprint, which publishes insightful and entertaining books the history, culture, diversity and environment of New England.

University of Massachusetts Press

Zephyr Press: a leading book publisher of poetry and prose translated from a dozen languages, primarily from Russia, Eastern Europe, and Asia. Explore our site and use checkout code ZephyrBBF2020 for 20% off. Join us in 40th anniversary celebration!

Zephyr Press

december: A Literary Legacy Since 1958 is an independent, nonprofit, literary magazine nurturing writers and artists at every stage of their careers. Twice a year, december champions the work of emerging writers and artists; celebrates fresh concepts from seasoned voices; and advocates for its contributors in the literary, artistic, and general communities. Every issue includes original, excellent, and thought-provoking fiction, nonfiction, poetry and visual art.

december

The G&LR is a bimonthly print & digital magazine of history, culture, and politics for members of the LGBT community and its allies that publishes essays in wide ranging disciplines as well as reviews of books, movies, plays, and more! Subscribers receive total access to our online archive going back to 2003. Print back issues going back to our founding in 1994 are available. More at www.glreview.org. Subscribe online and receive a free copy of In Search of Stonewall ($19.95 value) when you enter promo code C0BBSBF at checkout!

The Gay & Lesbian Review

"Any Mystery-Lover Can Join MWA. Every Mystery-Lover Should. You don’t have to be a published mystery writer or even a writer at all to join Mystery Writers of America. Learn more about the genre you love, about investigations, forensics, the history of mystery, and contemporary authors. Keep up with the rapid changes in publishing and make contacts in the industry. Crime Writers: Hone your craft, advance your career, and enjoy the camaraderie of others who love mystery. Join our community online now! Visit www.mysterywriters.org and www.mwane.org.

Mystery Writers of America

The Editorial Freelancers Association (the-efa.org) is a national organization of more than 2,600 freelance editorial specialists who can help you take your manuscript to the next level. We help writers understand the editorial process and connect them to editors through our free Member Directory and Job List. Visit our website for other resources, including the free Hiring an Editor: A Guide for New Authors as well as booklets for sale on topics such as explaining the difference between types of editors and editorial services, self-publishing, ebooks, and contracts.

Editorial Freelancers Association

Few things are better than a good story well told. Amelia Indie Authors is dedicated to exactly that: turning good stories into great ones. Our co-op model promotes collaboration, great ideas, and committed authors, and supports them in polishing and publishing. Our vision is to excel at what we do so that organizations seek us out for speakers and events, and readers trust that any book published via AIA is worth their time and money. AIA began as a group of local authors helping each other through creative development and mutual support. Today our members span the nation. Join us!

Amelia Indie Authors

Since 1971, Ploughshares has discovered and cultivated the freshest voices in contemporary American literature, and now provides readers with thoughtful and entertaining written works in a variety of formats. Our award-winning literary journal is published four times a year; our lively literary blog publishes new writing daily. Find out why the New York Times named Ploughshares “the Triton among minnows.”

Ploughshares

Candlewick Press is a creatively-led, independent publisher based in Somerville, Massachusetts. For more than thirty years, Candlewick has published outstanding children’s books for readers of all ages. Visit Candlewick online at www.candlewick.com.

Candlewick Press

The Solstice Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing Program offers concentrations in fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, comics & graphic narratives, and writing for children & young adults. Its mission is to help writers discover their writing community; to help students reach their full potential as writers through a demanding curriculum that balances the workshop experience with the study of literary craft, criticism, and theory; and to prepare students for the rigors of being a professional writer after graduation.

Solstice MFA

Wondermore is a Boston-based philanthropic nonprofit promoting literacy through diverse author and illustrator visits in Boston-area Title 1 schools. Join us in envisioning a world in which all children have the opportunity to see themselves in the books they read.

Wondermore

Old South Church in Boston: 1669-2019 — A Concise, Theological, Historical, and Whimsical Encyclopedia by its Members, Ministers, and Friends is a fascinating chronicle of Old South’s unique place in Boston and America’s history. Produced as part of the church's 350th anniversary, with over 100 contributors, the book’s 400 essays cover historic movements, notable people, timely issues, and tidbits and surprises across the centuries to the present day. This hardbound, embossed encyclopedia (628 pages) sells for $45.00 with all proceeds to benefit the church’s work on racial justice.

Old South Church

The Ocean River Institute’s Healthy Lawns for Climate Restoration Challenge aims to stop the spread of fertilizer and chemicals on lawns. Four environmental articles explore how healthy lawns are unsurpassed at storing atmospheric carbon and restoring water to watersheds. For grass to push out one ton of liquid carbon as root exudate it has, through photosynthesis, pulled from the atmosphere 3.67 tons of carbon dioxide. Discover the rhizosphere, a place more mysterious than the ocean, where the world’s largest organism dwell. By acting locally in concert with nature, we can reduce sea level rise by 25%.

Ocean River Institute

Established in 2003, the Lesley MFA in Creative Writing is among the nation's oldest low-residency programs, with honed curriculum in Fiction, Graphic Novels & Comics, Nonfiction, Poetry, Writing for Stage & Screen, and Writing for Young People. In addition to traditional creative writing and critical/craft and reflection courses, students take interdisciplinary courses, allowing them to design studies of topics vital to their writing. Consistently ranked among the top 10 low-residency programs by Poets & Writers, the Program maintains partnerships with literary agents and other professional organizations.

Lesley University

Ike's Canyon Ranch is an extreme remote and spectacular high plain desert outpost for adventurous writers looking for the best place on Earth to write. We offer retreats and workshops for writers seeking to escape to quiet, concentration and beauty.

Ike’s Canyon Retreat

Mango & Marigold Press is an award-winning independent publishing house that shares the sweet and savory stories of the South Asian experience. In 2019, the company founded the #1001DiverseBooks initiative to bridge the accessibility gap in literature for children and teens. With each new book produced, the company partners with literacy and advocacy groups and has committed 1001 new, diverse books to their organizations. The Mango and Marigold Press community can help us push this initiative forward by sponsoring a copy of a book for $10.

Mango & Marigold Press

Award-winning author and long-time editor Sara Rauch offers comprehensive manuscript consultations and developmental editing. Thorough, honest, and personalized feedback to help make your book submission ready. Specializing in literary fiction (novels, short stories) and nonfiction (memoir, lyric, history, food). Sample edits available. For more information, email: sararauch.writes@gmail.com

Sara Rauch

COMPLETE AUDIOBOOK PRODUCTION SERVICES Audiobook listening is on the rise. Sara Sounds helps authors bring their books to a wider audience. Sara’s sophisticated, smooth, and smart voice lends itself to literary fiction, mysteries/thrillers, memoirs, romance, and self-development. Your Needs •Time, technology, and training are required to produce an audiobook. •Audio’s distribution channels can be daunting. Sara's Narration Services •Recordings are completed in a professional recording studio. •Help finding resources for audiobook distribution. Sample recordings available. Sara is your storyteller.

Sara Sounds

Founded in 1913, HUP is the publisher of such classics as Carol Gilligan’s In a Different Voice, Paul Gilroy’s The Black Atlantic, Stephen Jay Gould’s The Structure of Evolutionary Theory, James Kugel’s The Bible As It Was, Toni Morrison’s Playing in the Dark, Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the Twenty-First Century, John Rawls’s A Theory of Justice, E. O. Wilson’s On Human Nature, and Helen Vendler’s The Art of Shakespeare’s Sonnets. We offer books for a general readership as well as scholarly and professional audiences from renowned experts and new voices who are redefining entire fields of inquiry.

Harvard University Press

The Weare Area Writers Guild, located in Weare, NH, works to encourage writers of all abilities, and our prolific authors have published works in a variety of genres. We have the Colonial Life series depicting historical events in MA and NH; a historical romance series set in the colonial Philippines; contemporary romance set in York, ME; A three-volume memoir on a couple’s journey with Alzheimer’s; the 1894 murder in a small NH town; poetry; fantasy; paranormal stories for kids and young adults; and books for reluctant readers. There is something for everyone, so come by and check us out!

Weare Writers Guild

BMOP/sound releases Charles Wuorinen’s opera Haroun and the Sea of Stories, based on Salman Rushdie’s novel, in November. Check out over 75 CDs from America’s premier new music orchestra, The Boston Modern Orchestra Project. Order online at www.bmop.org.

Boston Modern Orchestra Project

League of Women Voters of MA Empowering Voters. Defending Democracy. Since its founding in 1920, the League of Women Voters of MA has been a respected and trusted voice for citizen participation in our democracy. With 48 local Leagues throughout the state and over 3,000 members, LVWMA has been at the forefront of efforts to empower and educate Mass voters and effect change on a wide range of issues. We are citizens making a difference in the political future of our communities, state, and country. Check out our website and get involved! Questions? Email: lwvma@lwvma.org

League of Women Voters

Tapioca Stories is a New York-based children’s book publishing house with Latin American soul. We are carefully selecting and translating children's books written and illustrated by unique and ingenious contemporary Latin American artists, originally written in Spanish and Portuguese. We publish stunning illustrated books that express ideas beyond words...and borders. Check out our new books on the website: * www.tapiocastories.com * Stay tuned @tapiocastories * instagram.com/tapiocastories * * facebook.com/tapiocastories *

Tapioca Stories

This one-of-a-kind guide to Greater Boston reveals the city's untold history of resistance and transformation from below. Highlighting tales of the places and people involved in social justice movements, this book points the way to a radically democratic Greater Boston.

University of California Press

PaperTrue is an editing, proofreading, and typesetting company. We are passionate about the English language, creative writing, and literary works. If you’re an author, our editing and publishing experts are here to help you!

PaperTrue

Human Error Publishing is an independent publishing company, presently having 30 authors in it's catalog. HEP is dedicated to developing and showcasing artists / writes of all types. HEP also organizes and produces Annual and Monthly Poetry & Spoken Word Festivals / Events and curates performances online and brick and mortar venues. Contact, paul@humanerrorpublishing.com about publishing and to be on the mailing list for events.

Human Error Publishing

With nationally ranked and recognized graduate programs in library and information science as well as children’s literature, Simmons University is proud of our graduates, who champion reading, literacy, and libraries-- ideas and institutions that are central to our communities.

Simmons University

Other Press publishes novels, short stories, poetry, and essays from America and around the world that represent literature at its best. Our nonfiction books – should they be history, current events, popular culture or memoir – explore how psychic, cultural, historical, and literary shifts inform our vision of the world and of each other.

Other Press

Purchase with a purpose at the More Than Words youth-run bookstore! More Than Words is a job training and youth development program that empowers youth who are in the foster care system, court-involved, homeless, or out of school to take charge of their lives by taking charge of an online bookselling business.

More Than Words

Join us every day in October 2020 as we celebrate, for the first time, the virtual Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards! Given annually, the Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards are among the most prestigious honors in the field of children’s and young adult literature. Find new videos, interviews, speeches, and more at Hbook.com.

The Boston Globe Horn Book Awards

Language Lizard provides award-winning bilingual books and audio resources to schools, libraries, literacy organizations, and bilingual families in OVER 50 LANGUAGES. We also offer culturally responsive teaching materials, multilingual posters, and free multicultural lesson plans to support diverse classrooms and homeschooling families. Our popular, Building Bridges with Bilingual Books and Multicultural Resources, is a practical manual of lesson plans, literacy games, and fun activities from around the world to celebrate diversity in the classroom and home.

Language Lizard

Globe Santa, a program of the Boston Globe Foundation delivers joy to local children by providing books and toys to over 6,200 families in need throughout the Greater Boston area during the holiday season. As the number of families requesting assistance grows this year, we ask that you consider donating to Globe Santa so we can help as many families as possible this year during their time of need.

Globe Santa

Founded in 2004 Porter Square Books, Publishers Weekly Bookstore of the Year 2020, is a fiercely independent neighborhood bookstore in Cambridge Massachusetts.

Porter Square Books

This brand celebrates the history and contributions of African Americans in Massachusetts. We need this knowledge today more than ever to empower our youth to recognize and achieve their great potential, and to inspire everyone with the compelling stories of these courageous leaders.

African American Heritage in Massachusetts

Hamilcar Publications is a Boston-based publisher focused on the worlds of professional boxing, true crime, and hip-hop. Hamilcar’s titles offer compelling subjects that appeal to readers who are passionate about great nonfiction storytelling, regardless of genre.

Hamilcar Publications

Founded in 2018, Lucky Jefferson is a literary journal that confronts the challenges poets face as they seek publication and exposure. Readers can expect refreshing contemporary perspectives that promote cultural diversity while fostering inclusive creativity. Lucky Jefferson isn't your typical literary journal—we generate constructive and interactive conversations around poetry, art, and publishing and redefine the way journals are produced and shared. We feature poets who have never been published, marginalized voices, and those who pursue poetry and writing later in life.

Lucky Jefferson

Join The Boston Globe, Boston.com and their partners for a number of virtual events each week including GlobeDocs screenings, weekly Op-Talks from the Opinion team, Boston.com Book Club and more.

GlobeEvents

Founded in 2009, Consequence is an international literary magazine, addressing the culture and consequences of war. Each spring we publish fiction, nonfiction, poetry, reviews, translations, and visual art. We also publish fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translations, special art features, videos of our panel discussions and readings, and in-depth book reviews regularly on our online magazine, www.Consequencemagazine.org. In addition, Consequence runs an online forum titled OF CONSEQUENCE, featuring readings, conversations and panels. Consequence is an independent, nonprofit magazine and a 501(c)(3) organization supported entirely by individual donations.

Consequence Magazine

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