Saturday, October 29, 2022
Kickoff Keynote Friday, October 28, 2022
Copley Square
Free and open to the public
The Boston Book Festival returns to Copley Square with a kick-off on Friday, October 28 and continuing all day on Saturday, October 29. Join 200 fiction, nonfiction, YA, and kids authors for a day of readings and discussions, book signings, workshops, kids activities, walking tours, the Copley Square Street Fair, live music, food trucks, and other lively events.
And it’s all FREE. Celebrate the power of words, together once again.
200 authors and moderators will be joining us across all genres, including nonfiction, literary fiction, mystery, romance, comics, sci-fi/fantasy, poetry, YA, middle grade, chapter books, and picture books. Will your favorite author be there? Which new author will you discover?
Browse the over 70 sessions in our 2022 session schedule to see when your favorite author will be discussing their work — as well as new sessions, topics, and authors to discover.
Our lively Copley Square Street Fair returns, featuring organizations, booksellers, publishers, literary magazines, and others from the Boston area and beyond.
The Berklee Festival Stage returns this year with six engaging acts to provide a musical backdrop to the Boston Book Festival’s festivities in Copley Square.
Join us for a week of literary events around Boston in the week leading up to the Boston Book Festival, Oct. 22–27. Hunt out books around town, win big in literary trivia, and hear some great authors and storytelling, in neighborhoods around Boston.
Our #BBFBookHunt returns Oct. 22 and 23! Each year we hide books by our Festival presenters around Boston and its surrounding neighborhoods, with clues on our social media pages. Will you be able to find them?
Need directions to the BBF, or need advice on where to park? We have driving, parking, and MBTA information in our “Getting to the BBF” section.
Now Announcing Our BBF 2022 Headliners
They’re creatives and change-makers, New York Times bestsellers award winners, storytellers and social commentators… Get to know our headliners for BBF 2022.
COVID Info: We’re abiding by venue masking protocols; masking is recommended but not required in all venues. And if you don’t feel well, please stay home!
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