{"id":319164,"date":"2025-10-20T18:07:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T18:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/319164\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T18:07:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T18:07:14","slug":"what-to-know-about-the-2025-boston-book-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/319164\/","title":{"rendered":"What to know about the 2025 Boston Book Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"a-term a-term--primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boston.com\/tag\/books\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBooks\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tYour guide to Boston Book Festival 2025, including keynote speakers and must-see local authors and workshops at the free annual event in Copley Square.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/bdc2020.o0bc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-11-at-1.39.17\u202fPM-68714c6cb7724-768x432.png\" class=\"attachment-16:9 size-16:9 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\"  \/><br \/>\n\tA Boston Book Festival 2024 event at Old South Church. (Joe Dimeo\/Boston Book Festival)\t<\/p>\n<p>The Boston Book Festival is gearing up for its 2025 celebration, inviting book lovers to dive into a dynamic lineup of more than 70 presentations and discussions featuring over 200 authors.\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul class=\"t-amp__list a-list--no-style m-article-list m-article-list--recirculation m-article-list--has-images \">\n<li class=\"m-article-list__item \">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"m-article-list__link-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boston.com\/culture\/books\/2025\/10\/16\/julia-quinn-bridgerton-book-festival\/?p1=article_recirc_inline_feature\" data-p1=\"article_recirc_inline_feature\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3KSNMGG6QYGGX7UABOYZRZEPCQ-68e646a22886d-768x432.jpg\" class=\"t-amp__list-image m-article-list__image \" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"  \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tQ&amp;A: \u2018Bridgerton\u2019 author on the timeless allure of Regency romance \u2014 and her upcoming Boston visit\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The 17th annual literary event returns to Copley Square on Saturday, Oct. 25, with special ticketed events kicking off earlier in the week on Oct. 23 and 24.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s festival is headlined by some of the most influential names in literature, journalism, and entertainment. Julia Quinn, the author of the \u201cBridgerton\u201d series, on Thursday, Oct. 23, and Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times columnist and author of \u201cToo Big to Fail,\u201d on Friday, Oct. 24. Sorkin will discuss his newest work, \u201c1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in History\u2014And How It Shattered a Nation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Award-winning producer, screenwriter, and bestselling author Shonda Rhimes will close the festival on Saturday night with a powerful keynote conversation with GBH\u2019s Culture Reporter Callie Crossley, marking the release of the 10th anniversary edition of her memoir \u201cYear of Yes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Each of these special events will be held at the Back Bay Events Center and include signed copies of the authors\u2019 latest books.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Meet this year\u2019s Boston Book Festival keynote speakers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Saturday\u2019s free festival in Copley Square features a roster of keynote speakers from across genres:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Geraldine Brooks<\/strong> (Memoir Keynote, 3 p.m.): Pulitzer Prize winner shares \u201cMemorial Days: A Memoir,\u201d a deeply personal account of love and loss. <\/li>\n<li><strong>Patricia Cornwell<\/strong> (Mystery Keynote, Oct. 25 12 p.m.): Internationally acclaimed author returns with \u201cSharp Force,\u201d the latest in her iconic Kay Scarpetta series.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kiran Desai<\/strong> (Fiction Keynote, 12 p.m.): Booker Prize winner introduces \u201cThe Loneliness of Sonia &amp; Sunny,\u201d a cross-continental tale of family and identity.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Maureen Dowd<\/strong> (Nonfiction Keynote, 4:30 p.m.): Pulitzer-winning journalist presents \u201cNotorious,\u201d a cultural critique of America\u2019s most compelling public figures.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hafsah Faizal<\/strong> (Young Adult Keynote, 5 p.m.): The #1 New York Times bestselling author unveils \u201cA Steeping of Blood,\u201d concluding her vampire-heist fantasy duology.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>A daylong literary celebration <\/strong>in Boston\u2019s Back Bay<\/p>\n<p>From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25, BBF will transform Boston\u2019s Back Bay into a bustling hub of literary activity. <\/p>\n<p>Free and open to the public, the festival spans multiple venues, including the Boston Public Library, Old South Church, Trinity Church, and more. Attendees can choose from a wide variety of sessions from local authors and leaders across genres: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, memoir, children\u2019s literature, and YA.<\/p>\n<p>Highlights include multiple walking tours of Back Bay, musical performances by local artists, interactive workshops, and the beloved outdoor street fair, showcasing local publishers, literary organizations, booksellers, and food vendors. Find the full schedule of events <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonbookfest.org\/schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Boston Book Festival 2025: Special ticketed events<\/strong><strong>An Evening with Julia Quin<\/strong>n<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, Oct. 23 at 7:00 p.m.<br \/>Back Bay Events Center<br \/>Tickets: $30<\/p>\n<p>A candid conversation with the \u201cBridgerton\u201d author about storytelling, character creation, and bringing historical romance to screen.<\/p>\n<p><strong>An Evening with Andrew Ross Sorkin<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Friday, Oct. 24 at 7:30 p.m.<br \/>Back Bay Events Center<br \/>Tickets: $25 \u2013 $60 \u2013 Includes signed copy of \u201c1929\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A deep dive into financial history and its modern-day parallels with one of Wall Street\u2019s most respected voices.<\/p>\n<p><strong>An Evening with Shonda Rhimes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Saturday, Oct. 25 at 7:00 p.m.<br \/>Back Bay Events Center<br \/>Tickets: $35\u2013$55 \u2013 Includes signed copy of \u201cYear of Yes\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A rare public appearance by the trailblazing creator of \u201cGrey\u2019s Anatomy\u201d and \u201cScandal,\u201d discussing growth, fear, and saying \u201cyes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cropped-IMG_2875-671fb6f808237-671fb70325313.jpg\" alt=\"Profile image for Annie Jonas\"\/>\t<\/p>\n<p>Annie Jonas is a Community writer at Boston.com. She was previously a local editor at Patch and a freelancer at the Financial Times.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for Book Club<\/p>\n<p class=\"m-generic-cta__subtitle\">Stay up to date on local books news, events, and recommendations from Boston.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Books Your guide to Boston Book Festival 2025, including keynote speakers and must-see local authors and workshops at&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":57529,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[1022,171,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-319164","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-books","8":"tag-books","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-united-states","11":"tag-unitedstates","12":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115407830854404239","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319164","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=319164"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319164\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57529"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=319164"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=319164"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=319164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}