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TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR . Don't miss the opening celebration of the Boston Book Festival 2009, a literary and musical extravaganza on Friday, October 23 at 7:30pm at Trinity Church.
featuring Orhan Pamuk and hosted by Christopher Lydon. 5 p.m., Old South Church Sanctuary.
featuring Alicia Potter, Katherine Roy, Richard Michelson and more. 11 a.m.—4 p.m., Boston Public Library Mezzanine Conference Room.
Two free workshops presented by Grub Street. Pre-registration required. Both sessions are now full. 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., Ferris Library, Trinity Church.
featuring Chris Van Allsburg, Jennie Israel and hosted by Brian Lies. 10:30 a.m., BPL Rabb.
featuring A. W. Flaherty, Scott Magoon and Grace Lin, 10:30 a.m., Popular Reading Room, Boston Public Library
featuring Richard Russo, Michael Thomas, Elinor Lipman and hosted by Bret Anthony Johnston. 11 a.m., Old South Church Sanctuary.
featuring Boston teens and hosted by Iyeoka Ivie Okoawo. 11 a.m., Mary Norton Hall, Old South Church
featuring Ken Burns and Scout Tufankjian, and hosted by Jared Bowen. 11:30 a.m., Boston Public Library Rabb Lecture Hall.
Actress Alicia Silverstone with host Billy Costa. 11:30 a.m., BPL Popular Reading Room.
featuring Ben Mezrich, Ethan Gilsdorf, David Pogue and hosted by Jeffrey Howe. 11:30 a.m., Trinity Church Forum.
featuring Jane Kamensky, Jill Lepore, John Pipkin, Kathleen Kent and hosted by Megan Marshall. 11:30 a.m., Boston Public Library Abbey Room.
featuring John Hodgman and Tom Perrotta. 12:30 p.m., Old South Church Sanctuary.
featuring Cornel West, Harvey Cox, and Mary Gordon and hosted by Christoper Lydon. 1 p.m., Boston Public Library Popular Reading Room.
E reader variety show, digital librarian Brewster Kahle and Google's Jon Orwant. Host: David Pogue. 1:30-3:00 p.m., BPL Rabb.
featuring Jackie MacMullan, Glenn Stout, Larry Tye, and hosted by Bill Littlefield. 1:30 p.m., Trinity Church Forum.
hosted by Hank Phillippi Ryan. 1:30 p.m., Boston Public Library Abbey Room.
featuring Anita Diamant, Elizabeth Nunez, Carolina de Robertis, Anita Shreve and hosted by Kim McLarin. 2 p.m., Old South Sanctuary.
featuring Irene Smalls and Jay O'Callahan. 2 p.m., Old South Church Mary Norton Hall.
featuring Walter Isaacson, Callie Crossley and Kurt Andersen. 2 p.m., Boston Public Library Popular Reading Room.
featuring Jessica Anthony, R. Sikoryak and Paul Tremblay and hosted by Jennifer Haigh. 2:30 p.m., Trinity Church Forum.
featuring Nicholas Negroponte and Iqbal Quadir. Hosted by Calestous Juma. 3 p.m., Boston Public Library Rabb Lecture Hall.
featuring Leslie Gilbert-Lurie, Michael Greenberg, Nancy Rappaport, Michael Patrick MacDonald, and hosted by Alicia Anstead. 3 p.m., Boston Public Library Abbey Room.
featuring Deborah Kovacs and Jared T. Williams. Please note this event is now full.
featuring Tim Kring, Reif Larsen and hosted by Scott Kirsner. 3:30 p.m., Old South Church Sanctuary.
limited space; submissions can be made in person on October 24. 3:30 p.m., Old South Church Mary Norton Hall.
featuring Michael E. Porter, David Gergen, Lani Guinier and Jack Beatty and hosted by Tom Ashbrook. 4 p.m., Boston Public Library Rabb Lecture Hall.
featuring Stephen Carter, Andre Dubus III and Joseph Finder, and hosted by Jessica Stern. 4 p.m., Boston Public Library Popular Reading Room.
featuring Robert Pinsky, with Rakalam Bob Moses and Andrew Urbina. 4 p.m., Trinity Church Forum.
featuring Barbara Lynch, Sheryl Julian and hosted by Corby Kummer. 4 p.m, Boston Public Library Abbey Room.
TICKETS AVAILABLE - featuring Russ Aborn, Brendan DuBois, Dana Cameron, Jim Fusilli, Lynne Heitman and hosted by Dennis Lehane. 6-9 p.m., Boston Public Library Rabb Lecture Hall