The Greater Roxbury Book Fair
| Dates: | Saturday, May 16, 2026 - Saturday, May 16, 2026 |
| Hours: | 12pm - 5pm |
| In/Outdoor: | Indoor |
| Cost: | Free see below |
| Category: | Books & Poetry |
The Greater Roxbury Book Fair returns in 2026! The Fourth Annual Greater Roxbury Book Fair, celebrating a love of books and reading and championing local authors, returns in 2026 on Saturday, May 16 from 9am to 5pm at the Shaw-Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public Library.The fourth annual Greater Roxbury Book Fair connects books with readers and brings together authors, artists, and the Greater Roxbury community in a vibrant celebration of storytelling and creativity. By creating space for discovery, conversation, and collaboration, the fair sparks excitement for reading and helps cultivate a broader, more engaged community of readers.
The Fair will spotlight local and BIPOC authors from the Greater Roxbury area and beyond, including featured guests:
Alison Barnet (South End Incident), Taylor Adams-Bass (The Ten Tins), Janet Costa Bates (Rica Baptista), Kathleen Choi (Giving Thanks with Halmoni), Crystal Collier (I Think My Teacher Is a Superhero), Briana Crockett (The Growing Place), Karilyn Crockett (People Before Highways), Caroline Hu (Who Discovered How to Breathe Underwater?), Amitha Knight (Usha and the Big Digger), Theresa Okokon (Who I Always Was), Emmanuel Oppong-Yeboah (not without small joys), Erik Casimiro Rodriguez (Eternity’s Journey: The Magical Necklace), Abria Smith (Somebody Soup), Ariel Vanece (Searching for Mr. Johnson’s Song), Gwendolyn Wallace (Dancing with Water), Dr. De’Shawn Washington (Cici’s Money Seeds), Mia Wenjen (Barbed Wire Between Us)
Join in the excitement, and enjoy free samples from a few Nubian Square restaurants.
Springing from the Roxbury community's deep connections to books and reading, the fair showcases the creativity and talent rooted in Greater Roxbury.
| COST | ↑ top |
free
| WEBSITE | ↑ top |
tamcc.org/events/greater-roxbury-book-fair
| LOCATION | ↑ top |
149 Dudley St, Roxbury, MA, 02119 map
The Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public Library, 149 Dudley Street
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