Boston Book Festival 2025

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Dates:	Saturday, October 25, 2025 - Saturday, October 25, 2025
Hours:	10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Ages:	Kids, Teens, Adults
In/Outdoor:	Indoor
Cost:	Free
Category:	Books & Poetry

Celebrating the power of words to stimulate, agitate, unite, delight, and inspire, the Boston Book Festival presents year-round events culminating in an annual festival that promotes a culture of reading and ideas and enhances the vibrancy of our city.

Announcing our 2025 Keynote Speakers

• Julia Quinn
Romance Keynote
Special Ticketed Event - Thursday, Oct.

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• Andrew Ross Sorkin
Kickoff Keynote
Special Ticketed Event - Friday, Oct.

24th
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• Geraldine Brooks
Memoir Keynote

• Patricia Cornwell
Mystery Keynote

• Kiran Desai
Fiction Keynote

• Maureen Dowd
Non-fiction Keynote

• Hafsah Faizal
YA Keynote

Festival schedule to be announced on Sept.

25th

WEBSITE

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bostonbookfest.org/

LOCATION

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Copley Square, 560 Boylston Street, Boston, MA, 02116 map