A workshop with Holly Adams! Writing/revising dialogue can be daunting! How do you stay true to the characters in your head and also make it dynamic, engaging and believable to your listeners or readers? In this workshop, we will do multiple exercises with prompts and a few bare bones “neutral scenes” to explore co-writing* techniques that maximize character voice, as ... Read More

These generative writing workshops led by poet laureate nicole v. basta will invite students to engage with the texts of other poets/writers as a starting point, a place to echo outward from into their own work. Multi-step prompts and questions will guide us. This class is for any writer, creator, thinker, dreamer, human looking for insight into their creativity that ... Read More

Did somebody say rebrand? We are switching it up this summer! Different name, same mission: uplifting Black, Indigenous, Latine, queer, AANHPI, disabled and neurodivergent authors. Everyone is welcome! Join us to discuss You Made a Fool of Death with your Beauty by author Akwaeke Emezi ˚˖𓍢ִ໋❀ A contemporary romance novel about a woman wanting to heal from a big loss, ... Read More

A fan of queer horror? Looking to get into the genre? Join us for a discussion on Patricia Wants to Cuddle, led by BSB staff members Anamarie and Alex. Book club attendees get 10% one (1) purchase in-store!

About the book: For fans of the series Finding Your Roots, a compelling memoir about how land connects us all—and how, if we are to mend our relations to each other and the earth, we must first reckon with our past, no matter how distant, shameful, or tragic. When Jill Swenson returns to her mother’s hometown after her funeral, she ... Read More

A training with the Queer Anarchy Collective! Let's talk about de-escalation in protests, with cops, while doing mutual aid + more! There will be a Q&A and the opportunity to practice. Masks are required for this event!

Join Cathryn J. Prince for an author reading, in conversation with Jill Swenson! About the book: From her start as one of the youngest activists in US history, Pauline Newman helped shape the International Ladies' Garment Workers’ Union (ILGWU) into a dominant force in industrial America. Cathryn J. Prince tells the story of a self-educated Jewish immigrant who dedicated herself ... Read More

Join Stevie Edwards for a poetry reading in conversation with Liza Flum! About the book: In The Weather Inside, Stevie Edwards measures the emotional atmosphere of a mind navigating bipolar disorder, complex PTSD, generalized anxiety disorder, and alcoholism while forging intimacy and creative resilience in a rapidly declining world. Both as someone who has struggled with mental health and as ... Read More

Join our Drag Story Hour with fabulous hosts: Tilia and Coraline ₊✩‧₊˚౨ৎ˚₊✩‧₊

Join Barbara Regenspan for a free guided generative poetry workshop for non-poets and experienced poets! The event will consist of a brief poetry reading and generative writing workshop on the subject of finding lightness in a painful estrangement. Barbara will read her poems resonant with her own experience and speak briefly about the magic of poetry to express humor and ... Read More