Saturday, October 17, 10am — 6pm
Copley Square, Boston
GBH is proud to be a presenting partner of the 2026 Boston Book Festival. As a public media powerhouse, GBH knows a thing or two about the importance of literature. Our own Arthur Read once said, “having fun isn’t hard, when you’ve got a library card!” To get in the bookish spirit, we’ve curated some of our favorite literary content. Browse through our upcoming events, sign up for GBH Book Club, stream our programs about writers, and snuggle up with a binge-worthy classic with GBH Passport.
Panels Moderated by GBH Personalities:
Participants: Caroline Bricks
Moderated by Edgar B. Herwick III, host of The Curiosity Desk
Trinity Church, Undercroft
10:30am — 11:15am
Participants: Lorna Gibson, Tina Morris
Moderated by Mark Faherty, host of CAI's The Weekly Bird Report
Old South Church, Mary Norton Hall
10:30am — 11:30am
Participants: Lea Vale, Brittanée Nicole, Heather Eng
Moderated by Callie Crossley, host of Under the Radar with Callie Crossley and cohost of The Culture Show
Old South Church, Guild Room
10:45am — 11:45am
Participants: Michelle A. Williams, Muhammad Zaman, Manoush Zomorodi
Moderated by Ian Coss, host of The Big Dig Podcast
Trinity Church, Undercroft
11:45am — 12:45pm
Participants: Daron Acemoglu, Michelle Berenfeld, Quinn Slobodian
Moderated by Susan Goldberg, journalist and President and CEO of GBH
Old South Church, Main Sanctuary
12:30pm — 1:30pm
Participants: Zaina Arafat, Michael Lowenthal
Moderated by Tina Cassidy, GBH Chief Marketing Officer
Boston Public Library, Commonwealth Salon
1:15pm — 2:15pm
Participants: Caleb Gayle, Denise Kiernan
Moderated by Debra Adams Simmons, Editor-in-Chief of GBH Special Editorial Projects
Boston Public Library, Guastavino
1:45pm — 2:45pm
Participants: Omer Aziz, Casey Michel, Timothy W. Ryback
Moderated by Jennifer Moore, Senior Features Editor for GBH News
Old South Church, Main Sanctuary
2pm — 3pm
Participants: Tom French, Margie Lachman, Ellen Warner
Moderated by Callie Crossley, host of Under the Radar with Callie Crossley and cohost of The Culture Show
Old South Church, Mary Norton Hall
3pm — 4:30pm
Participants: Roger Berkowitz, Howard Bryant, Eric Liu
Moderated by Saraya Wintersmith, Politics Reporter for GBH News
Old South Church, Main Sanctuary
3:30pm — 4:30pm
Participants: Beverly Gage, Megan Kate Nelson
Moderated by Jeremy Siegel, host of In Common: News from the Berkshires to the Bay
Boston Public Library, Rabb Hall
4:30pm — 5:30pm
Bookish Events
MASTERPIECE
American Archive of Public Broadcasting
GBH Book Club
GBH News
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW
CRB Classical 99.5
For Kids
