GBH is proud to be the presenting partner of the 2025 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:
An Evening with Andrew Ross Sorkin
Don't miss the New York Times-bestselling author in conversation with journalist and GBH President and CEO Susan Goldberg, as they discuss his new book 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History—and How It Shattered a Nation.
Friday, October 24, 7:30pm
Back Bay Events Center
Join us for a conversation with storytelling powerhouse Shonda Rhimes and Callie Crossley, host of Under the Radar with Callie Crossley and cohost of The Culture Show, as they discuss the 10th anniversary edition of Rhimes' game-changing bestseller, Year of Yes.
Saturday, October 25, 7pm
Back Bay Events Center
Saturday, October 25
Participants: Linda Holmes, Chip Pons, Farrah Rochon
Moderated by Callie Crossley, host of Under the Radar with Callie Crossley and cohost of The Culture Show
11am–12pm, Old South Church, Mary Norton Hall
Participants: Ranjay Gulati, Amanda Litman, Reality Winner
Moderated by Adam Reilly, GBH News politics reporter and host of Talking Politics
12pm–1:15pm, Boston Public Library, Raab Hall
Participants: Ian Kumekawa, Tara Roberts
Moderated by Debra Adams Simmons, Editor-in-Chief of GBH's Special Editorial Projects
12:15pm–1:15pm, Boston Public Library, Guastavino Room
Participants: Jessa Crispin, Rebecca Davis
Moderated by Paris Alston, host of GBH News Rooted
1:45pm–2:45pm, Boston Public Library Guastavino Room
Participants: Jonathan Cohen, Johnisha Matthews Levi
Moderated by Karen Brown, NEPM radio and print journalist
12:30pm–1:30pm, Trinity Church, Undercroft
Participants: Adam Aleksic, Aliston Wood Brooks, Steven Pinker
Moderated by Arun Rath, host of All Things Considered
1:30pm–2:30pm, old South Church, Sanctuary
Participants: Mark Blyth, Marc Dunkelman
Moderated by Paul Solman, journalist and correspondent for PBS News Hour
1:30–2:30pm, Boston Public Library, Raab Hall
Participants: Becky Aikman, Elizabeth Hyman
Moderated by Tina Cassidy, GBH's Chief Marketing Officer
2:15pm–3:15pm, Old South Church, Guild Room
Participants: Christopher Gorham, Tim Greiving, Peter Jeffreys
Moderated by Jennifer Moore, Statewide and Features Editor
3pm–4pm, First Church, Auditorium
Aymann Ishmail, Steve Majors, Michael Thomas
Moderated by Craig LeMoult, reporter for GBH
3:30pm–4:30pm, Trinity Church, Undercroft
Participants: Peter Brannen, Dagomar Degroot
Moderated by Julia Cort, NOVA Co-Executive Producer
4:30pm–5:30pm, First Church, Auditorium
Participants: Steve Johnson, Casey Sherman
Moderated by Edgar B. Herwick III, host of The Curiosity Desk
4:45pm–5:45pm, First Church, Sanctuary
Participants: Adam Becker, Max Chafkin, Jacob Silverman
Moderated by Saraya Wintersmith, politics reporter for GBH News
5pm–6pm, Trinity Church Undercroft
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