The Midnight Train is arriving at GBH, and you won’t want to miss it!

If you’re like Dolly Parton, Jodi Picoult, Emma Roberts, and the millions of other readers who loved The Midnight Library, be sure to join us for this special opportunity to hear from Matt Haig as he discusses his newest novel, writing process, and so much more. Matt Haig is an internationally bestselling author whose work has been translated into more than fifty languages.

His latest release, The Midnight Train, is his newest magical, time-travelling love story from the world of The Midnight Library.

If you are unable to attend in person, your book can be shipped following the event.
ABOUT THE MIDNIGHT TRAIN

When your life flashes before your eyes, where would you stop?

No one can change the past, but the Midnight Train can take you there. The chance to re-live the moments that meant most. To see what kind of person you really were.

For Wilbur his best days were with Maggie, the love of his life. On his honeymoon in Venice.

Before he gave it all away.

He wishes he could go back and live differently. But to do so risks everything...

A magical, time-travelling love story, from the world of The Midnight Library.

The Boston Symphony Chamber Players (BSCP), an ensemble comprised of the first-chair string and wind players of the Boston Symphony, will perform in Fraser Performance Studio. The program is hosted by Brian McCreath, host of CRB's Boston Symphony broadcasts. The performance will be recorded for future television broadcast on GBH 2 and as part of In Concert on CRB Classical 99.5. The program will feature Samuel Barber’s Summer Music for wind quintet, Carlos Simon’s Gardner Suite, and Antonín Dvořák’s String Quintet No. 2 in G. Carlos Simon, who was appointed to a three-year term as BSO Composer Chair in 2024, wrote Gardner Suite after visiting the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. The BSCP presented the world premiere of his work earlier this season and will make a commercial recording of the piece in Fraser Performance Studio during their visit. The Boston Symphony Chamber Players include Nathan Cole (violin), Lorna McGhee (flute), and Richard Sebring (horn), and Steven Ansell (viola), Blaise Déjardin (cello), John Ferrillo (oboe), William R. Hudgins (clarinet), Haldan Martinson (second violin), Caleb Quillen (double bass), and Richard Svoboda (bassoon). The program is funded by the Mattina R. Proctor Foundation.

400 million books in print. 32 languages. One worldwide phenomenon. 

He’s been a Jeopardy! clue, a crossword puzzle answer, Buster Bunny’s “Scary Uncle Bob” on Arthur, and the reason millions of children stayed up past their bedtimes. Now, New York Times bestselling author and master storyteller R.L. Stine joins Beyond the Page for an unforgettable conversation.

From the 30-year legacy of Goosebumps to the chart-topping Fear Street films on Netflix, Stine has defined the horror genre for generations of readers. Whether you grew up devouring his paperbacks under the covers with a flashlight or you’ve discovered his new Disney+ series today, don’t miss this rare opportunity to spend an evening with a literary legend and one of the bestselling children’s authors in history.


Signed books can be added at the point of registration. All books will be shipped following the event.

Join Callie Crossley at the NEW Molly's Bookstore in Allston as she interviews Tara Menon, assistant professor of English at Harvard, about her buzzy debut novel, "Under Water." Get a behind-the-scenes look at the creation and inspiration behind the book, and hear excerpts from the novel read by the author. There will also be time for questions from the audience. Join us for this FREE special event!

Beyond the Page invites you to a captivating evening with Emily Franklin, the bestselling author of The Lioness of Boston. Join us as she unearths the story behind her newest novel, Love & Others Monsters, in conversation with fellow author and award-winner, Ben Shattuck.

The untold origin story of Frankenstein, a feminist reckoning of sisters, survival, and the creation of monsters… 

Love & Other Monsters is the story of Claire Clairmont, the younger stepsister of Frankenstein author, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. It was Claire who, during one stormy and scandalous summer, changed the course of literature —only to be forgotten by history.

Step behind the scenes with Franklin and Shattuck as they delve into a story of love, lust, art, and betrayal.



TICKETS

* Virtual Admission — $0
Attend the live conversation on April 28th.

* BTP Bundle — $60
Attend the live conversation and receive the book, shipped straight to your door. This ticket includes: 

• Virtual admission to the live program on April 28th
• A SIGNED copy of Love & Other Monsters by Emily Franklin 
• GBH Membership (includes access to PBS Passport)

Books can be added at the point of registration. All books will be shipped following the event.

For this edition of GBH's All Things Considered Turntable, Newsroom Production Engineer Dave Goodman shares three parody songs, along with some history behind the art of a parody song.

7:15-7:50pm Pre-event reception

7:50-7:58pm Guest are seated in Fraser Performance Studio

8:00-9:00pm Live performance in Fraser Performance Studio

The two-time Grammy-nominated Neave Trio closes out GBH Music’s 2025-2026 season with "American Mosaics," a program celebrating the diverse voices that have shaped, and been shaped by, American musical traditions. As a musical cornerstone of America 250, the concert contributes to GBH’s organization-wide examination of national identity leading up to and beyond the semiquincentennial on July 4, 2026. The performance explores the uniquely American sound of composer Aaron Copland and his influential teacher, Rubin Goldmark, and introduces the Boston premiere of "A Vast Palette," a new work by Pulitzer Prize-winning American composer Jennifer Higdon. The concert opens with works by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, a Black British composer who drew deep inspiration from African American spirituals, and closes with pieces by Astor Piazzolla, whose nuevo tango style was informed by his upbringing in New York City during the height of the Jazz Age. “American Mosaics" is hosted by Brian McCreath, host of CRB's Boston Symphony broadcasts. The performance will be recorded for future broadcast on GBH 2 and as part of In Concert on CRB Classical 99.5. The program is funded by the Mattina R. Proctor Foundation.

Boston filmmaker Sophia Horowitz tells GBH's All Things Considered that she wanted to shift the focus from the trauma of sexual assault survivors to their healing journey.

On the 50th anniversary of Frederic Rzewski's "The People United," pianist Stephen Drury spoke with GBH's All Things Considered host Arun Rath about music and solidarity.

The China Trade Center pop-up market has been a go-to spot for last‑minute flowers, decorations and cultural items as the community prepares to celebrate the Year of the Horse.