Genre: Poetry

Loring Greenough House

Reading Venue

Chapter and Verse is an established literary reading series that takes place at the Revolutionary War-era Loring Greenough House in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, a neighborhood of Boston. Three selected writers of fiction or poetry read for the crowd of about forty, followed by refreshments and book signings. Although readers are not paid, the sponsor of Chapter and Verse, Jamaica Pond Poets, purchases a book from each reader and donates it to the Jamaica Plain Branch of the Boston Public Library. Readings are usually the second Friday of each month from October through June.

Tattered Cover Book Store: Colfax Avenue

Indie Bookstore, Reading Venue

Tattered Cover Book Store has grown over forty-three years into one of the premier bookstores in America, with eight unique locations in the Denver Metro area. The stores are filled with antique furniture and lots of nooks and crannies for browsing and reading. Tattered Cover has decades of experience hosting authors, averaging nearly five hundred writers, illustrators, celebrities, and other special guests each year. They sell e-books, new and used books, bargain books, and rare collectible editions. 

Trident Booksellers and Cafe

Indie Bookstore, Reading Venue

Established in 1979, the Trident Booksellers and Café has used and new books, with an emphasis on art, religion, and culture, as well as poetry and literature. Trident hosts readings and other literary and community events throughout the year.

Volumes Bookcafe

Reading Venue

Volumes Bookcafe is an independent bookstore cafe in the Wicker Park neighborhood of Chicago. Volumes is a family-owned business, brought to life by two Chicago-area sisters whose careers have always been intertwined with books. They host monthly book clubs, open mics and comedy nights, weekly trivia, and StoryTime twice a week, along with a number of author and literary events.

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Reading Venue

Located in the heart of Houston’s Museum District, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston is a dynamic cultural complex comprising two gallery buildings, a sculpture garden, visitors center, library, movie theater, gift shop, café, two art schools, and two house museums. They regularly host lectures, performances, workshops, talks, concerts, and readings throughout the year.

The Corner Bookstore

Indie Bookstore, Reading Venue

The Corner Bookstore became an instant mecca for a book-hungry Carnegie Hill when it opened in 1978. Located in a landmark neighborhood in New York City, it has been satisfying the literary desires of this residential neighborhood for over three decades. It takes enormous pride in its stock, and carefully selects current adult fiction and nonfiction titles to bring only the best of the best to its customers. Its commitment to carrying “only the best of the best” extends to all sections of the store including history, biography, travel, cookbooks, parenting, poetry, mysteries, and art.

White Whale Bookstore

Indie Bookstore, Reading Venue

White Whale Bookstore is a family-owned, general interest independent bookstore in Pittsburgh. Their selection of new books includes a broad range of contemporary and literary fiction and nonfiction, poetry, history, philosophy, local authors, independent presses, children’s books, and much more. The bookstore aims to be a community hub—a place for engagement, conversation, and sharing ideas. They host author readings, poetry nights, writing workshops, book clubs, children’s story hour, school visits, offsite literary series, and anything else that sounds like a good fit to the owners.

Subterranean Books

Indie Bookstore, Reading Venue

Hosting literary events throughout the year, Subterranean Books is dedicated to bringing in the most amazing local and national writers, across genres. They host readings, signings, and book release parties, all to the delight of their customers—both brand-new and already dedicated.

East Bay Booksellers

Indie Bookstore, Reading Venue

Formerly known as DIESEL, A Bookstore, the space has transformed into East Bay Booksellers. Still a neighborhood bookstore, the shop was created to provide a place for creating and maintaining community in an atmosphere that promotes the free, mutually-supportive exchange of ideas and experiences. With a wide selection of books and events, East Bay Booksellers is a cultural center that aims to support the literary community.

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