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READING
Book Discussion Groups at the
Thomas Crane Library
Read and discuss classic and contemporary fiction and non-fiction with one of the Library's morning or evening book groups, or drop in and share what you've been reading at Booked for Lunch every first Friday at noon.

Great Books Group
Meets every second and fourth Thursday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Dawes House on Quincy Shore Drive.

Poetry Group
Meets every second and fourth Tuesday of the month at the Thomas Crane Public Library, 40 Washington St., Quincy.

WRITING
Blue Hills Writing Institute
Classes and workshop for writers of all levels from Curry College. Workshop topics include memoir, family histories, autobiographies, personal essays, nature writing, and more.

Buttonwood Books Writer's Group
Offers free writing workshops, in partnership with Boston’s Grub Street, the city’s only independent writing center, located in Cohasset.

Grub Street
Boston's only independent writing center offers a variety of workshops for writers of all levels.

ONLINE


READING
Book It
A reliable calendar of local readings and author signings, from the Bostonist.

Books & Publishing Weblinks
Lots of great websites for booklovers, from the Thomas Crane Public Library.

Good Reads
New arrivals and recommended reads, from the Thomas Crane Public Library.

LibriVox
LibriVox provides free audiobooks from the public domain. There are several options for listening on your computer or an mp3 player.

Reader's Circle
Find local book clubs using a free directory of in-person groups, plus event listings for readings/book signings, public lectures, and more.

WRITING
The Narrative Ark
Connects writers through topics such as writers' groups that are forming and antidotes for writer's block.

Soleil Lifestory Network
Resources for people writing personal and family stories.



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