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Upcoming Events

Transnational Literature Series
The Transnational Series focuses on stories of migration, the intersection of politics and literature, and works in translation.
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You can view many of our past virtual events on the Brookline Booksmith YouTube channel. Select in-person events have been filmed and can be watched in full at Forum Network’s Transnational Series page.
We are the proud bookstore partner of Literatures of Annihilation, Exile, and Resistance, an interdisciplinary research collective and lecture series focused on questions of human rights and the arts in the global Middle East/Southwest Asia and North Africa. You can browse their extensive resources and events online.
Contact
Transnational Series Director: Pierce Alquist, pierce@brooklinebooksmith.com
Upcoming Events
Thursday, April 20, 2023 - 7:00PM ET
Third Thursdays & Transnational Series: On Poetry & Translation
In person
Past Events
Monday, February 06, 2023 - 7:00PM ET
Mariana Enriquez and Megan McDowell with Kelly Link and Paul Tremblay
Online
Saturday, January 28, 2023 - 12:00PM ET
Almudena Sánchez and Katie Whittemore with Monica Cardenas
Online
Friday, January 27, 2023 - 12:00PM ET
Reconnecting to Matrilineal Homes: Chelsea T. Hicks with Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi
Online
Saturday, January 14, 2023 - 12:00PM ET
Julia Cimafiejeva, Valzhyna Mort, and Hanif Abdurraqib with Shook
Online