6th Annual Bow Market Book Fair
Sat Mar 22, 2025 10:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Bow Market, 02143
Description
The 6th Annual Bow Market Book Fair is back!
@tinyturnspaperie, @allshewrotebooks, @sidequestbooks & @readmylipsboston are teaming up to celebrate & share our love of books 📚
Join us on Saturday, March 22nd for a fun-filled day featuring:
- Kiddo Story Time
- Bookseller Pop-Ups
- Saus’s Cookbook Swap
- Author Signings
- Book Themed Maker Market
- Food & Drink Specials
- And in the evening:
Literary Drag Trivia & After Party in Upstairs at Bow
Book Fair Agenda:
9:30am - Interactive Story Time with Tina
Join us in the Remnant Tap Room for a fun-filled morning of interactive reading fun with some of our favorite activist focused & banned books including:
A is for Activist
Harry the Dirty Dog
Strega Nonna
Little Blue Truck
The Day the Crayons Quit
9:30am - Play, Protest & Postcards with Joy
Join Joy in the Remnant Red Courtyard (weather permitting, inside the taproom in inclement weather) for sensory play, and crafts including postcard making and more!
11am-5pm
Bookseller Pop-Ups & Book Themed Maker Market
Read My Lips Boston in Dearly Studio on the 2nd Floor of the main courtyard.
Popping Up in Upstairs at Bow
- Somerville Public Library & Friends of the SPL (used book sale fundraiser)
Indestructible Food featuring a DIY Print Station
826 Boston
Book Mark Crafting with Tiny Turns Paperie - take a break and make a bookmark at the bar in Upstairs at Bow
Saus' Annual Cookbook Swap - bring a book to swap or buy a new to you cookbook from Saus at Bow Market's used cookbook selection.
11am - Mizuhiki Bookmark Workshop at Ko-Kyoto - $30/person all materials for 3 bookmarks included - purchase here
12pm-1pm Author Panel - Writing as an Act of Resistance - located in Union Tavern - FREE RSVP ticket recommended- get ticket here
Join four incredible authors to hear about their writing process and how they approach their art in an era of scrutiny and censorship. The panel will take place in Union Tavern, right next to the Bow Market driveway, and all the authors will be signing their work in Remnant Brewing in the hours following the panel. Caroline Sheridan from Side Quest Books & Games will be moderating.
THE AUTHORS
Aislinn Brophy, author of Spells to Forget Us and How to Succeed in Witchcraft.
Makana Yamamoto, author of Hammajang Luck.
Shelly Jay Shore has been published by Autostraddle, Hey Alma, and the Bisexual Resource Center.
Kate Cochrane, author of Wake Up, Nat & Darcy.
1pm-4pm - Author book signings in Remnant Tap Room (stay tuned for full list & schedule)
7pm: Literary Drag Trivia + Charity Raffle to Benefit We Need Diverse Books
Location: Upstairs at Bow
Trivia starts 7:30
Prizes for the top 3 teams
Raffle drawing prize winner drawings (2 winners)
Round 1 during Trivia Intermission
Round 2 at kick off the After Party
Free to enter, but ticket required to join a trivia team - Link to trivia tickets
Location
Bow Market, 02143