Concord, Massachusetts
Two weeks of talks, readings, and discussions celebrating the written and the spoken word.
Randall Kennedy
Ha Jin
Anita Hill
Stephen Greenblatt
How You Can Participate
- Attend: Most events are free. All events are open to the public. Events that require a ticket are so indicated and include information about how and where to obtain tickets.
- Donate: The festival is produced by a non-profit foundation and depends greatly on individual support. Tax deductible donations in any amount are encouraged and can be made online.
- Sponsor: Corporate sponsorship is welcomed and is available. For information please .
Concord Festival of Authors is funded in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council,
a stage agency
Major Sponsors:
Jere Smith
Events: Mystery Night
Book: Dirty Water: A Red Sox Mystery
Jere Smith is a fourth-generation Red Sox fan and founder of “A Red Sox Fan in Pinstripe Territory,” a blog he began in New York City and now writes from Boston.
Dirty Water: A Red Sox Mystery, written in collaboration with his mother Mary-Ann Tirone Smith, is the debut of a planned series of mystery novels featuring the Old Towne Team. It is the summer of 2007, a couple of hours before the start of a Red Sox doubleheader. As the players congregate in the Fenway clubhouse, they hear some feeble cries. A search party fans out, and Jason Varitek finds the source — a month-old boy, abandoned in an unused office. Grimmer news follows, and Rocky Patel, Boston Homicide Detective First Grade, is ordered to connect the dots.