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Upcoming Readings, Lectures, and More
Join The Cabin for an evening with Emma Donoghue, author of Room, Haven, and The Wonder, at The Egyptian Theatre.
The Cabin’s free and open writing workshop, held from 6:30 – 8:00 PM on the first and third Tuesday of each month. The 1st Tuesday of the month will take place in person at the Cabin and the 3rd Tuesday of the month will take place online via Zoom. It is hosted by writers Danny Stewart, Natalie Disney, and other guest writers who create unique prompts designed to inspire a supportive community of local writers.
Prolific novelist and storyteller Luis Alberto Urrea returns to the R&C stage to discuss his latest work, Good Night, Irene.
The Cabin’s free and open writing workshop, held from 6:30 – 8:00 PM on the first and third Tuesday of each month. The 1st Tuesday of the month will take place in person at the Cabin and the 3rd Tuesday of the month will take place online via Zoom. It is hosted by writers Danny Stewart, Natalie Disney, and other guest writers who create unique prompts designed to inspire a supportive community of local writers.
Over the course of six workshops, we will look at crime/thriller writing from its creation in the 1800s to the present, and using these observations, each will begin to create one - or more! - new works of fiction based in the world of crime.
Legendary travel writer Rick Steves treks to Boise to share his latest memoir about traveling from Istanbul to Kathmandu in 1978 as a 23-year-old. Book included with ticket!
Join us for a fun evening of literary trivia to celebrate Idaho Gives. All proceeds will benefit The Cabin’s programs.
The Cabin’s free and open writing workshop, held from 6:30 – 8:00 PM on the first and third Tuesday of each month. The 1st Tuesday of the month will take place in person and the 3rd Tuesday of the month will take place online via Zoom. It is hosted by writers Danny Stewart, Heidi Kraay, and other guest writers who create unique prompts designed to inspire a supportive community of local writers.
Pulitzer Prize finalist and short story extraordinaire Karen Russell returns to Boise with her highly-anticipated new novel, The Antidote. Book included with ticket!
Pack up your lawn chairs and blankets, and join us for a student reading of poetry and prose to celebrate the publication of CAMBIA, The Cabin's annual anthology of selected works from our Writers In the Schools program (WITS).
The Cabin’s free and open writing workshop, held from 6:30 – 8:00 PM on the first and third Tuesday of each month. The 1st Tuesday of the month will take place in person at the Cabin and the 3rd Tuesday of the month will take place online via Zoom. It is hosted by writers Danny Stewart, Natalie Disney, and other guest writers who create unique prompts designed to inspire a supportive community of local writers.
Téa Obreht, the youngest-ever recipient of the Orange Prize for Fiction closes out the R&C season with a discussion of her storied life and powerful work.
The Cabin’s free and open writing workshop, held from 6:30 – 8:00 PM on the first and third Tuesday of each month. The 1st Tuesday of the month will take place in person and the 3rd Tuesday of the month will take place online via Zoom. It is hosted by writers Danny Stewart, Heidi Kraay, and other guest writers who create unique prompts designed to inspire a supportive community of local writers.
The Cabin’s free and open writing workshop, held from 6:30 – 8:00 PM on the first and third Tuesday of each month. The 1st Tuesday of the month will take place in person at the Cabin and the 3rd Tuesday of the month will take place online via Zoom. It is hosted by writers Danny Stewart, Natalie Disney, and other guest writers who create unique prompts designed to inspire a supportive community of local writers.

From Pulitzer-decorated authors, Edward R. Murrow-winning journalists, syndicated NPR hosts, and more, catch some of today’s leading thinkers in-person.
Hear emerging and experimental writers read with your local faves at this annual reading series!
