Peter Hessler, a foremost Western writer on China today, makes a special appearance at the Salem Athenaeum to discuss his latest book, Other Rivers: A Chinese Education. In 2019, more than two decades after teaching … Continued

Join us for a book launch of a unique international poetry project: “A Quiet Little Idea” Salem–Nanjing Poetry Exchange. Salem, a city of many notable things, was an early center of U.S.–China trade, and also “is a city … Continued

  Join us for a special evening of jazz-inspired conversation with Carmen Fields, award-winning journalist and daughter of bandleader Ernie Fields, and renowned saxophonist Henley Douglas Jr. From the 1920s–1960s territory bands crisscrossed the United … Continued

Have you always wanted to write that crime story or do you have a mystery novel idea tucked in the back of your mind just waiting for a push? This workshop might just be the … Continued