On March 5, 2007,  al-Mutanabbi Street, Baghdad's bookselling and literary center was bombed in an act of terrorism. In an effort to not only memorialize the people lost, but restore the "memory and future" of ideas found within books, the Al-Mutanabbi Street Coalition will gather Boston-area writers, readers, booksellers, bookbinders, book artists, printers, and poets for a celebration in honor of Iraq's storied Al-Mutanabbi Street bookstores.

Back Pages Books is a proud supporter of the Al-Mutanabbi Street Project, a forthcoming collaboration of book artists worldwide in celebration of Baghdad's once-vibrant intellectual-hub. Bookstore owner Alex Green will kick off the event with a reading of a 2007 piece by the late New York Times Journalist Anthony Shadid, whose work inspired the Al-Mutanabbi Street Project.

Participants include:

Anna Wexler

Tontongi

For more information visit Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here - Boston

Parking is available directly behind Back Pages in the Crecent Street Lot (no charge after 6 PM).