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Upcoming Readings, Lectures, and More
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.
Join Boise City Writer-in-Residence Alan Heathcock at this free community writing workshop. The Five Tenets of Literary Potency is an interactive workshop series that distills everything Alan Heathcock has learned over 30 years of writing, editing, publishing, and teaching. Each session focuses on one of five core principles Alan believes are essential to powerful storytelling. No registration is required, but space is limited.
The beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning author of March, Horse, and People of the Book kicks off the 2025-2026 season with her latest book, Memorial Days.
This event is part of The Cabin’s 2025-26 Readings & Conversations series.
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.
Join The Cabin and the Boise State MFA program for an intimate evening with authors Kristen Arnett and Stephanie Reents, in conversation.
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.
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.
Renowned historian and bestselling author of These Truths, Jill Lepore, joins fellow MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship winner and host of NPR’s Up First, Steve Inskeep, to discuss her latest book, We the People, the U.S. Constitution, and our extraordinary moment in American history.
This event is part of The Cabin’s 2025-26 Readings & Conversations series.
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.
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.
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.
Alison Bechdel, the legendary author of Fun Home and The Secret to Superhuman Strength, will be joined by Samuel D. Hunter, a fellow MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship winner, to talk about her latest book, Spent.
This event is part of The Cabin’s 2025-26 Readings & Conversations series.
Robin Wall Kimmerer, celebrated author of the international phenomenon, Braiding Sweetgrass, shares what she’s learned about reciprocal relationships in the natural world, from both a scientific and an indigenous perspective.
This event is part of The Cabin’s 2025-26 Readings & Conversations series.
Join critically-acclaimed novelist and “master of literary suspense,” Chris Bohjalian, as he closes out the season with a discussion on his life, work, and how storytelling can change the world.
This event is part of The Cabin’s 2025-26 Readings & Conversations series.

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!
