Wrap up your holiday shopping at a Hometown Authors Reception to benefit ReadBoston. Mayor Thomas M. Menino joins some of Boston’s top authors at a holiday reception where you can purchase books straight from your favorite writer and have them personally inscribed. Complimentary beer, wine and light hors d’oeuvres will be served.

 This year’s featured authors include:

• David Becker | Sweet Basil
• Michael Blanding | The Coke Machine
• Marianne Leone Cooper | Knowing Jesse
• Jef Czekaj | Cat Secrets
• Mary Ann Esposito | Ciao Italia Family Classics
• Joseph Finder | Buried Secrets | Killer Instinct
• William Henderson | The Blind Advantage
• Chuck Hogan | Devil in Exile | Prince of Thieves/The Town
• Dennis Lehane | Gone, Baby, Gone | Mystic River | Shutter Island
• William Martin | The Lost Constitution
• Michele McPhee | A Professor’s Rage | A Date with Death
• Ben Mezrich | Sex on the Moon | The Accidental Billionaires
• Erin Byers Murray | Shucked
• Victoria Abbott Riccardi | Untangling My Chopsticks
• Andrew Rimas | Empires of Food
• Hank Phillippi Ryan | Drive Time | Air Time | Face Time | Prime Time
• Casey Sherman | The Finest Hours
• Amy Traverso | The Apple Lover’s Cookbook
• Dawn Tripp | Game of Secrets

The holiday party will also include a special performance by Bill Janovitz of beloved Boston band Buffalo Tom.

$35/person (all proceeds benefit ReadBoston); includes complimentary beer, wine and light hors d’oeuvres.

Please Note: Books are not included in the price of admission; books are available for purchase separately at the event.