MICHAEL PATRICK MACDONALD, author of All Souls: A Family Story from Southie will be in conversation with MARIANNE LEONE, author of Jesse: A Mother's Story and the newly released, Ma Speaks Up, at the Central Library in Copley Square on Thursday June 22nd at 6pm. Both authors will read from their works, before sitting down […]
Find out more »Brookline Booksmith hosts essayist, critic and author MICHAEL FRANK presenting his family memoir, The Might Franks, which the New York Times calls "probing and radiantly polished." About The Mighty Franks: Talented, sparkling, and lavish with both money and love, Auntie Hankie teaches young Michael which books to read, which painters to admire, and which people […]
Find out more »Harvard Book Store and GrubStreet welcome debut author ANGELICA BAKER and Boston College's STUART NADLER—acclaimed author of Wise Men, The Book of Life, and The Inseparables—for a discussion of BAKER's new novel, Our Little Racket, the story of five women whose lives are dramatically changed by the downfall of a financial titan. This event is not ticketed.
Find out more »Papercuts welcomes BETH MACY, in conversation with WBUR's LISA MULLINS, to discuss Macy's bestselling book, Truevine, the true story of two African-American brothers who were kidnapped and displayed as circus freaks, and whose mother endured a 28-year struggle to get them back. Through hundreds of interviews and decades of research, Beth Macy expertly explores a […]
Find out more »Certain books were “banned in Boston” at least as far back as 1651, when one William Pynchon wrote a book criticizing Puritanism.