Events for October 3, 2017
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1:30 pm
Insider Tour of the Historic Omni Parker House
Where did Charles Dickens practice his reading of “A Christmas Carol” before speaking in front of an American audience? Where did the Transcendentalists hang out on the last Saturday of every month? Where did Ho Chi Minh and Malcolm X work before they were Ho Chi Minh and Malcolm X? House historian Susan Wilson is […]
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Gayly Forward: The Future of LGBT Publishing
Join writers ALEXANDER CHEE, STACEY D'ERASMO, WILLIAM JOHNSON, BRYAN LOWDER, and (moderator) BENOIT DENIZET-LEWIS for a discussion about the future of LGBT stories, writing, journalism, and publishing hosted by the Emerson Publishing Program. This event is free and open to the public.
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Craft on Draft with GrubStreet: Suspense!
GrubStreet is proud to cosponsor the latest edition of Craft of Draft. The theme: Suspense! “What happens next?” From genre to literary fiction, that’s the question that keeps readers turning pages. Come hear KELLY FORD (Cottonmouths), STEPHANIE GAYLE (Idyll Fears), and CRYSTAL KING (Feast of Sorrow) discuss how they use suspense to hook their readers. […]
Find out more »True Gentlemen: The Broken Pledge of America’s Fraternities
Brooklyn Booksmith is pleased to welcome JOHN HECHINGER, author of True Gentlemen: The Broken Pledge of America’s Fraternities, in conversation with Max Larkin. Hechinger embarks on a deep investigation of SAE and general fraternity culture, exposing the vast gulf between its founding ideals and the realities of its impact, on colleges and in the world […]
Find out more »Did You Know?
Certain books were “banned in Boston” at least as far back as 1651, when one William Pynchon wrote a book criticizing Puritanism.