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12:00 pm

Redemption: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Last 31 Hours

April 17, 2018 | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Boston Athenæum, 10 ½ Beacon Street
Boston, MA United States

Boston Athenaeum welcomes author as she discusses his book, Redemption: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Last 31 Hours. Drawing on dozens of interviews by the author with people who were immersed in the Memphis events, Redemption features recently released documents from Atlanta archives, and includes compelling photos. Redemption is an "immersive, humanizing, and demystifying" (New York Times) […]

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6:45 pm

DON PICARD at Story Space

April 17, 2018 | 6:45 pm - 9:00 pm
Havurat Shalom, 113 College Avenue
Somerville, MA 02144 United States
$5

DON PICARD double-majored in Theatre Arts and Computer Science, and chose to work as an engineer in order to be able to feed his family.  He enjoys telling live stories about his kids, husband, and extended family, as it is, he says, fun and therapeutic, and allows him to exercise the other half of his […]

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7:00 pm

Négar Djavadi in Conversation with Laura van den Berg: DISORIENTAL

April 17, 2018 | 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard St
Brookline, MA 02446
Free

On April 17th, Négar Djavadi will be in conversation with author Laura van den Berg at the Brookline Booksmith as part of their Transnational Literature Series. This series focuses on books concerned with migration, displacement, and exile, with particular emphasis on works in translation. DISORIENTAL, Djavadi's début novel, is the winner of several awards, including: […]

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7:30 pm

Prize-Winning Poet Jane Hirshfield: Robert Lowell Memorial Reading Series

April 17, 2018 | 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Boston University, Mugar Library First Floor, Richards-Roosevelt Room, 771 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215 United States
Free

Prize-Winning Poet Jane Hirshfield Reads with BU Alum Natasha Hakimi, introduced by Robert Pinsky. Reading followed by book signing and reception. The Robert Lowell Memorial Poetry Reading Series.

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