Events for May 14, 2019
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12:00 am
AGNI 89 Launch
Tuesday, April 30, 2019, at 7:00 p.m. BU’s Pardee School of Global Studies, 120 Bay State Road, Boston (Green Line, Kenmore Station) AGNI celebrates its EIGHTY-NINTH issue with readings by: > Jonathan Escoffery: Prizewinning author of “If I Survive You” (AGNI 89); stories forthcoming in The Paris Review and elsewhere > Julia Shipley: Author […]
Find out more »Cristina García and Dariel Suarez in Conversation
Celebrated Cuban-American writers Cristina García and Dariel Suarez will sit down with Ralph Rodriguez, Professor of American Studies and English at Brown University, for a discussion of Latinidad, place, memory, and writing. Audience participation is invited. Reception, book sale, and book signing to follow.
Find out more »A Tribute to Mary Oliver w/WBUR and Mass Poetry
Join Mass Poetry at WBUR CitySpace for "A Tribute to Mary Oliver," where a panel of poets whose works and lives have been impacted by Oliver’s work will read from her poetry, share some of their own work and participate in a Q&A led by a WBUR moderator. Purchase tickets here: https://www.wbur.org/events/461193/a-tribute-to-mary-oliver Mary Oliver was […]
Find out more »Caitlin Scott
Celebrated Cuban-American writers Cristina García and Dariel Suarez will sit down with Ralph Rodriguez, Professor of American Studies and English at Brown University, for a discussion of Latinidad, place, memory, and writing. Audience participation is invited. Reception, book sale, and book signing to follow.
Find out more »An Evening with Ambassador John Loeb, Jr.
Join the Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center for a fascinating evening with John Loeb, Jr., former U.S. Ambassador to Denmark. Descended from the founders of two major Wall Street firms (Lehman Brothers and Loeb, Rhoades), Ambassador Loeb will discuss his recently published memoir, a candid, moving account of the blessings and burdens of growing up […]
Find out more »Book Launch for OMG.
Five Years in Development, OMG, a thriller by Jenny Pivor is now available. You're invited to the BOOK LAUNCH PARTY. There will be a short reading and a brief interview, all taped for Jenny's Muse, an SATV show May 11th, 4-6 PM OPUS, Appetizers provided, cash bar
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Boston’s 20th-Century Bicycling Renaissance
Join us at the State Library for an author talk and book signing with historian and avid cyclist Lorenz J. Finison, author of the new book Boston’s Twentieth-Century Bicycling Renaissance: Cultural Change on Two Wheels. To register, please visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Finison-SLM Boston’s Twentieth-Century Bicycling Renaissance shares the stories of cycling hobbyists, racers, commuters, bike builders, and others who […]
Find out more »6:00 pm
Reading with John Urschel and Louisa Thomas at the BPL
For John Urschel, what began as an insatiable appetite for puzzles as a child quickly evolved into mastery of the elegant systems and rules of mathematics. By the time he was thirteen, Urschel was auditing college-level calculus courses. But when he joined his high school football team, a new interest began to eclipse the thrill […]
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Betty Goldstein Featured at Story Space Tue 05/14/2019
Betty Goldstein: is a Moth Winner, with published stories in Reader’s Digest’s "The Best Life Stories" and "What Was I Thinking? 58 Bad Boyfriend Stories". She's also had a story (and a play) produced for the stage in Los Angeles. This rare Visitor from La La Land is a Don't Miss! Feature’s website: http://www.bettygoldstein.com/ There […]
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I Just Haven’t Met You Yet–Boston Launch
Harvard Book Store welcomes award-winning author and writing instructor TRACY STRAUSS for a discussion of her latest book, I Just Haven't Met You Yet: Finding Empowerment in Dating, Love, and Life. About I Just Haven't Met You Yet I Just Haven’t Met You Yet details Tracy Strauss’s dating history and her journey to dismantle the effects and stigmas […]
Find out more »Craft on Draft presents – Writing Your Novel’s Murky Middle
Many writers start out strong but hit a wall in the middle – or they have a fabulous ending but aren’t sure how to get there. Join authors Susan Bernhard (Winter Loon), Louise Miller (The Late Bloomer’s Club), and Whitney Scharer (The Age of Light) as they discuss how they waded through the murky middle […]
Find out more »Women’s Voices: An Evening of Readings
Join us for an evening of powerful, moving and sometimes humorous stories by the students in Nadia Colburn’s Creative Non-Fiction Writing Class. These women will read from their works of memoir, personal essay and poetry that have helped each writer find and expand her own unique voice. Writers include: Janet Bednarz, Elaine Bennett, Rachael Petersen, […]
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.