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Author Talk Series: Alexandra Horowitz in conversation with Harriet Ritvo and Craig LeMoult at Boston Public Library
We keep dogs and are kept by them. We love dogs and (we assume) we are loved by them. We buy them sweaters, toys, shoes; we are concerned with their social lives, their food, and their health. The story of humans and dogs is thousands of years old but is far from understood. In Our Dogs, […]
Find out more »Gail Collins presents NO STOPPING US NOW: THE ADVENTURES OF OLDER WOMEN IN AMERICAN HISTORY at Brattle Theatre
Harvard Book Store welcomes esteemed New York Times columnist GAIL COLLINS for a discussion of her new book, No Stopping Us Now: The Adventures of Older Women in American History. This event is co-sponsored by Mass Humanities. About No Stopping Us Now "You're not getting older, you're getting better," or so promised the famous 1970's ad—for […]
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Pico Iyer presents A BEGINNERS GUIDE TO JAPAN: OBSERVATIONS AND PROVOCATIONS and AUTUMN LIGHT: SEASON OF FIRE AND FAREWELLS at Harvard Book store
Harvard Book Store and the Japan Society of Boston welcome acclaimed author and travel writer PICO IYER for a discussion of his latest books, A Beginner's Guide to Japan: Observations and Provocations and Autumn Light: Season of Fire and Farewells. About A Beginner's Guide to Japan After thirty-two years in Japan, Pico Iyer can use […]
Find out more »Authors chat: Susan Kapan Carlton in conversation with Linda K. Wertheimer at Newtonville Books
Susan Kaplan Carlton, author of the new novel, In The Neighborhood of True, will talk about this stunning young adult book with fellow author/journalist Linda K. Wertheimer. In the Neighborhood of True covers themes such as antiSemitism and racism in the late 1950s in Atlanta. Says bestselling author Jodi Picoult of Carlton's book: "The story […]
Find out more »Denise Provost presents CURIOUS PEACH at Porter Square Books
Join us at Porter Square Books to hear Somerville poet and state representative Denise Provost read from her new collection of poetry, Curious Peach! "These poems are “old-fashioned” in the best sense of that term—unabashedly romantic and joyful in their celebration of the natural world. Full of feeling but not the least bit sentimental, this collection […]
Find out more »Author Event at The Fenn School, Concord: Dr. Anthony Rao
The Silver Unicorn is partnering with The Fenn School to present local author and clinical psychologist Dr. Anthony Rao. His new book, co-written with Dr. Paul Napper, The Power of Agency, provides readers actionable steps to create more agency and empowerment in their lives. Join us at The Fenn School for this informative event. More […]
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.