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Saturday Morning Story Time: Jane Yolen and Heidi Stemple
It's hard to be a lover of books and not know who Jane Yolen is. She is both legendary and prolific, and has published so many books that you can read one of her books every day of the year. Whether you know Owl Moon, How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight, The Devil's Arithmetic or one of her many others, odds are you've read something that Jane has written. Her daughter Heidi Stemple is a powerhouse in her own right. In the past 12 years,…
Find out more »Jabari Asim in conversation with Linda K. Wertheimer
Join us for insightful event with Jabari Asim, who is a critically-acclaimed author of both adult and children books. He'll be in conversation with Linda K. Wertheimer, who is an author, freelance journalist and former education editor of The Boston Globe. Jabari's latest book, We Can’t Breathe, came out in October. In it, he disrupts what Toni Morrison has exposed as the “Master Narrative” and replaces it with a story of black survival and persistence through art and community in the face…
Find out more »Saturday Morning Storytime: Patricia MacLachlan at the Silver Unicorn Bookstore
Newbery Medal-winning Massachusetts author Patricia MacLachlan will be in our store reading her newest picture book, The Hundred-Year Barn! A little boy watches his family and community come together to build a grand red barn. This barn becomes his refuge and home—a place to play with friends and farm animals alike. The boy leaves and returns as a young man to help on the farm and to care for the barn again. This joyful celebration of generations of family and their…
Find out more »Author Event: Debbi Michiko Florence (Proceeds to Benefit Buddy Dog!) at The Silver Unicorn Bookstore
Connecticut author Debbi Michiko Florence, author of the Jasmine Toguchi series, will be in our store to read from her newest set of books: The My Furry Foster Family series! As a special request, Debbi asked us to donate all sales proceeds from this event to a local animal foster/adoption agency. We chose Buddy Dog Humane Society of Sudbury, and they will be at the store for the event! Come out to support this wonderful organization that does a lot for the pets in…
Find out more »Fostering Racial Justice Book Club: How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi at The Silver Unicorn Bookstore
We are excited to be the new host of the Fostering Racial Justice Book Club! About How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi: From the National Book Award-winning author of Stamped from the Beginning comes a bracingly original approach to understanding and uprooting racism and inequality in our society—and in ourselves. Ibram X. Kendi’s concept of antiracism reenergizes and reshapes the conversation about racial justice in America—but even more fundamentally, points us toward liberating new ways of thinking about ourselves and each…
Find out more »Orange Door Kitchen Cook Book Club: Homegrown by Matt Jennings at The Silver Unicorn Bookstore
Pick up the book at our place, cook a recipe at your place, RSVP on the Orange Door website, then bring your dish to Orange Door Kitchen for a potluck feast and book discussion! This month, Orange Door Kitchen Book Club is reading and cooking to Homegrown: Cooking From My New England Roots the debut cookbook of James Beard Award-nominated chef Matt Jennings. In his debut cookbook, chef Matt honors the iconic foods of his heritage and celebrates the fresh ingredients that…
Find out more »Saturday Morning Storytime: Jacqueline Veissid at The Silver Unicorn Bookstore
Massachusetts author Jacqueline Veissid will join us for Saturday Morning Storytime, reading her newest release, Caspian Finds A Friend. Jacqueline has two releases this year, the first being Ruby's Sword, which came out in October. Called "a charmer" by Kirkus Reviews, Ruby's Sword introduces readers to Ruby, who is always racing after her big brothers. But no matter how hard she tries, she can never catch up. Then one day, she discovers some sticks in the grass. Not just any sticks—swords! And suddenly the…
Find out more »NaNoWriMo Kickoff Party! at The Silver Unicorn
Looking for a fun challenge this November? We dare you to write a 50,000-word novel in 30 days! That's right: 50,000 words. 30 days. (That's about 1,667 words a day.) You can totally do this! Are you up for it? If the answer is yes, join us for the MetroWest Region's National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) kickoff party! We'll be welcoming enthusiastic writers just like you! Meet other writers in the area who are taking on the challenge and meet…
Find out more »Memoir Event: Maureen Stanton and Sharon Lamb at The Silver Unicorn Bookstore
We are so lucky to have two fantastic memoirists living in our area! If you're looking for engrossing reads about the intersections of womanhood, motherhood, expectations, and the opioid crisis that is sweeping the nation, look no further than these two books. We are proud to have Maureen Stanton, author of Body Leaping Backward: Memoir of Delinquent Girlhood and Sharon Lamb, author of The Not Good Enough Mother in our store to talk about their books and the stories behind them. Described as "sharp,…
Find out more »Costume Pajama Storytime! at The Silver Unicorn Bookstore
Just can't wait to put on your Halloween costume? You're in luck! We're doing a special Pajama Storytime just in time for Halloween! Put on your costume and join Alcott School kindergarten teacher (and Acton parent and McCarthy Towne PTSO board member) AllisonForseter as she reads a spooky story! Kiddos who come in costume will be entered into a raffle for an awesome prize!
Find out more »Saturday Morning Storytime: Jen Corace at The Silver Unicorn
Saturday Morning Storytime: Jen Corace Saturday November 23 | 11:00AM - 12:00PM We are so fortunate to welcome Jen Corace, illustrator of the beautiful new book Small World, to our store for Saturday Morning Storytime! This book has received a starred review from the School Library Journal, and has been praised for its lyrical prose and geometric ink and pencil illustrations. While this book is STEM-themed and girl-powered, it goes beyond the buzz words to touch the heart and warm the soul.…
Find out more »Fostering Racial Justice Book Club: A PLACE FOR US by Fatima Farheen Mirza at The Silver Unicorn
As an Indian wedding gathers a family back together again, parents Rafiq and Layla must reckon with the choices their children have made. There is Hadia: their headstrong, eldest daughter, whose marriage is a match of love and not tradition. Huda, the middle child, determined to follow in her sister’s footsteps. And lastly, their estranged son, Amar, who returns to the family fold for the first time in three years to take his place as brother of the bride. What…
Find out more »Saturday Morning Storytime: Susan Tan at The Silver Unicorn
It is a delight to welcome Susan Tan back to our store for Saturday Morning Storytime! You might know Susan's work from her wonderful Cilla Lee-Jenkins series. Susan is back to introduce us to a new character, Emmy, in the new book Piece by Piece. Emmy loses her beloved blanket, made especially for her by her Nainai, on a trip to the Peabody Essex Museum. Looking high and low, she winds up on a magical journey of discovery and wonder.…
Find out more »Jackie MacMullan presents BASKETBALL: A LOVE STORY and Matthew Goodman presents THE CITY GAME: TRIUMPH, SCANDAL, AND A LEGENDARY BASKETBALL TEAM at The Silver Unicorn
If you love Basketball, this is the author event for you! We cannot wait to have Massachusetts author, journalist, and commentator Jackie MacMullan in our store alongside New York Times bestselling author Matthew Goodman! They will be in conversation about their two books, Basketball: A Love Story and The City Game: Triumph, Scandal, and a Legendary Basketball Team. Described as a "powerful and heartbreaking" must-read for hoops fans by Slate, Basketball: A Love Story is the literary counterpart to the ABC/ESPN documentary series…
Find out more »Friday Fiction Book Club: BEFORE WE WERE YOURS at The Silver Unicorn
Friday Fiction Book Club meets in the morning AND in the evening! Join us in the morning 10am-12noon OR in the evening 7pm-9pm! Memphis, 1939. Twelve-year-old Rill Foss and her four younger siblings live a magical life aboard their family’s Mississippi River shantyboat. But when their father must rush their mother to the hospital one stormy night, Rill is left in charge—until strangers arrive in force. Wrenched from all that is familiar and thrown into a Tennessee Children’s Home Society…
Find out more »Middle Grade Book Club: LOOK BOTH WAYS by Jason Reynolds at The Silver Unicorn
Middle-Grade Book Club is turning 1 year old! Congratulations to our readers and to Rebecca Caprara! **Note the date! We're meeting a week later than usual!** This story was going to begin like all the best stories. With a school bus falling from the sky. But no one saw it happen. They were all too busy— Talking about boogers. Stealing pocket change. Skateboarding. Wiping out. Braving up. Executing complicated handshakes. Planning an escape. Making jokes. Lotioning up. Finding comfort. But…
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.