Events for September 15, 2016
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6:00 pm
Mara Wilson (aka Matilda) at Harvard Book Store
Harvard Book Store welcomes writer, playwright, and actress Mara Wilson for a discussion of her memoir, WHERE AM I NOW?: TRUE STORIES OF GIRLHOOD AND ACCIDENTAL FAME. A former child star best known for her lead roles in Matilda and Mrs. Doubtfire, Mara Wilson is the grown-up the world still remembers as a little girl. Tackling everything from what she learned about sex on the […]
Find out more »Karin Tanabe, author of The Gilded Years: A Novel
The Boston Public Library is pleased to welcome Karin Tanabe, author of The Gilded Years. The Gilded Years tells the story of Anita Hemmings, the first black woman to attend Vassar College by passing as a white woman. As Anita’s college graduation nears, her risk of exposure increases. Anita Hemmings grew up in Roxbury and […]
Find out more »7:00 pm
Hannah Pittard: Listen to Me
Newtonville Books is pleased to welcome Hannah Pittard, author of the critically acclaimed thriller, Listen to Me. About the novel: Mark and Maggie’s annual drive east to visit family has gotten off to a rocky start. By the time they’re on the road, it’s late, a storm is brewing, and they are no longer speaking to […]
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.