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7:00 pm
MICHAEL FRANK reads from his memoir, The Mighty Franks
Brookline Booksmith hosts essayist, critic and author MICHAEL FRANK presenting his family memoir, The Might Franks, which the New York Times calls "probing and radiantly polished." About The Mighty Franks: Talented, sparkling, and lavish with both money and love, Auntie Hankie teaches young Michael which books to read, which painters to admire, and which people […]
Find out more »Harvard Book Store and GrubStreet present debut author ANGELICA BAKER
Harvard Book Store and GrubStreet welcome debut author ANGELICA BAKER and Boston College's STUART NADLER—acclaimed author of Wise Men, The Book of Life, and The Inseparables—for a discussion of BAKER's new novel, Our Little Racket, the story of five women whose lives are dramatically changed by the downfall of a financial titan. This event is not ticketed.
Find out more »7:30 pm
BETH MACY, author of TRUEVINE, in conversation with LISA MULLINS
Papercuts welcomes BETH MACY, in conversation with WBUR's LISA MULLINS, to discuss Macy's bestselling book, Truevine, the true story of two African-American brothers who were kidnapped and displayed as circus freaks, and whose mother endured a 28-year struggle to get them back. Through hundreds of interviews and decades of research, Beth Macy expertly explores a […]
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.