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Fiction title for July: GUERNSEY LITERARY & POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows Our in-store book group meets the second Thursday of each month at 6 pm. All are welcome to attend. The next month's title is chosen by majority vote at the close of each meeting. Choices are in-print, ... (more) David Roberts. "Nobody writes better about mountaineering"Jon Krakauer author of Into Thin Air David Roberts is an avid climber and the author of more than twenty books, among them On the Ridge Between Life and Death, the New York Times bestseller No Shortcuts to the Top (with Ed Viesturs), and The Mountain of My Fear, ... (more)Storybook Cove: Book-Signing with acclaimed illustrator Mark Jones (July 11 at 12:00pm) Marjorie Hakala. Critically-acclaimed illustrator, Mark Jones, will again be visiting the Sarasota area and will be at Little Bookworms to sign copies of his latest book Mermaid Dance. On the first night of summer when high tide brings the ocean to the edge of the forest, woodland animals watch mermaids frolicking under ... (more)Salem Sound has been said to be one of the most treacherous for mariners to navigate. In the age of cell phones, GPS and the like, many feel that the description no longer applies. Sea kayakers take a different approach. We don’t eschew the electronics, but we understand the importance of self-sufficiency ... (more)"Beth Taylor's memoir is one of the most tender and moving books I've read in a long time. Written with poise and grace, never falling into self-pity, [this book] will surely touch the heart of anyone who has found the means to salvage a kind of meaning out of great tragedy. This is a book I will not ... (more)Whether you’re a rookie or an old-timer, take a time out and come on out to meet Christopher Klein, author of The Die-Hard Sports Fan’s Guide to Boston. Klein will sign books and talk about Boston’s legendary sports history, offer insider’s tips to guide you through Beantown’s booming sports ... (more)"The battle at Loon erupts suddenly and sucks you in. Like Jack McLean, you ask: what am I doing here? The answer is: you joined the Marines and now it's time to fight for your life. A gripping story of violence and dedication to survival."Bing West author of The Strongest Tribe "McLean's debut ... (more)I loved this book and have recommended to as many people as I can think of. I hope you enjoy it too and I think we'll have a great discussion.
Thursday's Theatre of Words & Music features three to four established and emerging writers and artists to read/display/perform their work for the public at Cornerstone Books in Salem, MA on the fourth Thursday of every month at 7pm. An open mike will be held following featured writers/artists--artists ... (more)Patrick Radden Keefe discusses The Snakehead: An Epic Tale of the Chinatown Underworld and the American Dream. From the site: The ruling figure of the 1980’s Chinese underworld was a middle-aged grandmother known as Sister Ping. The Snakehead is the story of the vicious global crime conglomerate she built and a gripping explanation of the underground economy of America’s 12 million undocumented immigrants. ... (more)Todd De Pastino will give an illustrated talk on the creator of "Up Front," Bill Mauldin.
From the store site: The 40th Anniversary of the Woodstock Music Festival brings an opportunity to meet Michael Lang, the man who started it all. The Road to Woodstock weaves the voices of its artists, audience and creators into an in-depth history of the most iconic concert of the last century. He will ... (more) Samantha Wilde. Please join us Sunday, July 26th at 3 PM as we welcome Samantha Wilde, reading from her novel "This Little Mommy Stayed Home". A graduate of Smith College and Yale Divinity School, Samantha Wilde is a yoga teacher and a minister. The mother of two born within twenty months of each other, she lives in ... (more)From the store site: An Irreverent Curiosity chronicles what happens when a renowned travel writer moves to an Italian hill town to uncover the fate of Jesus’ foreskin. David Farley – who teaches writing at New York University and whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, ... (more)Boston Readers is a book discusion group that meets once a month at the Trident. This month's selection is Inheritance by Natalie Danford. The group is always happy to welcome new members. You can find out more about them by checking out their website
We'll be at the Wadleigh Library in Milford to cohost an event with MA author Dick Lehr. He'll be in town to sign and discuss his new true-crime expose, "The Fence: A Police Cover-Up Along Boston's Racial Divide". A portion of the event's book sales will benefit the library.
Storybook Cove: Janelle Orsi & Emily Doskow discuss The Sharing Solution (July 29 at 7:00pm) Diesel, A Bookstore in Oakland is pleased to present local attorneys Janelle Orsi & Emily Doskow to the store to discuss and sign their new book, The Sharing Solution: Save Money, Simplify Your Life, and Build Community. Sharing, that good ole virtue we learned as kids can help us live more sustainably, ... (more)Porter Square Books: Willard Spiegelman, Seven Pleasures: Essays on Ordinary Happiness (July 30 at 7:00pm) "Few happy people writer books, but when they do, they confer the blessings of wisdom and their sanguine nature on the unhappy many. I learned so much from [this book]. I felt that Willard Spiegelman was personally walking me throughall the steps necessary to dance the tango of bliss that he has so delightfully ... (more)Alan Pierce reads from A History of Boston’s Jewish North Shore. Forced to flee the brutal pogroms of Europe, Jewish immigrants sought refuge in the beauty of Boston’s North Shore. Drawing on their artisan skills, many found work in the tanneries of Peabody and the shoe factories of Lynn, while other enterprising Jews established their own businesses in Salem and ... (more)David S. Brody reads from Cabal of the Westford Knight: Templars at the Newport Tower.
Topping local and national bestseller lists, this is THE book of the summer, especially in Salem! Katherine Howe takes her PhD in American Studies to craft this tale of a grad student unraveling family secrets in Salem and Marblehead. Finding a key and a scrap of paper reading only “Deliverance Dane ... (more)Please join us at the Bookshop Sunday, August 2nd at 3 PM when we welcome Aisling Juanjuan Shen, reading from and signing her new memoir, "A Tiger's Heart". Aisling Juanjuan Shen was born to illiterate peasants in a tiny rice-farming hamlet in China's Yangtze Delta in 1974. Pronounced useless by her ... (more)One of science fiction's most popular and enduring works is the Dune series by Frank Herbert. This seminal work has been continued by Herbert's son Brian Herbert and fellow New York Times bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson. The latest book in the series is Winds of Dune, and for the first time in over ... (more)Ages 2-3
10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Reservations Required We’ll read about the “long string” and make our own string pictures.
Ages 2-3
10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Reservations Required We’ll read about the “long string” and make our own string pictures.
The son of two English professors, Lev Grossman grew up in Lexington, MA and graduated from Harvard University before embarking on a career in journalism. He worked for a string of dot-coms while writing free-lance articles about books, technology and culture in general for various medai, including Lingua ... (more)Although the history of the Red Sox has often been stranger than fiction, until now there has never been an all-fiction anthology of the team. Author Adam Pachter will discuss his two books, Fenway Fiction and Further Fenway Fiction.
Porter Square Books: Local Contributors discuss and sign Who's Your Mama? (September 20 at 3:00pm) Diesel, A Bookstore in Oakland is pleased to present local writers Kathy Briccetti, Meilan Carter, and Jasmine Dawson as they discuss their contributions to the national anthology, Who's Your Mama?: The Unsung Voices of Women and Mothers. Kathy Briccetti has published essays, poetry, and criticism ... (more)Diesel, A Bookstore in Oakland is pleased to present local writers Kathy Briccetti, Meilan Carter, and Jasmine Dawson as they discuss their contributions to the national anthology, Who's Your Mama?: The Unsung Voices of Women and Mothers. Kathy Briccetti has published essays, poetry, and criticism ... (more)Front Street Book Shop: Dylan Landis discusses and signs Normal People Don't Live Like This (September 22 at 7:00pm) Dylan Landis. DIESEL, A Bookstore in Brentwood is pleased to have local author Dylan Landis as she discusses and signs Normal People Don't Live Like This. This event is free and all are welcome! Normal People Don't Live Like This will be published Sept. 8 by Persea Books. It is a debut collection of ten linked stories—praised ... (more)Porter Square Books: Taije Silverman discusses and signs Houses Are Fields (October 18 at 3:00pm) Taije Silverman. Diesel, A Bookstore in Oakland is pleased to present local author Taije Silverman to the store to celebrate the publication of her first book of poetry, Houses Are Fields. Join us!
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