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"An explosive narrative employs a Florida strip club as a tinderbox for tensions on the weekend before 9/11...Difficult to put down, impossible to forget."Kirkus Reviews
"A masterful psychological portrait of three compellingly flawed, very human characters."Caitlin Doggart bookseller at Where the ... (more) Lama Surya Das. "Using humor and wise, practical ways, Lama Surya Das invites our hearts to awaken to the highest wisdom."Jack Kornfield author of After the Ecstasy the Laundry
"Lama Surya Das' books are a blessing on my bookshelf and a blessing on my heart."Marianne Williamson author of A Return to Love
Lama ... (more)PEN New EnglandReadings at the Hotel Marlowe
Sue Miller's latest novel, The Senator's Wife takes us deep into the private lives of women with a mesmerizing portrait of two marriages. The author of the iconic The Good Mother and the best-selling While I Was Gone brings her astonishing gifts to a powerfully ... (more)Ages 6-8
4:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Reservations Required
We’ll make and paint some mini umbrellas like Noot and the other women and girls in her village in Thailand.
"[This book] is just astonishing...No one can ever fully answer the devastating question that suicide remains for those left behind, yet here, in Joan Wickersham's exquisitely straightforward story, I found surprising consolation...It will stay with me for a very long time."Julia Glass author of The ... (more)Interested: biblio-bot Added by booksense. "From the very first page, we are drawn into a twisting odyssey of faith confronting the complexities of White privilege and American racism. Patricia Wild writes prose like a poet and tells stories like a trusted friend or favorite neighbor."Alexander Levering Kern
Patricia Wild is the author of ... (more)Newton Free Library: Beyond Tolerance: Searching for Interfaith Understanding in America (August 12 at 7:30pm) In this hopeful portrait of a new age of discovery that offers historical context for religious cooperation in America, career journalist Gustav Niebuhr’s new book Beyond Tolerance provides a powerful antidote to cynicism about religious cooperation in the United States. As religious tensions continue ... (more)Non-fiction title for August: WHEN A CROCODILE EATS THE SUN by Peter Godwin
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, paperback format and alternate ... (more)Porter Square Books: Abbe Smith, Case of a Lifetime: A Criminal Defense Lawyer's Story (August 14 at 7:00pm) "A captivating, emotionally intense investigation of the complicated relationship between truth and the justice system."Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"I know of no other book that says as much about a defense lawyer's motivations, self-doubt, frustrations. I finished it with tears in my eyes."Anthony ... (more) Frank Prevost. "A Wicked Awesome Tough Broad" is the NH author's tribute to his wife's valiant battle against cancer. Frank also offers hope to spouses dealing with the grief process. Please join us for an inspirational presentation.
Brookline Booksmith: Mathias Svalina, Julia Cohen, Julie Doxsee, Janaka Stucky (August 16 at 7:00pm) Mathias Svalina reads from Who Could Forget the Sensational First Evening of the Night.; Julia Cohen reads from Undersleep.; Julie Doxsee.; Janaka Stucky. Unwavering originality infects the work of these young poets; each sentence startles. Watch these superheroes of modern expression try to outdo themselves on your behalf.
This month Farley's Book Club will be reading Haruki Murakami's Hard-Boiled Wonderland. As usual, please meet in the back room of Farley's for stimulating discussion and light refreshments!
"As smart and cosmopolitan as the twenty-first-century Berlin she chronicles so well... [this book] is an essential love story for our confused and difficult times. Funny, touching, and unforgettable."Gary Shteyngart author of
Absurdistan
Anna Winger grew up in Mexico and in the United States ... (more)Ruth Nemzoff discusses Don't Bite Your Tongue: How to Foster Rewarding Relationships with Your Adult Children. As today’s young adults face what have become known as the “odyssey years,” a decade of personal exploration alternating between professional training and school, parents and their adult children now find that they are spending more years together. Despite the need for constant renegotiation, in ... (more) Sophie Gee. "Every reader will enjoy the wit and subtlety in the novel's dangerous, delicate balance of eighteenth-century customs and transgressions. What a first impression! Sophie Gee's debut novel signals her unique expertise and a great career ahead."Matthew Pearl author of
The Dante Club
"Sophie ... (more)Interested: HMOKeefe Added by booksense. Elizabeth M. Campbell is the granddaughter of Captain von Trapp, the sternly portrayed father of the von Trapps in the movie, The Sound of Music. As a child she often saw a large oil portrait of her grandfather hanging in the family lodge wearing his uniform, standing at the bow of his submarine, holding ... (more)Danya Ruttenberg reads from Surprised By God: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Religion . Surprised by God is a religious coming of age story, from the mosh pit to the Mission District and beyond. It’s the memoir of a young woman who found, lost, and found again communities of like-minded seekers, all the while taking a winding, semi-reluctant path through traditional Jewish practice that ... (more)Event location: Central Square Library, 45 Pearl Street, Cambridge
Dr. Thomas Graboys will be at the Bookshop September 7th at 3 PM to discuss his book, "Life in the Balance".
Friends of the Library. The annual Friends of the Library Book Sale is a significant source of funding for library programming, museum passes and many extras for Chelmsford patrons. The community's support through donations and volunteer hours is greatly appreciated. Event location: Chelmsford Town Hall Gym, 50 Billerica Rd, Chelmsford, MA 01824
Friends of the Library. The annual Friends of the Library Book Sale is a significant source of funding for library programming, museum passes and many extras for Chelmsford patrons. The community's support through donations and volunteer hours is greatly appreciated. Event location: Chelmsford Town Hall Gym, 50 Billerica Rd, Chelmsford, MA 01824
Friends of the Library. The annual Friends of the Library Book Sale is a significant source of funding for library programming, museum passes and many extras for Chelmsford patrons. The community's support through donations and volunteer hours is greatly appreciated. Event location: Chelmsford Town Hall Gym, 50 Billerica Rd, Chelmsford, MA 01824
Part memoir, part journalistic reportage, Mexican Enough illuminates how we often cast off our identity in our youth, only to strive to find it again as adults—and the lessons to be learned along the way. Event location: Linda K. Paresky Conference Center at Simmons College, 300 The Fenway, Boston, MA
Jean de La Fontaine. Please join us as we welcome Craig Hill, reading from his latest translation, The Complete Fables of La Fontaine.Craig Hill, an editor and architect, fell in love with la Fontaine's Fables in the mid-1950s when he was a young man. He and his wife, Heather, live in Lincoln, Massachusetts.
Come get the scoop on who will be this year’s top picks for your fantasy baseball team. Three experts will discuss player performance projections and break down all the stats you need to know before the season begins. This will be a sure hit for fantasy baseball fans of all stripes, and will leave ... (more)Event location: 322 Curry Student Center
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