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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 ... (περισσότερα)Interested: HMOKeefe Added by booksense. Book Group #1 reads Henry James's Portrait of a Lady. All book groups are free to join and all are welcome!
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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 ... (περισσότερα)Junot Diaz reads from The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao . Event location: Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA
Interested: elizaannjn Added by HMOKeefe. "Smart, surreal and thoroughly enjoyable, Ron MacLean's stories refract light off the everyday in strange and wondrous angles, making us see--as all good fiction does--our ordinary lives in new and extraordinary ways."Jenna Blum author of Those Who Save Us
"His work is smart and elegant and spooky, ... (περισσότερα) Tom Perrotta. "Perrotta is that rare combination: a satirist with heart...Those who haven’t curled up on the couch with this writer’s books are missing a very great pleasure."Seattle Times
"Nobody renders the world of soccer moms and sprinklers and SUVs like Perrotta. He’s the Steinbeck of suburbia."Time
Tom ... (περισσότερα)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 ... (περισσότερα)Event location: Central Square Library, 45 Pearl Street, Cambridge
Interested: redpersephone Added by sisaruus. Dr. Thomas Graboys will be at the Bookshop September 7th at 3 PM to discuss his book, "Life in the Balance".
Craving something more with your reading this Fall? Join us for a reading group on sexual and gender identity, featuring a top-notch booklist covering everything from cutting edge to classics. Facilitators Toni Amato and Jaclyn Friedman will lead this 5 week exploration of queerness and literature, making ... (περισσότερα) Carol Band. "Carol Band is a truly delightful storyteller..."Parenting Publications of America
"Slightly sarcastic, absolutely on the mark and really, really funny!"Bill Lindsay Editor in Chief, Dominion Parenting Media/Parenthood.com
Carol Band's humor column, "A Household Word," has won numerous awards--including ... (περισσότερα)"An outstanding medical thriller, sharply plotted, with crisp dialogue, intelligent characters--and a premise that will freeze your blood. Gary Braver is one hell of a good writer."Douglas Preston author of The Wheel of Darkness
"[This book] cuts to the bone, a nerve-jangling thriller that combines ... (περισσότερα)Fiction title for September: SOMEWHERE OFF THE COAST OF MAINE by Ann Hood
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 ... (περισσότερα)Porter Square Books: Dennis McCullough, My Mother, Your Mother: Embracing Slow Medicine (Σεπτέμβριος 11 at 19:00) "McCullough's concept of 'slow medicine' is an example of that ethic of care in action."Library Journal
"This book will literally speak volumes to many baby boomers who find themselves helping aging parents through their late-life journey."Peggy Carlson
Dennis McCullough, M.D. has been a family ... (περισσότερα)Porter Square Books: Pagan Kennedy, The Dangerous Joy of Dr. Sex and Other True Stories (Σεπτέμβριος 15 at 19:00) "Kennedy excels at making the complex compelling...a stylish and wholly original triumph."Publisher's Weekly starred review.
Pagan Kennedy is the author of ten books in a variety of genres--from cultural history to biography to the novel, including her most recent book The First Man-Made Man. A regular ... (περισσότερα)"The book is filled with fascinating dramatically told stories."Booklist
"Yolen tells the tales of 13 female pirates, from Persia to China, from 500 years before the Common Era to the 19th century. Not only does she tell them vividly, she also strives to untangle fact from fiction, history from legend, ... (περισσότερα)Bakirathi Mani. Get new insights into Jhumpa Lahiri's The Namesake in this lecture and discussion. Bakirathi Mani is a professor at Swarthmore College, and the Chair of their Women's Studies Department. She has Pd.D.s in Modern Thought and Literature and Cultural and Social Anthropology, and specializes in studying ... (περισσότερα)The library is excited to welcome the prolific author Jane Yolen to the Watertown Savings Bank Room Friday, September 19 at 3 pm.
Yolen, the award winning author of nearly three-hundred works written for children, teens and adults, will showcase her highly praised new title, Sea Queens: Women Pirates ... (περισσότερα)How does faith inform your sexuality?
Queer and Catholic examines the culture of how being raised catholic informs and influences, positively or negatively, our queerness and how our queerness affects our Catholicism, our vestigial catholic nature or even our flight from and continued struggle with ... (περισσότερα)Event location: Linda K. Paresky Conference Center at Simmons College, 300 The Fenway, Boston, MA
"...emotionally authentic...a ravishing novel of the mystery of death and life’s assertion."Bookslist (starred review)
"Deeply touching and absorbing..."Publisher's Weekly
Francine Prose is the author of fifteen books of fiction, including A Changed Man and Blue Angel, which was a finalist for ... (περισσότερα)Porter Square Books: Nick Daniloff, Of Spies and Spokesmen: My Life as a Cold War Correspondent (Σεπτέμβριος 25 at 19:00) "[This book] is a lively, informative, readable, and enlightening perspective, to be both enjoyed for its literary merits and digested for its insights."Zbigniew Brzezinski author of Second Chance: Three Presidents and the Crisis of American Superpower
"With a keen eye for detail and a deep sensitivity ... (περισσότερα). A reviewer for “Library Journal” said Haydon ” blends Celtic lore with Asian myth to produce a world both strange and hauntingly familiar.” Haydon is a harpist, herbalist and madrigal singer as well as an author. Save a seat in the Shattuck Street Multipurpose Room by going to the Events Calendar ... (περισσότερα)Event location: Multipurpose Room, Shattuck Street Building, Littleton
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
"A surprising and gracefully written exploration of Boston's true nature. If you love this city, you will love this book."Eric Jay Dolin author of Leviathan
"A wonderful piece of work: lively, thought-provoking, and totally absorbing. The city of Boston has been chopped to pieces, riddled with tunnels, ... (περισσότερα)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
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