Unless you’ve been to see any creepy soothsayers recently, you probably don’t need to beware the Ides of March. Nonetheless, these events should inspire you to avoid the idleness of March. So get out there!
Tomorrow night at 6 pm, at Emerson’s own Paramount Theater, Dan Baum–former New Yorker writer (and “frenemy” of said [...]
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Upcoming Literary Happenings in March
February 28th, 2010 No Comments
Tags: Boston Athaenaum · Boston Symphony Orchestra · Brookline Booksmith · David Sedaris · harvard book store · Howard Yezerski Gallery · Institute for Contemporary Art · Porter Square Books
Cupid’s Roundup of Pre-Valentine’s Day Literary Events
February 3rd, 2010 1 Comment
The month of February is practically bursting out of its winter corset with chances to see interesting writers in person. And best of all, these stimulating (intellectually and perhaps otherwise) date opportunities are free! Now what could be more attractive than thriftiness?
Here’s our selection of Boston’s best upcoming readings and lectures:
TODAY
6:30 pm, First [...]
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December 3 Events
November 28th, 2009 No Comments
Mary Oliver - Evidence
Coolidge Corner Theater in Brookline. 6 pm
Harold Evans and Jason Epstein - My Paper Chase: True Stories of Vanished Times and Eating: A Memoir
Brattle Theater. 6 pm. $5
Ha Jin - A Good Fall
Porter Square Books. 7 pm
Tags: author readings · bookstores · Independent bookstores · nonfiction
December 2 Events
November 27th, 2009 No Comments
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Ha Jin - A Good Fall
Location: Brookline Booksmith
Time: 7 pm
Maria Tatar and Odds Bodkin - “Stories and Storytelling”
Location: First Parish Church
Time: 6:30 pm
Steve Almond - This Won’t Take But a Minute, Honey
Location: Harvard Book Store
Time: 7 pm
An Evening of Poetry with Joan Houlihan and Jennifer Militello
Location: [...]
Tags: author readings · bookstores · Independent bookstores
December 1 Events
November 26th, 2009 No Comments
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Victor LaValle
Location: Barnes and Noble at Emerson College, 114 Boylston Street
Time: 6 pm
The Good Men Project: Real Stories from the Front Lines Modern Manhood
Location: Brookline Booksmith
Time: 7 pm
Mo Lotman - Harvard Square: An Illustrated History Since 1950
Location: Harvard Book Store
Time: 7 pm
Tags: author readings · books · bookstores · Boston · Emerson College WLP Department · fiction · Independent bookstores · nonfiction
November 30 Events
November 24th, 2009 No Comments
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An Evening with Author William M. Bulger
Local author William M. Bulger will speak on his new book, James Michael Curley.
Time: 630 pm
Location: South Boston Branch Library
Tags: author readings · Boston Public Library
November 23 Events
November 20th, 2009 No Comments
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Elisa New - Jacob’s Cane: A Jewish Family’s Journey From the Four Lands of Lithuania to the Ports of London and Baltimore
Location: Harvard Hillel
Time: 7:30 pm
John Buntin - L.A. Noir
Location: Porter Square Books
Time: 7 pm
Tags: author readings · bookstores · Independent bookstores
November 19 Events
November 17th, 2009 No Comments
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James Schwartz-In Pursuit of the Gene: From Darwin to DNA
Location: Brookline Booksmith
Time: 7 pm
Gordon S. Wood-Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815
Location: Harvard book Store
Time: 7 pm
Hallie Ephron, Katherine Hall Page, and Hank Phillippi Ryan
Location: Porter Square Books
Time: 7 pm
Tags: author readings · bookstores · fiction · Independent bookstores · nonfiction
Alum Laura van den Berg Reads This Weekend!
November 12th, 2009 No Comments
Want to see one of our very own MFA Alums, who has nabbed that elusive book deal and published her first collection of short stories to critical acclaim? Well, you’re in luck, because this weekend you can meet Laura van den Berg in the flesh, and ask her about her inspiration, writing process, or the [...]
Tags: Alum Month · emerson MFA · kim · Laura van den Berg · Newtonville Books · Paul Yoon · Rachel Sherman
November 16 Events
November 10th, 2009 No Comments
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Steve Buckley - A Wicked Good Year: How the Red Sox, Patriots and Celtics Turned the Hub of the Universe into the Capital of Sports
Time: 7pm
Location: Brookline Booksmith
Cory Doctorow - Makers
Time: 7pm
Location: Harvard Book Store
Tags: author readings · books · Independent bookstores
