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
Celebrity Death Match: John Irving and Augusten Burroughs
A special Halloween guest post by Josh Garstka
October 31st, 2009 No Comments
And you complain that your master’s thesis is taking years. Try stewing for twenty on one sentence, like John Irving. Or grappling with childhood demons at 44, like Augusten Burroughs. Brookline Booksmith hosted these authors’ readings this week, at the Coolidge Corner Theatre.
In most ways, John Irving is the antithesis of Augusten Burroughs. A weathered [...]
Tags: augusten burroughs · Brookline Booksmith · Coolidge Corner Theater · john irving · Josh Garstka
New Orleans After the Deluge Josh Neufeld at Brookline Booksmith
September 5th, 2009 No Comments
Above photo courtesy of laffy4k from Flickr Creative Commons.
For those who don’t mind the above-ground trolley cars, Brookline Booksmith in Coolidge Corner is throwing an event next week dedicated to the exploration of post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans. Come support Josh Neufeld as he presents his graphic novel about the city and its survivors.
Tuesday, September 8th, [...]
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Special Discounts at Brookline Booksmith!
May 26th, 2009 No Comments
Photo courtesy of lepiaf.geo on flickr via creative commons licensing
Hey guys! Brookline Booksmith has this great promo going called the Readers and Writers series. All their books are 20 percent off on the nights that Brookline Booksmith has readings. I know how frightening the green line can be for some of you out there, but this [...]
Tags: Add new tag · author readings · Brookline Booksmith · Independent bookstores
Bibliophilia
March 7th, 2009 No Comments
Bibliophilia is defined as a love of books, while bibliomania is an actual disorder, where the victim compulsively hoards books to the detriment of social relationships and their own wellbeing. Many of us lifelong lovers of books struggle with the fine line that separates the philia from the mania.
I got into a conversation at [...]
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Indie Bookstore Week: Brookline Booksmith
January 17th, 2009 No Comments
One of my favorite things about living in Brookline is being just down the street from Brookline Booksmith, one of Boston’s best independent booksellers. In fact, Boston Magazine named it THE best in Boston seven years of the past nine, most recently this year.
Located just a moment’s walk from the Coolidge Corner T stop on [...]
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