Literature
The Gronk You’re With
Known for her Rob Gronkowski–based erotica, The Gronking to Remember, ebook writer Lacey Noonan creates an exclusive post-football-season story for Boston.
Book Roundup: February Winter Reads
FICTION, MYSTERY/THRILLER The Girl on the Train Paula Hawkins Of all the books out there trying to be the next Gone Girl, few come as […]
MFA Publishes Common Wealth, Book of Art by African Americans
You can’t talk about Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Boston without mentioning the MFA’s annual open house. Of all their free community days throughout the […]
Will You Join Mark Zuckerberg’s Book Club?
Following in Her Majesty Oprah Winfrey’s footsteps, King Mark Zuckerberg of Palo Alto, California, just launched the next big book club. The Facebook founder and CEO shared […]
Local Booksellers Share Holiday Reads and Gift Recs
Whether you still need a gift for the bookworm on your list or are one yourself, Boston-area indies have you covered. Below, see what the folks […]
Danielle Legros Georges Named Boston’s New Poet Laureate
Danielle Legros Georges reads at the Mass. Poetry Festival in 2011. Finally, the search is over. Since the search announcement in April and a deadline extension in July, the city […]
BPL Reveals Top 10 Most-Borrowed Books of 2014
The Boston Public Library has revealed which books made its Top 10 Most-Borrowed list this year, and—surprise!—there are no big surprises here. Top 10 Most-Borrowed […]
Merriam-Webster: The Word of the Year Is ‘Culture’
The word “culture” has a variety of meanings: it can be tied to people’s beliefs and customs, or to a particular society’s way of thinking, […]
Mayor Walsh Pens Special Foreword for New Book Boston Strong
A new book that gives a detailed account of the harrowing events that occurred at the 2013 Boston Marathon, and the heroic deeds carried out by police and […]
New Bookstore, Papercuts JP, to Open in Jamaica Plain November 29
“I figured, if I didn’t take the leap now, I’d just get more scared as time goes on.” That was the risk Kate Layte took when […]
Amanda Palmer Talks The Art of Asking and Her ‘Poem for Dzhokhar’
“Today, it is my turn to take the tampon. Tomorrow, it shall be yours.” That is—written in the foreword of her introduction—the figurative message of […]
Dennis Lehane Reveals Cover, Synopsis of His Next Book
For the first time on Tuesday, Dorchester-bred author Dennis Lehane, creator of such fan favorites as Mystic River, and Gone, Baby, Gone, revealed the cover […]
Roundup: Memoirs and Other Books by Boston Celebrities
In addition to being No-Shave November, this month is also National Novel Writing Month, a.k.a. NaNoWriMo, a.k.a. at least one of your friends on social media is posting progress […]
Boston Book Festival Announces New Kids’ Festival, ‘Hubbub: Creative Commotion’
If your kids enjoyed the Boston Book Festival, then another brand-new event just announced by the BBF will be perfect for your young readers. Following the […]
Amy Poehler Brought Her A-Game to Her Book Talk in Boston
Amy Poehler—Burlington native, Parks and Rec leading lady, and now author of the best book on your bookshelf—blessed an intimate crowd in Boston with her […]