Literature
Love Unveiled: If You Could Be Mine, by Sara Farizan
With her first novel, Farizan explores the tangled issues of gender and sexuality in Iran.
PREVIEW: What to Expect from the National Poetry Slam Competition 2013
The National Poetry Slam: where poets pour their hearts and souls out on the stage, and five complete strangers give those hearts and souls a numerical […]
Be an Open Book with Litographs Shirts
Want to tell the world about your favorite book? Wear it loud and proud. Cambridge-based company Litographs prints entire tomes on tees and posters, arranging […]
How a Local Company Got To Illustrate an Astronaut’s Book for Kids
Commander Chris Hadfield has seen Boston from outer space—he even tweeted a photo of it during his five-month expedition on the International Space Station, where […]
Dear Hollywood, It’s Too Soon To Promote The Boston Marathon Bombings Movie
Less than three short months after the tragic events at the Boston Marathon, wounds are still healing, both figuratively and literally, for many people in […]
Inside Story
Everyone loves the staff-picks shelf at the bookstore. Especially us! In that spirit, here’s a selection of books we’ve loved through the years that are set in the area.
This is What Happens When Larry David Picks You Up While Hitchhiking
Three summers ago, while riding his bike, Paul Samuel Dolman’s legs got tired so he pulled over to rest. The day prior he had biked […]
What You Need to Know About Changing Lives Through Literature
As Massachusetts begins the process of giving the most notorious Boston gangster his due, most of us aren’t thinking about the kind of lawbreakers who […]
Read Local: Boston-Related Books for Summer Beach Reading
Here’s a sampling of Boston-related books we’ll be reading at the beach.
Beyond the Book: A New Program Lets You Borrow iPads from the Boston Public Library
A new program will let you borrow iPads from the BPL.
Five Reasons to Leave the House This Weekend, Maddie on Things Edition
Plenty of fun things might lure you out of the house this weekend, including PorchFest in Somerville and the conclusions of the Together Festival and […]
Pre-Production Starts for Movie Based on Dennis Lehane’s Latest Novel
Just days after author Dennis Lehane took home a prestigious national award for his book Live By Night, pre-production on a movie based on the […]
With New Dan Brown Novel, Harvard Professors to Once Again Seem Exciting
Dan Brown’s latest thriller Inferno comes out Tuesday, and once again, the Exeter New Hampshire-based phenomenon will try to convince the reading public that a tweed-wearing scholar of ancient […]
What You Missed at Muse and the Marketplace: Amanda Palmer’s Keynote Speech
For writers who remained cooped up in their garrets this weekend, secluding themselves from the world for artistic creation, here’s what the resounding message was […]
Battleground: Nathaniel Philbrick’s Bunker Hill
A new book details how Boston’s geography helped determine the outcome of the Revolution.