Upcoming events such as book and poetry readings , signings and children's events will be listed on this page. Be sure to check back for updates!
Email us at thebookshop@yahoo.com to get monthly updates on events.
Email us at thebookshop@yahoo.com to get monthly updates on events.
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Thursday May 23rd @ 7:00PM
We are pleased to welcome International Bestselling Author
Michael Palmer and Daniel Palmer as they discuss their books.
Michael Palmer is the author of eighteen novels of medical and political suspense, all international bestsellers. His 18th medical and political thriller, POLITICAL SUICIDE, is now available. In addition to writing, Palmer is an associate director of the Massachusetts Medical Society Physician Health Services, devoted to helping physicians troubled by mental illness, physical illness, behavioral issues, and chemical dependency.
We are pleased to welcome International Bestselling Author
Michael Palmer and Daniel Palmer as they discuss their books.
Michael Palmer is the author of eighteen novels of medical and political suspense, all international bestsellers. His 18th medical and political thriller, POLITICAL SUICIDE, is now available. In addition to writing, Palmer is an associate director of the Massachusetts Medical Society Physician Health Services, devoted to helping physicians troubled by mental illness, physical illness, behavioral issues, and chemical dependency.
Thursday May 23rd @ 7:00PM
Daniel Palmer with Michael Palmer
Daniel Palmer spent a decade as an e-commerce pioneer helping to build first generation websites for Barnes & Noble and other popular brands. An experienced musician and songwriter, Daniel has recorded two CDs and licensed his songs for commercial use. Daniel's co-written two short stories for the trade organization International Thriller Writers, which were published in Thriller (edited by James Patterson) and First Thrills (edited by Lee Child). His debut thriller novel, Delirious, was published by Kensington in early 2011, his other books include Helpless and his latest book Stolen comes out April 30, 2013 He holds a master's degree in mass communications from Boston University.
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Daniel Palmer with Michael Palmer
Daniel Palmer spent a decade as an e-commerce pioneer helping to build first generation websites for Barnes & Noble and other popular brands. An experienced musician and songwriter, Daniel has recorded two CDs and licensed his songs for commercial use. Daniel's co-written two short stories for the trade organization International Thriller Writers, which were published in Thriller (edited by James Patterson) and First Thrills (edited by Lee Child). His debut thriller novel, Delirious, was published by Kensington in early 2011, his other books include Helpless and his latest book Stolen comes out April 30, 2013 He holds a master's degree in mass communications from Boston University.
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ThursThday May 23rd @ 7:00PM
Thursday May 23rd 6:00PM to 8:00PM
offsite event at Somerville Public Library
Jan David Blais author of Twentieth Century Limited
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Thursday May 23rd 6:00PM to 8:00PM
offsite event at Somerville Public Library
Jan David Blais author of Twentieth Century Limited
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Thursday June 6th @ 7:00PM Katherine Hall Page & Hallie Ephron
A Talk and Signing
Award Winning Authors Katherine Hall Page & Hallie Ephron visit The Book Shop for A Talk about their books followed by a booksigning.
Katherine Hall Page is the author of twenty previous Faith Fairchild mysteries, her latest is The Body in the Piazza: A Faith Fairchild Mystery the first of which received the Agatha Award for best first mystery. The Body in the Snowdrift was honored with the Agatha Award for best novel of 2006. Page also won an Agatha for her short story "The Would-Be Widower." She has also been a nominee for the Edgar Award and the Mary Higgins Clark Award. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband.
A Talk and Signing
Award Winning Authors Katherine Hall Page & Hallie Ephron visit The Book Shop for A Talk about their books followed by a booksigning.
Katherine Hall Page is the author of twenty previous Faith Fairchild mysteries, her latest is The Body in the Piazza: A Faith Fairchild Mystery the first of which received the Agatha Award for best first mystery. The Body in the Snowdrift was honored with the Agatha Award for best novel of 2006. Page also won an Agatha for her short story "The Would-Be Widower." She has also been a nominee for the Edgar Award and the Mary Higgins Clark Award. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband.
Thursday June 6th @ 7:00PM Katherine Hall Page & Hallie Ephron
A Talk and Signing
Hallie Ephron's latest book is There Was an Old Woman , her work has been called "unputdownable" (Laura Lippman) "unsettling" (Seattle Times), "ingenious" (Joseph Finder), "richly atmospheric" and "Hitchcockian" (USA Today), and "deliciously creepy (Publisher's weekly). Her award-winning NEVER TELL A LIE was made into a movie for the Lifetime Movie Network. Her new novel, THERE WAS AN OLD WOMAN, is a best seller. Washington Post book reviewer Maureen Corrigan raves, ”For those who love Gotham and abhor gore, ‘There Was An Old Woman’ is the perfect thriller lite.”
A Talk and Signing
Hallie Ephron's latest book is There Was an Old Woman , her work has been called "unputdownable" (Laura Lippman) "unsettling" (Seattle Times), "ingenious" (Joseph Finder), "richly atmospheric" and "Hitchcockian" (USA Today), and "deliciously creepy (Publisher's weekly). Her award-winning NEVER TELL A LIE was made into a movie for the Lifetime Movie Network. Her new novel, THERE WAS AN OLD WOMAN, is a best seller. Washington Post book reviewer Maureen Corrigan raves, ”For those who love Gotham and abhor gore, ‘There Was An Old Woman’ is the perfect thriller lite.”
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Thursday June 13th @ 7:00PM
Ilan Mochari and L. Annette Binder discuss their books
Zinsky the Obscure and Rise
“Brutally funny....forged from the same literary hearth that has given us such delightful and fussy oddballs as Ignatius J. Reilly, Don Quixote, and Kilgore Trout....[Zinsky the Obscure] has the scope of something like Irving's The World According to Garp. It also has that book's heart. ”
DigBoston
“L. Annette Binder is a stunningly talented writer. Her stories are the stories of outsiders, gripping and heartfelt, heightened with hidden undertones of the surreal. It is this tension that makes the worlds she creates so vibrant, and allows her readers to see so deeply into these characters' souls. Rise is a beautiful book, and Binder’s words cut clear and straight to the bone.” Hannah Tinti"
Ilan Mochari and L. Annette Binder discuss their books
Zinsky the Obscure and Rise
“Brutally funny....forged from the same literary hearth that has given us such delightful and fussy oddballs as Ignatius J. Reilly, Don Quixote, and Kilgore Trout....[Zinsky the Obscure] has the scope of something like Irving's The World According to Garp. It also has that book's heart. ”
DigBoston
“L. Annette Binder is a stunningly talented writer. Her stories are the stories of outsiders, gripping and heartfelt, heightened with hidden undertones of the surreal. It is this tension that makes the worlds she creates so vibrant, and allows her readers to see so deeply into these characters' souls. Rise is a beautiful book, and Binder’s words cut clear and straight to the bone.” Hannah Tinti"
Ilan Mochari's debut novel, Zinsky the Obscure, has earned rave reviews from Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, and Booklist. His short stories have appeared in Keyhole, Stymie, and Oysters & Chocolate. Another short story was a finalist in a Glimmer Train competition. He is a contributor to Cognoscenti, the online magazine for Boston's NPR news station. He has a B.A. in English from Yale. He used it to wait tables for nine years at various restaurants in the Boston area.
L. Annette Binder’s debut collection of stories, Rise, received the 2011 Mary McCarthy Prize in Short Fiction (selected by Laura Kasischke). Her fiction has recently appeared or is forthcoming in The Pushcart Prize XXXVI, One Story, American Short Fiction, The Southern Review, Third Coast, Fairy Tale Review, Bellingham Review, Beloit Fiction Journal and others. One of her stories was performed as part of NPR’s Selected Shorts. She is currently at work on a novel based on her story “Dead Languages,” which appeared in The Southern Review.
L. Annette Binder’s debut collection of stories, Rise, received the 2011 Mary McCarthy Prize in Short Fiction (selected by Laura Kasischke). Her fiction has recently appeared or is forthcoming in The Pushcart Prize XXXVI, One Story, American Short Fiction, The Southern Review, Third Coast, Fairy Tale Review, Bellingham Review, Beloit Fiction Journal and others. One of her stories was performed as part of NPR’s Selected Shorts. She is currently at work on a novel based on her story “Dead Languages,” which appeared in The Southern Review.
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Wednesday June 19th @ 7:00PM
Come meet Author George Hassett as he discusses his new book "Gangsters of Boston"
This book is the first comprehensive account of three centuries of thug life in the city where Amreica began. In chilling new detail, veteran Boston journalist George Hassett reveals the legendary crime stories of Boston - from Prohibition to the Mafia, the Irish Gang War to Whitey Bulger. The forgotten chapters of Boston gang history are also covered - from the role of street gangs in the American Revolution to Chinatowns infamous Tong Wars to the murder of number king Daddy Black - it is all here. Every neighborhood, every era, every gangster.
Boston, Massachusetts based George Hassett has worked as a newspaper reporter and editor in the Boston area for publications such as The Boston Phoenix, Somerville News and Cambridge Chronicle. His crime reporting has also appeared in national magazines such as FEDS and ASIS and he has been interviewed as an expert on Boston organized crime for television and radio specials.
Come meet Author George Hassett as he discusses his new book "Gangsters of Boston"
This book is the first comprehensive account of three centuries of thug life in the city where Amreica began. In chilling new detail, veteran Boston journalist George Hassett reveals the legendary crime stories of Boston - from Prohibition to the Mafia, the Irish Gang War to Whitey Bulger. The forgotten chapters of Boston gang history are also covered - from the role of street gangs in the American Revolution to Chinatowns infamous Tong Wars to the murder of number king Daddy Black - it is all here. Every neighborhood, every era, every gangster.
Boston, Massachusetts based George Hassett has worked as a newspaper reporter and editor in the Boston area for publications such as The Boston Phoenix, Somerville News and Cambridge Chronicle. His crime reporting has also appeared in national magazines such as FEDS and ASIS and he has been interviewed as an expert on Boston organized crime for television and radio specials.
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PAST EVENT
Saturday May 18th @ 3:00PM The Pink Narcissus Press and several of their authors make an appearance at The Book Shop.
The Pink Narcissus Press is a local publisher of quirky fantasy and other speculative fiction, located in Auburn, Ma led by Rose Mambert with the help of Bill Racicot. Our novels and story collections boast authors from all over the world, but this event will be featuring several local authors including
Saturday May 18th @ 3:00PM The Pink Narcissus Press and several of their authors make an appearance at The Book Shop.
The Pink Narcissus Press is a local publisher of quirky fantasy and other speculative fiction, located in Auburn, Ma led by Rose Mambert with the help of Bill Racicot. Our novels and story collections boast authors from all over the world, but this event will be featuring several local authors including
- Rose Mambert from Auburn
- Bill Racicot from Medford
- JP LaFond from Somerville
- David Vernaglia from Providence
- Matt MacKenzie from Cambridge
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PAST EVENT
Wednesday May 15th @ 7:00PM
Join us in welcoming international bestselling Author Dennis Lehane talk about his books a Q & A session and book signing will follow.
Dennis Lehane grew up in Boston. Since his first novel, A Drink Before the War, won the Shamus Award, he has published eight more novels with William Morrow & Co. that have been translated into more than 30 languages and become international bestsellers: Darkness, Take My Hand; Sacred; Gone, Baby, Gone; Prayers for Rain; Mystic River; Shutter Island; The Given Day; and Moonlight Mile. Morrow also published Coronado, a collection of five stories and the play, “Coronado,” which has received stage productions in New York City, Chicago, San Francisco, and Genoa, Italy. Three of his novels -- Mystic River, Gone, Baby, Gone, and Shutter Island -- have been adapted into award-winning films. His tenth novel, Live By Night, has just won an Edgar Award it was published in October 2012 we will have tradesize paperback editions available for purchase as well as some of his other books.
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Wednesday May 15th @ 7:00PM
Join us in welcoming international bestselling Author Dennis Lehane talk about his books a Q & A session and book signing will follow.
Dennis Lehane grew up in Boston. Since his first novel, A Drink Before the War, won the Shamus Award, he has published eight more novels with William Morrow & Co. that have been translated into more than 30 languages and become international bestsellers: Darkness, Take My Hand; Sacred; Gone, Baby, Gone; Prayers for Rain; Mystic River; Shutter Island; The Given Day; and Moonlight Mile. Morrow also published Coronado, a collection of five stories and the play, “Coronado,” which has received stage productions in New York City, Chicago, San Francisco, and Genoa, Italy. Three of his novels -- Mystic River, Gone, Baby, Gone, and Shutter Island -- have been adapted into award-winning films. His tenth novel, Live By Night, has just won an Edgar Award it was published in October 2012 we will have tradesize paperback editions available for purchase as well as some of his other books.
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PAST EVENT
Thursday May 9th @ 7:00PM
Linda Barnes discusses her books, her latest novel The Perfect Ghost is due out April 9th 2013.
Before writing her first stand-alone novel, The Perfect Ghost, which Publisher’s Weekly calls “a captivating story of love, rivalry, and revenge,” Linda Barnes wrote 16 mystery novels, 12 featuring her 6’1” redheaded private eye Carlotta Carlyle, and four featuring actor/detective Michael Spraggue, an amateur sleuth. In addition to best-selling mysteries, she has also written award-winning plays and short stories.
Linda Barnes's celebrated Carlotta Carlyle first appeared in 1985 in the award-winning short story "Lucky Penny." Since then, Barnes has written twelve Carlotta Carlyle novels: A Trouble of Fools (1987), The Snake Tattoo (1989), the Boston Globe bestsellers Coyote (1991), Steel Guitar (1993), Snapshot (1994), Hardware (1995) and Cold Case (1997), which also appeared on The Boston Globe bestseller list. Flashpoint came out in 1999. The Big Dig was published in 2002, followed by Deep Pockets in 2004 and Heart of the World, in 2006 and Lie Down With the Devil (2008). Among her many honors, Barnes won the Anthony Award for Best Short Story ("Lucky Penny," 1986) and the American Mystery Award for Best Private Eye Novel (A Trouble of Fools 1987). She has been nominated for both the Shamus and the Edgar. The Snake Tattoo was named one of the outstanding books of 1990 by The London Times and Lie Down With the Devil was named one of the Best Mysteries of 2008 by Publisher’s Weekly. She lives near Boston with her husband.
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Thursday May 9th @ 7:00PM
Linda Barnes discusses her books, her latest novel The Perfect Ghost is due out April 9th 2013.
Before writing her first stand-alone novel, The Perfect Ghost, which Publisher’s Weekly calls “a captivating story of love, rivalry, and revenge,” Linda Barnes wrote 16 mystery novels, 12 featuring her 6’1” redheaded private eye Carlotta Carlyle, and four featuring actor/detective Michael Spraggue, an amateur sleuth. In addition to best-selling mysteries, she has also written award-winning plays and short stories.
Linda Barnes's celebrated Carlotta Carlyle first appeared in 1985 in the award-winning short story "Lucky Penny." Since then, Barnes has written twelve Carlotta Carlyle novels: A Trouble of Fools (1987), The Snake Tattoo (1989), the Boston Globe bestsellers Coyote (1991), Steel Guitar (1993), Snapshot (1994), Hardware (1995) and Cold Case (1997), which also appeared on The Boston Globe bestseller list. Flashpoint came out in 1999. The Big Dig was published in 2002, followed by Deep Pockets in 2004 and Heart of the World, in 2006 and Lie Down With the Devil (2008). Among her many honors, Barnes won the Anthony Award for Best Short Story ("Lucky Penny," 1986) and the American Mystery Award for Best Private Eye Novel (A Trouble of Fools 1987). She has been nominated for both the Shamus and the Edgar. The Snake Tattoo was named one of the outstanding books of 1990 by The London Times and Lie Down With the Devil was named one of the Best Mysteries of 2008 by Publisher’s Weekly. She lives near Boston with her husband.
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PAST EVENT
Sunday May 5th @ 1:00PM Jeff Jam
Jeff Jam is a friendly, goofy guy that sings and performs songs for
children of all ages. He travels all over Massachusetts, New England and
the world with his acoustic guitar, bringing songs and smiles to children
everywhere. Born in Massachusetts, Jeff Jam grew up watching Sesame Street, reading
Dr. Seuss, and listening to The Beatles. Three of his favorite things are
books, music and baseball, so, when he gets to sing Take Me Out To The
Ballgame in a library, Jeff is in heaven. Jeff Jam is a certified Music Together
® teacher, and leads classes in Cambridge on Saturdays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Sunday May 5th @ 1:00PM Jeff Jam
Jeff Jam is a friendly, goofy guy that sings and performs songs for
children of all ages. He travels all over Massachusetts, New England and
the world with his acoustic guitar, bringing songs and smiles to children
everywhere. Born in Massachusetts, Jeff Jam grew up watching Sesame Street, reading
Dr. Seuss, and listening to The Beatles. Three of his favorite things are
books, music and baseball, so, when he gets to sing Take Me Out To The
Ballgame in a library, Jeff is in heaven. Jeff Jam is a certified Music Together
® teacher, and leads classes in Cambridge on Saturdays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.
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PAST EVENT
Saturday April 13th @ 1:00PM
Erin Thorne reads from her latest book Behind The Wheel: And Other Stories
A family discovers who's really in charge when they buy a car that drives itself... The characters from a well known fairy tale live on after their story is over... A docile species of farm animal transforms into a pack of ruthless creatures, bent on the destruction of humankind... A werewolf stalks a young girl's backyard... Tiny pets, rescued from certain destruction, are not what they seem... Enter a land of fantasy, and learn more about the hidden side of the world you take for granted.
Erin Thorne is a lifelong resident of Massachusetts, where she lives with her family. She writes primarily paranormal fiction, and is the author of Diane’s Descent, a supernatural novella set in upstate New York, as well as Deals Diabolical, a collection of eight spine-tingling short stories. Her work has also been featured in Adventures for the Average Woman
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Saturday April 13th @ 1:00PM
Erin Thorne reads from her latest book Behind The Wheel: And Other Stories
A family discovers who's really in charge when they buy a car that drives itself... The characters from a well known fairy tale live on after their story is over... A docile species of farm animal transforms into a pack of ruthless creatures, bent on the destruction of humankind... A werewolf stalks a young girl's backyard... Tiny pets, rescued from certain destruction, are not what they seem... Enter a land of fantasy, and learn more about the hidden side of the world you take for granted.
Erin Thorne is a lifelong resident of Massachusetts, where she lives with her family. She writes primarily paranormal fiction, and is the author of Diane’s Descent, a supernatural novella set in upstate New York, as well as Deals Diabolical, a collection of eight spine-tingling short stories. Her work has also been featured in Adventures for the Average Woman
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PAST EVENT
Thursday April 11th @ 7:00PM
Come meet New York Times Bestselling Author Dick Lehr as he discusses his new book WHITEY: The Life of America's Most Notorious Mob Boss
From the bestselling authors of "Black Mass," the definitive biography of the most brutal and sadistic crime boss since Al Capone. "Whitey" will dig deep into the mind of the crime boss and killer who brought the FBI to its knees--a psychopath who fostered a following with a frightening mix of fear, deadly intimidation, and the deft touch of a politician.
Dick Lehr is a professor of journalism at Boston University and a former reporter at the "Boston Globe," where he won numerous awards and was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for investigative reporting. He is the author of "The Fence: A Police Cover-up Along Boston's Racial Divide," which was an Edgar Award finalist and a Boston Globe bestseller. He is the co-author of several other books, including the national bestseller and Edgar Award-winning "Black Mass: Whitey Bulger, the FBI, and a Devil's Deal."
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Thursday April 11th @ 7:00PM
Come meet New York Times Bestselling Author Dick Lehr as he discusses his new book WHITEY: The Life of America's Most Notorious Mob Boss
From the bestselling authors of "Black Mass," the definitive biography of the most brutal and sadistic crime boss since Al Capone. "Whitey" will dig deep into the mind of the crime boss and killer who brought the FBI to its knees--a psychopath who fostered a following with a frightening mix of fear, deadly intimidation, and the deft touch of a politician.
Dick Lehr is a professor of journalism at Boston University and a former reporter at the "Boston Globe," where he won numerous awards and was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for investigative reporting. He is the author of "The Fence: A Police Cover-up Along Boston's Racial Divide," which was an Edgar Award finalist and a Boston Globe bestseller. He is the co-author of several other books, including the national bestseller and Edgar Award-winning "Black Mass: Whitey Bulger, the FBI, and a Devil's Deal."
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PAST EVENT
Tuesday March 26th @ 7:00PM
We're excited to welcome award winning Boston Globe journalists Kevin Cullen & Shelley Murphy as they discuss their new book
WHITEY BULGER: America's Most Wanted Gangster and the Manhunt That Brought Him to Justice This unforgettable narrative follows the astonishing career and epic manhunt for Whitey Bulger--a gangster whose life was more sensational than fiction
Kevin Cullen, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who has written for the Boston Globe since 1985, was the first to raise questions about Whitey Bulger's relationship with the FBI. A frequent commentator on NPR and the BBC, Cullen has won major journalism prizes including the Goldsmith Prize, the George Polk Award, and the Selden Ring Award.
Shelley Murphy has covered Whitey Bulger and organized crime in Boston since 1985, beginning at the Boston Herald and moving to the Globe in 1993. She has won a George Polk Award for National Reporting.
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Tuesday March 26th @ 7:00PM
We're excited to welcome award winning Boston Globe journalists Kevin Cullen & Shelley Murphy as they discuss their new book
WHITEY BULGER: America's Most Wanted Gangster and the Manhunt That Brought Him to Justice This unforgettable narrative follows the astonishing career and epic manhunt for Whitey Bulger--a gangster whose life was more sensational than fiction
Kevin Cullen, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who has written for the Boston Globe since 1985, was the first to raise questions about Whitey Bulger's relationship with the FBI. A frequent commentator on NPR and the BBC, Cullen has won major journalism prizes including the Goldsmith Prize, the George Polk Award, and the Selden Ring Award.
Shelley Murphy has covered Whitey Bulger and organized crime in Boston since 1985, beginning at the Boston Herald and moving to the Globe in 1993. She has won a George Polk Award for National Reporting.
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PAST EVENT
Saturday March 23rd @ 4:00PM
Local authors read from Movable Feasts
What are you having?
The stories in Movable Feasts take us out to eat. A man seems lost in thought, but is he? She says it’s not goodbye. A waitress wants to know her fortune. A dinner party could get ugly. Will he come home? We seem to need another place setting. Be nice to the waitress, she might be a vampire. The house red is snake oil, but we have a healing tonic for you.
Movable Feasts is the first in a series of themed anthologies, and it is delicious.
Writers scheduled to appear:
Dave Brigham, Beth Chariton, Elizabeth Christopher, and Jim Corrigan.
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Saturday March 23rd @ 4:00PM
Local authors read from Movable Feasts
What are you having?
The stories in Movable Feasts take us out to eat. A man seems lost in thought, but is he? She says it’s not goodbye. A waitress wants to know her fortune. A dinner party could get ugly. Will he come home? We seem to need another place setting. Be nice to the waitress, she might be a vampire. The house red is snake oil, but we have a healing tonic for you.
Movable Feasts is the first in a series of themed anthologies, and it is delicious.
Writers scheduled to appear:
Dave Brigham, Beth Chariton, Elizabeth Christopher, and Jim Corrigan.
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Past Event
Sunday March 10th @ 1:00PM
Thomas R. Bransten
Reads from his new book A Slight Case of Guilt
Born in San Francisco, Thomas R. Bransten was a foreign correspondent with United Press International, and later, a reporter at The International Herald Tribune in Paris where he covered France’s long war with Algeria, the development of the French nuclear bomb, and two kidnappings: four-year old Eric Peugeot, heir to the automobile fortune, and the kidnap-murder of seven-year old Philippe Bertrand which briefly had all of Europe, and indeed the world, in an uproar.
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Sunday March 10th @ 1:00PM
Thomas R. Bransten
Reads from his new book A Slight Case of Guilt
Born in San Francisco, Thomas R. Bransten was a foreign correspondent with United Press International, and later, a reporter at The International Herald Tribune in Paris where he covered France’s long war with Algeria, the development of the French nuclear bomb, and two kidnappings: four-year old Eric Peugeot, heir to the automobile fortune, and the kidnap-murder of seven-year old Philippe Bertrand which briefly had all of Europe, and indeed the world, in an uproar.
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PAST EVENT
Author Event Sunday March 3rd @ 3:00PM
JENNIFER HAIGH reads from her new book "NEWS FROM HEAVEN"
Jennifer Haigh is the author of the short story collection News From Heaven and four critically acclaimed novels: Faith, The Condition, Baker Towers and Mrs. Kimble. Her books have won both the PEN/Hemingway Award for debut fiction and the PEN/L.L. Winship Award for work by a New England writer. Her short fiction has been published widely, in The Atlantic, Granta, The Best American Short Stories 2012, and many other publications.
The bestselling author of Faith and The Condition returns with a collection of unforgettable short stories inspired by a Pennsylvania coal-mining town and the people who call it home.
When her iconic novel Baker Towers was published in 2005, it was hailed as a modern classic—"compassionate and powerful . . . a song of praise for a too-little-praised part of America, for the working families whose toils and constancy have done so much to make the country great" (Chicago Tribune). Its young author, Jennifer Haigh, was "an expert natural storyteller with an acute sense of her characters' humanity" (New York Times).
Now, in this collection of interconnected short stories, Jennifer Haigh returns to the vividly imagined world of Bakerton, Pennsylvania, a coal-mining town rocked by decades of painful transition. From its heyday during two world wars through its slow decline, Bakerton is a town that refuses to give up gracefully, binding—sometimes cruelly—succeeding generations to the place that made them. A young woman glimpses a world both strange and familiar when she becomes a live-in maid for a Jewish family in New York City. A long-absent brother makes a sudden and tragic homecoming. A solitary middle-aged woman tastes unexpected love when a young man returns to town. With a revolving cast of characters—many familiar to fans of Baker Towers—these stories explore how our roots, the families and places in which we are raised, shape the people we eventually become.
News from Heaven looks unflinchingly at the conflicting human desires for escape and for connection, and explores the enduring hold of home.
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Author Event Sunday March 3rd @ 3:00PM
JENNIFER HAIGH reads from her new book "NEWS FROM HEAVEN"
Jennifer Haigh is the author of the short story collection News From Heaven and four critically acclaimed novels: Faith, The Condition, Baker Towers and Mrs. Kimble. Her books have won both the PEN/Hemingway Award for debut fiction and the PEN/L.L. Winship Award for work by a New England writer. Her short fiction has been published widely, in The Atlantic, Granta, The Best American Short Stories 2012, and many other publications.
The bestselling author of Faith and The Condition returns with a collection of unforgettable short stories inspired by a Pennsylvania coal-mining town and the people who call it home.
When her iconic novel Baker Towers was published in 2005, it was hailed as a modern classic—"compassionate and powerful . . . a song of praise for a too-little-praised part of America, for the working families whose toils and constancy have done so much to make the country great" (Chicago Tribune). Its young author, Jennifer Haigh, was "an expert natural storyteller with an acute sense of her characters' humanity" (New York Times).
Now, in this collection of interconnected short stories, Jennifer Haigh returns to the vividly imagined world of Bakerton, Pennsylvania, a coal-mining town rocked by decades of painful transition. From its heyday during two world wars through its slow decline, Bakerton is a town that refuses to give up gracefully, binding—sometimes cruelly—succeeding generations to the place that made them. A young woman glimpses a world both strange and familiar when she becomes a live-in maid for a Jewish family in New York City. A long-absent brother makes a sudden and tragic homecoming. A solitary middle-aged woman tastes unexpected love when a young man returns to town. With a revolving cast of characters—many familiar to fans of Baker Towers—these stories explore how our roots, the families and places in which we are raised, shape the people we eventually become.
News from Heaven looks unflinchingly at the conflicting human desires for escape and for connection, and explores the enduring hold of home.
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Past event
Author Event
Thursday Feb 21st @ 6:00PM (offsite) @ Hyatt Regency Hotel Camb, Ma
Author John Laurence Busch reads from his book
"STEAM COFFIN Captain Moses Rogers and the Steamship Savannah Break the Barrier"
Follow the link for info and reviews on the book.
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PAST EVENT
Upcoming Author Reading Sunday Feburary 17th @ 1:00PM
Dr. Leana Wen reads from her new book , followed by a Q & A
"When Doctors Don't Listen"
Dr. Wen is a physician at Harvard and Brigham & Women’s Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital who is passionate about empowering and advocating for patients. Born in Shanghai, China, and raised in Los Angeles, Dr. Wen finished college at the age of 18. She attended Washington University School of Medicine and won a Rhodes Scholarship to the University of Oxford. She has been a fellow and consultant to the World Health Organization, the Brookings Institution, Eurasia Group, and China Medical Board. Dr. Wen has served as the National President of the American Medical Student Association and is currently the President of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine/Resident and Student Association. Recognized for her leadership in national and international health, she was selected to Chair the Young Professionals Commission, a group of 25 young health professionals chosen from around the world to re-envision global health professional education. In 2007, she was also selected by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to represent physicians-in-training on the Council on Graduate Medical Education, an advisory commission to Congress.
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Upcoming Author Reading Sunday Feburary 17th @ 1:00PM
Dr. Leana Wen reads from her new book , followed by a Q & A
"When Doctors Don't Listen"
Dr. Wen is a physician at Harvard and Brigham & Women’s Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital who is passionate about empowering and advocating for patients. Born in Shanghai, China, and raised in Los Angeles, Dr. Wen finished college at the age of 18. She attended Washington University School of Medicine and won a Rhodes Scholarship to the University of Oxford. She has been a fellow and consultant to the World Health Organization, the Brookings Institution, Eurasia Group, and China Medical Board. Dr. Wen has served as the National President of the American Medical Student Association and is currently the President of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine/Resident and Student Association. Recognized for her leadership in national and international health, she was selected to Chair the Young Professionals Commission, a group of 25 young health professionals chosen from around the world to re-envision global health professional education. In 2007, she was also selected by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to represent physicians-in-training on the Council on Graduate Medical Education, an advisory commission to Congress.
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POSTPONED Due to the bad weather
Next AUTHOR EVENT Sunday Feb 10, @ 1:00PM
Chuck Hogan Reads, followed by a Q & A
Chuck Hogan is the New York Times bestselling author of several acclaimed novels, including THE TOWN (aka PRINCE OF THIEVES) and DEVILS IN EXILE. THE TOWN was awarded the Hammett Prize for excellence in crime writing, and made into the movie starring Ben Affleck, Jeremy Renner, and Jon Hamm. He is also the co-author, with Oscar-winning filmmaker Guillermo Del Toro, of the internationally bestselling STRAIN trilogy: THE STRAIN, THE FALL, and THE NIGHT ETERNAL.
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Past AUTHOR EVENT Sunday January 27th at 1:00PM
"SHH ! It's A Secret" by Daniel M. Kimmel
The Brogardi appeared out of nowhere, and -- telegraphing their peaceful intentions -- they landed in the middle of nowhere: New York State's Catskills Mountains resorts. It was an alien invasion, of the most peaceful, friendly kind. But there had to be something sinister behind it all, right?
Movie executive Jake Berman lives fiction for a living, promoting movies to the masses. He's happy, and only moderately harried. But his peaceful existence is thrown into overdrive when one of the aliens sets his sights beyond the decaying resorts of the east -- when he decides it's time to invade Hollywood!
Daniel M. Kimmel is a film critic and professor of film. His book on the history of FOX TV, The Fourth Network received the Cable Center Book Award. His other books include a history of DreamWorks, The Dream Team, and I’ll Have What She’s Having: Behind the Scenes of the Great Romantic Comedies. His collection of essays, Jar Jar Binks Must Die… and other Observations about Science Fiction Movies, is a 2012 nominee for the Hugo Award for Best Related Work. He is a past president of the Boston Society of Film Critics, and current co-chair of the Boston Online Film Critics Association. This is his first novel.__________________________________________________________
Past Author Event
SATURDAY January 12, 2013 @ 1:00PM
Come Meet first time Author Nish Bey as he reads from his new book,
"Don't be a PENGUIN: Live your life like an ALIEN"
The reading will be followed by a short Q & A and a booksigning.
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Winter Holiday Puppet Show show at The Book Shop next Sunday December 16th at 1:00PM, this is a free event and we hope to see you all.
Winter Holiday Puppet Show: Stories of Leo Lionni
Join puppeteer and storyteller Nicola McEldowney for two tales perfect for the holidays. In Frederick, winter is coming, and Frederick the mouse gets ready for the season in his own special way. Meanwhile, in Tico and the Golden Wings, a little bird born without wings discovers the power of gift-giving.
Nicola McEldowney is an actress and puppeteer. She has performed in many plays, musicals and puppet shows for both children and adults. In the Boston area, she has performed at the Boston Public Library, the French Cultural Center, Puppet Showplace Theatre, and many other libraries, bookstores, schools and theatres. In the new year she will be teaching a variety of puppetry and theatre classes at Arlington Children's Theatre, Watertown Children's Theatre and others. She studied French at Columbia University and theatre at the Université Paris 3 in Paris, France.
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Thursday November 29th @ Somerville Theatre Jeff Speck Author of Walkable City : How Downtown can save America , One Step at a Time.
http://somerville.patch.com/articles/thursday-walkable-city-author-jeff-speck-at-somerville-theatre
We'll be handling booksales at this event.
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UPCOMING POETRY EVENT:
Come hear local poets in the ‘hood
and support your independent bookstore!
Friday, Nov. 16th 2012, 6:30 pm
Jody Azzouni has published two books of poetry, The Lust for Blueprints (2001),
and Hereafter Landscape (2010), in addition to poems in numerous literary magazines. He also publishes short fiction and philosophy.
Richard Smyth is the editor and publisher of the poetry journal Albatross. He
holds a Ph.D. in English from the University of Florida and has published poems in Tampa Review, Southern Poetry Review, Kansas Quarterly, and others.
Jessie Brown’s poems and translations have appeared in various journals. Her
first chapbook, Lucky, won the 2011 Anabiosis Press competition; her second, What We Don't Know We Know, is forthcoming from Finishing Line Press.
An open mic will follow the featured readers so come in and read your own poetry.
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CANCELLED :Doggie Book Club Saturday November 17, 2012 @ 3:00PM -
The book is A Dog's Purpose by Bruce Cameron
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PAST EVENTS:
AUTHOR EVENT: Ghosts of Boston: Haunts of the Hub,
Saturday October 6th @ 12pm
Like Boston, Somerville is a hotbed of alleged paranormal activity. Whether you're a believer in the “Boo!” business or just an amused skeptic, journalist Sam Baltrusis navigates more than three-hundred years of the city's haunted history and uncovers a few skeletons in our collective closet in his new book "Ghosts of Boston: Haunts of the Hub." The author is planning a post-event ghost walk to haunted locales in Somerville.
Don't miss this event, and the book is on stock now at
The Book Shop
We’re happy to announce another Author Event and BOOK SIGNING at The Book Shop.
Peter David Shapiro, author of GHOSTS ON THE RED LINE, will be signing copies of his book Saturday, April 14th, from Noon to 2pm at The Book Shop. Stop by and meet Peter. We’ll have copies available for purchase. Hope to see you all here… Please call or message with any questions. Commuters see their departed on Boston 's Red Line subway. Consultant Harry West is hired by the MBTA to investigate. His project turns personal when his ex-wife Alexandra Ben-Tov meets their beloved daughter on the Red Line who looks like the teenager she might have become if she had lived. Are the Red Line visitors ghosts or hallucinations? Either way, after Harry’s team discovers the source of the visitations, the MBTA declares that it will bring them to an end. Then Alexandra has a brilliant idea: Build a Visitation Room that replicates the features of Red Line train cars so that people can continue to meet their loved ones. But not everyone approves. The Archbishop of Boston seeks to get Visitation Rooms banned in Massachusetts . And a gangster (based in Somerville !) who frets that his victims will come back from the dead warns Harry and Alexandra: Cancel Opening Day for the first Visitation Room, or else. Peter David Shapiro is a Boston area consultant and author. Ghosts on the Red Line is his first novel. He is currently working on a suspense prequel to Ghosts on the Red Line, called The Trail of Money, which features the same protagonist Harry West, who is by amazing coincidence also a consultant. The Trail of Money is scheduled for release in mid-late 2012.
We're happy to announce an Author Event and BOOK SIGNING at
The Book Shop.
Author of the Book SHUCKED: Life on a New England Oyster Farm, Erin Byers Murray will be signing copies of her book Saturday March 24th from 12pm to 2pm at The Book Shop. Stop by and meet Erin , we'll have plenty of copies available for purchase. Hope to see you all there.
Please call or message with any questions. Thank You
In this engrossing and very personal account, a young woman from Boston ditches her pampered city girl lifestyle and convinces the rowdy crew at Island Creek Oysters in Duxbury, Massachusetts, to let a completely unprepared, aquaculture-illiterate food and lifestyle writer work for them for 18 months to learn the business of oysters. The result is Shucked: part love letter, part memoir (complete with recipes), and part documentary about the world’s most beloved bivalves. It is an in-depth look at the work that goes into getting oysters from farm to table, and shows Erin’s full-circle journey through the modern day oyster farming process. It also tells a dynamic story about the people who grow our food, and the cutting-edge community of weathered New England oyster farmers who are defying convention and looking ahead.
Erin Byers Murray is a Boston area journalist, specializing in food and wine writing. Most recently, she was the Boston editor for DailyCandy.com. Her work as been published in the Boston Globe, Food and Wine, Boston Magazine, Body + Soul, and many more.
The Book Shop.
Author of the Book SHUCKED: Life on a New England Oyster Farm, Erin Byers Murray will be signing copies of her book Saturday March 24th from 12pm to 2pm at The Book Shop. Stop by and meet Erin , we'll have plenty of copies available for purchase. Hope to see you all there.
Please call or message with any questions. Thank You
In this engrossing and very personal account, a young woman from Boston ditches her pampered city girl lifestyle and convinces the rowdy crew at Island Creek Oysters in Duxbury, Massachusetts, to let a completely unprepared, aquaculture-illiterate food and lifestyle writer work for them for 18 months to learn the business of oysters. The result is Shucked: part love letter, part memoir (complete with recipes), and part documentary about the world’s most beloved bivalves. It is an in-depth look at the work that goes into getting oysters from farm to table, and shows Erin’s full-circle journey through the modern day oyster farming process. It also tells a dynamic story about the people who grow our food, and the cutting-edge community of weathered New England oyster farmers who are defying convention and looking ahead.
Erin Byers Murray is a Boston area journalist, specializing in food and wine writing. Most recently, she was the Boston editor for DailyCandy.com. Her work as been published in the Boston Globe, Food and Wine, Boston Magazine, Body + Soul, and many more.
We would like to Thank all the great people who came out in support of us for our first Author event as well as everyone who helped out to make this event possible.
A Special thanks to Bobby Martini and Elayne Keratsis Authors of the book Citizen Somerville it was a pleasure having them.
We also have plenty of signed copies available for purchase.
Please check back often for upcoming events.
Book Reading & Signing !!
Come meet the Authors of Citizen Somerville at The Book Shop.
Bobby Martini & Elayne Keratsis will be reading from their book as well as signing, we will have plenty on hand for sale for those that have not picked one up yet.
Free Citizen Somerville Baseball Cap with Book Purchase for first 50 Customers !
A portion of Proceeds to benefit the Elizabeth Peabody House in Somerville.
Date & Time: Sunday November 13, 2011 12pm to 3pm
A Brief Description:
In the early 1960's a bloody civil war broke out between the two powerful Irish Mob families in the Somerville Massachusetts neighborhood known as Winter Hill. Over sixty men were murdered, including the leader of the Winter Hill Gang, James "Buddy" McLean. The leadership of one of the most influential non-Italian crime organizations in the United States was inherited by his childhood friend, Howard T. "Howie" Winter. In CITIZEN SOMERVILLE the events during his tenure offer a true picture of an era in Boston's pre-Whitey Bulger history when the streets were protected by a close-knit group of Irish-Italian "businessmen." The son of one of Winter's closest friends, BOBBY MARTINI has laid his own history bare to depict a life of survival in the rough streets of Somerville, stopping just short of entering the Mob life. The death of Martini's two brothers as well as the murders and suicides of scores of others reveal the darker personal side of a small New England town. CITIZEN SOMERVILLE slices a layer deeper than a crime memoir by allowing a usually ostracized faction to speak - the women. After decades of silence, three strong and very different females lift the Mob veil and voice their own struggle to survive in Somerville's criminal circle. Often painfully poignant and yet frequently hilarious, CITIZEN SOMERVILLE is a microscopic view of a generation struggling to walk the moral tightrope between societal decency and the loyalty of criminality. THE BOSTON HERALD'S Laura Raposa writes..."Stories of Howie Winter and his lieutenants are legendary in Boston, but 'Citizen Somerville' brings them back to life with a bonus: the stories behind the stories. The underworld dramas in the Boston burg have made headlines for decades, but we've never heard from the supporting cast, namely the women and children. Their tales make for an eye-opening, fascinating read."
Hope to see you all there
The Book Shop
694 Broadway
Somerville,MA 02144
617-764-1624
Come meet the Authors of Citizen Somerville at The Book Shop.
Bobby Martini & Elayne Keratsis will be reading from their book as well as signing, we will have plenty on hand for sale for those that have not picked one up yet.
Free Citizen Somerville Baseball Cap with Book Purchase for first 50 Customers !
A portion of Proceeds to benefit the Elizabeth Peabody House in Somerville.
Date & Time: Sunday November 13, 2011 12pm to 3pm
A Brief Description:
In the early 1960's a bloody civil war broke out between the two powerful Irish Mob families in the Somerville Massachusetts neighborhood known as Winter Hill. Over sixty men were murdered, including the leader of the Winter Hill Gang, James "Buddy" McLean. The leadership of one of the most influential non-Italian crime organizations in the United States was inherited by his childhood friend, Howard T. "Howie" Winter. In CITIZEN SOMERVILLE the events during his tenure offer a true picture of an era in Boston's pre-Whitey Bulger history when the streets were protected by a close-knit group of Irish-Italian "businessmen." The son of one of Winter's closest friends, BOBBY MARTINI has laid his own history bare to depict a life of survival in the rough streets of Somerville, stopping just short of entering the Mob life. The death of Martini's two brothers as well as the murders and suicides of scores of others reveal the darker personal side of a small New England town. CITIZEN SOMERVILLE slices a layer deeper than a crime memoir by allowing a usually ostracized faction to speak - the women. After decades of silence, three strong and very different females lift the Mob veil and voice their own struggle to survive in Somerville's criminal circle. Often painfully poignant and yet frequently hilarious, CITIZEN SOMERVILLE is a microscopic view of a generation struggling to walk the moral tightrope between societal decency and the loyalty of criminality. THE BOSTON HERALD'S Laura Raposa writes..."Stories of Howie Winter and his lieutenants are legendary in Boston, but 'Citizen Somerville' brings them back to life with a bonus: the stories behind the stories. The underworld dramas in the Boston burg have made headlines for decades, but we've never heard from the supporting cast, namely the women and children. Their tales make for an eye-opening, fascinating read."
Hope to see you all there
The Book Shop
694 Broadway
Somerville,MA 02144
617-764-1624
