Book It: February Book Events

Sunday, February 8

6:00 PM, Zero Arrow Theatre (sold out)
Adam Gopnik, Angels And Ages: A Short Book About Darwin, Lincoln, And Modern Life

Monday, February 9

7:00pm, Brookline Booksmith
*Adam Gopnik, Angels and Ages: A Short Book about Darwin, Lincoln, and Modern Life

7:00 pm, Porter Square Books
*Jill Lepore and Jane Kamensky, Blindspot

7:00 PM, First Parish Church Meetinghouse (sold out)
Paul Krugman parses today's economic crisis in conversation with David Gergen

Tuesday, February 10

7:00pm, Brookline Booksmith
Alan Wolfe, The Future of Liberalism

7:00 pm, Porter Square Books
Commonwealth Reading Series with Michael Downing, Rachel Kadish, Rebecca Kaiser Gibson, Joan Wickersham

7:00 PM, Harvard Book Store
Abraham Verghese, Cutting For Stone

Wednesday, February 11

6-8 pm
Bookbuilders of Boston: Casual Networking Event
Tavern in the Square, Porter Square, 1815 Mass. Ave., Cambridge
"Come in out of the cold this winter and warm up with other publishing professionals in a casual setting. Bookbuilders of Boston’s Casual Networking Events are informal get-togethers at area restaurants with no formal agenda or cover charge. It’s an opportunity to drop in, buy a drink, and meet with colleagues—just the way you want it.

7:00pm, Brookline Booksmith
G. Xavier Robillard, Captain Freedom: A Superhero’s Quest For Truth, Justice, and the Celebrity He So Richly Deserves

7:00 pm, Porter Square Books
Leslie Williams, The Prudent Mariner

7:00 PM, Harvard Book Store
*T.C. Boyle, The Women (Bostonist interview forthcoming)

7:30 PM, First Parish Church
Cambridge Forum: Drs. Jacqueline Olds and Richard S. Schwartz,
The Lonely American: Drifting Apart In The Twenty-First Century

Thursday, February 12

7:00 pm, Porter Square Books
Laurel Ulrich, Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History

7:00pm, Brookline Booksmith
Vicki Croke and Sarah Wilson, Dogology: What Your Relationship With Your Dog Reveals About You

7:00 PM, Harvard Book Store
Mario Livio, Is God A Mathematician?

Friday, February 13

3:00 PM, Harvard Book Store
Friday Forum
Adam Frank, The Constant Fire: Beyond The Science Vs. Religion Debate
with Assistant Professor of Religion Anthea Butler

7:00pm, Brookline Booksmith
Mary Pat Kelly, Galway Bay

7:00 pm, Porter Square Books
Breakwater Reading Series

Saturday, February 14

10:00 am, Porter Square Books
Kids ♥ Authors Day
with Sarah Brannen, author of Uncle Bobby's Wedding
Paul Carrick, author of Watch Out for Wolfgang
Rebecca Doughty, author of Some Helpful Tips for a Better World and a Happier Life
Michael Sussman, author of Otto Grows Down
Rebecca Walsh, author of The Girl Who Wanted to Dance

Sunday, February 15

12:00 pm, Back Bay Borders (511 Boylston Street)
What Was I Thinking? 58 Bad Boyfriend Stories
Several female authors will be on had to share their stories. Contest and giveaways.

Monday, February 16

7:00pm, Brookline Booksmith
Kathleen Rooney, Live Nude Girl: My Life as an Object
Kyle Minor, In The Devil’s Territory
*Steve Almond, (Not That You Asked): Rants, Exploits, and Obsessions

Tuesday, February 17

7:00pm, Brookline Booksmith
Brian Evenson, Last Days

7:30 PM, Harvard Book Store
Marjorie Garber, Shakespeare And Modern Culture

Wednesday, February 18

7:00pm, Brookline Booksmith
Ruth Nemzoff, Don’t Bite Your Tongue: How To Foster Rewarding Relationships With Your Adult Children

7:00 PM, Harvard Book Store
Azadeh Moaveni, Honeymoon In Tehran: Two Years Of Love And Danger In Iran

7:30 PM, Harvard Book Store, Lower Level
The Philosophy Café
The Limits Of Altruism: Why Do You Give What You Give, and Should You Be Giving More?

Thursday, February 19

7:00pm, Brookline Booksmith
Hallie Ephron, Never Tell a Lie

7:00 PM, Harvard Book Store
*The Harvard Lampoon acts out Alice's Adventures In Cambridge

Saturday, February 21

5:30 pm, Porter Square Books
Launch Party for The Book of Tormod: A Templar's Apprentice

Tuesday, February 24

7:00pm, Brookline Booksmith
*Ulrich Boser, The Gardner Heist

7:00 pm, Porter Square Books
Jean Mason, Intimate Tyranny: Untangling a Father's Legacy

7:00 PM, Harvard Book Store
*Jonah Lehrer, How We Decide

Wednesday, February 25

10:00 am, Porter Square Books
Allen Say, Erika-San

7:00pm, Brookline Booksmith
*Eugene Mirman, The Will To Whatevs

7:00 pm, Porter Square Books
G. Xavier Robillard, Captain Freedom

7:00 PM, Harvard Book Store
Sara Houghteling, Pictures At An Exhibition

Thursday, February 26

7:00pm, Brookline Booksmith
Sara Houghteling, Pictures at an Exhibition

7:00 pm, Porter Square Books
Janet Spurr, Beach Chair Diaries

Friday, February 27

7:00 pm, Porter Square Books
Breakwater Reading Series