Results tagged “literature”

Madras Press is a new local venture dedicating to publishing groups of long "short" stories slash novellas and donating the profits to charity. It's an innovative and generous approach to publishing in a challenging time for the industry. The first four stories, which will be available on October 1, are: more ›

Everybody's making "best of" lists at this time of year, but who's in charge of making a list of these best of lists? Well, nobody really, so we've put ourselves in charge and assembled a list of the "best books" lists of 2007. Nobody really needs another list, but a compilation of lists--and determining what's best according to all lists--is something helpful that nobody else really does. Bostonist has checked out several "best of" book lists so you don't have to, and we've assembled lists of the best of the best of lists. Below is our list o' book lists, and after the jump, we summarize the best-best books of 2007 from all lists! more ›

Honest-to-goodness Nobel Laureates, along with a few non-Laureates, indulged their silly sides on Thursday night when Harvard University hosted the 2007 Ig Nobels ceremony. The Annals of Improbable Research magazine (that sounds like something Dave Eggers would have thought up) grants the "Ig Nobels" for achievements in "unusual and imaginative scientific discovery." Here's a list of this year's winners in all the Ig Nobel fields from the Guardian UK: Medicine: Brian Witcombe of Gloucester and... more ›

Four Stories Enormous Room (567 Mass Ave) Monday, October 1 7:00-9:00 pm FREE! In its last installment, the internationally acclaimed reading series Four Stories addressed faraway places; this time, it's all about two subjects close to everyone's heart: love and money. While some of us may focus more on one than the other, either love--of a person or a passion, returned or unrequited--or money--having it or not having it--is usually at the center of most... more ›

Keggers and CliffsNotes Grub Street Headquarters 160 Boylston Street Sunday, September 23, 7:00-9:00 pm More info Sunday night: a time for football, Extreme Home Makeover, and staying in, right? You couldn't be more wrong. Sunday night--at least this Sunday night--is a time to don your favorite college sweatshirt, put on your thinking and drinking caps, and head out to Keggers and CliffsNotes, the latest installment in the Dirty Water Reading Series. Co-hosted by Redivider, Quick... more ›

Films at the Gate will be shown at the vacant lot on Hudson Street between Beech and Kneeland. For more information, go to the official Films at the Gate website. more ›