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Monday, April 26 6pm @ BPL Central Library, Abbey Room Sam Weller, The Bradbury Chronicles more ›

Being a resident or fan of the Boston area, you probably knew about the Alcott family's Orchard House in Concord, where much of Little Women is set. And you've surely walked by 10 Louisburg Square, where some Alcotts lived in later years. But did you know this stuff about her hobnobbing with John Travolta and Uma Thurman on Pulp Fiction (including the use of opium, if not cocaine?), and crushin' on Emerson and Thoreau? Well, maybe you did. Still, there's probably at least one thing you can learn during the Louisa May Alcott Biopic, The Woman Behind "Little Women,"on PBS this December 28. Tune in, perhaps after a visit to Orchard House. more ›

James Greer will read from Artificial Light at the Brookline Booksmith tonight at 7:00 pm. Susan Cheever will read from American Bloomsbury, etc. at 6:30 pm at the Harvard Book Store. Cheever will also be at Porter Square Books tomorrow night at 7:00 pm. more ›

Bostonist hadn't made any solid Saturday plans for this weekend until we read a post about "Museum Day" being held nationwide this Saturday, September 30. In honor of the Smithsonian, who has free admission to their great museums year round, other museums are joining in this free education ideology and will not be charging admission for this one specific day. In order to enter one of the participating museums for free, you must download and print out a "Museum Day" pass found here. (They say you can only use one that day, but we're assuming if you're feeling ambitious, you could print out three and hit up three museums on Saturday.) more ›

While we don’t long for the days of having a required summer reading list, Bostonist has been feeling a bit inspired to pick up a book and actually start reading something not on a computer screen. Since we’re going to be “vacationing” in the city this year, we might as well read some books that are set here in our fair state. Here are some of our Bostonist staff picks for your reading enjoyment. History... more ›