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Even if you're not feeling spooky this weekend, the spirits might come to you in the right place. No, not the graveyard; not even the Lizzie Borden house. This Halloween, you might just be most haunted in a seemingly innocuous location: the library. more ›

Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair November 16-18 Hours: Friday 5-9 Saturday 12-7, Sunday 12-5 Hynes Convention Center Directions | Tickets (Purchase $15 weekend tickets on Friday, or $8 for Saturday or Sunday only) If nothing turns you on like yellowed pages and musty smells, the Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair is for you. From a copy of Ariel inscribed by Ted Hughes to an original copy of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone with promo... more ›

In the grand American tradition of public humiliation which Nathaniel Hawthorne so lovingly depicted in The Scarlet Letter, Boston residents will soon get "Hester Prynned" – not because they've been fooling around but because they aren't paying their trash bills. The city is going to list the names and addresses of those who don't pay their trash bills on the city website. That smells like a privacy violation, but nasty garbage piling up smells pretty... 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 ›

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