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Christopher Klein, Discovering the Boston Harbor Islands
July is upon us. This month, you can celebrate stuff white people like, as we did recently, or try to comfort Salman in the wake of his divorce from Padma. There's also a new Harvard Square Book Circle book discussion group at Harvard Book Store and a wonderful small press night (sponsored by Rose Metal Press) at Brookline Booksmith, plus Andre Dubus III comes to Porter Square Books. Be sure to get your reading glasses on during July--it'll be worth it.
Bostonist had the wonderful luck to talk to some big-time talents in all fields this year. And, no, we're not sure how we tricked these people into talking to us. Here's a look back:
Four (Curious) Stories Monday, November 5, 2007 7-9pm (Music starts @ 6) The Enormous Room 567 Massachusetts Ave Central Square, Cambridge Admittance free and open to the public While "Tales of exploration, experimentation, and questioning" might conjure up images of coming out stories, tonight's installment of the Four Stories reading series isn't specifically tailored to that topic. It's just a bunch of curious tales, designed to step off the beaten (written?) path and spark some...
We're a day late on Authorial Intent, our wrap-up of the week's readings. That's largely because we were talking to two of the authors who will be in town tomorrow night, which seems to be the night that the stars aligned and all writers thought it would be a good idea to visit Boston. So, without further adieu … Thursday, October 11--Today, Super Thursday! Robert Reich, 6:00 pm, Swedenborg Chapel (via Harvard Book Store), 50...
"Authorial Intent" is Bostonist's fledgling attempt to wrap up all the readings in Greater Boston. Steve Almond, Thursday, September 13, 7:00 pm, Brookline Booksmith. Read Bostonist's interview with Steve Almond. His latest book is named (Not that You Asked). Rest assured, if you ask, Almond will answer. In great and glorious detail. Brookline Booksmith's latest e-mail blast warns that, if you plan on attending, you better bring candy if you know what's good for you....
Steve Almond's (Not that You Asked) will be sold in bookstores starting today. He will be reading at Brookline Booksmith on Thursday, September 13, at 7:00 pm. Almond spoke with Bostonist right after Karl Rove resigned, so we caught him when he really raging against The Man. He resigned from Boston College when BC invited Condoleezza Rice to speak at their commencement, so he didn't mince words when it came to Rove or any other...
Weeks of anticipation of Condoleezza Rice's address to the graduates of Boston College have left us wondering if she would or if she wouldn't. She did, and it worked out fine. There is difficulty in standing alone against a public figure – 50 Boston College seniors stood with their backs against Condi as she began the keynote address to the graduates. The rest of the class and much of the audience stood in a standing ovation for the Secretary of State. Her speech was less than controversial, she even played into the concerns that students and faculty had voiced through protests about her involvement and symbolic representation of the Jesuit University.
There are quite a few author readings and events going on tonight around the city and there seems to be a bit of something for everyone. So why not Tivo that episode of "The O.C." (Bostonist knows it's one of your guilty pleasures) and introduce some literature into your night. If feminism, comedy, and just blatant, hilarious honesty, is your interest, head over to see Jill Soloway (pictured) in her "Tiny Ladies Extravaganza" at 8p.m....
This weekend, you can probe the mysteries of literary sex at a Grub Street workshop taught by Almond. Entitled "Sex With Steve Almond", the Saturday workshop will examine quality sex scenes and you'll workshop some sex scenes of your own. Literary sex can be awful, (anyone remember Tom Wolfe and his "loamy loins"?)and the pursuit of an honorable, effective sex scene is a beautiful thing.
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