Author reading - Gail Caldwell | New Life, No Instructions Pulitzer Prize-winning book critic Gail Caldwell (Let’s Take the Long Way Home) returns with a memoir about coming of age, at any age. In a span of ten years, Gail lost her best friend, her mother, and her dog--her closest companions. Her childhood polio had … Continue reading Gail Caldwell @ Brookline Booksmith
Michael Blanding | The Map Thief Stakes are high in the cartographic underbelly. E. Forbes Smiley --once a respected antiquarian map dealer who worked with the likes of Norman B. Leventhal--was secretly working as a map thief, stealing some of the world’s rarest maps until he was arrested at the Yale University library. This fascinating … Continue reading Michael Blanding @Brookline Booksmith
Prisoners (2013) with Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis
The Lobster Kings Inspired by King Lear, Alexi Zentner (Touch) tells the story of the Kings family, kept aloft by lobster fishing. Patriarch Woody Kings looks to pass his empire on to his daughter, Cordelia, but before she can ascend she must defend her community against meth dealers, navigate sibling rivalry, and protect her own, … Continue reading Alexi Zentner & Andre Dubus III @ Brookline Booksmith
The Puppeteers of New England Series will feature 7 titles from puppeteers from all over New England. This series leads up to Puppet Showplace Theatre’s 40th Anniversary celebration on June 2. This week features Massachusetts again and Deborah Costine, Puppeteer, with "A Woodland Cindarella." Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE /* Style Definitions … Continue reading Puppeteers of New England – this week Massachusetts
Lily King | Euphoria From New England Book Award-winner Lily King is the story of three young anthropologists in the Territory of New Guinea: Andrew, alone in the field and on the brink of losing it, and Nell and Fen, who have just fled the bloodthirsty Mumbanyo. After the discovery of a new tribe, the three … Continue reading Lily King at Brookline Booksmith
All are welcome to attend an artists reception for Brookline Town Hall Walls. Come and meet the 11 artists who are currently exhibiting their work. Light refreshments
Putterham Branch Library display case Brookline Artist Diane Chester-Demicco specializes in kilncast and coldworked sculptural glass. Her artwork reflects her great passion for the natural world, both existent and fantasized. Almost every day she explores local trails, gathering inspiration that she incorporates into glass (and more recently, bronze and aluminum). She especially enjoys walking through … Continue reading Diane Chester-Demicco: Puddingstone Recast
Over 75 artists will be exhibiting and selling their work at the 2014 Coolidge Corner Arts Festival located on the grounds of the Devotion School, in Brookline's Coolidge Corner. Click here for a list of artists: 2014 participating artists.
Boyz N the Hood In his acclaimed and controversial debut, writer-director John Singleton tells the story of ten-year-old Tre Styles who is sent to live with his father, Furious Styles (Laurence Fishburn), in the gang-plagued Crenshaw neighborhood of South Central Los Angeles.
Main Library, First Floor: Exhibit case across from new fiction books From ancient times, miniature books have been created from Babylon to China and throughout the world. They have been used in business, delighted royalty, used in propaganda, entertained travelers, challenged printers, binders, and artists, and have been collected by all kinds of people. In … Continue reading Miniature Book Society, Inc. – Brookline Main Library
