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Nell Zink on German authors, selective shelving, and sailing through ‘Byzantium’

The novelist reads from her new book “Doxology” at Harvard Book Store on September 12.

A big boost for Ciera Burch, and a new leaf for Copper Dog Books

The latest news from the New England Literary Scene

A Cross River of the mind in ‘The World Doesn’t Require You’

Rion Amilcar Scott returns readers to a world where history is stranger than fiction

Jason DeParle offers an immersively reported reflection on contemporary migration

Jason DeParle offers an immersively reported reflection on contemporary migration

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‘Love at First Like’ a tale of social media engagement – of a sort
Elite Daily dating editor Hannah Orenstein will read on Tuesday at Porter Square Books

book reviewTéa Obreht’s ‘Inland’ a poetic journey into loneliness and the American West
The author pours considerable magic and sorrow and humor into her long-awaited second novel.

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Greater Boston author readings

A weekly calendar of literary events.

Local bestsellers for the week ending 8/11

List of bestsellers based on reporting from the independent booksellers of the New England Independent Booksellers Association and IndieBound.

Reading into the rise of the romance novel

On Saturday, 13 Mass. bookstores will participate in the first national Bookstore Romance Day, a way “to strengthen the relationships between bookstores and the romance community.”

Local bestsellers, week ending 8/4

Book Review

Polish novelist Olga Tokarczuk explores the reaches of one woman’s isolation

The main character’s passions and pet peeves come through loud and clear in “Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead.”

New England Literary News

Claire Millikin finds poetry amid the pines of Maine in ‘Ransom Street’

The latest news from the New England literary scene.

Bibliophiles

For Jess Row, a long read is time well spent

The author discusses his new book of essays with Gish Jen on Aug. 15 at Harvard Bookstore

The story behind the book

Historically speaking, the kids are alright

Ronald C. Rosbottom chronicles a whole generation of Parisian youth, mostly ages 15 to 25, who made up the core of the early resistance against the Nazi occupation during World War II.


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