The month of September is bringing so many great authors to town, I can hardly contain my excitement. Here's a list of as many author talks taking place in the general Boston and Cambridge areas as I could find for this month. Most events are free, but a few of them require you to purchase tickets, the latter of which might ultimately sell out so be sure to mark your calendars and reserve your spot at the events ahead of time.
The grand list:
Author and Media Technologist, Deanne Zandt Discusses Social Networking
Wednesday, September 1
7pm
Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge 02138
617-661-1515
FREE
Harvard Book Store along with Women, Action and Media presents Deanne Zandt, Social Media Consultant and Expert in Women and Technology, who will discuss themes from her new book Share This! How You Will Change the World with Social Networking.
Alan Khazei Discusses Big Citizenship
Thursday, September 2
7pm
Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard Street, Brookline, 02446
617-566-6660
FREE
Alan Khazei, Co-Founder of the non profit, City Year, and one of America's 25 Best Leaders, according to Us News & World Report (2006), will talk about his new book, Big Citizenship: How Pragmatic Idealism Can Bring out the Best in America.
Panel Discussion on Terrorism and Torture
Tuesday, September 7
6pm
Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle Street, Cambridge 02138
617-661-1515
$5
Harvard Book Store presents a panel discussion on torture and terrorism in relation to philosophy and law. The panel will include Harvard Law Professor, Alan Dershowitz and Terrorism Expert, Jessica Stern in conversation with Charles Fried and Gregory Fried, the father and son Co-Authors of Because it's Wrong: Torture, Privacy and Presidential Power in the Age of Terror.Get tickets.
Daphne Kalotay Reads From Russian Winter
Tuesday, September 7
7pm
Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard Street, Brookline, 02446
617-566-6660
FREE
Daphne Kalotay, Brookline-based Author of the fiction collection, Calamity and Other Stories, will be at the Brookline Booksmith to celebrate and read from her debut novel, Russian Winter, a story "about ballet, jewels, love and betrayal"(Jenna Blum, Author of Those Who Save Us.
Wine Expert Mark Oldman Discusses New Book
Thursday, September 9
6:30pm
Upstairs on the Square, 91 Winthrop St., Cambridge 02138
617-661-1515
$52
Mark Oldman, who you might recognize as the main judge on the PBS show The Winemakers or as a regular on Martha Stewart Radio Living Today Program, will be at Upstairs on the Square in Harvard Square on September 9th to share with you his knowledge. Oldman will offer tips on moderately priced fine wine and will discuss his new book, Oldman's Brave New World of Wine. Tickets for the event are $52 and include tastings of three different wines, hors d'oeuvre and a signed copy of the author's book.
Poetry Performance Art by Cambridge Author, Daniel Johnson
Thursday, September 9
7pm
Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard St., Brookline, 02446
617-566-6660
FREE
Daniel Johnson, notable poet and Founding Director of 826 Boston, will present his new book of poetry, How to Catch a Falling Knife, with a performance consisting of video, live music and excerpts from the book.
Porter Square Books Launches Dear Anjali by Melissa Glenn Haber
Saturday, September 11
6:30pm
Porter Square Books, 25 White Street, Cambridge, 02140
617-491-2220
FREE
Porter Square Books will celebrate the release of Somerville-based Author, Melissa Glenn Haber's new novel for young adults, Dear Anjali. Dear Anjali is a portrayal of the ups and downs, trials and tribulations of adolescent friendships, told through the story of Meredith, a 12-year old girl who struggles to cope with the recent death of her best friend.
Author and Nun, Linda Pestana, Discusses Faith, Hope and Love
Saturday, September 11
2pm
Borders-Back Bay, 511 Boylston St., Boston, 02116
617-236-1444
FREE
Linda Lambert-Pestana, a woman who turned to spirituality in the midst of a struggle with extreme perfectionism, leading her to become a devout nun, will read from her new book, Voices of the Heart: A Journey of Faith, Hope and Love at the Borders Bookstore Back Bay location.
Jonathan Franzen @ the BPL
Saturday, September 11
2pm-4pm
Boston Public Library, Rabb Lecture Hall, 700 Boylston Street, Boston 02116
617-536-5400
FREE
Jonathan Franzen, Author of International Bestseller and National Book Award winner, The Corrections, will appear at the Boston Public Library to discuss his new novel, Freedom. The Author Talk event is free and open to the public.
Terry McMillan presents Waiting to Exhale Sequel
Saturday, September 11
5pm
Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard Street, Brookline, 02446
617-566-6660
FREE
Terry McMillan will be at the Brookline Booksmith to read from her new novel, Getting to Happy, a follow-up book to the best-selling Waiting to Exhale. Waiting to Exhale is the story about four African-American women, Savannah, Gloria, Bernadine and Robin, and their struggle to find themselves and their place in the world. Getting to Happy features the four characters fifteen years later.
Mark Jeffries Explains the Art of Business Seduction
Monday, September 13
12:30pm
Borders Bookstore, 10-24 School St., Boston, 02108
617.557.7188
FREE
Author Mark Jeffries will be at the Borders Bookstore in Downtown Crossing on September 13th to discuss his new book The Art of Business Seduction: A 30-Day Plan to Get Noticed, Get Promoted and Get Ahead.
Chris Guillebeau Explains The Art of Non-Conformity
Monday, September 13
7pm-8pm
Harvard Coop Bookstore, 3rd Level, 1400 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Sq., Cambridge
617-449-2000
FREE
Chris Guillebeau, Writer, Traveler, and self-proclaimed Fighter of the Status Quo, will be at the Harvard Coop Bookstore to discuss his book The Art of Non-Conformity: Set Your Own Rules, Live the Life you Want, and Change the World. Gretchen Rubin, Author of The Happiness Project, calls Guillebeau the "Indiana Jones of career experts." This event is free and open to the public and will also include book signings by the author.
Arianna Huffington @ the Brattle Theatre
Monday, September 13
6pm
Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle Street, Cambridge 02138
617-661-1515
$5
Arianna Huffington, Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Huffington Post will appear at the Brattle Theatre on September 13th to discuss her new book, Third World America: How Our Politicians are Abandoning the Middle Class and Betraying the American Dream. Tickets are $5 from Harvard Book Store.
Marianne Leone Presents Knowing Jesse
Monday, September 13
7pm
Porter Square Books
25 White Street, Cambridge, 02140
617-491-2220
FREE
Marianne Leone, Actress, Screenwriter, and Essayist, will discuss her new book, Knowing Jesse: A Mother's Story of Grief, Grace, and Everyday Bliss, a memoir about the death of her disabled son at age 17 and how it affects her outlook on life.
Martha McPhee Reads from Dear Money
Tuesday, September 14
7pm
Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard St., Brookline 02446
617-566-6660
FREE
Martha McPhee, National Book Award Finalist, presents her new satirical novel, Dear Money, at Brookline Booksmith on September 14th. Previous books by McPhee include Gorgeous Lies, L'America, and Bright Angel Time.
Faculty Author Event w/ Julian Seifter, M.D.
Tuesday, September 14
7pm-8pm
Harvard Coop Bookstore, 1400 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Sq., Cambridge 02238
617-499-2000
FREE
Harvard Coop presents Harvard Medical School Professor, Physician, and Author, Julian Seifter, M.D., who will discuss and sign copies of his new book, After the Diagnosis: Living with and Transcending Chronic illness, a personal account of life with a chronic illness. Dr. Seifter was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes as a young adult.
Gail Caldwell Discusses Let's Take the Long Way Home
Tuesday, September 14
7pm
Porter Square Books, 25 White Street, Cambridge, 02140
617-491-2220
FREE
Pulitzer Prize Winner and former Chief book critic for The Boston Globe, Gail Caldwell, will read from her book, Let's Take the Long Way Home:A Memoir of Friendship, a tribute to her best friend, the late Caroline Knapp, Author of Drinking: A Love Story, who died at age 42 from lung cancer in 2002.
Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist Isabel Wilkerson Discusses New Book
Tuesday, September 14
7pm
Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge 02138
617-661-1515
FREE
Journalist Isabel Wilkerson will appear at the Harvard Book Store on September 14th to discuss her first book, The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration, a less known account of American History detailing the migration of black citizens out of the South from 1915 to 1970 in search of a better life. Wilkerson was the first black woman to win a Pulitzer Prize in Journalism; she achieved the award in 1994 for Feature Writing as the Chicago bureau chief for the New York Times.
Ambassador, Nancy G. Brinker, Reads from Promise Me
Wednesday, September 15
7pm
Borders-Back Bay, 511 Boylston St., Boston 02116
617-236-1444
FREE
Nancy G. Brinker, founder and CEO of the widely respected Susan G. Komen for the Cure,, and Goodwill Ambassador for Cancer Control for the United Nations World Health Organization, will discuss and sign copies of her book, Promise Me: How a Sister's Love Launched the Global Movement to End Breast Cancer. The book explores how a loving promise to her sister led her on a 30-year mission to bring a new awareness of breast cancer to the world.
Barbara Ross Presents The Death of an Ambitious Woman
Wednesday, September 15
7pm
Porter Square Books, 25 White Street, Cambridge, 02140
617-491-2220
FREE
Somerville-based short story writer, Barbara Ross, will be at Porter Square Books to introduce her first novel, The Death of an Ambitious Woman, a crime story featuring characters from her short story, New Year's Eve.
A Conversation with Tony Blair
Wednesday, September 15
7pm
First Parish Church, 3 Church Street, Cambridge 02138
617-661-1515
$10
Former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, will appear at the First Parish Church in Harvard Square to discuss A Journey: My Political Life, his new memoir about his years in office. Tina Brown, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Daily Beast and Author of The Diana Chronicles will join Tony Blair in conversation. Tickets for this event are $10 from Harvard Book Store.
Burton Hersh Discusses Edward Kennedy
Wednesday, September 15
7pm-8pm
Harvard Coop Bookstore, 3rd Floor, Harvard Square, Cambridge
617-499-2000
FREE
Journalist and Historian, Burton Hersh, will be at the Harvard Coop on September 15th to sign copies of and discuss his book, Edward Kennedy: An Intimate Biography. In addition to researched facts, the biography is said to reveal never-before-told anecdotes and personal observations by the author, who had been acquainted with Kennedy throughout his life. This event is free and open to the public.
Gary Shteyngart Presents Super Sad True Love Story
Wednesday, September 15
6pm
Coolidge Corner Theatre, 290 Harvard St, Brookline 02446
617-566-6660
$5
Gary Shteyngart will appear at the Coolidge Corner Theatre on September 15th to read from his latest book of satirical fiction, Super Sad True Love Story. Shteyngart has achieved many awards as an author; he won the Stephen Crane Award for First Fiction for his first novel, The Russian Debutante's Handbook and his second book, Absurdistan, was determined one of the 10 Best Books of the Year by the New York Times Book Review, among many other notable awards. This event costs $5 per person; tickets can be purchased from Brookline Booksmith.
Cambridge Forum w/ Paul Rogat Loeb
Wednesday, September 15
7pm
First Parish Church, Parlor Room, 3 Church Street, Cambridge 02138
617-661-1515
FREE
This Cambridge Forum event, presented by Harvard Book Store, will feature Author Paul Rogat Loeb, who will discuss his book Soul of a Citizen: Living with Conviction in Challenging Times. The event is free and open to the public; no tickets are required.
Harvard Book Store Philosophy Cafe
Wednesday, September 15
7:30pm-9:30pm
Harvard Book Store, Lower Level, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge 02138
617-661-1515
FREE
The Philosophy Cafe at Harvard Book Store will discuss the following topic at the September meeting: "Can the Banning of the Burqa be Justified in a Liberal Society?" The event is free and open to the public and no particular expertise is expected or required to participate.
Per Petterson reads from I Curse the River of Time
Thursday, September 16
6pm
Coolidge Corner Theatre, 290 Harvard St., Brookline 02446
617-566-6660
$5
Internationally-Acclaimed Author, Per Petterson, will be at the Coolidge Corner Theatre to present his new book I Curse the River of Time. Petterson is best known for his novel Out Stealing Horses, which won the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and has been translataed into over 30 languages. I Curse the River of Time was one of the Entertainment Weekly "18 Books We Can't Wait to Read This Summer".Tickets for this author event are $5 and can be purchased from Brookline Booksmith.
Eric Jay Dolin Discusses America's Fur Trade
Thursday, September 16
7pm
Porter Square Books, 25 White Street, Cambridge, 02140
617-491-2220
FREE
Eric Jay Dolin presents his new book, Fur, Fortune & Empire: The Epic History of the Fur Trade in America, which has been described as "the best popular history ever written about one of America's most fascinating businesses" (James A. Hanson, chief historian, Museum of the Fur Trade). Eric Jay Dolin is also the author of Leviathan: The History of Whaling in America, which was selected as one of the best books of the year by The Boston Globe and the Los Angeles Times.
Gwynne Dyer, Author and Historian, Discusses Climate Change
Thursday, September 16
7pm
Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, 02138
617-661-1515
FREE
Gwynne Dyer, Journalist, Author, Broadcaster, and Lecturer on International Studies with a specialty in War Studies will appear at Harvard Book Store to discuss his new book Climate Wars: The Fight for Survival As the World Overheats. This author event is free and open to the public.
Dinner at Rialto with Author Robert Camuto
Thursday, September 16
6pm
Rialto Restaurant and Bar, 1 Bennett Street, Harvard Square, Cambridge 02138
617-661-1515
$135
Harvard Book Store presents a wine reception and three course seated dinner at Rialto Restaurant and Bar with Author Robert Camuto, in celebration of his book, Palmento: A Sicilian Wine Odyssey. Tickets are $135 and include a signed copy of Camuto's book, wine reception, dinner with paired wine, tax, and gratuity. To reserve your seat at this event, purchase tickets through Rialto by calling 617-661-5050.
Shing-Tung Yau and Steve Nadis Discuss the String Theory and Geometry
Friday, September 17
3pm
Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Square, Cambridge 02138
617-661-1515
FREE
Shing-Tung Yau and Steve Nadis will appear at the Harvard Book Store to discuss their new book, The Shape of Inner Space: String Theory and the Geometry of the Universe's Hidden Dimensions. Yau is the Chair of the Mathematics Department at Harvard University, with a specialty in differential geometry; his work has greatly influenced the world of physics and has helped to define and explain the String Theory. Nadis is a Contributing Editor to Astronomy Magazine and has also published a great many articles as a Freelance Writer in such respected publications as Scientific American, New Scientist, and The Atlantic Monthly.
Breakwater Reading Series
Friday, September 17
7pm
Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard St., Brookline, 02446
617-566-6660
FREE
On the 3rd Friday of each month, MFA Candidates from UMass-Boston and Emerson College will read their works of poetry, fiction and non-fiction at Brookline Booksmith in the Readers and Writers room.
50th Anniversary of To Kill a Mockingbird Celebration
Saturday, September 18
1pm-4:30pm
Boston Public Library, Rabb Lecture Hall, 700 Boylston St., Boston 02116
617-536-5400
FREE
This event will honor the classic novel, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, which is celebrating its 50th publication anniversary. The event will feature Authors Katherine Hall Page and Brunonia Barry, who will discuss the impact To Kill a Mockingbird has had on their respective personal and literary lives. In addition to the author talk, the film version of Lee's novel will be presented.
Vin Femia Discusses New England Patriots Pride
Sunday, September 19
2pm
Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Square, Cambridge, 02138
617-661-1515
FREE
Vin Femia, Sports Enthusiast and Author, will appear at the Harvard Book Store to discuss his new book about the New England Patriots football team, titled Patriot Pride: The Fifty Year Rise of the New England Patriots as Seen Through a Fan's Eyes. Femia achieved great local recognition for his first book, The Possible Dream, which focused on the Boston Red Sox. The book ranked #2 on the Worcester County Best Seller List in 2005 and was a great success financially. Femia donated a portion of the proceeds to the ALS Association, a charity for people with Lou Gehrig's Disease.
Daniel Kehlmann Discusses New Book
Monday, September 20
7pm
Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Square, Cambridge, 02138
617-661-1515
FREE
Award-winning German Novelist, Daniel Kehlmann, will appear at the Harvard Book Store to read from Fame: A Novel in Nine Episodes, his latest novel, which Publisher's Weekly has described as a "brilliant study of the fragility and interconnectedness of life". Kehlmann's works have achieved several notable awards and his book Measuring the World has been translated into over forty languages.
Catherine Walthers, Soups and Sides
Monday, September 20
7pm
Porter Square Books, 25 White Street, Cambridge, MA 02140
617-491-2220
FREE
Catherine Walthers, Award-Winning Journalist and Food Editor for Martha's Vineyard Magazine, will introduce Soups and Sides, her latest cookbook.
Stephen Puleo Discusses Dark Tide
Monday, September 20
7-8:30pm
Boston Public Library, Rabb Lecture Hall, 700 Boylston St., Boston 02116
617-536-5400
FREE
Author Stephen Puleo will appear at the Boston Public Library to talk about his book Dark Tide, which was chosen by Bostonians as the one book the entire city should read. This Boston Globe Author Event is free and open to the public.
Brenda Engel and Beth Taylor Present Playing For Keeps
Tuesday, September 21
7pm
Porter Square Books, 25 White Street, Cambridge 02140
617-491-2220
FREE
Teachers, Brenda S. Engel and Beth Taylor will be at Porter Square Books to discuss the book they co-authored with Deborah Meier, Playing for Keeps: Life and Learning on a Public School Playground.
Gary Reiswig Discusses Family Struggles with Alzheimer's Disease
Tuesday, September 21
6:30pm
Borders-Back Bay, 511 Boylston St., Boston 02116
617-236-1444
FREE
Gary Reiswig will be at the Back Bay Borders to discuss and sign copies of his book The Thousand Mile Stare: One Family's Journey through the Science and Struggle of Alzheimer's. The book combines years of thought, conversation and data collecting to give a personal account of Reiswig's family and how they have continuously coped with the discovery that they have a unique gene for Early Onset Alzheimer's.
Neil Miller Reads From Banned in Boston
Tuesday, September 21
7pm
Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard Street, Brookline, 02446
617-566-6660
FREE
Neil Miller will be at the Brookline Booksmith to discuss his book Banned in Boston, a historical account of The Watch and Ward Society, a "quasi-vigilante police force" established in 1878 that had great influence on keeping Boston a Puritan City, with mass censorship of books, plays and other activities deemed sinful, even when other states would allow them. Miller is a Journalism Professor at Tufts University and the Author of Kartchner Caverns, Winner of the 2009 Arizona Book Award.
David Slavitt Translates La Vita Nuova
Tuesday, September 21
7pm-8pm
Harvard Coop, 1400 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Square, Cambridge, 02138
617-499-2000
FREE
Harvard Coop Bookstore presents David Slavitt on September 21st, who will discuss and sign copies of his translation of Dante Alighieri's La Vita Nuova.
Mary Catherine Bateson Discusses Aging
Tuesday, September 21
7pm
Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Square, Cambridge, 02138
617-661-1515
FREE
Cultural Anthropologist and Expert on Aging, Mary Catherine Bateson, will appear at the Harvard Book Store on September 21st to speak about her new book, Composing a Further Life: The Age of Active Wisdom. The event is free and open to the public; no tickets are required.
Eliza Griswold Discusses Christianity and Islam in Africa and Asia
Wednesday, September 22
7pm
Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Square, Cambridge, 02138
617-661-1515
FREE
Investigative Journalist and Poet, Eliza Griswold, will appear at the Harvard Book Store to discuss her new book, The Tenth Parallel: Dispatches from the Fault Line Between Christianity and Islam, an exploration of the geographical and ideological collision of Christianity and Islam in Africa and Asia. Griswold's work has appeared in such publications as The Atlantic, The New Yorker, and Harper's Magazine and she has achieved several respectable awards for her journalism.
Julia Glass Reads from The Widower's Tale
Wednesday, September 22
7pm
Porter Square Books, 25 White St., Cambridge, 02140
617-491-2220
FREE
Award-winning Author, Julia Glass, introduces her latest book, The Widower's Tale, at Porter Square Books. Glass is also the author of Three Junes, which won the 2002 National Book Award for fiction and I See You Everywhere, winner of the 2009 Binghamton University John Gardner Book Award.
Susan Leal Discusses Water as a Declining Resource
Wednesday, September 22
7pm-8pm
Harvard Coop, 3rd Floor, 1400 Mass. Ave., Harvard Sq., Cambridge 02138
617-499-2000
FREE
Susan Leal will be at the Harvard Coop Bookstore on September 22nd to discuss and sign copies of her book Running out of Water: The Looming Crisis and Solutions to Conserve our Most Precious Resource. This event is free and open to the public.
William Gibson Presents Zero History
Wednesday, September 22
6pm
Coolidge Corner Theatre, 290 Harvard Street, Brookline, 02446
617-566-6660
$5
Award-winning Science Fiction Writer, William Gibson, will appear at the Cooidge to read from his new technological thriller, Zero History. Gibson is best known for his book, Necromancer, which won Hugo, Nebula and Phillip K. Dick awards. Tickets for this author event are $5 each and can be purchased from Brookline Booksmith.
Cambridge Forum Presents Philanthropist, George McCully
Wednesday, September 22
7pm
First Parish Church, 3 Church Street, Harvard Square, Cambridge, 02138
617-661-1515
FREE
On September 22nd, The Cambridge Forum will present George McCully, who will discuss "Philanthropy: American as Apple Pie" and the philosophy underlying voluntary giving. McCully is best known as the Creator of the Massachusetts Catalogue for Philanthropy (1997), which was designed to promote charitable giving through donor-education.
Jessica Stern Discusses Terrorism and Trauma
Thursday, September 23
6-7:30pm
Boston Public Library, Boston Room, 700 Boylston St., Boston 02116
617-536-5400
FREE
Jessica Stern, world renowned Expert on Terrorism and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, will appear at the Central Library to discuss her book, Denial: A Memoir of Terror, a look from personal experience at how trauma and denial can influence the professional as well as personal life of one who has been a victim. This event is free and open to the public.
Nigel Hamilton Presents American Ceasars
Thursday, September 23
7pm
Porter Square Books, 25 White Street, Cambridge, 02140
617-491-2220
FREE
Highly-Acclaimed British Biographer, Nigel Hamilton, will discuss his new book which explores the lives and careers of the twelve leaders of America since World War II, titled American Ceasars. Hamilton was the recipient of the Whitbread Prize for Biography and the Templer Medal for Military History. American Ceasars is modeled after The Twelve Ceasars, a famous historical account of leadership in Ancient Rome.
NPR's Michele Norris Discusses The Grace of Silence
Thursday, September 23
6pm
Coolidge Corner Theatre, 290 Harvard St., Brookline, 02446
617-566-6660
$5
Michele Norris, Award-Winning Journalist and Host of NPR's All Things Considered, will appear at the Coolidge Corner Theatre to read from her book on race in America, told from a personal perspective, titled The Grace of Silence: A Memoir. Tickets for this author event are $5 each and can be purchased from Brookline Booksmith.
Novelist Tao Lin @ the Harvard Book Store
Thursday, September 23
7pm
Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Square, Cambridge, 02138
617-661-1515
FREE
Internationally recognized Novelist, Short Story Writer and Poet, Tao Lin, will appear at Harvard Book Store on September 23rd to read from his latest novel, Richard Yates. This event is free and open to the public.
Guillermo del Toro & Chuck Hogan on the Strain Trilogy: Book Two
Thursday, September 23rd
6pm
the Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle St., Harvard Square, Cambridge, 02138
617-661-1515
$5
Thriller Writer, Chuck Hogan and Academy Award-winning Director, Guillermo del Toro, will be at the Brattle Theatre on September 23rd to discuss The Fall: Book Two of the Strain Trilogy. Tickets are $5 per person and will be available from Harvard Book Store beginning September 1st.
Julia Story Presents her New Book of Prose
Thursday, September 23rd
7pm-8pm
Harvard Coop, 1400 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge 02238
617-499-2001
FREE
Author, Julia Story will be at the Harvad Coop Bookstore on September 23rd to read from and sign her new book of prose slash poetry, Post Moxie. Story has achieved Graduate degrees in Creative Writing from the University of New Hampshire and Indiana University and has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize for her poetry.
Bookseller Showcase Featuring Ric Amante
Friday, September 24
7pm
Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard St., Brookline, 02446
617-566-6660
FREE
This event will showcase artwork and writing by Brookline Booksmith staff members in celebration of Employee, Ric Amante's new collection of poetry, Digging In.
Rebecca M. Jordan-Young Discusses Sex Differences and Science
Friday, September 24
3pm
Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Square, Cambridge 02138
617-661-1515
FREE
Rebecca M. Jordan-Young, Sociomedical Scientist and Expert in the Biology of Sex, Gender and Sexuality, will appear at Harvard Book Store on September 24th to discuss her new book, Brain Storm: The Flaws in the Science of Sex Differences. This event is free and open to the public.
Former Secretary of Labor, Robert B. Reich @ the Brattle
Friday, September 24
6pm
Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle Street, Harvard Square, Cambridge, 02138
617-661-1515
$5
Robert B. Reich, former Secretary of Labor, will appear at the Brattle Theatre on September 24th to discuss the current economic crisis and his outlook for the future. Reich will also be promoting his new book Aftershock: The Next Economy and America's Future. Tickets for this Harvard Book Store author event are $5 per person and can be purchased from Harvard.com beginning September 1st.
Charles Lindholm & José Pedro Zúquete on The Struggle For the World
Friday, September 24
7pm-8pm
Harvard Coop Book Store, 1400 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge 02238
617-499-2000
FREE
Charles Lindholm, Professor of Anthropology and Author, and José Pedro Zúquete, Researcher in Political Science, will be at the Harvard Coop on September 24th to discuss their book, The Struggle for the World: Liberation Movements in the 21st Century, a controversial exploration of the similarities among various anti-globalization movements and and a look at their presence in our current society.
Launch Party for Stever Robbins Get it Done Guy Book
Saturday, September 25
7:30pm
Porter Square Books, 25 White St., Cambridge 02140
617-491-2220
FREE
Porter Square Books will host a launch party for Stever Robbins' new book, Get it Done Guy's 9 Steps to Work Less and Do More. Rumor has it that the author may also be present to discuss and sign copies of the books. Stever Robbins will also be at the BPL to discuss this book on September 28th (listing below).
Jerome Groopman Discusses The Best American Science Writing 2010
Monday, September 27
6pm
Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle St., Harvard Square, Cambridge 02138
617-661-1515
$5
Jerome Groopman, Editor of The Best American Science Writing 2010, will be at the Brattle Theatre to discuss the pieces he has chosen for this eleventh edition of the annual series. Groopman holds the Dina and Raphael Recanati Chair of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, is Chief of Experimental Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, and is the author of such books as How Doctors Think, The Anatomy of Hope, and The Measure of Our Days.
Amy Boesky, Boston College Faculty Member @ The Coop
Monday, September 27
7pm-8pm
Harvard Coop, 3rd Level, 1400 Mass. Ave, Harvard Square, Cambridge
617-499-2000
FREE
Amy Boesky, Professor of English at Boston College, will appear at Harvard Coop Bookstore to discuss and sign copies of her new book, What We Have, a memoir about cancer and its effect on multiple generations of the author's family. The book has been described by numerous reviewers as both inspirational and deeply moving.
Jane Brox Discusses Brilliant
Monday, September 27
7pm
Porter Square Books, 25 White Street, Cambridge, 02140
617-491-2220
FREE
Author, Jane Brox will read from her new book Brilliant: The Evolution of Artificial Light. Brox is also the author of Five Thousand Days Like This One, which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, and Here and Nowhere Else, recipient of the L.L. Winship/PEN New England Award.
Jessica Francis Kane Presents The Report
Monday, September 27
7pm
Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard St., Brookline, 02446
617-566-6660
FREE
Jessica Francis Kane, Author of the short story collection, Bending Heaven, and Contributing Writer for The Morning News.org, will read from her first novel, The Report, a story about a civilian disaster in London during World War II and the various individuals and groups it affects. The Report has been shortlisted for the 2010 Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize from the Center for Fiction and is a Winter 2010 Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers selection.
Harvard Alumna Event w/ Leslie Dunton-Downer
Tuesday, September 28
7pm-8pm
Harvard Coop, 3rd Floor, 1400 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Square, Cambridge
617-499-2000
FREE
Leslie Dunton-Downer, who earned her BA from Harvard University in 1983 and her PhD in 1992, will be at the Harvard Coop Bookstore on September 28th to discuss and sign copies of her book The English is Coming! How One Language is Sweeping the World. The book has been described as "Perfect for culture buffs, armchair travelers, and language lovers alike..." (Simon & Schuster).
Charles Yu: How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe
Tuesday, September 28
7pm
Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard Street, Brookline, 02446
617-566-6660
FREE
Charles Yu will read from his new book, How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe. Booklist describes the book as "A funny, brain-teasing, and wise take on archetypal father-and-son issues, the mysteries of time and memory, emotional inertia, and one sweet but bumbling misfit’s attempts to escape a legacy of sadness and isolation." Charles Yu is the author of the short story collection, Third Class Superhero, which received the National Book Foundation's 5 under 35 Award. His work has also been published in many journals, including the Harvard Review, The Gettysburg Review, and the Alaska Quarterly Review, to name only a few.
Round Table Discussion w/ Published Authors for Aspiring Authors
Tuesday, September 28
7pm
Porter Square Books, 25 White Street, Cambridge, 02140
617-491-2220
FREE
Porter Square Books and Grub Street present a Round Table Discussion on publishing one's first book. Authors to participate in the conversation include Ethan Gilsdorf, Michelle Hoover, Jill McDonough, and Chris Castellani.
Author James Howard Kunstler @ Harvard Book Store
Tuesday, September 28
7pm
Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Square, Cambridge 02138
617-661-1515
FREE
Author James Howard Kunstler will appear at the Harvard Book Store to read from his latest book, a sequel to World Made by Hand (2008), titled The Witch of Hebron. Other books by the author include The Geography of Nowhere(nonfiction) and Maggie Darling (fiction), to name only a couple. This event is free and open to the public.
Stever Robbins Discusses How to Get it Done
Tuesday, September 28
6-7:30pm
Boston Public Library, Boston Room, 700 Boylston St., Boston 02116
617-536-5400
FREE
Stever Robbins will be at the Boston Public Library on September 28th to discuss tips on getting organized and being more productive as explained in his new book Get it Done Guy's 9 Steps to Work Less and Do More. Robbins is an Executive Coach, Professional Speaker, Co-Founder of FTP Software and Lecturer on Entrepreneurship related topics. This event is free and open to the public.
Author Ilyon Woo @ Harvard Book Store
Wednesday, September 29
7pm
Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Square, Cambridge 02138
617-661-1515
FREE
Author and Historian Ilyon Woo will be at Harvard Book Store on September 29th to present her book The Great Divorce: A Nineteenth Century Mother's Extraordinary Fight Against Her Husband, the Shakers and Her Times. Woo is the recipient of fellowships from the American Antiquarian Society and the National Endowment for the Humanities. The Great Divorce is her first book.
Scott Spencer Reads from Man in the Woods
Wednesday, September 29
7pm
Porter Square Books, 25 White Street, Cambridge, 02140
617-491-2220
FREE
"Scott Spencer transforms an eight thousand dollar gambling debt and a dog with 2 names into an enthralling literary ride", said Jayne Anne Phillips (Author of Lark and Termite) about Spencer's latest book, Man in the Woods. Spencer has written for Rolling Stone, The New Yorker, GQ and various other publications and has published 10 novels.
Thea Singer Explains How to Stress Less
Wednesday, September 29
7pm
Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard Street, Brookline 02446
617-566-6660
FREE
Health and Science Journalist, Thea Singer, will read from her new book on stress and aging for women titled Stress Less: The New Science That Shows Women How to Rejuvenate the Body and the Mind.
Supreme Court Justice, Stephen Breyer, Discusses Democracy
Thursday, September 30
7pm
First Parish Church Meetinghouse, Mass Ave. and Church St., Harvard Square, Cambridge
617-661-1515
$5
Harvard Book Store presents United States Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, who will be at the First Parish Church Meetinghouse in Harvard Square to discuss his new book Making Democracy Work: A Judge's View. Tickets are $5 and will go on sale September 1st from Harvard.com.
Brenda Maddox Discusses George Eliot in Love
Thursday, September 30
7pm
Harvard Coop, 1400 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Square, Cambridge
617-499-2000
FREE
Author, Brenda Maddox will appear at the Coop in Harvard Square to discuss and sign copies of George Eliot in Love, her new book which takes a look at a lesser known side of George Eliot, famous novelist: Her personal life.
Anne Sanow & Todd Hearon at Porter Square Books
Thursday, September 30
7pm
Porter Square Books, 25 White Street, Cambridge, 02140
617-491-2220
FREE
Award-winning Authors, Anne Sanow and Todd Hearon will be at Porter Square Books to read from their respective books, Triple Time and Strange Land. Sanow's Triple Time, story collection, was the winner of the 2009 Drue Heinz Literature Prize and the 2010 L.L. Winship/PEN New England Award for fiction. Hearon, who has received a 2007 PEN New England "Discovery" Award and the 2007 Friends of Literature Prize from Poetry Magazine, among many, will read from Strange Land.
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