Book Notes: ‘What You See’ a tightly plotted thriller
“What You See,” By Hank Phillippi Ryan. Forge Books, October 2015. 384 pages. $24.99Boston author and Emmy-award-winning, on-camera investigative reporter Hank Phillippi Ryan’s new novel, “What You...
View ArticleBoston Book Festival features more than 175 writers, including Milton's...
Jennifer De Leon is the talk of the town this month, an enviable position for the Milton writer whose short story is the selection of the Boston Book Festival’s community reading project."It’s such a...
View ArticleBook Notes: Crime fiction anthology a bittersweet delight
“Best New England Crime Stories: Red Dawn.” Level Best Books, 2015. 287 pages. $15.95Reading “Best New England Crime Stories: Red Dawn” is a bittersweet delight. It is the latest in an annual anthology...
View ArticleBOOKS: 'Second Helpings' from Framingham author Tilia Klebenov Jacobs
How does a man turn his life around after being released from prison? How does he find a place to live, a job, love?Framingham author Tilia Klebenov Jacobs – who teaches writing to prisoners in real...
View ArticleChildren’s author/illustrator Jan Brett to visit Northborough Nov. 28
Norwell author Jan Brett is one of America’s most beloved children’s author/artists, with more than 40 million books in print. Her most recent book for young children, “The Turnip,” was written and...
View ArticleBooknotes: Detective Bosch retires – sort of- in ‘The Crossing’
“The Crossing” By Michael Connelly. Little, Brown and Co., New York, 2015. 388 pages. $28“The Crossing” referenced in the title of Michael Connelly’s new Harry Bosch detective novel is not a place,...
View ArticleUpcoming events and news from Fiske Public Library
The following are upcoming events at Fiske Public Library, 110 Randall Road, Wrentham. For more information, call 508-384-5440.The library will close at noon Dec. 24 and will be closed on Dec. 25 for...
View Article'Psychiatry Under the Influence' book talk at Plymouth Church Thursday
FRAMINGHAM - Advocates, a Framingham-based provider of services to individuals facing life challenges, will host a book talk at Plymouth Church, 87 Edgell Road, featuring award-winning medical writer...
View ArticleBook review: Shame, regret and self-loathing — the underside of parenting...
Elizabeth Marro’s affecting and beautiful first novel, “Casualties,” does not shy away from shame, regret and self-loathing — the underside of parenting. She takes us places we don’t want to go, makes...
View ArticleMedway Public Library releases March youth events list
MEDWAY — The Medway Public Library, 26 High St., released upcoming events for youths.The library is open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday-Thursday and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The lower...
View ArticleBook Notes: Secret lives of teenage girls
American girls ages 13 to 19 live in two worlds, the real and the virtual. They interact with both worlds simultaneously — though the more absorbing of their worlds is the virtual one they hold in...
View ArticleFiske Public Library releases event list
WRENTHAM — The Fiske Public Library, 110 Randall Road, released the following information regarding upcoming programming. For information, call 508-384-5440.Meditation: Chris Primavera, the library’s...
View ArticleThe Write Stuff: Franklin author a rising star in world of romance fiction
FRANKLIN -- Franklin's Laura Spinella has published four novels, both under her name and a pen name, L.J. Wilson. And she has two new titles in the works, one due out next month and one due next...
View ArticleAntiques Roadshow appraiser, antique book expert to give talk at Norfolk...
Kenneth Gloss, proprietor of the internationally-known Brattle Book Shop in Boston’s Downtown Crossing section, will give a free and open talk at 6:30 p.m. June 7 at Norfolk Senior Center, 28 Medway...
View ArticleBOOKS: Mendon author tells of terrifying U-boat attack in ‘So Close to Home’
On May 19, 1942, Ray and Ina Downs and their children, Lucille, 11, and Ray “Sonny” Jr., 8, were passengers on the SS Heredia making its way to Louisiana from Central America and carrying tons of...
View ArticleTO DO THIS WEEKEND: Unlikely Story hosting middle readers panel
Highlights1 An Unlikely Story in Plainville will host a middle readers panel on Sunday, July 10.2 The Store welcomes three great authors to talk about their books: Kate Messner, Megan Frazer Blakemore...
View ArticleBOOKS: Framingham author’s Aloysius Tucker in the thick of new mystery
FRAMINGHAM - Framingham author Ray Daniel, 53, recently published the third suspense novel in his Aloysius Tucker mystery series.Set in Boston, in “Child Not Found” Aloysius Tucker takes his 9-year old...
View ArticleFiske Public Library events
New this year: Adults are welcome to join the Summer Reading Club“Dear Friends, We are writing this letter to ask your support for our summer reading program at the Fiske Public Library. This summer,...
View ArticleWINE WISDOM: The wisdom in wine books
One of my favorite T-shirts features a Groucho Marx quote: “Outside of a Dog, Man’s Best Friend is a Good Book, Inside of a Dog, It is Very Dark.” I love this shirt because I firmly believe in the...
View Article3 Things to Do: Editor's Picks
Collins serenades with SondheimThe leading lady of folk music, Judy Collins, brings her iconic voice to Boston's Wilbur Theatre, 246 Tremont St., on Oct. 9 for two performances, at 3 and 7:30 p.m.,...
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