GBH reports on work by local online entrepreneur Paul English and Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners member Joyce Linehan to set up BannedBooksUSA, which lets Floridians pick a book from a list of books their governor objects to and then order it for just the price of shipping. Read more.
By adamg - 5/1/23 - 11:42 pm
The BU News Service reports the number of books people don't want other people's children to see in school libraries is still small here compared to, say, states shaped like a penis, but that the numbers are growing. One book-banning group, which has two chapters in Massachusetts, says they're not trying to ban anything, but rather trying to "curate" what other people's children can read.
By jonallen - 10/3/12 - 12:59 pm
The Friends Booksale has Portuguese Books! Get them while there here!
By david_yamada - 10/23/09 - 9:34 am
The inaugural Boston Book Festival is Saturday in & around Copley Square. Hey, it's about time!
By zbert - 5/28/09 - 12:14 pm
Lauren Beckham Falcone reviews a book about "the happiest place on earth" by a "Disney addict" and reveals that she knows more drug slang than the average Mouseketeer.
By CNW - 7/22/08 - 12:26 pm
Diversity Speaks On Love, Friendship, and Family: A Discussion On Interracial Relationships Within The Queer Community
What could be better than smart talk, swell people and sweet food?
By adamg - 1/31/07 - 9:18 am
Based on the publisher's blurb, John Daley is intrigued by William Landay's new novel,
By WBUR Arts - 10/25/06 - 9:49 pm
Chris Adrian has written for the "New Yorker," and a number of literary magazines. He just published his second novel, "The Children's Hospital" (McSweeney's, 2006).
By WBUR Arts - 7/4/06 - 5:27 pm
Got a great summer read to suggest? Help compile a master list by submitting your recommendation to the WBUR Arts blog.
