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Marty Baron, author of the new book ‘Collision of Power,’ tells the stories behind the stories

The esteemed newspaper editor who led the Miami Herald, the Boston Globe, and The Washington Post through fraught times shows us how a tumultuous era of news got made

BOOK REVIEW

Emily Wilson’s new translation of ‘The Iliad’ brings a Zoomer-generation vibe to the classical war epic

Emily Wilson's new translation of "The Iliad" brings a Zoomer-generation vibe to the classical war epic, injecting a modern sensibility to battle that asks, a la 1969: War, what's it good for?

BOOK REVIEW

Rebecca Clarren’s Jewish ancestors fled a pogrom in Odesa for the US. They started over in South Dakota — on stolen land

The author of ‘The Cost of Free Land’ explores the connection between her family’s history and the disenfranchisement of the Lakota people.

BOOKINGS

Author readings around Boston Oct. 1-7

All author appearances are in person and free unless otherwise noted.

NEW ENGLAND LITERARY NEWS
All She Wrote Books set to reopen in East Somerville; new book of portraits brings dignity to those afflicted by Alzheimer’s; Letters About Literature program opens on October 2
A roundup of literary news in and around the Boston/New England area.

BOOKS
Local bestsellers for the week ended Sept. 24
Based on reporting from the independent booksellers of the New England Independent Booksellers Association and IndieBound.

Boston Public Library joins ‘Books Unbanned’ initiative, opening digital collection to teens, young adults across US
The program, first established by the Brooklyn Public Library last year, allows anyone from ages 13 to 26 who lives in the United States to obtain a Boston Public Library e-card to check out e-books and digital audiobooks.

BOOKS
What does ‘pleasure reading’ mean when your job is reading books?
A book critic explains what he means by "fun."

The best books of 2022

Of the countless wonderful titles published in 2022, here’s a highly subjective list of 55 we loved most in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and works for children and young adults.

The year’s best cookbooks showcase culture, connection — and even convenienceHere are the 20 new books we’re most excited to read this fall

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Vermont’s lieutenant governor takes banned books on the road

In response to the increase in book challenges around the country, David Zuckerman has organized a statewide Banned Books Tour, sparking lively community conversations about democracy and freedom in the process. 8:00 a.m.

BOOKS

Josh Barkan's new memoir is "Wonder Travels."

Josh Barkan, whose memoir ‘Wonder Travels’ chronicles his divorce, takes readers around the world

The author traveled to Mexico, Spain, Italy, France, and Morocco in a journey of catharsis. 11:32 a.m.

BIBLIOPHILES

Steve Inskeep and the cover of his book, “Differ We Must."

Steve Inskeep believes in books as the ‘antidote’ to a technophilic age

The voice of NPR’s ‘Morning Edition’ finds history grounding. 6:00 a.m.

An original copy of Phillis Wheatley's first collection of poems, "Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral," which is stored in the Boston Public Library's Special Collections Department for the public to explore.

A date with rare books and historical records at the Boston Public Library

On the fourth floor of the library’s Boylston Street building lives the Special Collections Department, which is home to original documents from throughout the nation’s history. 4:52 p.m.

The Blaze Writers Project team, who will be spelling at Spell-O-Rama, an event on Oct. 4 to raise funds for the Florida Freedom to Read Project, which fights book bans.

Celeste Ng, other local literary lights headline Spell-O-Rama to fight book banning efforts in Florida

The adult spelling bee raises funds for the Florida Freedom to Read Project, and you don’t have to be a writer or a speller to join. 3:39 p.m.

Books

From small town Maine, Substack luminary Heather Cox Richardson discusses her new book about the rise of authoritarianism in the US

“Democracy Awakening,” a culmination of the historian's work of the past several years, includes a blueprint for “Reclaiming America.” 9:45 a.m.