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Local bestsellers for the week ending May 31

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

Virtual author readings for June 7-13

A weekly calendar of literary events.

Poetry, identity, and more

Literary news from around the region.

Author Jessica Treadway confronts cancer and family secrets

In “The Gretchen Question,” a woman struggles with mortality and a lifetime of secrets.

BOOKSOn the move in ‘The Next Great Migration’
Sonia Shah’s latest book argues that our migration narrative has done great harm, solidifying borders in response to diverse factors such as climate change, junk science, governmental policies, and xenophobia.

BOOKSExamining a heroine of reinvention in ‘An Elegant Woman’
In Martha McPhee’s newest novel, family lore conveys as much made-up grandeur as fact.

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Bibliophiles: Elizabeth Acevedo talks about YA, sci-fi, and romance

The 2018 winner of the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature (for her debut novel, “The Poet X") originally set her sights on being a rapper, which led her to slam poetry.

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An immigrant’s bitterness leads to the fall of Rome in ‘Alaric the Goth’

Douglas Boin is writing ancient history, but he wants his readers to see the contemporary parallels.

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‘The Last Kings of Shanghai’ examines the little-known history of two extraordinary dynasties

Jonathan Kaufman's book almost certainly will revive interest in a much-forgotten wrinkle of Jewish and Chinese history.

All for kids: comic books, online camp, and prizes

A roundup of all manner of literary news from the region. This week: kids' comics, virtual camp, and letters to authors.

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Authors fascinated with other authors

You have industrious company. For a certain kind of writer, fascination with a particular author can lead to a book.

LOCAL BESTSELLERS

Local bestsellers for the week ending May 24

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

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Elin Hilderbrand on resilience and routine

The mega best-selling writer Elin Hilderbrand, who typically publishes at least two novels a year, says the pandemic has yet to slow her down.

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For this historian, a book on gay rights activist Frank Kameny was the ‘ulterior motive’

The project compelled Eric Cervini to earn his PhD.