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Local bestsellers for week ending 6/16

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

Out of the closet, into the fray: Stonewall revisited

Four books look back at the Stonewall Riots.

Carl Hulse’s latest examines how the highest court hit its lowest point

Veteran political reporter Carl Hulse's new book examines how "outrageous audacity" came to define the shape of the highest court in the land.

Mass. Book Award winners; a new memoir examines the traps and contradictions of masculinity

News from the New England literary scene.

the story behind the book | kate tuttle
Helping young readers become little lie detectors
“Two Truths and a Lie: Forces of Nature” is the latest in a series from children’s writer Ammi-Joan Paquette

bookingsGreater Boston author readings June 23 - June 29
A weekly calendar of literary events.

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‘In West Mills’ a view of a small town from a big talent

A rich cast of characters makes for a “quietly glorious” debut from novelist De’Shawn Charles Winslow.

bibliophiles

From ‘Rest and Relaxation’ to refreshing research

Newton-born novelist Ottessa Moshfegh’s bestseller arrives in paperback this week

A ‘Hunger Games’ prequel novel is coming in 2020

A decade after seemingly wrapping up “The Hunger Games,” Suzanne Collins is bringing readers back to Panem.

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A deep dive into the tale of Pericles

“The Porpoise: A Novel” is the latest from “Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” author Mark Haddon.

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A gay Vietnamese immigrant’s letter to his illiterate mom

Prize-winning poet Ocean Vuong’s debut novel is “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous.” 

Local bestsellers for the week ending 6/9

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

new england literary news | nina maclaughlin

Amazon adventures, LAMBDA laureates, and local natives

The latest news from the New England literary scene.

Greater Boston author readings June 16 - June 22

A weekly calendar of literary events.


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