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The Boston Book Festival, an annual literary event, was held last Saturday, October 15, in Copley Square. The streets and the venues for the workshops were packed with individuals checking out the speaker events featuring world-famous authors, browsing through the many items on sale, or just enjoying the lively scene.
A Boston Bustling with Books
Book lovers of all kinds gathered this Saturday at the Boston Book Festival.
Account of Widow's Last Days Is Terse, Remarkable
Norwegian author Kjersti A. Skomsvold’s debut novel explores the meaning and purpose of life from an unlikely perspective: that of a near-centenarian recluse who, in her last breaths of life, sets out to make her mark in a world she no longer understands.
Portrait of an Artist: Riley K. Carney
While most Harvard freshmen were busy getting their driver’s permits, Riley K. Carney ’15 was writing her first novel. While ...
‘The Swerve’ Named National Book Award Finalist
Some might argue that a Harvard education—Expos 20 and all—owes much of its conception of liberal arts to the Renaissance age. And while many have investigated the wealth of scholarship that the Renaissance produced, few have attempted to explain what sparked the period in the first place. Last week, The National Book Foundation recognized the product of John Cogan University Professor of the Humanities Stephen J. Greenblatt by naming his latest work, "The Swerve," a National Book Awards Finalist.
Cole's Poems Evoke Heartbreak Through Simplicity
Like the Gospel of Matthew, Henri Cole’s new collection of poems begins with a genealogy.
