May 3 | 7:00 PM (ET)
Hosted by Harvard Book Store
Join author Emily Franklin for a presentation of her new novel, The Lioness of Boston, which Kirkus Reviews says “paints an engaging portrait of a bold yet vulnerable woman whose feminist determination will certainly appeal to contemporary readers.”
Franklin will be joined in conversation by author Dawn Tripp.
May 11 | 6:00 p.m. (ET)
Hosted by Left Bank Books
Join longtime Godine author Wesley McNair for a reading from Late Wonders: New and Selected Poems. “McNair’s poems are just sharp enough to open our eyes anew—and just smooth enough for us to think such wisdom arrived by grace alone. His work is melodic without being singsong; it is both sanguine and realistic.” —The National Review
May 12 | 6:00 PM (ET)
Hosted by The Vineyard Gazette
Join debut author Bill Eville for the hometown launch of his memoir Washed Ashore: Family, Fatherhood, and Finding Home on Martha’s Vineyard.
May 16 | 7:00 p.m. (ET)
Hosted by York Public Library
Margot Anne Kelley discuss her new book Foodtopia: Communities in Pursuit of Peace, Love & Homegrown Food, which Booklist calls “Insightful . . . empathetic . . . a thoughtful consideration of a topic that will have a substantial impact on our future.”
May 25 | 7:00 PM (CT)
Hosted by Chicago Humanities Festival / Old Town School of Folk Music
Celebrate the publication of Joan Baez’s Am I Pretty When I Fly?: An Album of Upside Down Drawings. A book signing will follow the event.
“The pages come alive, taking readers on a pictorial trip through Baez’s life . . . Baez brings readers into a wonderland of intriguing characters . . . fans and newcomers alike will appreciate this intimate look into Baez’s unique artistry.” —Kirkus Reviews (Starred review)
May 26 | 7:00 PM (ET)
Hosted by Porter Square Books: Boston Edition
Join authors Andre Dubus III and Jennifer Haigh with co-editors Mark Cirino and Michael Von Cannon for an in-person discussion of One True Sentence: Writers and Readers on Hemingway’s Art. “A revelatory compendium.”—Publishers Weekly
