Author Event
Newton Free Library presents: An Evening with author Nate Marshall
ONLINE United KingdomThis program is presented in partnership with the Chelmsford Public Library. Please register here. Join Nate Marshall, writer, rapper and educator for a reading from his recent collection, Finna (2020). Definition of finna, created by the author: fin·na /ˈfinə/ contraction: (1) going to; intending to (2) eye dialect spelling of “fixing to” (3) Black possibility; Black futurity; Blackness…
Newton Free Library presents: Prohibition Wine
ONLINE United KingdomJoin us for an author talk with TAB columnist and community activist, Marian Leah Knapp. Her new book, Prohibition Wine: A True Story of One Woman’s Daring in Twentieth-Century America, tells the story of how Marian's grandmother, Rebecca Goldberg—a Jewish immigrant from the Russian Empire living in rural Massachusetts―lost her husband to a railroad accident. The tragedy…
Historic Newton presents: Book Launch – An Evening at Norumbega Park
Boston Marriott Newton 2345 Commonwealth Avenue, Newton, MA, United StatesA nostalgic return to the fun-loving days of historic Norumbega Park and the Totem Pole Ballroom to celebrate Historic Newton's new book! From its Grand Opening in 1897 to when the gates closed forever in 1963, Norumbega Park by the Charles River in Auburndale was the ultimate destination for thrill-seekers and fun-lovers. The park hosted…
Scandinavian Cultural Center Book Talk: “We Share the Same Sky” with Rachael Cerrotti
Scandinavian Cultural Center 206 Waltham St, Newton, MA, United StatesJoin us for a talk with author Rachael Cerrotti about her book We Share the Same Sky: A Memoir of Memory & Migration. It is the story of a granddaughter’s decade-long journey to retrace her grandmother’s wartime escape and weave together the thin threads of family history. In 2009, Rachael Cerrotti, a college student pursuing a…
Newton Free Library presents: Historical Fiction Panel
ONLINE United KingdomJoin Marjan Kamali, William Martin and Jane Healey for a panel discussion of their books, writing historical fiction and their behind-the-scenes research. This program is presented in partnership with the Ashland Public Library. Marjan Kamali was born in Turkey to Iranian parents. She is the author of two novels: The Stationery Shop, a Boston Globe best-seller, and Together Tea which was…
Newton Free Library presents: Decolonizing – Placing Indigenous Peoples in the Conversation
ONLINE United KingdomJoin Claudia Fox Tree, Arawak/Yurumein and Debby Irving, author of Waking Up White and Finding Myself in the Story of Race, for an online conversation as they explore how U.S. narratives have shaped their understanding of themselves, one another and the complex world we live in. Their organic, cross-racial conversation will pay heed to current events,…
Newton Free Library presents: The Breaking of Baseball’s Color Barrier with Ted Reinstein
ONLINE United KingdomThis program is presented in partnership with Tewksbury Public Library, the program sponsor. Please register here. Join author and longtime Chronicle reporter Ted Reinstein for a presentation on his latest book, Before Brooklyn: The Unsung Heroes Who Helped Break Baseball's Color Barrier. The book tells the story of the little-known heroes who fought segregation in baseball, from communist newspaper reporters…
Newton Free Library presents: You Came Through The Ruins – Tagore’s Songs and Poems of Life and Renewal
ONLINE United KingdomJoin Maitreyee Chakraborty and friends for a special concert that will focus on the works of the Bengali poet, Rabindranath Tagore. He was a writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer and painter who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913. Maitreyee is trained in the classical Indian vocal tradtion. When the world crumbles around us, death…
Newton Free Library presents: A Night in the Amazon with Erica Ferencik
ONLINE United KingdomJoin Erica Ferencik for a night in the Amazon! Thirty-foot anacondas; puppy-sized spiders; SUV-length electric eels that can kill you with a glancing blow – these are some of the creatures that Erica encountered on her month-long journey of survival in the Peruvian rainforest while researching her book, Into the Jungle. Her incredible story is sure to thrill all!…
Historic Newton presents: Boston’s Great Innovations
ONLINE United KingdomWhat makes Boston one of the world's top innovation centers? Join Robert Krim and Alan Earls, co-authors of Boston Made: From Revolution to Robotics-Innovations that Changed the World, as they reinterpret Boston history through the lens of innovation. Trace four centuries of this history to learn about scientific discoveries, groundbreaking social policies, and other innovations -…