Books/PoetryAlmost 80 Years Later, The City In Author Jean Stafford's 'Boston Adventure' Is Still FamiliarThe author’s 1944 debut novel, recently republished by New York Review Books, is a romantic look into a bygone era, but what’s truly striking is how much of this fictional...The ARTeryJun 14, 2021'Poems Are Everywhere': Boston's Poet Laureate Inaugurates The Roxbury Poetry FestivalThe first-ever Roxbury Poetry Festival will take place Saturday, June 5. The hybrid event will feature workshops, readings, an in-person outdoor poetry slam and a femme rap concert.The ARTeryJun 4, 2021Author Nandini Bajpai Creates Space For South Asian RepresentationBajpai writes characters with families and cultural traditions that she yearned to see represented in literature as a young person. The ARTeryMay 19, 2021Massachusetts Poetry Festival Returns With A Through Line Of ResilienceThe festival returns May 13-16 with more than 50 events and will bring to light reflections on resilience and elegies that reckon with social injustice.The ARTeryMay 12, 2021'Films of Endearment' Parses The '80s Films Linking A Mother And SonFilm critic Michael Koresky's new book is about how the movies we share with our loved ones can help us better understand people we’ve known our entire lives. The ARTeryMay 5, 2021Historical Novel 'Hour Of The Witch' Places A Woman's Will On TrialSet in 1660s Boston, the novel is smartly wrapped in large ideas, like how women must subversively navigate a society in which they have little power, and what a justice...The ARTeryMay 4, 2021Spy Novel 'Hold Fast' Is A Ripping Napoleonic War AdventureDebut novelist J. H. Gelernter’s book leans heavily on its influences but nevertheless manages to chart its own course to a satisfying conclusion, says literature writer Michael Patrick Brady.The ARTeryMay 3, 202110 Books By New England Authors To Read While Waiting To Get Your VaccineWith topics ranging from magical cults to internal superhuman strength, ARTery literature writer Katherine Ouellette has selected novels that remind us how much we all have in common.The ARTeryApr 1, 2021In New YA Novel, Poet Safia Elhillo Untangles What It Means To BelongEqual parts ghost and love story, "Home Is Not A Country" breaks open what it means to lose home and find it again. The ARTeryMar 5, 20216 Dr. Seuss Books Won't Be Published For Racist ImagesDr. Seuss Enterprises tells The Associated Press in a statement on the author and illustrator's birthday that the books portray people in ways that are hurtful. 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To elevate awareness of Hopkins in the 21st century, two...The ARTeryFeb 12, 2021Author Crystal Maldonado Reflects On New Novel, Body Positivity And Reclaiming The Word ‘Fat’In her coming-of-age book “Fat Chance, Charlie Vega,” Maldonado wants to send the message that everyone deserves to be the hero of their own story.The ARTeryFeb 9, 2021Artist Amanda Shea Explores Blackness And Womanhood In New Poetry Video SeriesThe fourth installment in the series, “BODY,” is a commentary of how the healthcare industry does not always treat Black and brown bodies with care, especially queer and trans bodies.The ARTeryFeb 2, 2021For Young Writers, Poet Amanda Gorman Serves As InspirationWith Gorman's inaugural poem "The Hill We Climb," a group of local students saw a peer brave enough to speak steadily and confront the country at such a pivotal time.PlayThe ARTery03:55Jan 26, 2021The Artful Path To Quit Smoking, With A Bit Of Hypnosis — And A Whole Lot Of CDsOne man's path to putting cigarettes in the rearview mirror, with help from CDs and books.The ARTeryJan 26, 2021Travelogue 'We Came, We Saw, We Left' Attempts To Squeeze Meaning Out Of A Year Of Family TravelAuthor Charles Wheelan’s book follows a nine-month, global grand tour with his wife and their three children. 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Almost 80 Years Later, The City In Author Jean Stafford's 'Boston Adventure' Is Still FamiliarThe author’s 1944 debut novel, recently republished by New York Review Books, is a romantic look into a bygone era, but what’s truly striking is how much of this fictional...The ARTeryJun 14, 2021
'Poems Are Everywhere': Boston's Poet Laureate Inaugurates The Roxbury Poetry FestivalThe first-ever Roxbury Poetry Festival will take place Saturday, June 5. The hybrid event will feature workshops, readings, an in-person outdoor poetry slam and a femme rap concert.The ARTeryJun 4, 2021
Author Nandini Bajpai Creates Space For South Asian RepresentationBajpai writes characters with families and cultural traditions that she yearned to see represented in literature as a young person. The ARTeryMay 19, 2021
Massachusetts Poetry Festival Returns With A Through Line Of ResilienceThe festival returns May 13-16 with more than 50 events and will bring to light reflections on resilience and elegies that reckon with social injustice.The ARTeryMay 12, 2021
'Films of Endearment' Parses The '80s Films Linking A Mother And SonFilm critic Michael Koresky's new book is about how the movies we share with our loved ones can help us better understand people we’ve known our entire lives. The ARTeryMay 5, 2021
Historical Novel 'Hour Of The Witch' Places A Woman's Will On TrialSet in 1660s Boston, the novel is smartly wrapped in large ideas, like how women must subversively navigate a society in which they have little power, and what a justice...The ARTeryMay 4, 2021
Spy Novel 'Hold Fast' Is A Ripping Napoleonic War AdventureDebut novelist J. H. Gelernter’s book leans heavily on its influences but nevertheless manages to chart its own course to a satisfying conclusion, says literature writer Michael Patrick Brady.The ARTeryMay 3, 2021
10 Books By New England Authors To Read While Waiting To Get Your VaccineWith topics ranging from magical cults to internal superhuman strength, ARTery literature writer Katherine Ouellette has selected novels that remind us how much we all have in common.The ARTeryApr 1, 2021
In New YA Novel, Poet Safia Elhillo Untangles What It Means To BelongEqual parts ghost and love story, "Home Is Not A Country" breaks open what it means to lose home and find it again. The ARTeryMar 5, 2021
6 Dr. Seuss Books Won't Be Published For Racist ImagesDr. Seuss Enterprises tells The Associated Press in a statement on the author and illustrator's birthday that the books portray people in ways that are hurtful. It says the decision...The ARTeryMar 2, 2021
In Memoir 'The Empathy Diaries,' Author Sherry Turkle Examines How Technology Influences Identity“The bulk of this memoir chronicles her intellectual journey to discover how we are changed by the technology we build and depend on,” writes Julie Wittes Schlack.The ARTeryMar 2, 2021
'Casablanca' Production Woes Inspire Author Leslie Epstein’s Fictional Farce 'Hill Of Beans'The film serves as the backdrop for a bawdy espionage adventure boasting an all-star cast of world leaders and movie industry icons, with the fate of the free world hanging...The ARTeryFeb 26, 2021
In 'The Smash-Up,' Author Ali Benjamin Wades Through The Politics In A MarriageThe novel begins and ends during a political inferno of a week -- the 2018 Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court hearings -- and how this corrosive omnipresence has complicated the relationship...The ARTeryFeb 22, 2021
The Literary Legacy Of Pauline HopkinsThe multitalented author, journalist and editor pioneered horror, science fiction and fantasy writing at the turn of the 20th century. To elevate awareness of Hopkins in the 21st century, two...The ARTeryFeb 12, 2021
Author Crystal Maldonado Reflects On New Novel, Body Positivity And Reclaiming The Word ‘Fat’In her coming-of-age book “Fat Chance, Charlie Vega,” Maldonado wants to send the message that everyone deserves to be the hero of their own story.The ARTeryFeb 9, 2021
Artist Amanda Shea Explores Blackness And Womanhood In New Poetry Video SeriesThe fourth installment in the series, “BODY,” is a commentary of how the healthcare industry does not always treat Black and brown bodies with care, especially queer and trans bodies.The ARTeryFeb 2, 2021
For Young Writers, Poet Amanda Gorman Serves As InspirationWith Gorman's inaugural poem "The Hill We Climb," a group of local students saw a peer brave enough to speak steadily and confront the country at such a pivotal time.PlayThe ARTery03:55Jan 26, 2021
The Artful Path To Quit Smoking, With A Bit Of Hypnosis — And A Whole Lot Of CDsOne man's path to putting cigarettes in the rearview mirror, with help from CDs and books.The ARTeryJan 26, 2021
Travelogue 'We Came, We Saw, We Left' Attempts To Squeeze Meaning Out Of A Year Of Family TravelAuthor Charles Wheelan’s book follows a nine-month, global grand tour with his wife and their three children. The ARTeryJan 25, 2021
10 Books That Will Transport You Anywhere But Here This WinterFeaturing works by New England authors, these 10 titles will transport you to other worlds while we all eagerly await our turns for the COVID-19 vaccine.The ARTeryJan 15, 2021
