Books/Poetry

Christopher Kimball's new Milk Street cookbook is among our picks of locally-authored cookbooks. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

8 Cookbooks From New England Authors For Everyone On Your Gift List

Here are our top picks for the foodies and readers in your life, with local flair.

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Nov 20, 2018

Akwaeke Emezi (Courtesy Elizabeth Wirija)

'Freshwater' Writer Akwaeke Emezi Reclaims Afro-Indigenous Spirituality Beyond Fable Or Mythology

The reclamation of Afro-indigenous ontology and staking it as truth can be the beginning of an individual’s spiritual revolution.

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Oct 10, 2018

Poet and art critic Bill Corbett. (Courtesy of Nicholas Altenbernd)

'Wherever He Was Felt Like The Center Of The Universe': Writers Remember Poet William Corbett

Poet Bill Corbett, who died last Friday at the age of 75, is being remembered as an aficionado of friendships.

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Aug 17, 2018

William Corbett, Esteemed Poet And Longtime Boston Resident, Dies At 75

William Corbett, an award-winning poet with ties to Harvard and MIT, died Friday after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

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Aug 10, 2018

According to the feminist nonprofit VIDA: Women in Literary Arts, the share of women who contributed to, or had their books reviewed by the Boston Review dropped to 37.8 percent in 2017, compared to an almost equitable 47 percent in 2016. (Shutterstock)

Data Reveals Fewer Women Contributors At Boston Review

New statistics showing a steep and sudden reversal in gender parity at the Boston Review, a New England literary institution, are raising questions about the status of women at the...

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Aug 9, 2018

Novelist Ernest Hemingway appears at his country home in San Francisco de Paula near Havana, Cuba on Aug. 21, 1950. (AP Photo)

Hemingway Short Story Finally Published, 60 Years After His Death

"A Room on the Garden Side" is one of five short stories Ernest Hemingway wrote based on his experiences in World War II.

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04:16Aug 6, 2018

In this June 13, 2006, file photo, Donald Hall, author of numerous poetry books, poses in the barn of the 200-year-old Wilmot farm that has been in his family for four generations. Hall, a prolific, award-winning poet and man of letters widely admired for his sharp humor and painful candor about nature, mortality, baseball and the distant past, died at age 89. (Jim Cole/AP)

Donald Hall Found The Glory Of Brief Grace

In one well-known poem, the late Hall gave us the image of Ted Williams playing in the outfield during an old timers’ game.

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02:47Jun 25, 2018

The Boston Public Library as seen in June 2015. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Greater Boston Writers Organize To Defend Freedom Of Expression In Trump Era

Inspired by a national movement started in 2017, a group of Boston writers are rallying to celebrate resistance and persistence this weekend at the Boston Public Library.

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Jun 22, 2018

"The Soul of America" by Jon Meacham. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

In His Latest Book, Jon Meacham Explores 'The Soul Of America'

Meacham dives deeply into America’s proud and not-so-proud past, writing about the discord that has been a pretty constant presence in America throughout its existence.

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Jun 15, 2018

In Debut Novel, Meghan MacLean Weir's 'The Book Of Essie' Explores A Life Of Uninterrupted Spotlight

The book follows the lives of the pious, attractive and ever-growing Hicks family and their New Light megachurch – a family that seems like a mashup of the Kardashians and...

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Jun 12, 2018

Junot Díaz has been accused by several writers of sexual misconduct or verbal abuse. Here is a fie photo of him in 2013. (Bebeto Matthews/AP)

3 Editors Resign Over Boston Review's Decision To Retain Author Junot Díaz

Poetry editors Timothy Donnelly, Barbara Fischer and Stefania Heim said on Twitter last week they're "dismayed" and are stepping down July 1.

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Jun 11, 2018

PEN literary service award recipient Stephen King at the gala Tuesday night in New York City. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Stephen King Honored With PEN Award For Literary Service

King has a long history of supporting literacy and liberal causes and was remembered Tuesday for a special act of courage and solidarity.

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May 23, 2018

The Robert Frost Stone House Museum in Shaftsbury, Vermont is now owned by Bennington College. (Lisa Rathke/AP)

Visit The Vermont House Where Robert Frost Wrote His Most Poetic Lines

The former home of the acclaimed American poet was opened as a museum in 2002. Bennington College acquired the house from the nonprofit Friends of Robert Frost last year.

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May 21, 2018

Stephen McCauley's "My Ex-Life." (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

In 'My Ex-Life,' Stephen McCauley Shows You Could Hit Reset On Your Life

"My Ex-Life” begins with a mid-life crisis and grows into a tale of a defining summer for two old friends and a girl on the dangerous cusp of womanhood.

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May 8, 2018

Junot Díaz Accused Of Sexual Misconduct And Verbal Abuse

The highly-regarded author has been accused by a writer of forcibly kissing her while she was a graduate student. Other writers accuse him of verbal abuse. He is currently a...

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May 4, 2018

A reading at last year's Newburyport Literary Festival inside the Jabberwocky Bookshop. (Courtesy Jay McCarthy/Newburyport Literary Festival)

Newburyport Literary Festival Focuses This Year On How Reading Could Change Your Life

On Friday and Saturday, the North Shore town will be bustling with big name authors like Ann Hood, Tom Perrotta and Stephen McCauley.

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Apr 26, 2018

"Noir," by Christopher Moore. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Pushing Aside Political Frustrations, Christopher Moore Mined Humor For Pulp 1940s Universe Of 'Noir'

With broads and dolls, crime and corruption, and a talking snake, Moore hopes the book serves as an escape for those who are feeling the same anger and annoyance with...

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Apr 17, 2018

"Rescue & Jessica," by Jessica Kensky and Patrick Downes, illustrated by Scott Magoon. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

How A Dog Named Rescue Helped A Marathon Bombing Survivor Heal

The new children's book "Rescue & Jessica" provides a window into the lives of two people injured in the Boston Marathon bombings in 2013.

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07:29Apr 11, 2018

Minnie Driver as Ellen Birch and Guy Pearce as the professor, Evan Birch, in "Spinning Man." (Courtesy Lionsgate)

'Spinning Man' Gets Film Adaptation Amid Wave Of Higher Ed Firings Over Sexual Misconduct

George Harrar's novel centers on the ways a male professor accused of sexual misconduct tries to explain away the evidence against him.

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Apr 11, 2018

Watertown Library Wants To Unite A Community Through A Book

“Refuge” offers rich territory for discussion of what immigration can mean for an individual and a family, beyond a simplified narrative of departure, arrival and assimilation.

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Mar 9, 2018

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8 Cookbooks From New England Authors For Everyone On Your Gift List

'Freshwater' Writer Akwaeke Emezi Reclaims Afro-Indigenous Spirituality Beyond Fable Or Mythology

'Wherever He Was Felt Like The Center Of The Universe': Writers Remember Poet William Corbett

William Corbett, Esteemed Poet And Longtime Boston Resident, Dies At 75

Data Reveals Fewer Women Contributors At Boston Review

Hemingway Short Story Finally Published, 60 Years After His Death

Donald Hall Found The Glory Of Brief Grace

Greater Boston Writers Organize To Defend Freedom Of Expression In Trump Era

In His Latest Book, Jon Meacham Explores 'The Soul Of America'

In Debut Novel, Meghan MacLean Weir's 'The Book Of Essie' Explores A Life Of Uninterrupted Spotlight

3 Editors Resign Over Boston Review's Decision To Retain Author Junot Díaz

Stephen King Honored With PEN Award For Literary Service

Visit The Vermont House Where Robert Frost Wrote His Most Poetic Lines

In 'My Ex-Life,' Stephen McCauley Shows You Could Hit Reset On Your Life

Junot Díaz Accused Of Sexual Misconduct And Verbal Abuse

Newburyport Literary Festival Focuses This Year On How Reading Could Change Your Life

Pushing Aside Political Frustrations, Christopher Moore Mined Humor For Pulp 1940s Universe Of 'Noir'

How A Dog Named Rescue Helped A Marathon Bombing Survivor Heal

'Spinning Man' Gets Film Adaptation Amid Wave Of Higher Ed Firings Over Sexual Misconduct

Watertown Library Wants To Unite A Community Through A Book