Books/Poetry

The cover of "Off Our Backs," curated by Lance VanDyke Salemo, Brian Coleman and David Bieber. (Courtesy)

New Book 'Off Our Backs' Explores The Cultural Cachet Of T-Shirts

The book consists of 150 annotated photos of T-shirts covering music, movies, politics and more from the ‘60s onward from the collection of David Bieber.

Sandra Lim Ponders Unanswerable Questions In Poetry Collection 'The Curious Thing'

In her provocative third collection, the Cambridge-based poet asks all sorts of questions, many go unanswered. The futility of understanding is a recurring theme throughout.

Berkshires Notebook: Food, Flowers And Fun Bookstores

The final installment in Jacquinn Sinclair and Ed Siegel's Berkshire Notebooks focuses on favorite bookstores, restaurants and other haunts.

10 Summer Books By New England Authors To Read On The Beach Or The Couch

From wrestling with the many facets of grief, imagining life after climate change, and meditations on immigration, literature writer Katherine Ouellette recommends books that will take you on a journey...

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New Book 'Off Our Backs' Explores The Cultural Cachet Of T-Shirts

Sandra Lim Ponders Unanswerable Questions In Poetry Collection 'The Curious Thing'

Berkshires Notebook: Food, Flowers And Fun Bookstores

10 Summer Books By New England Authors To Read On The Beach Or The Couch

In Memoir 'Upper Bohemia,' Hayden Herrera Recounts Her Chaotic And Artistic Upbringing

Mohawks, Monsters And Guitars: How A Dad Helped His Son Rock By Writing A Children's Book

Almost 80 Years Later, The City In Author Jean Stafford's 'Boston Adventure' Is Still Familiar

'Poems Are Everywhere': Boston's Poet Laureate Inaugurates The Roxbury Poetry Festival

Author Nandini Bajpai Creates Space For South Asian Representation

Massachusetts Poetry Festival Returns With A Through Line Of Resilience

'Films of Endearment' Parses The '80s Films Linking A Mother And Son

Historical Novel 'Hour Of The Witch' Places A Woman's Will On Trial

Spy Novel 'Hold Fast' Is A Ripping Napoleonic War Adventure

10 Books By New England Authors To Read While Waiting To Get Your Vaccine

In New YA Novel, Poet Safia Elhillo Untangles What It Means To Belong

6 Dr. Seuss Books Won't Be Published For Racist Images

In Memoir 'The Empathy Diaries,' Author Sherry Turkle Examines How Technology Influences Identity

'Casablanca' Production Woes Inspire Author Leslie Epstein’s Fictional Farce 'Hill Of Beans'

In 'The Smash-Up,' Author Ali Benjamin Wades Through The Politics In A Marriage

The Literary Legacy Of Pauline Hopkins