Comedian and pencil sharpener extraordinaire David Rees (Get
Your War On) shares his manual on the oft-overlooked artisanal craft of
pencil sharpening for all purposes. Witness this one-of-a-kind performance
(safety glasses encouraged—these pencils get really\, really sharp).
Author and screenwriter Delia Ephron (Hanging Up\, You’ve
Got Mail\, Sleepless in Seattle) swings by with a new story of
friendship\, courage\, love\, and a lion named Marcel. When three very different women
run away from their lives together one summer night\, they soon find themselves
tied up in the rescue of an old circus lion in a journey none of them could
have expected.
Poet\, novelist\, journalist\, teacher\, performer\, and patron saint of badassery\, Eileen Myles has been an unparalleled virtuoso of letters for nearly four decades. Booksmith is proud to host a night of poetry with a legend and author of Cool For You\, Chelsea Girls\, Inferno\, and her new dual-collection Snowflake/Different Streets.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130526T024756Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120508T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120508T000000Z UID:http://www.brooklinebooksmith-shop.com/event/adam-mansbach-ricardo-cortes-seriously-just-go-sleep URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.brooklinebooksmith-shop.com/event/adam-mansbach-ricardo-cortes-seriously-just-go-sleep SUMMARY:Adam Mansbach & Ricardo Cortes - Seriously\, Just Go To Sleep DESCRIPTION:
The authors of the uproarious best-selling book Go the
F*** To Sleep return to the Booksmith to share their new\, kid-friendly
version\, which lets kids in on the joke. With updated illustrations\, including
a cameo by Samuel L. Jackson\, Seriously\, Just Go To Sleep is the perfect
gift for parents and kids caught in the bedtime battle.
In this warm\, honest\, and
funny memoir\, popular blogger (Baby Squared)
Jane Roper lays out what it’s like to be the mother of two twin girls\, from the
round-the-clock feedings to the ways their very different personalities emerge.
A must read for new parents\, no matter how many little ones they have.
When the prestigious Mariana Academy becomes a hotbed of rumors and
blackmail\, budding journalist Iris Dupont\, whose only confidant is a
chain-smoking specter of Edward R. Murrow\, tries to break into the ranks of the
secret society bringing these rumors to light. But the search for truth has its
own dangers in this debut novel that Gary Shteyngart calls “hysterical and
moving.”
NYT best-selling author Augusten Burroughs (Running with Scissors\, Possible Side Effects) returns to the Coolidge with a book of life lessons told with his trademark black-humor. Hear him hold forth on topics as varied as “How to ride an elevator\,” “How to find love\,” “How to feel sorry for yourself\,” “How to end your life\,” and more.
Tickets are $5 each. Please call 617-566-6660 for any ticket or book orders for tonight's event. Thanks!
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130526T024756Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120512T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120512T000000Z UID:http://www.brooklinebooksmith-shop.com/event/bash-reading-series URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.brooklinebooksmith-shop.com/event/bash-reading-series SUMMARY:The BASH Reading Series DESCRIPTION:Details to be annouced.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130526T024756Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120512T210000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120512T210000Z UID:http://www.brooklinebooksmith-shop.com/event/suzanne-koven-md-say-hello-better-body-weight-loss-and-fitness-women-over-50 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.brooklinebooksmith-shop.com/event/suzanne-koven-md-say-hello-better-body-weight-loss-and-fitness-women-over-50 SUMMARY:Suzanne Koven\, M.D. - Say Hello to a Better Body!\: Weight Loss and Fitness for Women over 50 DESCRIPTION:
In her new book\, Harvard
Medical School faculty member and Boston Globe columnist Dr. Suzanne Koven shares a
unique blend of inspiring stories and health information for women over the age
of 50. Join us for this tea-time talk on how to stay healthy in middle-age and
beyond.
For nearly 20 years\, David
Gebler has helped organizations live up to their goals\, reinvigorating their
working cultures to make them more efficient and ethically sound. Join us as he
discusses his new book\, which focuses on three core values to keep any
organization on the right track.
Join us as we host two
journalists who have delved deep into hidden subcultures. In Leaving
Mundania\, the editor of Fringe literary journal Lizzie Stark hacks her way into the
magical realm of live-action role-playing\, where normal people shed their
business suits to don armor and robes for extravagant\, gigantic games of
make-believe.
In The Cornbread
Mafia\, journalist James Higdon exposes the
legacy and legal battles surrounding the largest homegrown marijuana syndicate
in American history. With unprecedented access into this secretive group\,
Higdon examines the hidden side of the war on drugs.
Buzz Bissinger (Friday Night Lights\, Three Nights in August) is the father of twin boys who couldn’t be more different\: Gerry is a grad student at Penn\; Zach is a savant\, challenged by serious intellectual deficits but blessed with rare talents. Realizing that he’s never understood what it’s like to be his son\, Buzz hits the road with Zach on a trip through the best and worst parts of America and learns to see his son for what he is\: a man of great character. Susan Orlean calls it “a triumph.”
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130526T024756Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120519T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120519T000000Z UID:http://www.brooklinebooksmith-shop.com/event/breakwater-reading-series-12 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.brooklinebooksmith-shop.com/event/breakwater-reading-series-12 SUMMARY:Breakwater Reading Series DESCRIPTION:Join us for a night of new fiction\, poetry\, and essays from the MFA candidates of Emerson\, UMASS Boston\, and BU. For more information\, please visit breakwaterreadingseries.blogspot.com.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130526T024756Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T000000Z UID:http://www.brooklinebooksmith-shop.com/event/teresa-giudice-fabulicious-fast-fit-signing-only URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.brooklinebooksmith-shop.com/event/teresa-giudice-fabulicious-fast-fit-signing-only SUMMARY:Teresa Giudice - Fabulicious! Fast & Fit (Signing Only) DESCRIPTION:You must purchase a copy of Fabulicious Fast &\; Fit at the Booksmith to enter the signing line.
The Star of Bravo’s The Real Housewives of New Jersey\, Celebrity Apprentice contestant\, and best-selling author Teresa Giudice swings by the Booksmith to share her new book of the authentic\, healthy Italian recipes that she uses to stay “fabulicious” after four kids and nearly 40 years.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130526T024756Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120523T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120523T000000Z UID:http://www.brooklinebooksmith-shop.com/event/rory-o%E2%80%99connor-friends-followers-and-future-how-social-media-are-changing-politics-threatening- URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.brooklinebooksmith-shop.com/event/rory-o%E2%80%99connor-friends-followers-and-future-how-social-media-are-changing-politics-threatening- SUMMARY:Rory O’Connor - Friends\, Followers and the Future\: How Social Media are Changing Politics\, Threatening Big Brands\, and Killing Traditional Media DESCRIPTION:The winner of two Emmys and a George Orwell Award\, Rory O’Connor is a journalist\, author\, filmmaker\, entrepreneur and media watchdog. In his new book\, he discusses how sites like Facebook and Twitter are changing the world in which we live\, from the Arab Spring to Wikileaks to Rebecca Black.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130526T024756Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T000000Z UID:http://www.brooklinebooksmith-shop.com/event/dan-zevin-dan-gets-minivan-life-intersection-dude-and-dad URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.brooklinebooksmith-shop.com/event/dan-zevin-dan-gets-minivan-life-intersection-dude-and-dad SUMMARY:Dan Zevin - Dan Gets a Minivan\: Life at the Intersection of Dude and Dad DESCRIPTION:Dan Zevin (Entry-Level Life\, The Day I Turned Uncool) is the least hip citizen of Brooklyn—a stay-at-home dad with two small children\, an obese Labrador mutt\, and a minivan. But how he got there is a bit of a blur. Join us as Zevin\, a humor writer for NPR\, Boston Magazine\, The Boston Phoenix\, and Rolling Stone among others\, shares his own hilarious story of slouching reluctantly towards middle-age.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130526T024756Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120530T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120530T000000Z UID:http://www.brooklinebooksmith-shop.com/event/justin-halpern-i-suck-girls URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.brooklinebooksmith-shop.com/event/justin-halpern-i-suck-girls SUMMARY:Justin Halpern - I Suck at Girls DESCRIPTION:When the NYT best-selling author of Sh*t My Dad Says\, Justin Halpern\, tells his father that he’s going to propose to his girlfriend\, the initial response is characteristically blunt\: “You’ve been dating her for four years. It ain’t like you found a parallel f***ing universe.” But when his father tells him to think back on everything he knows about women first\, what emerges is a hilariously awkward litany of un-luck in love\, from his disastrous childhood crushes to the night he lost his virginity working as a dishwasher at Hooters.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130526T024756Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120601T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120601T000000Z UID:http://www.brooklinebooksmith-shop.com/event/john-fox-ball URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.brooklinebooksmith-shop.com/event/john-fox-ball SUMMARY:John Fox - The Ball DESCRIPTION:One object unites the Red Sox with Rafael Nadal\, the Patriots with Pelé. In this amazing new history\, anthropologist John Fox visits overgrown courts in Mexico and medieval villages\, schoolyards and modern stadiums to answer one question\: why do we play ball? Part history\, part travelogue\, in the tradition of Bill Bryson and Mark Kurlansky\, Fox unravels the fascinating story behind the object that serves as the basis of our sports and our games.
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