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SUMMARY:Harvard Book Store Welcomes Alex Wagner
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store Welcomes Alex Wagner\npresenting The Steal: Four Right-Wing Hard-Liners\, One Republican Presidency\, and the Raid on America’s Courts\nHarvard Book Store welcomes Alex Wagner—host of MSNBC’s Now with Alex Wagner—for a discussion of her new book\, The Steal: Four Right-Wing Hard-Liners\, One Republican Presidency\, and the Raid on America’s Courts. \nMore information and tickets available here. \nBrattle passes not accepted.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/harvard-book-store-welcomes-alex-wagner/
LOCATION:The Brattle Theatre\, 40 Brattle St\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Events
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SUMMARY:Harvard Book Store Welcomes Anthony Scaramucci
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store Welcomes Anthony Scaramucci\npresenting All the Wrong Moves: How Three Catastrophic Decisions Led to the Rise of Trump\nHarvard Book Store welcomes Anthony Scaramucci—founder and managing partner of SkyBridge Capital\, founder and chairman of SALT\, and host of the podcast The Rest Is Politics: US—for a discussion of his new book\, All the Wrong Moves: How Three Catastrophic Decisions Led to the Rise of Trump. \nMore information and tickets available here. \nBrattle passes not accepted.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/harvard-book-store-welcomes-anthony-scaramucci/
LOCATION:The Brattle Theatre\, 40 Brattle St\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Events
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SUMMARY:Theaster Gates with Henry Louis Gates Jr at the Cambridge Public Library
DESCRIPTION:Presenting Another View: The Vibrant World of Contemporary Black Artists \n\n\n\n\nRSVP is required for this event. \nHarvard Book Store and the Cambridge Public Library welcome Theaster Gates—award-winning artist\, professor at the University of Chicago\, and Director of Artists Initiatives at the Lunder Institute for American Art at Colby College Museum of Art—and Henry Louis Gates Jr.—Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research at Harvard University\, and an Emmy\, Du Pont\, and Peabody Award-winning filmmaker\, literary scholar\, and institution builder—for a discussion of their new book Another View: The Vibrant World of Contemporary Black Artists\, co-edited by Henry Louis Gates\, Jr.\, featuring Theaster Gates. \nTicketing\nRSVP for free to this event or choose the “Book-Included” ticket to reserve a copy of Another View and pick it up at the event. Following the presentation will be a book signing. \nNote: Books bundled with tickets may only be picked up at the venue the night of the event\, and cannot be picked up in-store beforehand. Ticket holders who purchased a book-included ticket and are unable to attend the event will be able to pick up their book at Harvard Book Store up to 30 days following the event. This offer expires after 30 days. Please note we cannot guarantee signed copies will be available to ticket holders who do not attend the event. \n  \nAbout Another View\nAn intimate look into the studios of twenty prominent Black artists working today\, enlivening their art practice and creative lives through stunning photographs and exclusive interviews. \nAnother View: The Vibrant World of Contemporary Black Artists is a groundbreaking\, intimate exploration of the studios\, living spaces\, and creative processes of twenty of today’s most notable Black artists. The book includes 150 never-before-published photographs taken by acclaimed artist Awol Erizku\, presenting the ultimate behind-the-scenes tour of striking studios across the United States\, works in progress by some of the world’s most creative people\, and the objects and settings that inspire them. Exclusive profiles inspired by interviews with celebrated curator Isolde Brielmaier offer compelling personal advice and unique insights into the art world\, giving readers an inside look at the role of art in society\, perspectives on legacy\, and what it means to be a Black artist today. An illuminating introduction by lauded scholar and critic Henry Louis Gates\, Jr. explores the historical precedents and critical context that led to the exciting current moment of Black contemporary art in America. \nShowcasing work across media – including painting\, sculpture\, textile\, collage\, photography\, and more – the featured artists have won prestigious awards such as the Guggenheim Fellowship\, MacArthur Fellowship\, and National Endowment for the Arts grant\, and are in the collections of leading institutions\, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York\, the Whitney Museum of American Art\, the National Portrait Gallery\, and the Guggenheim. These artists represent a pivotal moment in American art history\, where Black artists are gaining unprecedented institutional recognition and also fundamentally changing conversations about identity\, history\, and representation in contemporary art. This book captures a crucial juncture – not only showcasing the ways these artists think about their work\, but also highlighting important\, personal conversations about how their influence will shape the next generation of artists and the broader cultural landscape for decades to come. \nFeatured artists: Nina Chanel Abney; Derrick Adams; Sanford Biggers; Jordan Casteel; Nick Cave; Renee Cox; Leonardo Drew; Theaster Gates; Rashid Johnson; Titus Kaphar; Glenn Ligon; Kerry James Marshall; Xaviera Simmons; Lorna Simpson; Shinique Smith; Hank Willis Thomas; Mickalene Thomas; Nari Ward; Carrie Mae Weems; and Fred Wilson.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/theaster-gates-with-henry-louis-gates-jr-at-the-cambridge-public-library/
LOCATION:Cambridge Public Library\, 449 Broadway\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Events
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SUMMARY:Boston Book Festival 2026
DESCRIPTION:The annual Boston Book Festival in Copley Square is Saturday\, October 17\, 2026. The Boston Book Festival gathers the Greater Boston community together with authors around the transformative joys of reading\, the power of stories\, and the exchange of ideas through a wide range of free programming. \nVisit the Boston Book Festival website to learn more about the festival and learn which authors are presenting: www.bostonbookfest.org. \n\n\n\n\nDate:Sat\, 10/17/2026\nTime:10:00am – 6:00pm\nPlace: \n\nCopley Square\nBoston\, MA \n\n\n\nCopley Square\nFree
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/boston-book-festival-2026/
LOCATION:Copley Square
CATEGORIES:Holiday & Annual Events
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SUMMARY:Kerry Kennedy at The Brattle Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store welcomes Kerry Kennedy—human rights lawyer\, activist\, New York Times bestselling author\, and daughter of Ethel Skakel Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy—for a discussion of her highly anticipated new book\, Ethel Kennedy: The Extraordinary Life and Bold Legacy. She will be joined in conversation by Mark D. Gearan—President of Hobart and William Smith Colleges\, who currently serves on the board of directors of the Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center. \nTicketing\nTickets include admission for one and one hardcover copy of Ethel Kennedy\, pre-signed by the author. \nNote: Books bundled with tickets may only be picked up at the venue the night of the event\, and cannot be picked up in-store beforehand. Ticket holders who purchased a book-included ticket and are unable to attend the event will be able to pick up their book at Harvard Book Store up to 30 days following the event. This offer expires after 30 days. Please note we cannot guarantee signed copies will be available to ticket holders who do not attend the event.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/kerry-kennedy-at-the-brattle-theatre/
LOCATION:The Brattle Theatre\, 40 Brattle St\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261020T180000
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SUMMARY:Dino Martins at the Harvard Science Center
DESCRIPTION:RSVP is required for this event. \nHarvard Book Store\, the Harvard University Division of Science\, and the Harvard Library welcome Dino Martins—award-winning entomologist and evolutionary biologist\, and professor at Stony Brook University—for a discussion of his new book\, Hidden Creatures: Luscious Leeches\, Bashful Botflies\, and the Wondrous\, History-Shaping World of Parasites. The presentation will take place in Hall E\, downstairs at the Harvard Science Center\, located at 1 Oxford Street\, Cambridge. Elevator access is available for attendees who need it. \nTicketing \nRSVP for free to this event or choose the “Book-Included” ticket to reserve a copy of Hidden Creatures and pick it up at the event. Following the presentation will be a book signing. \nNote: Books bundled with tickets may only be picked up at the venue the night of the event\, and cannot be picked up in-store beforehand. Ticket holders who purchased a book-included ticket and are unable to attend the event will be able to pick up their book at Harvard Book Store up to 30 days following the event. This offer expires after 30 days. Please note we cannot guarantee signed copies will be available to ticket holders who do not attend the event.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/dino-martins-at-the-harvard-science-center/
LOCATION:Harvard Science Center\, 1 Oxford St\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Events
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SUMMARY:Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian at Harvard Book Store
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store welcomes Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian—cardiologist\, public health scientist\, and Director of the Food is Medicine Institute at Tufts University—for a discussion of his debut book\, Food Is Medicine: Healing Our Bodies\, Nourishing Our Minds\, and Transforming Our Food System. \nAbout Food Is Medicine\nAn urgent exposé of how the food we eat is making us sick\, how we can heal\, and the revolutionary new food system that can mend our health\, economy\, and planet from a world-renowned expert on nutrition and public health.  \nThe food we eat is making us sick. In the nation and around the world\, diet is now the leading cause of illness and premature death\, from heart disease to the global pandemic of diabetes. Advocates of “healthy diets” pin the blame on overeating\, but the bigger issue is that we undereat—we don’t consume enough nutritious food\, food that nourishes and heals. Harnessing the power of the right foods can do more than prevent illness; it can treat it\, extending life while reducing the crippling cost of ill health to our communities and economy. Food Is Medicine shows the way\, from transforming our diets to keep us healthy to getting the right foods into our stores and onto our plates—all while eating plentifully and pleasurably. \nA global authority at the intersection of nutrition\, medicine\, and public policy\, Dariush Mozaffarian\, MD\, DrPH draws on cutting-edge research to turn complex science into a clear\, actionable program to end our health crisis. Exposing a broken food system\, plagued by the harms of ultraprocessing and ruinous to the environment\, he lays out exactly how the meals we eat are damaging our bodies. He reveals the medicinal\, healing power of ideal nutrition and introduces the innovators who are pioneering solutions—at the doctor’s office\, in supermarkets\, in the halls of Congress\, and above all for individuals\, to empower them to access the foods they need to live well. \nWith clarity and optimism\, braiding science\, storytelling\, and practical wisdom\, Food Is Medicine lays out a vision for a twenty-first century food system that will restore health\, nourishment\, and equity without sacrificing convenience or choice. In the process\, these solutions can revitalize our economy\, and even help to heal our planet. \nPraise for Food Is Medicine\n“Drawing on three decades at the unique intersection of cardiology\, nutrition\, and public health\, Dariush Mozaffarian makes a compelling case that the story of modern health is fundamentally the story of food. Food Is Medicine is that rare book that manages to entirely reframe a debate you probably thought you understood while staying firmly grounded in science and the lived reality of patients.”—Dr. Sanjay Gupta \n“Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian’s message is urgent\, optimistic\, and crucial for reclaiming our health and agency. Dr. Mozaffarian masterfully bridges the gap between cutting-edge science and the everyday behavior changes needed to heal our bodies and minds. Food Is Medicine shows that we cannot truly thrive without reforming our approach to food.”—Arianna Huffington\, Founder and CEO of Thrive Global \n“Dariush Mozaffarian is my go-to voice for understanding how food fundamentally shapes human health and well-being. At a time when chronic disease defines modern life\, Food Is Medicine cuts through decades of confusion with clarity\, science\, and wisdom—explaining the root causes of why we are getting sicker and how we can heal. Deeply grounded in science\, wonderfully readable\, and ultimately hopeful\, this book is a roadmap for healthier people and a healthier planet.”—Bill Frist\, M.D.\, former Senate majority leader
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/dr-dariush-mozaffarian-at-harvard-book-store/
LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Events
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SUMMARY:Fuchsia Dunlop at The Cambidge Public Library
DESCRIPTION:RSVP is required for this event. \nHarvard Book Store and the Cambridge Public Library welcome Fuchsia Dunlop—James Beard Award–winning author The Food of Sichuan and the IACP Award finalist Invitation to a Banquet —for a discussion of her new cookbook\, Five Tastes: Delicious Recipes for Chinese Flavors. \nTicketing\nRSVP for free to this event or choose the “Book-Included” ticket to reserve a copy of Five Tastes and pick it up at the event. Following the presentation will be a book signing. \nNote: Books bundled with tickets may only be picked up at the venue the night of the event\, and cannot be picked up in-store beforehand. Ticket holders who purchased a book-included ticket and are unable to attend the event will be able to pick up their book at Harvard Book Store up to 30 days following the event. This offer expires after 30 days. Please note we cannot guarantee signed copies will be available to ticket holders who do not attend the event.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/fuchsia-dunlop-at-the-cambidge-public-library/
LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Events
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SUMMARY:Natasha Singer at the Harvard Science Center
DESCRIPTION:RSVP is required for this event. \nHarvard Book Store\, the Harvard University Division of Science\, and the Harvard Library welcome Natasha Singer—a Pulitzer Prize finalist for National Reporting who has covered tech industry influence in schools for the New York Times for more than a decade—for a discussion of her new book\, Coding Kids: Big Tech’s Battle to Remake Public Schools. She will be joined in conversation by Cathy O’Neill—CEO of ORCAA\, a founder and board member of OCEAN\, and author of Weapons of Math Destruction and The Shame Machine. The presentation will take place in Hall E\, downstairs at the Harvard Science Center\, located at 1 Oxford Street\, Cambridge. Elevator access is available for attendees who need it. \nTicketing \nRSVP for free to this event or choose the “Book-Included” ticket to reserve a copy of Coding Kids and pick it up at the event. Following the presentation will be a book signing. \nNote: Books bundled with tickets may only be picked up at the venue the night of the event\, and cannot be picked up in-store beforehand. Ticket holders who purchased a book-included ticket and are unable to attend the event will be able to pick up their book at Harvard Book Store up to 30 days following the event. This offer expires after 30 days. Please note we cannot guarantee signed copies will be available to ticket holders who do not attend the event.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/natasha-singer-at-the-harvard-science-center/
LOCATION:Harvard Science Center\, 1 Oxford St\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Events
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SUMMARY:Marcia Chatelain at Harvard Book Store
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store welcomes Marcia Chatelain—Presidential Penn Compact Professor of Africana studies at the University of Pennsylvania and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Franchise—for a discussion of her new book\, How Bright the Path Grows: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the March on Washington. She will be joined in conversation by Christian Hosam—Assistant Professor of Political Science and Faculty Affiliate of the Albright Institute at Wellesley College. \nAbout How Bright the Path Grows\nFrom the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Franchise comes the little-known story of the pioneering Black women artists and activists who were seen\, but barely heard\, at the 1963 March on Washington. \nThere is no shortage of footage immortalizing the men who spoke at the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom\, when 250\,000 Americans gathered beneath the Lincoln Memorial to call for an end to segregation. There were reverends and rabbis\, activists and Rat-Pack icons—and of course the day’s headliner\, whose prophetic dream of a post-Jim Crow world has forever defined the Civil Rights Movement. But there is no “class photo” of the Black women who helped organize the march\, performed on its main stage\, or were honored during its “Tribute to Negro Women Fighters for Freedom.” \nIn How Bright the Path Grows\, Marcia Chatelain weaves a gleaming group portrait of these singular women. Among this cohort were several household names: vaudeville icon Josephine Baker; civil rights activist Rosa Parks gospel legend Mahalia Jackson\, and Daisy Bates\, champion of the Little Rock Nine. But many were relative unknowns\, including Eva Jessye\, the choir director who designed the day’s musical program\, and Anna Hedgeman\, the coordinator who pushed in the eleventh hour for a tribute to Black women’s work. \nHow Bright the Path Grows is a scintillating group biography\, rendering the lives of thirteen Black women visionaries—some famous\, others soon to be—in novelistic detail and like never seen before.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/marcia-chatelain-at-harvard-book-store/
LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Events
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SUMMARY:Akbar Shahid Ahmed at Harvard Book Store
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store welcomes Akbar Shahid Ahmed—award-winning journalist and Diplomatic Correspondent at NOTUS—for a discussion of his new book\, Crossing the Red Line: Biden\, His Advisors\, and Israel’s War in Gaza. He will be joined in conversation by Indira Lakshmanan—award-winning journalist and co-host of WBUR’s Here & Now. \nAbout Crossing the Red Line\nA powerful and authoritative account of how the Biden administration fueled atrocities in Gaza\, from an award-winning foreign affairs journalist. \nFollowing Hamas’s horrific October 7 attack\, Israel launched an offensive of staggering violence in Gaza\, saying it targeted militants while regularly striking hospitals\, schools\, and homes. Critically acclaimed journalist Akbar Shahid Ahmed offers extensive reporting and chilling new details about how the Biden administration enabled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu—ignoring warnings from government experts and implicating Americans in thousands of apparent war crimes. Washington did little to free Israeli hostages or shield innocent Palestinians as protests grew nationwide and international human rights principles crumbled. Still\, President Joe Biden denied he was giving Netanyahu a blank check. He set a “red line” over the town of Rafah\, where more than 1 million Palestinians were sheltering\, saying an assault there would risk Israel’s pipeline of American bombs. Yet after Netanyahu’s advance began\, deepening Gaza’s humanitarian catastrophe\, Biden’s team kept weapons flowing. \nIn vivid prose and with unparalleled access to insiders\, Ahmed depicts a White House that resisted a course correction as its failures became undeniable. He probes Biden’s inner circle: a paranoid and imperious group shaped by the War on Terror\, whose choices fueled tens of thousands of avoidable deaths among Palestinians\, Lebanese\, and Israelis\, torpedoed long-time standards for warfare\, and created a more dangerous world for us all. The Biden administration’s decisions drove voter backlash that helped Donald Trump regain power\, and established patterns of impunity that have spurred wider bloodshed under Trump. \nCrossing the Red Line is an urgent reckoning with Biden’s record on Gaza that is vital to understanding historic damage to America’s standing in the world\, and a period whose dark consequences will resonate globally for decades to come.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/akbar-shahid-ahmed-at-harvard-book-store/
LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Events
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SUMMARY:Neal Stephenson at First Parish Church
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store\, the Harvard University Division of Science\, and the Harvard Library welcome Neal Stephenson—#1 New York Times bestselling author of Polostan and Cryptonomicon—for a discussion of his highly anticipated new book\, D: Heavy Water\, the second installment in his monumental Bomb Light series-a gripping tale set on the eve of World War II\, as nations race to find and control an elusive substance critical to building atomic weapons. \n**In order to accommodate more attendees\, this event will now take place in the main sanctuary space of First Parish Church\, Cambridge. Ticket holders should now enter at the main door located at 1446 Massachusetts Ave.\, Cambridge. If you need elevator access\, please enter at 1 Church Street\, Cambridge and ring the bell for access.\nTicketing\nTickets include admission for one and one hardcover copy of D: Heavy Water pre-signed by the author. Following the presentation Neal Stephenson will personalize books. \nNote: Books bundled with tickets may only be picked up at the venue the night of the event\, and cannot be picked up in-store beforehand. Ticket holders who purchased a book-included ticket and are unable to attend the event will be able to pick up their book at Harvard Book Store up to 30 days following the event. This offer expires after 30 days. Please note we cannot guarantee signed copies will be available to ticket holders who do not attend the event.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/neal-stephenson-at-first-parish-church/
LOCATION:First Parish Church\, 1446 Massachusetts Ave.\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Events
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SUMMARY:Jim Emison at Harvard Book Store
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store welcomes Jim Emison—retired Tennessee trial attorney\, co-founder of Tennesseans for Historical Justice\, and a board member of the Tennessee Historical Society—for a discussion of his book\, Murder on the Hatchie: The NAACP’s First Martyr. He will be joined in conversation by Cornell William Brooks—Hauser Professor of the Practice of Nonprofit Organizations and Professor of the Practice of Public Leadership and Social Justice at the Harvard Kennedy School. \nAbout Murder on the Hatchie\nA groundbreaking work of true crime and civil rights history\, Murder on the Hatchie uncovers the 1940 lynching of NAACP leader Elbert Williams–America’s first martyr for Black voting rights–and the federal failures that buried the case for more than eighty years. \nThe forgotten lynching that launched America’s fight for Black voting rights–and the federal cover-up that followed. \nMurder on the Hatchie uncovers one of the earliest and most consequential crimes in America’s long struggle for Black voting rights: the 1940 lynching of Elbert Williams in Brownsville\, Tennessee. A founding member of the local NAACP\, Williams was murdered for attempting to register Black voters\, decades before the more famous murders of Emmett Till and Medgar Evers. \nThrough rigorous research and gripping narrative\, retired trial attorney Jim Emison reconstructs the events surrounding Williams’s lynching and the federal government’s failure to prosecute his killers. Drawing on FBI files\, Department of Justice correspondence\, and eyewitness accounts\, Emison reconstructs how white officials conspired to silence a community\, implicating local law enforcement\, federal agents\, and even national NAACP leadership. \nEmison repositions Brownsville as a pivotal site in civil rights history and exposes how voter suppression\, racial terror\, and government complicity shaped the American democracy we inherit today. With a foreword by Margaret A. Burnham\, Murder on the Hatchie challenges liberal assumptions about justice and the embedded character of Jim Crow. For readers of Blood Done Sign My Name and By Hands Now Known\, this is both a gripping true-crime investigation and a vital work of historical restoration.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/jim-emison-at-harvard-book-store/
LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Events
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SUMMARY:Bonnie Garmus at First Parish Church
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store welcomes Bonnie Garmus—New York Times bestselling author of the global sensation Lessons in Chemistry\, honored with sixteen international literary awards and made into an Apple TV limited series—for a discussion of her latest novel\, Peck & Peck.   \nTicketing\nTickets include admission for one and one hardcover copy of Peck & Peck\, pre-signed by Bonnie Garmus. Following the presentation\, the author will personalize books (first names only). \nAdditional copies of Peck & Peck will be available for purchase at the event\, as well as copies of Lessons in Chemistry. \nNote: Books bundled with tickets may only be picked up at the venue the night of the event\, and cannot be picked up in-store beforehand. Ticket holders who purchased a book-included ticket and are unable to attend the event will be able to pick up their book at Harvard Book Store up to 30 days following the event. This offer expires after 30 days. Please note we cannot guarantee signed copies will be available to ticket holders who do not attend the event.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/bonnie-garmus-at-first-parish-church/
LOCATION:First Parish Church\, 1446 Massachusetts Ave.\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Events
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261025T190000
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SUMMARY:October Harvard Square Book Circle
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our October Harvard Square Book Circle meeting!\nThis month we’re discussing Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places by Colin Dickey. \nDon’t forget each book we discuss is part of our featured Select 70 for frequent buyer members. \nThe Book Circle is Harvard Book Store’s monthly book club open for members of the community to meet and discuss a thoughtfully selected book. We’ll meet in the third room of the store from 6–7:30 PM. Registration is not required and no commitment is necessary. We love new participants! If you are interested in joining the Book Circle’s email list\, sign up through this form. \nAbout Ghostland\nOne of NPR’s Great Reads of 2016\nFrom the author of The Unidentified\, an intellectual feast for fans of offbeat history that takes readers on a road trip through some of the country’s most infamously haunted places—and deep into the dark side of our history. \nColin Dickey is on the trail of America’s ghosts. Crammed into old houses and hotels\, abandoned prisons and empty hospitals\, the spirits that linger continue to capture our collective imagination\, but why? His own fascination piqued by a house hunt in Los Angeles that revealed derelict foreclosures and “zombie homes\,” Dickey embarks on a journey across the continental United States to decode and unpack the American history repressed in our most famous haunted places. Some have established reputations as “the most haunted mansion in America\,” or “the most haunted prison”; others\, like the haunted Indian burial grounds in West Virginia\, evoke memories from the past our collective nation tries to forget. \nWith boundless curiosity\, Dickey conjures the dead by focusing on questions of the living—how do we\, the living\, deal with stories about ghosts\, and how do we inhabit and move through spaces that have been deemed\, for whatever reason\, haunted? Paying attention not only to the true facts behind a ghost story\, but also to the ways in which changes to those facts are made—and why those changes are made—Dickey paints a version of American history left out of the textbooks\, one of things left undone\, crimes left unsolved. \nSpellbinding\, scary\, and wickedly insightful\, Ghostland discovers the past we’re most afraid to speak of aloud in the bright light of day is the same past that tends to linger in the ghost stories we whisper in the dark.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/october-harvard-square-book-circle/
LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Events
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SUMMARY:Thomas Frank at Harvard Book Store
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store welcomes Thomas Frank—a founding editor of The Baffler\, a former columnist for The Wall Street Journal\, and the bestselling author of What’s the Matter with Kansas? and Listen\, Liberal—for a discussion of his new book The Creativity Con: How Innovation Became America’s Biggest Racket. \nAbout The Creativity Con\nA bold indictment of America’s chronic obsession with creativity and innovation\, tracing how these beloved ideas came to dominate our political and economic conversation while serving to mask inequality and protect elite interests.  \n“Innovation” and “creativity” have been the defining watchwords of American exceptionalism for decades. They’re deployed by business leaders\, tech gurus\, military strategists\, educators\, and urban planners to describe our unique standing in the world. While other countries supposedly suffer from regimentation and a fatal lack of imagination\, the United States is often portrayed as an unmatched dynamo of new ideas and products. In The Creativity Con\, Thomas Frank disabuses us of this notion\, offering a provocative account of the way creativity and innovation have been used as a kind of ideological cover for policies that reinforce the class system. \nFrank charts the construction of America’s glamorous self-image from Sputnik to Silicon Valley\, Apple to Lockheed Martin\, Madison Avenue to Main Street\, Richard Florida to Donald Trump. He deconstructs the innovation agendas touted by politicians; reads pop psychology; tours SXSW\, the mecca of creativity\, where musicians mingle with Pentagon officials; and looks in on the cafés\, sidewalk murals\, and bike lanes that populate the neighborhoods built for the creative class. Along the way\, Frank uncovers the insidious effects of centering innovation and creativity in our rhetoric while\, in practice\, nurturing exactly the opposite. He shows how\, in the name of these noble goals\, our leaders have reoriented the American economy around white-collar knowledge work\, cut taxes for the wealthy\, deregulated banks\, offshored manufacturing\, reoriented cities\, and destroyed what is truly creative about this country. \nDeeply original\, marked by Frank’s signature brilliance and acerbic wit\, The Creativity Con is a troubling X-ray of postwar American business and political culture—and a crushing indictment of the clichés that have undergirded its many failures.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/thomas-frank-at-harvard-book-store/
LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Events
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261026T233000
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SUMMARY:ACOTAR Book #6 Midnight Release Party at Harvard Book Store
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store invites you to a special midnight release party event for the highly anticipated sixth book in Sarah J. Maas’ smash-hit A Court of Thorns and Roses series. The title and cover will be announced soon. \nTicket holders will have access into the bookstore beginning at 10:30pm for 90 minutes of ACOTAR-themed activities\, including photo opportunities\, a costume contest\, and more. Come dressed as your favorite character and join us as we count down to midnight when each ticket holder will receive their copy of ACOTAR Book #6. Ticketing information and details are below. \nTicketing\nTickets include admission for one and one hardcover copy of A Court of Thorns and Roses Book #6 by Sarah J. Maas. \nNote: Books bundled with tickets may only be picked up at the venue the night of the event\, and cannot be picked up in-store beforehand. Ticket holders who purchased a book-included ticket and are unable to attend the event will be able to pick up their book at Harvard Book Store up to 30 days following the event. This offer expires after 30 days. Please note we cannot guarantee signed copies will be available to ticket holders who do not attend the event. \n  \n\nImage
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/acotar-book-6-midnight-release-party-at-harvard-book-store/
LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261027T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261027T190000
DTSTAMP:20260826T164019Z
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SUMMARY:The Practice of Wisdom Panel with contributors Davíd Carrasco\, Arthur Kleinman\, Stephanie Paulsell & Michael Puett at the Cambridge Public Library
DESCRIPTION:The Practice of Wisdom Panel with contributors Davíd Carrasco\, Arthur Kleinman\, Stephanie Paulsell & Michael Puett at the Cambridge Public Library
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/the-practice-of-wisdom-panel-with-contributors-david-carrasco-arthur-kleinman-stephanie-paulsell-michael-puett-at-the-cambridge-public-library/
LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Events
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SUMMARY:Taylor Grothe at Harvard Book Store
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store welcomes Taylor Grothe—writer of adult and young adult horror\, horror romance\, and dark fantasy\, and scholar of medieval literature and Nordic Saga—for a discussion of their adult debut novel\, Lethal Kiss. They will be joined in conversation by Christa Carmen—Bram Stoker Award-winning and three-time Shirley Jackson Award-nominated author of The Daughters of Block Island\, How to Fake a Haunting\, and Beneath the Poet’s House.  \nAbout Lethal Kiss\nA blood-soaked love story of rage\, revenge\, and belonging\, Taylor Grothe’s adult debut is a sapphic horror/romance that’s as grotesque as it is beautiful. \nPreston University wasn’t Marcella’s first choice of employment\, but there’s only so many deaths that can be chalked up to mysterious circumstances before people get suspicious\, and her 300 years on Earth have taught her how to pack up and move quickly. She’s resolved to keep her head down and enjoy a couple semesters at Preston—and keep her feedings few and far between. That is\, until a professor is found murdered on campus\, and it’s not her doing. \nWhen Lacie was hired as an assistant professor at Preston a year ago\, she knew not everyone makes tenure. But when her only friend disappears without a word\, she begins to suspect that her other missing coworkers didn’t just quit. Unfortunately\, there’s only one person she can trust enough to ask for help—the beautiful\, aloof\, and tantalizingly secretive latecomer\, Marcella. \nLacie and Marcella team up to make a chilling discovery: there’s something festering under the marble floors of Preston University\, and it’s hungry. Marcella might be a monster\, but the deeper into the mystery they dig\, the more she’s attracted to Lacie’s immovable bravery and quiet intelligence. And the closer they grow\, the more Lacie is drawn to Marcella’s vicious nature. \nThe weight of spilled blood and stolen opportunity might be too heavy to carry alone\, so it’s a good thing they have each other. Marcella just has to get her fill\, first.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/taylor-grothe-at-harvard-book-store/
LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Events
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SUMMARY:Dr. Raj Panjabi at Harvard Book Store
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store welcomes Dr. Raj Panjabi—Former White House Senior Director\, Senior Partner at Flagship Pioneering\, and Associate Physician at Mass General Brigham and Harvard Medical School—for a discussion of his new book\, Safer: A Playbook—Turning Fear into Action and Crisis into Community.  \nAbout Safer\nThe essential guide for navigating crisis and uncertainty from the acclaimed physician who led the White House response to the world’s most dangerous health emergencies. \nWhen crisis hits—a sudden illness\, a global disruption\, or a career upheaval—our instinct is to retreat. Yet decades of research prove that our greatest protection isn’t isolation\, it’s connection. \nFrom high-stakes decisions in the White House Situation Room and hospital emergency room to dramatic shocks of violence and illness his family struggled with in their own living room\, Dr. Raj Panjabi has navigated humanity’s most precarious moments. Now\, he translates hard-earned wisdom into a step-by-step roadmap. Through gripping storytelling and cutting-edge science\, Safer reveals the eight practical “plays” to protect what matters most at home and work. \nYou will learn how to: \n\nNavigate Fear and Denial: Use Situation Room insights to take decisive action without falling into paralysis.\nCut Through the Noise: Use science to assess your risk and protect those you love amidst the flood of misinformation.\nBuild Trust in Divided Times: Move from isolation to connection and find common ground.\nGain Control Despite Chaos: Adapt to change and transform vulnerability into your greatest strength.\n\nIn an era of uncertainty\, you don’t have to live in fear. You just need a better playbook. Safer gives us the tools for emerging from any crisis more connected than ever before.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/dr-raj-panjabi-at-harvard-book-store/
LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261030T190000
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SUMMARY:Edward Steed at Harvard Book Store
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store welcomes Edward Steed—award-winning cartoonist for the New Yorker and Grammy-winner for Best Recording Package for his Father John Misty album cover—for a discussion of his new book\, Happy Hour: A Book of Drawings. He will be joined in conversation with Ruth Lichtman— Emmy-nominated director and producer of film\, audio\, and theatre. \nAbout Happy Hour\nA generational talent’s old cartooning soul returns for a second round.  \nEdward Steed continues his winning streak as the most exciting cartoonist in The New Yorker’s pages in the 21st century. Hailed as the last great hope of the single panel gag strip\, the sole saving grace of a print media taking its last dying breaths\, Steed brings a deftly scrawled lacerating sense of humour that alludes to classic New Yorker cartoonists like Charles Addams\, William Steig\, and Sol Stenberg as well as modern cringe alt-comedy. \nWith Happy Hour out hot on the heels of his best-selling and critically-lauded debut collection\, Forces of Nature\, Steed proves he’s no flash in the pan but an enduring comedic talent. Every page in this collection is a hilarious master class on how to tickle a funnybone.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/edward-steed-at-harvard-book-store/
LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261031T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261031T220000
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SUMMARY:Harvard Book Store After Dark
DESCRIPTION:Happy Halloween! Stop by Harvard Book Store for a special Halloween trick-or-treating shopping experience. \nFrom 8:00pm-10:00pm\, we’ll be turning the lights off for some spooky browsing among the shadows\, where participants will be provided a flashlight (while supplies last). Customers who wear their Halloween costume during this shopping experience will get 15% off their purchase\, valid only on October 31\, 2026 from the hours on 8:00pm-10:00pm\, excludes items already discounted. Candy will be given out\, while supplies last. \nThis shopping experience is free to attend\, but please RSVP below so we have a rough idea of how many customers to expect.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/harvard-book-store-after-dark/
LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, 02138\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261102T190000
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SUMMARY:Deni Elliott at Harvard Book Store
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store welcomes Deni Elliott—co-director for the National Ethics Project and professor emerita in the Department of Journalism and Digital Communication at the University of South Florida—for a discussion of her new book\, Catching Sight: How a Guide Dog Helped Me See Myself. \nAbout Catching Sight\nOne woman’s journey through progressive blindness and the extraordinary guide dog who kept her safe along the way.  \nWhen ethics scholar Deni Elliott\, born with limited vision\, realized she could no longer navigate the world safely alone\, she turned to a guide dog—a decision that reshaped her understanding of disability and independence. \nWritten in collaboration with master trainer Graham Buck\, Catching Sight offers a behind-the-scenes look at the world of guide dog breeding and training\, revealing the intelligence and decision-making skills these dogs develop from birth. \nCatching Sight is for readers interested in the transformative power of human relationships with animals. As Deni confronts her changing reality\, she shares the hidden world of guide dog training and introduces Alberta\, a yellow Lab whose quiet brilliance changed her interaction with the world and herself. \nCatching Sight offers a fresh and unforgettable perspective on disability\, identity\, and the power of partnership.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/deni-elliott-at-harvard-book-store/
LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261104T180000
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SUMMARY:Joanne Chang at The Brattle Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store welcomes Joanne Chang— James Beard award–winning baker\, and founder of Flour Bakery + Cafe and Myers + Chang in Boston—for a discussion of her new cookbook\, The Joy of Cookies: New Classics and Old Favorites to Share.  \nTicketing\nThere are two ticket options for this event. \n\nBook-Included Tickets: Includes admission for one and one hardcover copy of The Joy of Cookies\, pre-signed by the author.\nAdmission-Only Tickets: Includes admission for one.\n\nNote: Books bundled with tickets may only be picked up at the venue the night of the event\, and cannot be picked up in-store beforehand. Ticket holders who purchased a book-included ticket and are unable to attend the event will be able to pick up their book at Harvard Book Store up to 30 days following the event. This offer expires after 30 days. Please note we cannot guarantee signed copies will be available to ticket holders who do not attend the event.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/joanne-chang-at-the-brattle-theatre/
LOCATION:The Brattle Theatre\, 40 Brattle St\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261106T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261106T200000
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SUMMARY:Riley Black at Harvard Book Store
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store welcomes Riley Black—science correspondent for Smithsonian\, widely-recognized expert on paleontology\, and award-winning author of The Last Days of the Dinosaurs—for a discussion of their new book\, Tyrant Lizard Queen: The Love\, Life\, and Terror of Earth’s Greatest Carnivore. \nAbout Tyrant Lizard Queen\nFrom the author of the beloved The Last Days of the Dinosaurs\, an imaginative celebration of T. Rex from hatching to adulthood.  \nTyrannosaurus rex is a prehistoric celebrity. Exceeding 40 feet in length and weighing over 9 tons\, the largest individuals of this dinosaurian species were intimidating predators capable of crushing bone and consuming more than a hundred pounds of flesh in a bite. But the last of the tyrant dinosaurs had a life beyond ripping and tearing. More than 66 million years ago\, T. rex courted each other\, nested\, watched over their offspring\, slept\, drank\, and explored ancient floodplains inhabited by a fantastic cast of impressive dinosaurs like the huge long-neck Alamosaurus and burly\, three-horned Torosaurus. For the first time\, the life story of this impressive\, sensitive predator is told as if you were there to watch it unfold. \nIn her latest prehistoric nature walk\, bestselling and award-winning author Riley Black follows the life of plucky T. rex Snaggletooth from the time she hatches through her tumultuous adulthood. The prehistoric forest Snag emerges into is full of danger\, and yet\, as Riley weaves the latest fossil discoveries into the story\, the carnivorous dinosaur survives to play\, court\, fight\, sleep\, nest\, and more as she grows up in Cretaceous North America. She tussles with rival tyrannosaurs\, hunts for delectable prey\, and finds soft moments of connection in the forest. Even the most die-hard dinosaur fan will come away with a new perspective and appreciation for the Tyrant Lizard Queen.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/riley-black-at-harvard-book-store/
LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Events
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SUMMARY:Francine Berman at the Harvard Science Center
DESCRIPTION:RSVP is required for this event. \nHarvard Book Store\, the Harvard University Division of Science\, and the Harvard Library welcome Francine Berman—founder and head of the Public Interest Technology Initiative at UMass Amherst\, co-chair of the Berkman Klein Center Working Group on Public Interest Technology\, and the 2019–2020 Katherine Hampson Bessell Fellow of the Harvard Radcliffe Institute—for a discussion of her new book\, Better Tech: Putting People First in Cyberspace. She will be joined in conversation by Alyssa Goodman—Robert Wheeler Willson Professor of Applied Astronomy at Harvard University. The presentation will take place in Hall D of the Harvard Science Center\, located at 1 Oxford Street\, Cambridge. \nTicketing \nRSVP for free to this event or choose the “Book-Included” ticket to reserve a copy of Better Tech and pick it up at the event. Following the presentation will be a book signing. \nNote: Books bundled with tickets may only be picked up at the venue the night of the event\, and cannot be picked up in-store beforehand. Ticket holders who purchased a book-included ticket and are unable to attend the event will be able to pick up their book at Harvard Book Store up to 30 days following the event. This offer expires after 30 days. Please note we cannot guarantee signed copies will be available to ticket holders who do not attend the event. \n  \n\nImage
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/francine-berman-at-the-harvard-science-center/
LOCATION:Harvard Science Center\, 1 Oxford St\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261109T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261109T200000
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SUMMARY:Lloyd Schwartz at Harvard Book Store
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store welcomes Lloyd Schwartz—winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism\, Poet Laureate of Somerville\, and the Frederick S. Troy Professor of English Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Boston—for a discussion of his latest poetry collection\, Artur Schnabel and Joseph Szigeti Play Mozart at the Frick Collection (April 4\, 1948) and Other Poems.  \nAbout Artur Schnabel and Joseph Szigeti Play Mozart at the Frick Collection (April 4\, 1948) and Other Poems\nLloyd Schwartz’s luminous new collection Artur Schnabel and Joseph Szigeti Play Mozart at the Frick Collection (April 4\, 1948)and other poems reaffirms his place as one of our most keenly attentive poetic voices. With characteristic wit\, intimacy\, and musical acumen\, these poems move fluidly between the rooms of memory and the rooms we live in\, between wry horror\, elegy\, and celebration. The title poem “has so many planes\,” said Helen Vendler. “It’s one of the most dramatic lyrics I think that it’s possible to write.” One of our most celebrated music critics tunes his verse to what Nicholas Everett tags the “idioms and nuances of American speech.” It’s like being invited into the cluttered study of a good and brilliant friend\, where even the most mundane observation is shot through with a bemused heart buoyed by the nimblest of intellects. Each line twinkles at “That dark\, knowing little joke\,” that we are all of us connected deeply and across time by the art we love and create\, and that attention itself is the highest form of devotion.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/lloyd-schwartz-at-harvard-book-store/
LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Events
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SUMMARY:Alice Hoffman at the Cambridge Public Library
DESCRIPTION:RSVP is required for this event. \nHarvard Book Store and the Cambridge Public Library welcome Alice Hoffman—bestselling author of thirty works of fiction\, including Practical Magic—for a discussion of her highly anticipated new novel\, The Witches of Cambridge. \nTicketing\nRSVP for free to this event or choose the “Book-Included” ticket to reserve a signed copy of The Witches of Cambridge and pick it up at the event. For this event\, books will be pre-signed by the author. Signed copies of Hoffman’s new book\, as well as some of her previous titles will be available for purchase at the event. \nNote: Books bundled with tickets may only be picked up at the venue the night of the event\, and cannot be picked up in-store beforehand. Ticket holders who purchased a book-included ticket and are unable to attend the event will be able to pick up their book at Harvard Book Store up to 30 days following the event. This offer expires after 30 days. Please note we cannot guarantee signed copies will be available to ticket holders who do not attend the event.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/alice-hoffman-at-the-cambridge-public-library/
LOCATION:Cambridge Public Library\, 449 Broadway\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Events
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SUMMARY:David Weinberger at Harvard Book Store
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Book Store welcomes David Weinberger—researcher at Harvard metaLAB\, long-time affiliate of the Harvard Berkman Klein Center\, and bestselling author of Everyday Chaos—for a discussion of his new book\, Beautiful Particulars: How AI’s Attention to the Smallest of Differences Is Reshaping Our Biggest Ideas. \nAbout Beautiful Particulars\nA fresh and eye-opening new explanation of AI—and how its focus on specifics is changing our ideas about ourselves and our world. \nFrom a Harvard researcher\, philosopher\, entrepreneur\, former comedy writer\, and bestselling author.  \nAmid the clamor about AI\, Beautiful Particulars poses a unique question: Not how does our use of AI change what we do\, but how is the idea of AI already subtly yet fundamentally reshaping how we think about ourselves and our world? \nIn clear\, engaging\, and even humorous prose\, David Weinberger offers a new perspective on how machine learning works and how it may already be changing our basic and deepest ideas. Through lively examples\, he shows that AI’s success—with all its risks and dangers—is taking us past our millennia of reliance on laws and principles by revealing what morality\, free will\, creativity\, causality knowledge\, and even reality itself look like now that we’re able to let the particulars speak their tiny truths. \nThe author poses questions not usually asked: What does a coin look like to AI? When AI gives you evidence that the earth is round\, why are its own reasons for saying that so different? Why does an AI image generator create a “selfie” of ancient Aztec warriors with broad smiles that it “believes” are historically unlikely? If AI becomes conscious but bodiless\, could it still make good moral decisions? Why is the world so much better at being causal than AI could ever “understand”? How does AI show us that genuine creativity is not about a “spark” but about moments that feel right? And how can you take the temperature of a joke? \nBeautiful Particulars offers a new—and hopeful—perspective on how machine learning works\, and how that’s already changing how we understand what it means to be human in the age of AI.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/david-weinberger-at-harvard-book-store/
LOCATION:Harvard Book Store\, 1256 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Events
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SUMMARY:Terence Tao at the Harvard Science Center
DESCRIPTION:RSVP is required for this event. \nHarvard Book Store\, the Harvard University Division of Science\, and the Harvard Library welcome Terence Tao—Australian American professor of mathematics at UCLA\, one of the most decorated and prolific mathematicians working today\, and the acclaimed author of several academic books\, including Solving Mathematical Problems and Additive Combinatorics—for a discussion of his new book\, Six Math Essentials. The presentation will take place in Hall D of the Harvard Science Center\, located at 1 Oxford Street\, Cambridge. \nTicketing\nRSVP for free to this event or choose the “Book-Included” ticket to reserve a copy of Six Math Essentials and pick it up at the event. Following the presentation will be a book signing. \nNote: Books bundled with tickets may only be picked up at the venue the night of the event\, and cannot be picked up in-store beforehand. Ticket holders who purchased a book-included ticket and are unable to attend the event will be able to pick up their book at Harvard Book Store up to 30 days following the event. This offer expires after 30 days. Please note we cannot guarantee signed copies will be available to ticket holders who do not attend the event.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/terence-tao-at-the-harvard-science-center/
LOCATION:Harvard Science Center\, 1 Oxford St\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Events
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