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The best local book events, Aug. 2-Aug. 8 - The Boston Globe

All events are free and in-person unless otherwise noted.

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We will be temporarily pausing our used book buying program beginning on Sunday, August 16th. The program will resume on Tuesday, October 6th. Visit harvard.com or check our social media pages for updates!

Join us on Wednesday, September 2nd at The Brattle Theatre for an event with Booker Prize 2026 longlist author Marlon James! James will discuss his novel, "The Disappearers", in conversation with prize-winning author Saeed Jones. Get tickets and info here: buff.ly/3huzVv3

📆 Tues. 8/4 @ 6PM: Independent journalist and YouTuber Peter Santenello joins us in store to sign his new book "Your Fellow Americans: Dispatches from Across the Country We Call Home". Learn more and get tickets here: buff.ly/WDtE9H5

Here's a roundup of the furry friends who visited the store this week: • Elsa (The booksellers would like me to add that she is 15, blind in both eyes, and just ate half a cheeseburger next door.) Comment on who you think is the #harvardbookstoreDOTW Congrats to last week's DOTW, Jolly!

Last day to shop our Summer Needham Warehouse Sale! Visit us in Needham and shop new books at 40-80% off their list price, a featured selection of used books, select stationery, and more. Doors close tonight at 7PM, and we’ll see you there 😎 buff.ly/aruUBgZ

It’s today! Pack up the car and bring the dog, and join us for our Summer Needham Warehouse Sale! Doors open at 9AM, come shop thousands of books at steep discounts, used books, stationery, and more. buff.ly/aruUBgZ

The latest featured publisher in our Pub Focus window is Cambridge University Press! Their publications and research spread knowledge, spark curiosity and aid understanding around the world. Browse the list of highlighted books in store or online here: buff.ly/SgssHKE

It was fab to see Solitude by @nettaweinstein.bsky.social , Heather Hansen and @thuyvytnguyen.bsky.social in the @harvardbookstore.bsky.social window! (Bottom row on the right…)

Join us for July's Harvard Square Book Circle meeting! HSBC is our monthly book club open for members of the community, registration and commitment not required. This month we're discussing "My Friends: A Novel" by Hisham Matar. 📆 Sunday July 19 at 6PM 📍 Harvard Book Store

Calling all authors! The MA Center for the Book is building a Writers Directory to connect schools, libraries, and other institutions with published speakers and presenters. Read their eligibility criteria and apply on their site: www.mawritersdirectory.org

Our newest display is HBS presents: Selected Readings Inspired by the Odyssey! ⛵️ Edith Hamilton, Madeline Miller, Natalie Haynes, and of course the big man himself (Homer) are among the highlighted authors. Check out the display in store, or online here: buff.ly/51fhzzN

📆 Thurs. 7/9 @ 7PM: We welcome Howard A. Rodman in store for a discussion of his novels "Destiny Express" and "The Great Eastern". He will be joined in conversation by Sam Marks. This event will feature an ASL interpreter. Learn more here: buff.ly/RXZQpTj

Join us for our Summer Warehouse Sale in Needham! On Saturday, July 25 and Sunday, July 26, the warehouse sale is open for all from 9am-7pm both days. The Harvard Book Store Warehouse Sale features thousands of new books deeply discounted up to 40-80% off the list price. More info: buff.ly/xh8vtZE

📆 Weds. 7/8 @ 7PM: We join the Harvard University Division of Science and the Harvard Library in welcoming Rowan Jacobsen in store for a discussion of his latest book "In Defense of Sunlight: The Surprising Science of Sun Exposure". Learn more here: buff.ly/QchjzcD

In the Boston area? Meet @rodman.bsky.social @harvardbookstore.bsky.social in Cambridge on Thursday, as he presents and signs his “daringly imagined and darkly romantic—a moral thriller" (per Thomas Pynchon), and more: www.harvard.com/event/howard...

Howard A. Rodman at Harvard Book Store

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📆 Tues. 7/7 @ 7PM: We welcome Roshan Sethi—award-winning writer, director, and practicing oncologist—in store for a discussion of his debut book "The Simp: A Novel Without a Hero". He will be joined in convo by acclaimed author Daphne Kalotay. Learn more: buff.ly/fkgqmyr

Happy dog days of summer! It's Harvard Book Store's Dog of the Week! As always, here's a roundup of the latest pups who visited the store. Comment on who you think is the #harvardbookstoreDOTW.

📆 Mon. 7/6 @ 7PM: We welcome Christopher M. Finan in store for a discussion of his new book "Freedom of Speech: A People’s History of Democracy’s Most Essential Right". He will be joined in conversation by Harvard Law School's Randall Kennedy. More info: buff.ly/O7DMYBm

Happy Fourth of July, on this the 250th birthday of the Declaration of Independence! 🎆 🌭 In recognition of those 250 years, we present all of our current staff recommendations for books about American history and culture.

📆 Sat. 6/27 @ 7PM: There are only a few tickets left for our event with Maggie O'Farrell at First Parish Church, so get them while you still can! The "Hamnet" author with be discussing her new novel "Land" in conversation with bestselling author Celeste Ng. Get tickets here: buff.ly/eXCJKCX

📆 Fri. 6/26 @ 7PM: We are excited to welcome regional Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Phill Branch in store for a discussion of his new memoir "The Double Dutch Fuss". He will be joined in conversation by poet and educator Erica Buddington. Learn more: buff.ly/EzVT8j9

📆 Thurs. 6/25 @ 7PM: Michael Bronski joins us in store for a discussion of the revised and expanded edition of his first book, "A Queer History of the United States: Revised and Expanded". He will be joined in conversation by Joan Ilacqua. Learn more: buff.ly/lUjUemJ

📆 Weds. 6/24 @ 7PM: Tonight, Meg Stone—Executive Director of IMPACT Boston—joins us in store for a discussion of her book '"Don't Fight Back": And 10 Other Myths About Crime, Personal Safety, and Gender-Based Violence', in conversation with Shameka Gregory. Learn more: buff.ly/iQaSS2A

🗣️TOMORROW! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Michael Bronski will be at @harvardbookstore.bsky.social at 7PM to talk about the revised and expanded edition of A QUEER HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES with @joanofarchivist.bsky.social! Make this one of your Pride Month events and join us!

Michael Bronski at Harvard Book Store

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Join us for Roxbury Poetry Festival at the Bruce C. Bolling Building on June 27 for a full day of workshops, a keynote address from Jamaica's Poet Laureate, and a slam poetry competition where the winner will receive a publishing deal with Button Poetry.

Thanks for the love, @harvardbookstore.bsky.social! ❤️

10 Ways to Spend a Rainy Day at the Bookstore Instead of Scrolling Prime Day "Deals" ☔️ Click bait aside, June 23-26 has been deemed a pseudo holiday by an online behemoth. So as your landmark independent bookstore, we're here to remind everyone the ways shopping small has a big impact. #shopindie

📆 Tues. 6/23 @ 7PM: Tonight! Don't miss award–winning Stanford historian Thomas S. Mullaney who will be in store for a discussion of his new book, "How We Disappear: A Personal History of Information", in conversation with Professor Ann Blair. More info here: buff.ly/zVb8KaX

The How to Eat an Elephant book tour is coming to Boston! We'll be at First Parish Church with the @harvardbookstore.bsky.social on September 10th. I'll be joined in conversation by my friend and colleague, @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social. Grab your tickets here: www.harvard.com/event/sarah-...