Saturday Storytime!

LEGO Star Wars X-Wing Build Event

Book Signing with Jessica Fein

Book Signing with Wendy Ribeiro

Special Guest Storytime with AJ Fripp

Book Signing with Amanda Greaves

Book Signing with M. L. Vanasse

Book Signing with Queen LaKisha Carpenter Papoutsakis 

Jessica Shattuck Discusses THE LAST HOUSE

Beatriz Williams celebrates HUSBANDS & LOVERS

Leif Enger discusses I CHEERFULLY REFUSE, our #bnbookclub April Book Club Selection!

Mona Awad celebrates ROUGE #BNMiddayMystery

Silvia Moreno-Garcia celebrates SILVER NITRATE #BNMiddayMystery

Rachel Khong discusses REAL AMERICANS, our #bnbookclub May Book Club Selection!

Ivy Pochoda celebrates SING HER DOWN #BNMiddayMystery

Colin Walsh celebrates KALA #BNMiddayMystery

Join us as bestselling author Jessica Shattuck discusses her new novel Last House. All customers will be able to purchase an exclusive signed copy after the discussion.Please call ahead to reserve your seat at 774-528-0556.

Last House: A Novel

Join us every Saturday morning for Storytime in our children's department! We select a new, fun story every week to share with you. Hope to see you there!

Local indie-author Lorenzo Petruzziello will be in store to sign copies of his new release THE TASTE OF DATURA - a&nbsp;noir-inspired crime fiction set in Naples, Italy. He will also be signing copies of his noir crime A MISTAKE INCOMPLETE and his romantic-comedy inspired THE LOVE FOOL.Lorenzo
 holds degrees in International Economics and International Marketing. 
He lives in Massachusetts and writes in his spare time, drawing 
inspiration from his time in Italy as a kid, teen, and even today, in 
his adult life. Lorenzo is the author of THE LOVE FOOL and A MISTAKE INCOMPLETE . THE TASTE OF DATURA is his third book.

Author Signing with Lorenzo Petruzziello

The Taste of Datura

Author Queen LaKisha Carpenter Papoutsakis will be visiting our store and signing copies of her book I Am Queen Anthology. Stop in to meet and speak with Queen Lakisha and get a copy personally signed! LaKisha is a single mother to 4 incredibly talented and intelligent teenagers and a native of Scarsdale, NY, where she attended and graduated from Edgemont Junior- Senior High School. After high school, she played Division 1 lacrosse at Hofstra University, then Merrimack College. She has two associate's degrees in Marketing &amp; Paralegal Studies from Westchester Community College and a bachelor's degree from the University of Connecticut. Currently, she is completing her Master&rsquo;s degree in Sports Leadership from Endicott College and is attending law school. LaKisha has been heavily involved in the music industry as a publisher throughout her life. She took over her father's business after her parent's death and handled the catalogs of such greats as Dizzy Gillespie, Stanley Turrentine, and Cuba Gooding Sr., to name a few, has been a voting member, Grammy Advocate and mentor of The Recording Academy, along with being a longtime member of a heavily white male organization called AIMP (Association of Independent Music Publishers) . In addition, she has continued her passion for sports by coaching her own children in lacrosse, basketball, and soccer. Currently, she serves as the founder of Worcester United Lacrosse, a non-profit lacrosse program that introduces underprivileged children to the game.Furthermore, to continue her love for the game, she is honored to hold the position of President of the Massachusetts Chapter of USA Lacrosse, Varsity Girls and Boys High School Lacrosse Coach and when time permits, be an official. The game has given her many opportunities in life and has proved to be a valuable stepping stone for one of her children. She is now a 6th-grade Spanish teacher and faculty advisor for Latinx and African American students in a Leadership component of a statewide academic challenge among her many other endeavors, providing her with a new sense of joy and fulfillment.

I AM QUEEN Anthology

Celebrate May the 4th with a super fun Lego Build Event! All customers will be able to assemble and take home a 60 piece mini Star Wars X-Wing. Quantity of build sets are limited. Please call ahead to reserve your build set. Limit is one build set per person. May the fourth be with you!

Author Wendy Ribeiro will be visiting our store and signing copies of her book Killing The Jackass. We welcome you to stop by and get a copy personally signed! Wendy Ribeiro moved to Brazil with her husband and her two children, ages fifteen and ten. Eight years later, she returned to America, divorced. &nbsp;Wendy&rsquo;s experiences in the rural community of Catuji, inspired her to write the novel, Killing the Jackass. &nbsp;She lives in Framingham Massachusetts with her new husband, Arlete.

Killing The Jackass

Join us for a special Storytime with visiting author AJ Fripp! AJ will be reading her new story Paco's Dreams. A book signing will take place after Storytime. Don't miss this fun event! AJ lives outside of Boston, MA. She enjoys writing, cooking, swimming, yoga, walking, friends, family and loves dogs.

Paco's Dreams

Author M. L. Vanasse will be visiting and signing copies of her new book Cursed Dreams of the Shadow. We welcome you to stop in, meet the author, and get a copy personally signed! M.L. Vanasse is not only a medical professional, but a professional of 
creativity. She can be found making all forms of art using her 
superpower of ADHD. She claims her biggest fan is her son, but even he 
would admit her three insane pets are top of the list. Though she loves 
all animals, she identifies most as a pool shark.

Cursed Dreams of the Shadow

Author Amanda Greaves will be visiting and signing copies of her book The Chameleon Diaries: Designing A Life Worth Changing For. Stop in to meet Amanada and get a copy personally signed! Amanda Greaves is a motivational speaker, coach and author of The Chameleon Diaries: Designing A Life Worth Changing For, a book about uncovering your true identity and discovering the path to self-acceptance. Through trials and tribulations, downfalls and triumphs, Amanda had been traveling through life with a set of values that didn&rsquo;t necessarily belong to her, and wasn&rsquo;t aware of their misplacement until she had had one too many breakdowns and heart wrenching dramas fall within the pages of her life&rsquo;s story. When she started to fully understand that she had the option to break the repeated habits that had been holding her back, she stepped into her natural empowerment, released herself from the stronghold of limiting beliefs, and shifted her direction towards a clear and more fulfilling course of soulful driven passion and purpose.Amanda graduated from Marymount University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Interior Design, and a passion for Psychology and the Arts. She has taken countless courses on Human, Practical Psychology, Life and Wealth Mastery, Course Creation, Communication and Strategic Interactions, Negotiation Techniques, Writing and Journaling, Angel Numerology and many, many more that qualify her as an expert in her field of mastering the art and science of overcoming limiting beliefs. Beyond the &lsquo;educational&rsquo; bio, in addition to the interior design, writing, and mentoring worlds, Amanda&rsquo;s interest are just as colorful and dynamic with a passion for the outdoors, traveling the world, cultural arts, health and wellness, and experiencing all that life has to offer. Amanda has gained a significant amount of coaching experience through mentoring dozens of aspiring designers and young professionals. She led (and still leads) on aspects of team building, communication, and personal alignment and development. Amanda&rsquo;s mission is to reach as many women and men that are carrying similar stories to hers and show them there is a way past the feelings of being stuck, unworthy, and not enough. She believes in leading with her heart, and that is why she puts my heart into everything she does. When she started to peel back the layers of uncertainty and doubt while writing The Chameleon Diaries, she discovered the truth behind all the masks she had been wearing for so many years, and fell in love with herself, her process, and the desire to help others uncover their own destiny and reach their wildest dreams.

The Chameleon Diaries: Designing A Life Worth Changing For

Author Brad Fawley will be in store signing copies of his new book The Frontrunner. Stop in to meet Brad and get a copy personally signed! Brad Fawley started running in 7th grade. He was a small college 
All-American in Cross-Country and 5000 meters. After earning a Master's 
Degree in Oceanography and his law degree from the University of 
Virginia, Brad practices law as an intellectual property and 
environmental litigator and has learned the value of storytelling. He 
has been awarded three U.S. patents for automotive tools. Brad and his 
wife split their time between Vermont and California and, blessed with 
good genetics and knees, most every morning you can find him either 
outside running or working on his next book.

Book Signing with Brad Fawley

The Frontrunner

Author Jessica Fein will be visiting our store and signing copies of her book Breath Taking: A Memoir of Family, Dreams, and Broken Genes. We welcome you to stop in and get a copy personally signed! Jessica Fein is an author, advocate, speaker, and podcast host. Her 
podcast, "I Don't Know How You Do It,&rdquo; features people whose lives look 
unimaginable and who triumph over seemingly impossible challenges. 
Jessica is a working mother and a relentless warrior in the memory of 
her dynamic daughter, whom she lost to a rare disease in 2022. Her work 
encompasses hope and humor, grit and grace - the tools that make up her 
personal survival kit. She&rsquo;s a seasoned media contributor, with forums 
including HuffPost, The Mighty, Psychology Today, Zibby Mag, and 
Kveller. Jessica is a former Boston Globe opinion columnist and the 
author of a book on making the transition from college to the real 
world. She balances writing, podcasting, motherhood, and advocacy with 
her work as a senior marketing executive at a global multi-billion 
dollar education company.?&nbsp;Jessica serves on the Board
 of Directors of MitoAction. She&rsquo;s the mother of three, whom she and her
 husband adopted from Guatemala. They live in Framingham, Massachusetts 
with their quasi-service dog, who trained himself.?

Breath Taking: A Memoir of Family, Dreams, and Broken Genes

Join us as bestselling author Beatriz Williams discusses her new novel Husbands and Lovers. All customers will be able to purchase an exclusive signed copy after the discussion! Please call ahead to reserve your seat at 774-528-0556.

Husbands and Lovers

Author Henriette Lazaridis will be in store discussing her newest novel Last Days in Plaka. We invite you to stop in and join the conversation! A book signing will follow the book talk. Henriette Lazaridis is the author of The Clover House (a Boston Globe bestseller), Terra Nova (which the New York Times called &ldquo;ingenious&rdquo;), and Last Days in Plaka (publishing April 2024). She earned degrees in English literature from Middlebury College, Oxford University, where she was a Rhodes Scholar, and the University of Pennsylvania. Having taught English at Harvard, she now teaches at GrubStreet in Boston. She was the founding editor of The Drum Literary Magazine and runs the Krouna Writing Workshop in northern Greece. Her essays and articles have been published in Elle, Forge, Narrative Magazine, The New York Times, New England Review, The Millions, and Pangyrus, and earned her a Massachusetts Cultural Council Artists Grant. An avid athlete, Henriette trains on the Charles River as a competitive rower, and skis, trail runs, or cycles whenever she can. She writes about athletic and creative challenges at The Entropy Hotel on Substack.

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