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SUMMARY:WIP in Ancient Philosophy: Peter Osorio (Harvard)\, “Plato's Auth
 ority and Plato the Author in Cicero's Tusculans Disputations”
DESCRIPTION:The WIP in Ancient Philosophy Workshop organized by Cinzia Arru
 zza and Marc Gasser-Wingate. This week's speaker is Peter Osorio (Harvard)
 .\nAbstract: In the Tusculan Disputations Cicero the character (‘M’) e
 ndorses a group of stoicizing views more strongly than in any other late d
 ialogue. But Cicero the author writes the Tusculans as a response to anoth
 er Latin philosophical book\, Marcus Junius Brutus’ De virtute. In this 
 paper\, I focus on a series of textual-historical arguments in the first T
 usculans in which ‘M’ fashions a Platonic tradition for his views on t
 he basis of the Phaedo. Cicero's method is not only to oppose Brutus’ An
 tiochean ethics but to challenge Antiochus’ historiographical method of 
 recovering Plato’s ethics from his successors and from Peripatetics. Cic
 ero’s prefaces show that he does not accept M’s or Brutus’ commitmen
 ts to Platonic authority\, and that the textual arguments polemicize Antio
 chus’ arguments from authority and constitute a historical method of phi
 losophical inquiry.
LOCATION:STH 525\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/sth-525/wip-in-ancient-phi
 losophy-peter-osorio-harvard-platos-authority-and-plato-the-au-2026-11-10?
 utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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UID:49087de344e36aac@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052649Z
DTSTART:20261110T230000Z
DTEND:20261111T003000Z
SUMMARY:Author Event: You Are Your Child's Best Advocate: An Evening with L
 eandrea Brantle
LOCATION:Just Bookish\, 1463 Dorchester Ave\, Dorchester\, MA 02122\, USA\,
  Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/just-bookish/author-event-
 you-are-your-childs-best-advocate-an-evening-with-leandrea-brantle-2026-11
 -10?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261109T043924Z
DTSTART:20261111T230000Z
DTEND:20261112T000000Z
SUMMARY:PSB: Boston Edition Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the Porter Square Books: BOSTON EDITION Book
  Club! We'll be meeting on the second Wednesday of each month at 6pm at Po
 rter Square Books: Boston Edition (50 Liberty Dr. ...
LOCATION:Porter Square Books: Boston Edition\, GrubStreet Center for Creati
 ve Writing\, 50 Liberty Drive: Suite 500\, Boston\, MA 02210\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/porter-square-books-boston
 -edition/psb-boston-edition-book-club-2026-11-11?utm_source=ics&utm_medium
 =referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052649Z
DTSTART:20261111T233000Z
DTEND:20261112T013000Z
SUMMARY:South End Library Author Series: "The Author Weekend" by Laura Zigm
 an
DESCRIPTION:Friends of the South End Library (FOSEL) has develpped the Sout
 h End Library Author Series to reach beyond the South End and Boston for e
 xperienced and debut authors alike to engage our friends and neighbors in 
 stimulating discussion and reading.\n\nThis month\, we have author Laura Z
 igman discussing her new book The Author Weekend with the South End's own 
 Sara DiVello !\n\nEnjoy an energizing evening connecting with admired auth
 ors whose work will range across multiple genres and geographies! After th
 e talk and Q&A discussion\, purchase the showcased book from Parkside (we 
 will be on site!)\, get it signed by the author\, and enjoy apps and drink
 s with other readers from the South End. \n\nIt’s a great time to connec
 t with friends and neighbors.\n\nAbout the book... \nThe Devil Wears Prada
  meets The White Lotus in a story of colliding egos and shocking betrayal\
 , as intoxicatingly ice cold as the pink prosecco that flows all weekend.\
 n\nEverything needs to be just right for bestselling mystery writer Faye W
 ader’s first-ever fan weekend. Her sales might be slipping—only a litt
 le!—but her readers still love her enough to pony up for three days and 
 two nights on Great Misery Island. The retreat is precisely planned\, from
  the small-batch artisanal doughnuts to the perimenopausal Mermaid Meditat
 ion\, by Faye and her beleaguered assistant\, Jade—an aspiring author wh
 o can’t seem to finish her own novel.\n\nFaye’s longtime agent and edi
 tor will be there\, as well as Faye’s number one fan\, Peggy Mercer\, wh
 o has been first in line at every one of Faye’s events. When news comes 
 that the weekend will be crashed by glamorous\, charismatic rival novelist
  Abby Schuss\, Faye thinks things can’t get worse … until one of the a
 ttendees is found dead in her room\, setting off an unexpectedly murderous
  chain of events that makes prepub anxiety seem like a day at the beach. H
 ow far is Faye willing to go to get exactly what she wants from her Author
  Weekend?\n\nThe Author Weekend is a thrilling and hilarious dive into the
  dark heart of envy\, and a glorious exploration of a woman of a certain a
 ge desperate to survive the dog-eat-dog world of publishing and control he
 r own narrative.\n\nAWARDS\n• 2026 An Oprah Daily Pick\n• 2026 BookBub
  Pick\n• 2026 BiblioLifestyle Pick\n• 2026 People Magazine Pick\n• 2
 026 Wall Street Journal Pick\n• 2026 BookBub\n• 2026 Barnes & Noble Pr
 ess Pick\n\nAbout the Author...\nLaura Zigman is the author of Small World
  (a New York Times Group Text pick and Editor’s Choice)\, Separation Anx
 iety \, Animal Husbandry (which was made into the movie Someone Like You\,
  starring Hugh Jackman and Ashley Judd)\, Dating Big Bird \, Her \, and Pi
 ece of Work . She has collaborated on several works of nonfiction—includ
 ing Eddie Izzard’s New York Times bestseller\, Believe Me —and has bee
 n a contributor to The New York Times and other publications. She lives in
  Cambridge\, Massachusetts.
LOCATION:Connection Room at Union Church -\, Boston\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/connection-room-at-union-c
 hurch/south-end-library-author-series-the-author-weekend-by-laura-zigman-2
 026-11-11?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:c2efedfe0eddc32c@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052649Z
DTSTART:20261111T233000Z
DTEND:20261112T013000Z
SUMMARY:Comics Reading Roundabout
LOCATION:Just Bookish\, 1463 Dorchester Ave\, Dorchester\, MA 02122\, USA\,
  Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/just-bookish/comics-readin
 g-roundabout-2026-11-11?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:296f422f8b3cf140@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052649Z
DTSTART:20261112T153000Z
DTEND:20261112T160000Z
SUMMARY:Storytime!
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the shop every Thursday morning for Storytime!\n\nOu
 r booksellers and special guest readers will read from a selection of pict
 ure books right in front of our cozy fireplace! Grab your kids and your co
 ffee and enjoy a lovely morning full of fun!
LOCATION:Parkside Bookshop\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/parkside-bookshop/storytim
 e-2026-11-12?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052410Z
DTSTART:20261112T220000Z
DTEND:20261112T230000Z
SUMMARY:Author Talk: Lauren Klein and Tanvi Sharma - Data by Design
DESCRIPTION:Join visualization historian Lauren Klein and designer Tanvi Sh
 arma for a conversation about their new book Data by Design: Visualization
  and Power from Abolition to the Dawn of Data Science . The book returns t
 o the history of data visualization to expose the power of charts and maps
 —and to show how they can be used for social change. Lauren and Tanvi wi
 ll be in conversation with Arvind Satyanarayan \, a professor of data visu
 alization at MIT. ​ Lauren Klein is Professor of Data & Decision Science
 s and English at Emory University \, where she also directs the Digital Hu
 manities Lab and the Atlanta Interdisciplinary AI Network . Her research b
 rings together computational and critical methods to explore questions of 
 gender\, race\, and justice\, both in early America and today. Klein is th
 e author (with Catherine D’Ignazio) of the award-winning Data Feminism (
 MIT Press\, 2020)\, and the editor (with Matthew K. Gold) of Debates in th
 e Digital Humanities (Univ. of Minnesota Press)\, among other publications
 . ​ Tanvi Sharma is a design technologist working at the intersection of
  data\, aesthetics\, and the humanities. She is currently an Art Director 
 at Apple and co-author of Data by Design (MIT Press\, 2026). She has previ
 ously worked at Pentagram\, Public Policy Lab\, and Spotify. She lives in 
 Harlem\, NY\, with her two cats\, Yuchi and Bubbles. More at tanvi.network
  . ​ Arvind Satyanarayan is an Associate Professor of Computer Science a
 t MIT EECS\, and leads the Visualization Group at the Computer Science and
  Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL). His research uses visualization as a
  petri dish to study intelligence augmentation (IA)\, or how computation c
 an amplify our cognition and creativity\, while respecting our agency. Ope
 n-source visualization systems developed by Arvind and his collaborators a
 re widely used by researchers\, companies\, and journalists. Arvind’s re
 search has been recognized with several awards including\, most recently\,
  an Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship. Accessibility Notice : We strive to make o
 ur events accessible. To request a disability accommodation and/or languag
 e services\, contact the department listed in the "Contact Info" pane on t
 he right. Please allow at least two weeks to arrange accommodation.
LOCATION:Central Library in Copley Square\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/central-library-in-copley-
 square/author-talk-lauren-klein-and-tanvi-sharma-data-by-design-2026-11-12
 ?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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BEGIN:VEVENT
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052410Z
DTSTART:20261112T230000Z
DTEND:20261113T000000Z
SUMMARY:East Boston Book Club: The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
DESCRIPTION:A book club discussion of The Big Sleep \, the renowned 1939 no
 vel from the crime fiction master Raymond Chandler\, with the "quintessent
 ial urban private eye" ( Los Angeles Times )\, Philip Marlowe. Synopsis: A
  dying millionaire hires private eye Philip Marlowe to handle the blackmai
 ler of one of his two troublesome daughters\, and Marlowe finds himself in
 volved with more than extortion. Kidnapping\, pornography\, seduction\, an
 d murder are just a few of the complications he gets caught up in. Copies 
 will be available at the front desk. It is also available as an ebook and 
 audiobook on Libby. Programming at the Boston Public Library is funded thr
 ough private support. To learn more about supporting the Library\, please 
 visit the Boston Public Library Fund's website: bplfund.org.
LOCATION:East Boston Library\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/east-boston-library/east-b
 oston-book-club-the-big-sleep-by-raymond-chandler-2026-11-12?utm_source=ic
 s&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTAMP:20261110T052410Z
DTSTART:20261112T233000Z
DTEND:20261113T003000Z
SUMMARY:Charlestown Book Group: The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters
DESCRIPTION:Find your next great read at the Charlestown Book Group! Every 
 month\, gather with friends and neighbors to discuss a variety of fantasti
 c literature. This month\, we’re reading the novel The Berry Pickers by 
 Amanda Peters. Check out a copy at the Charlestown Branch. Synopsis: July 
 1962. A Mi’kmaq family from Nova Scotia arrives in Maine to pick blueber
 ries for the summer. Weeks later\, four-year-old Ruthie\, the family’s y
 oungest child\, vanishes. She is last seen by her six-year-old brother\, J
 oe\, sitting on a favorite rock at the edge of a berry field. Joe will rem
 ain distraught by his sister’s disappearance for years to come. In Maine
 \, a young girl named Norma grows up as the only child of an affluent fami
 ly. Her father is emotionally distant\, her mother frustratingly overprote
 ctive. Norma is often troubled by recurring dreams and visions that seem m
 ore like memories than imagination. As she grows older\, Norma slowly come
 s to realize there is something her parents aren’t telling her. Unwillin
 g to abandon her intuition\, she will spend decades trying to uncover this
  family secret. Accessibility Notice : We strive to make our events access
 ible. To request a disability accommodation and/or language services\, con
 tact the department listed in the "Contact Info" pane on the right. Please
  allow at least two weeks to arrange accommodation.
LOCATION:Charlestown Library\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/charlestown-library/charle
 stown-book-group-the-berry-pickers-by-amanda-peters-2026-11-12?utm_source=
 ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:c697758dd316bfe4@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261109T043924Z
DTSTART:20261113T000000Z
DTEND:20261113T010000Z
SUMMARY:Brenda Miller\, author of Love You\, Bye\, in conversation with Eth
 an Gilsdorf
DESCRIPTION:PSB: Boston Edition is excited to welcome Brenda Miller to cele
 brate the release of her latest book\, Love You\, Bye. Ethan Gilsdorf will
  join Miller in conversation. This event will ...
LOCATION:Porter Square Books: Boston Edition\, GrubStreet Center for Creati
 ve Writing\, 50 Liberty Drive: Suite 500\, Boston\, MA 02210\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/porter-square-books-boston
 -edition/brenda-miller-author-of-love-you-bye-in-conversation-with-ethan-g
 ilsdorf-2026-11-12?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:399df4eaa2b82d76@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052510Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261113
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261114
SUMMARY:Boston Art Book Fair 2026
LOCATION:BCA Cyclorama\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/bca-cyclorama/boston-art-b
 ook-fair-2026-2026-11-13?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:a5eec772a69f9e72@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052617Z
DTSTART:20261114T150000Z
DTEND:20261114T160000Z
SUMMARY:RBF26: Kids Storytime: Amanda Davis
DESCRIPTION:Amanda Davis is an award-winning author\, artist\, and educator
  who uses her words and pictures to light up the world with kindness. She 
 is the author of 30\,000 Stitches: The Inspiring Story of the N...
LOCATION:Roslindale Branch\, 4246 Washington Street\, ROSLINDALE\, MA 02131
 \, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/roslindale-branch/rbf26-ki
 ds-storytime-amanda-davis-2026-11-14?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:e3b050cd7007985a@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052617Z
DTSTART:20261114T163000Z
DTEND:20261114T173000Z
SUMMARY:RBF26: Writing Workshop with Judy McClure
DESCRIPTION:Feeling inspired by the Book Festival? Let’s get together and
  write! Join us to find your story and deepen your writing. Engaging promp
 ts will motivate\, tips on craft techniques will strengthen y...
LOCATION:Roslindale Branch\, 4246 Washington Street\, ROSLINDALE\, MA 02131
 \, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/roslindale-branch/rbf26-wr
 iting-workshop-with-judy-mcclure-2026-11-14?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=refe
 rral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:3b7e5284a791bf4d@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052617Z
DTSTART:20261114T180000Z
DTEND:20261114T193000Z
SUMMARY:RBF26: How can fiction build empathy and social justice through gre
 at storytelling?
DESCRIPTION:Join our panel of local authors in a discussion on the intersec
 tion of social and political issues in fiction and the role creative writi
 ng plays in changing hearts and minds. Panelists Include: E...
LOCATION:Roslindale Branch\, 4246 Washington Street\, ROSLINDALE\, MA 02131
 \, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/roslindale-branch/rbf26-ho
 w-can-fiction-build-empathy-and-social-justice-through-great-storytellin-2
 026-11-14?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:9574608d60a1c5d1@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052617Z
DTSTART:20261114T200000Z
DTEND:20261114T210000Z
SUMMARY:RBF26: A Conversation with Jennifer Haigh
DESCRIPTION:Join best-selling author Jennifer Haigh in conversation with lo
 cal writer Rebecca Pacheco for a reading and discussion of Jennifer Haigh'
 s latest book\, Rabbit Moon. Jennifer Haigh is the author of...
LOCATION:Roslindale Branch\, 4246 Washington Street\, ROSLINDALE\, MA 02131
 \, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/roslindale-branch/rbf26-a-
 conversation-with-jennifer-haigh-2026-11-14?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=refe
 rral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:b3e6021d6d0500a3@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261109T043924Z
DTSTART:20261115T190000Z
DTEND:20261115T200000Z
SUMMARY:Book Swap at PSB: Boston Edition
DESCRIPTION:Do you have a bunch of books hanging out that you know you're n
 ot going to read again? Trade them with other readers for new books! Come 
 by Porter Square Books: Boston Edition with up to three book...
LOCATION:Porter Square Books: Boston Edition\, GrubStreet Center for Creati
 ve Writing\, 50 Liberty Drive: Suite 500\, Boston\, MA 02210\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/porter-square-books-boston
 -edition/book-swap-at-psb-boston-edition-2026-11-15?utm_source=ics&utm_med
 ium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:dc8428d8e835eda5@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261116T213000Z
DTEND:20261116T223000Z
SUMMARY:Fusion Book Club Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Fusion Book Club: where STEM meets story and belonging takes ro
 ot. When: Monday\, November 16th at 4:30pm ET Where: Snell Library Researc
 h and Teaching Hub (SL-215A) and online (Teams meeting link) What […]\n\
 nThe post Fusion Book Club Meeting appeared first on Northeastern Universi
 ty College of Engineering.
LOCATION:Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/events/fusion-book-club-me
 eting-2026-11-16?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:807c38c09a744649@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261116T220000Z
DTEND:20261116T233000Z
SUMMARY:English Programs Lightning Book Talks
DESCRIPTION:Join the Northeastern University English Department for English
  Programs Lightning Book Talks\, featuring faculty members sharing highlig
 hts from their recently published books!\n\nFrom literature and literary t
 heory to writing studies\, this event will showcase the diverse scholarshi
 p and research contributions of our English faculty. Each presenter will o
 ffer a brief introduction to their work\, providing an opportunity to expl
 ore new ideas\, engage in scholarly discussion\, and celebrate faculty pub
 lications.\n\nFeatured Presenters:\n\n1. Qianqian Zhang-Wu – Associate P
 rofessor of English\; Coordinator of Multilingual Writing \n\n2. Theo Davi
 s – Chair and Professor of English\n\n3. Carla Kaplan- Davis Distinguish
 ed Professor of American Literature\; Professor of Women's\, Gender\, and 
 Sexuality Studies\n\n4. Kathleen Kelly – Professor of English\n\n5. Patr
 ick Mullen – Associate Professor of English\n\n6. Nicole N. Aljoe – Pr
 ofessor of English and African American Studies\n\n7. Sari Altschuler – 
 Associate Professor of English\; Founding Director of the Health Humanitie
 s & Society Program\n\n8. Chris Gallagher – Professor of English\n\nA fr
 iendly reminder: This is an internal English Department event reserved for
  our faculty\, staff\, and graduate students. We appreciate your understan
 ding!
LOCATION:909 Renaissance Park\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/909-renaissance-park/engli
 sh-programs-lightning-book-talks-2026-11-16?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=refe
 rral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:fdec17742d84a3b4@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z
DTSTART:20261117T180000Z
DTEND:20261117T190000Z
SUMMARY:Book Talk With Author Saira Mohamed: What a Country Owes Its Soldie
 rs
DESCRIPTION:Book talk hosted by MFRA and Author Saira Mohamed on her forthc
 oming book.
LOCATION:Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/events/book-talk-with-auth
 or-saira-mohamed-what-a-country-owes-its-soldiers-2026-11-17?utm_source=ic
 s&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:d1818bafc6f163f3@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052413Z
DTSTART:20261117T213000Z
DTEND:20261117T223000Z
SUMMARY:Kids Book Group: Stepping Stones (Ages 9-12)
DESCRIPTION:This monthly book group is for middle-grade readers\, and featu
 res discussions and fun activities. This month\, we're reading Stepping St
 ones by Lucy Knisley. In this graphic novel\, Jen moves out to the country
  and has to put up with her mom and her mom's new boyfriend\, as well as h
 is kids. Suddenly part of a larger family in a new place\, Jen isn't sure 
 there is a place for her in this different world. Copies of the book will 
 be available at South Boston Branch's circulation desk starting October 20
 . This program is for ages 9-12. No registration required. Accessibility N
 otice: We strive to make our events accessible. To request a disability ac
 commodation and/or language services\, contact Dani Crickman at dcrickman@
 bpl.org Please allow at least two weeks to arrange accommodation. Programm
 ing at the Boston Public Library is funded through private support. To lea
 rn more about supporting the Library\, please visit the Boston Public Libr
 ary Fund's website: https://bplfund.org/
LOCATION:South Boston Library\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/south-boston-library/kids-
 book-group-stepping-stones-ages-9-12-2026-11-17?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=
 referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:574543c000aae82f@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052413Z
DTSTART:20261117T230000Z
DTEND:20261118T000000Z
SUMMARY:Fantastic Books Book Group: Dark Tide by Stephen Puleo
DESCRIPTION:We are a book group that reads a wide variety of fiction and no
 nfiction. We meet on the *4th Tuesday of every month at 6:00 pm at the Cen
 tral Library in Copley Square. Our November theme is "Boston" and we will 
 be reading Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919 by Stephen P
 uleo AVAILABILITY: Copies will be available for pick up at the Central Lib
 rary Borrower Services desk after the previous month's discussion until th
 ey are gone\, or you may place holds on other copies or formats via the li
 brary catalog. REGISTRATION: In order to receive the e-blasts for this boo
 k group\, please fill out this form to subscribe . To be able to vote in t
 he upcoming titles poll please register at least one week prior to the dis
 cussion date. You will then receive the Forward date reminder email that g
 oes out one week prior to the discussion and the Afterward email that goes
  out after the discussion. There is no confirmation email or anything else
  you need to do to register. Accessibility Notice: We strive to make our e
 vents accessible. To request a disability accommodation and/or language se
 rvices\, contact the department listed in the "Contact Info" pane on the r
 ight. Please allow at least two weeks to arrange accommodation. *For the m
 onths of November and December our meetings are moved up a week to accommo
 date traveling and the holidays.
LOCATION:Central Library in Copley Square\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/central-library-in-copley-
 square/fantastic-books-book-group-dark-tide-by-stephen-puleo-2026-11-17?ut
 m_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:3f91b816f70121c0@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052649Z
DTSTART:20261117T233000Z
DTEND:20261118T010000Z
SUMMARY:Freedom Sounds: A Day Without Love
LOCATION:Just Bookish\, 1463 Dorchester Ave\, Dorchester\, MA 02122\, USA\,
  Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/just-bookish/freedom-sound
 s-a-day-without-love-2026-11-17?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:f2e1dbfc0187808d@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052649Z
DTSTART:20261118T000000Z
DTEND:20261118T010000Z
SUMMARY:Dani's Queer Bar x All She Wrote Books Book Club: November
LOCATION:Dani's Queer Bar\, 909 Boylston St\, Boston\, MA 02115\, USA\, Bos
 ton
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/danis-queer-bar/danis-quee
 r-bar-x-all-she-wrote-books-book-club-november-2026-11-17?utm_source=ics&u
 tm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:44f2d99caebc2e74@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052617Z
DTSTART:20261118T230000Z
DTEND:20261119T003000Z
SUMMARY:Book Launch: Ecologies of Justice
DESCRIPTION:Join the launch party for the new book\, Ecologies of Justice: 
 Making and Unmaking Prison Worlds! Some of the book's contributors will at
 tend to discuss the book and sign copies. This event is co-sp...
LOCATION:Weld Hill Research Building\, Arnold Arboretum\, 1300 Centre\, Bos
 ton\, MA 02131\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/weld-hill-research-buildin
 g/book-launch-ecologies-of-justice-2026-11-18?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=re
 ferral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:c8dc9fe1baa67183@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052617Z
DTSTART:20261118T230000Z
DTEND:20261119T010000Z
SUMMARY:Author Talk: Gillian Daniels
DESCRIPTION:Gillian Daniels will discuss her new book\, Jenny Will Eat You 
 Now. In this gorgeous horror-romance\, river monster Jenny Greenteeth stal
 ks a handsome academic through Boston after a chance encounter...
LOCATION:Substation\, 4228 Washington St\, Roslindale\, MA 02131\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/substation/author-talk-gil
 lian-daniels-2026-11-18?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:4692999a7400db14@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052649Z
DTSTART:20261119T153000Z
DTEND:20261119T160000Z
SUMMARY:Storytime!
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the shop every Thursday morning for Storytime!\n\nOu
 r booksellers and special guest readers will read from a selection of pict
 ure books right in front of our cozy fireplace! Grab your kids and your co
 ffee and enjoy a lovely morning full of fun!
LOCATION:Parkside Bookshop\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/parkside-bookshop/storytim
 e-2026-11-19?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:0423deb3bce17ce1@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052424Z
DTSTART:20261119T164500Z
DTEND:20261119T183000Z
SUMMARY:"Looking Back: Armenian Emigrants\, Nationalism\, and Modern Turkey
 " Book Talk with Yeşim Bayar
DESCRIPTION:Join International Affairs as we welcome Author Yeşim Bayar as
  she discusses her new book "Looking Back: Armenian Emigrants\, Nationalis
 m\, and Modern Turkey". With Discussant\, Professor Berna Turam. \n\nDrawi
 ng on the life stories of Armenian migrants from Turkey to Canada\, "Looki
 ng Back" explores the human costs of nationalism. While the examination is
  anchored in how Armenians remember their experiences inside a nationalist
  landscape\, Bayar’s discussion also considers the complex relationship 
 between everyday life\, emotions\, history\, and making sense of the past 
 away from the homeland.\n\nSpeaker Bio: Yeşim Bayar is an Associate Profe
 ssor of Sociology at St. Lawrence University\, New York. Her research inte
 rests include nationalism\, citizenship\, migration and refugeedom\, ethni
 c and religious minorities\, and state power. Bayar has published articles
  in several journals. In addition to Looking Back (2026)\, she is the auth
 or of "The Formation of the Turkish Nation State" (2014).\n\nPlease RSVP b
 y November 16 at https://forms.gle/cn5BeKR4fZEvNm2m9.
LOCATION:909 Renaissance Park\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/909-renaissance-park/looki
 ng-back-armenian-emigrants-nationalism-and-modern-turkey-book-talk-with-ye
 s-2026-11-19?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:e8b5c3b6c88afb92@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261109T043924Z
DTSTART:20261119T230000Z
DTEND:20261120T000000Z
SUMMARY:PSB: Boston Edition Silent Reading Party
DESCRIPTION:The Silent Reading Party continues! You can either BYOB (bring 
 your own book) or buy a book here! We’ll be sitting and reading quietly 
 for an hour\, followed by some discussion about what we ...
LOCATION:Porter Square Books: Boston Edition\, GrubStreet Center for Creati
 ve Writing\, 50 Liberty Drive: Suite 500\, Boston\, MA 02210\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/porter-square-books-boston
 -edition/psb-boston-edition-silent-reading-party-2026-11-19?utm_source=ics
 &utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:70c74c62c6c89f71@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052649Z
DTSTART:20261119T233000Z
DTEND:20261120T010000Z
SUMMARY:The Women's Social Club at Parkside Bookshop
DESCRIPTION:The Women's Social Club is partnering with Parkside Bookshop fo
 r their monthly WSC x Parkside Bookshop Women’s Book Club\, hosted insid
 e the South End’s favorite independent bookstore.\n\nThis isn’t your t
 raditional book club. This month\, we’re choosing our first group read t
 ogether. Bring a book idea or recommendation you’d love to read with the
  group. We’ll share our picks\, vote\, and narrow it down to the top two
 \, and everyone can choose which of the two they’d like to read. Then we
 ’ll mix\, mingle\, and enjoy snacks from Formaggio Kitchen and non-alcoh
 olic drinks from Dray — two of the best neighbors a bookstore could ask 
 for.\n\nWe’re taking a break in December\, which gives you time to read 
 over the holidays. When we’re back in January\, we’ll split into small
  groups based on the book we read\, then come back together as a whole gro
 up to share about each.\n\nThis event is open to both WSC members and non-
 members. \nSpace is limited — click here to RSVP!
LOCATION:Parkside Bookshop\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/parkside-bookshop/the-wome
 ns-social-club-at-parkside-bookshop-2026-11-19?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=r
 eferral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:d6c748d0ea1f1370@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052649Z
DTSTART:20261120T233000Z
DTEND:20261121T023000Z
SUMMARY:JUST BE(LOVED) Poetry Slam & Open Mic ANNIVERSARY EDITION ft Pages 
 Matam
LOCATION:Just Bookish\, 1463 Dorchester Ave\, Dorchester\, MA 02122\, USA\,
  Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/just-bookish/just-be-loved
 -poetry-slam-and-open-mic-anniversary-edition-ft-pages-matam-2026-11-20?ut
 m_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:625f875dab17ab1e@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261109T043924Z
DTSTART:20261121T000000Z
DTEND:20261121T010000Z
SUMMARY:Grubbie Debut: Margaret Woo\, author of The City of Jade Trees\, in
  conversation with Alysia Abbott
DESCRIPTION:Porter Square Books: Boston Edition and GrubStreet are delighte
 d to present the latest installment of the Grubbie Debut event series\, we
 lcoming Margaret Woo for release of The City o...
LOCATION:Porter Square Books: Boston Edition\, GrubStreet Center for Creati
 ve Writing\, 50 Liberty Drive: Suite 500\, Boston\, MA 02210\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/porter-square-books-boston
 -edition/grubbie-debut-margaret-woo-author-of-the-city-of-jade-trees-in-co
 nversation-with-2026-11-20?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:9cbad732b45fa572@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052649Z
DTSTART:20261121T150000Z
DTEND:20261121T230000Z
SUMMARY:Shop & Vibe w/ DJ411
LOCATION:Just Bookish\, 1463 Dorchester Ave\, Dorchester\, MA 02122\, USA\,
  Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/just-bookish/shop-and-vibe
 -w-dj411-2026-11-21?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:477af860f0bbcbeb@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261109T043924Z
DTSTART:20261121T200000Z
DTEND:20261121T210000Z
SUMMARY:Boston Cookbook Club
DESCRIPTION:A book club for foodies and chefs of any skill level! Every oth
 er month we will get together to share dishes from and discuss a cookbook 
 that we select. This month's book is Fundamentals of Flavor:...
LOCATION:Porter Square Books: Boston Edition\, GrubStreet Center for Creati
 ve Writing\, 50 Liberty Drive: Suite 500\, Boston\, MA 02210\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/porter-square-books-boston
 -edition/boston-cookbook-club-2026-11-21?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referra
 l
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:ef6819fab5ad05e4@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052649Z
DTSTART:20261126T153000Z
DTEND:20261126T160000Z
SUMMARY:Storytime!
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the shop every Thursday morning for Storytime!\n\nOu
 r booksellers and special guest readers will read from a selection of pict
 ure books right in front of our cozy fireplace! Grab your kids and your co
 ffee and enjoy a lovely morning full of fun!
LOCATION:Parkside Bookshop\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/parkside-bookshop/storytim
 e-2026-11-26?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:90da426691671f24@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052617Z
DTSTART:20261128T160000Z
DTEND:20261128T230000Z
SUMMARY:Small Business Saturday
DESCRIPTION:Kick off the holiday season by shopping at Rozzie Bound with so
 me fun surprises\, including a book signing with Meghan Nesmith. Also\, sp
 end $30 or more and receive a free Blind Date with a Book.
LOCATION:Rozzie Bound\, 739 South Street\, Roslindale\, MA 02131-2561\, Bos
 ton
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/rozzie-bound/small-busines
 s-saturday-2026-11-28?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:3103e77d08e3deb4@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052617Z
DTSTART:20261128T170000Z
DTEND:20261128T190000Z
SUMMARY:Book Signing: Meghan Nesmith
DESCRIPTION:Meghan Nesmith will sign her new book\, A World Apart. A spellb
 inding queer romantasy debut\, available for a limited time in a deluxe sp
 ecial edition\, that weaves a tale of forbidden love\, magical d...
LOCATION:Rozzie Bound\, 739 South Street\, Roslindale\, MA 02131-2561\, Bos
 ton
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/rozzie-bound/book-signing-
 meghan-nesmith-2026-11-28?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:a83352581e9c62bb@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052649Z
DTSTART:20261129T160000Z
DTEND:20261129T173000Z
SUMMARY:Love Your Neighbor\, Write Your Neighbor: Holiday Letter Writing to
  Incarcerated Folks
LOCATION:Just Bookish\, 1463 Dorchester Ave\, Dorchester\, MA 02122\, USA\,
  Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/just-bookish/love-your-nei
 ghbor-write-your-neighbor-holiday-letter-writing-to-incarcerated-fo-2026-1
 1-29?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:c640aced9b5f64e7@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261109T043931Z
DTSTART:20261203T230000Z
DTEND:20261204T000000Z
SUMMARY:Reading Romance Boston - Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Join the local book club Reading Romance Boston\, which meets a
 t Porter Square Books: Boston Edition (50 Liberty Dr. Boston\, MA 02210). 
 All are welcome! For details on this month's book pick\, visit ...
LOCATION:Porter Square Books: Boston Edition\, GrubStreet Center for Creati
 ve Writing\, 50 Liberty Drive: Suite 500\, Boston\, MA 02210\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/porter-square-books-boston
 -edition/reading-romance-boston-book-club-2026-12-03?utm_source=ics&utm_me
 dium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:537ff133fda5b363@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052510Z
DTSTART:20261204T000000Z
DTEND:20261204T020000Z
SUMMARY:The Curious Soul: Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:Suzanne Merritt
LOCATION:BCA Cyclorama\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/bca-cyclorama/the-curious-
 soul-book-launch-2026-12-03?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:fe792ccfaaa01414@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052506Z
DTSTART:20261204T003000Z
DTEND:20261204T013000Z
SUMMARY:The Bay State Road Reading Series Presents: Claudia Rankine
DESCRIPTION:Award-winning poet Claudia Rankine will give a reading. Her rea
 ding will be followed by a catered reception\, including a book sale and s
 igning.
LOCATION:Duan Family Center for Computing & Data Sciences\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/duan-family-center-for-com
 puting-and-data-sciences/the-bay-state-road-reading-series-presents-claudi
 a-rankine-2026-12-03?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:0ada374c34adc14c@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052649Z
DTSTART:20261205T160000Z
DTEND:20261205T170000Z
SUMMARY:Hanukkah Storytime!
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the shop for a very special Hanukkah Storytime!\n\nW
 e will read from a selection of Hanukkah children's classics right in fron
 t of our cozy fireplace to celebrate and learn about the Festival of Light
 s!\n\nChildren of all ages are welcome!
LOCATION:Parkside Bookshop\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/parkside-bookshop/hanukkah
 -storytime-2026-12-05?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:e453f9d9ec063c46@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052619Z
DTSTART:20261206T200000Z
DTEND:20261207T000000Z
SUMMARY:Holiday Market
DESCRIPTION:Rozzie Bound will be open during the RVMS Holiday Market from 3
 -7 PM. Shop local and buy giftable books for the holidays.
LOCATION:Rozzie Bound\, 739 South Street\, Roslindale\, MA 02131-2561\, Bos
 ton
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/rozzie-bound/holiday-marke
 t-2026-12-06?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:7734b0395f3f623d@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052649Z
DTSTART:20261206T200000Z
DTEND:20261206T223000Z
SUMMARY:NOW PLAYING: They Dream by William D Caballero
LOCATION:Just Bookish\, 1463 Dorchester Ave\, Dorchester\, MA 02122\, USA\,
  Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/just-bookish/now-playing-t
 hey-dream-by-william-d-caballero-2026-12-06?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=refe
 rral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:61d7dbf6f0fcbafd@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052649Z
DTSTART:20261208T233000Z
DTEND:20261209T010000Z
SUMMARY:Author Event: In Cahoots with the Rabbit God by Chen Chen with Josh
 ua Nguyen
LOCATION:Just Bookish\, 1463 Dorchester Ave\, Dorchester\, MA 02122\, USA\,
  Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/just-bookish/author-event-
 in-cahoots-with-the-rabbit-god-by-chen-chen-with-joshua-nguyen-2026-12-08?
 utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:665adc9f233352cb@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052649Z
DTSTART:20261209T210000Z
DTEND:20261210T010000Z
SUMMARY:Meet Santa at the South End Holiday Stroll
DESCRIPTION:It's our favorite night of the year - The South End Holiday Str
 oll!\n\nThis festive evening is a celebration of shopping\, dining and hol
 iday cheer throughout Boston's South End. Come explore beautifully decorat
 ed shops\, enjoy seasonal bites + drinks\, and find unique holiday gifts.\
 n\nWe are very excited to host Santa Claus again this year!\nBring your fa
 mily\, kids\, pets\, friends for a photo op with the big man himself and d
 on't forget to tell him what books you'd like in your stocking!\n\nPop ins
 ide the shop to browse for books\, ornamets\, puzzles\, gifts and more!
LOCATION:Parkside Bookshop\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/parkside-bookshop/meet-san
 ta-at-the-south-end-holiday-stroll-2026-12-09?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=re
 ferral
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:031d6e161f6ced54@goingson.co
DTSTAMP:20261110T052649Z
DTSTART:20261209T233000Z
DTEND:20261210T013000Z
SUMMARY:South End Library Author Series: "The Killing Yards" by Jason Allis
 on
DESCRIPTION:Friends of the South End Library (FOSEL) has develpped the Sout
 h End Library Author Series to reach beyond the South End and Boston for e
 xperienced and debut authors alike to engage our friends and neighbors in 
 stimulating discussion and reading.\n\nThis month\, we have author Jason A
 llison discussing his new book The Killing Yards with the South End's own 
 Sara DiVello !\n\nEnjoy an energizing evening connecting with admired auth
 ors whose work will range across multiple genres and geographies! After th
 e talk and Q&A discussion\, purchase the showcased book from Parkside (we 
 will be on site!)\, get it signed by the author\, and enjoy apps and drink
 s with other readers from the South End. \n\nIt’s a great time to connec
 t with friends and neighbors.\n\nAbout the book... \nThis gritty crime nov
 el set in 1990s New York City will appeal to fans of Dennis Lehane.\n\nNew
  York\, 1993. Jimmy Lettner\, a convicted drug-trafficker who once lost a 
 daughter in a narco-fueled car wreck\, runs Manhattan’s hottest nightspo
 t\, Abattoir. Reformed by his time in prison\, all he wants is to run a cl
 ean club. But that’s not possible in a city rife with corruption.\n\nJim
 my doesn’t know it\, but his right-hand man\, Serge Thanakis\, is operat
 ing an ecstasy ring that’s drawing the wrong kind of attention. Jealous 
 industry rivals will do anything to shut Abattoir down\, and the new mayor
  presses the NYPD to clean up the city’s darkest corners. As Jimmy’s t
 roubles mount\, temptations from his past call to him.\n\nMeanwhile\, Ben 
 Hopkins\, a straight-edge rookie cop on the hunt for a fast-track ticket t
 o detective\, turns his attention to Abattoir. He has something to prove
 —to his father and to himself. But he’s not prepared for undercover wo
 rk. The club scene devours Ben\, along with his ability to tell right from
  wrong.\n\nAs the war for Abattoir escalates\, bodies drop\, drawing more 
 heat from city officials. The competition threatens Jimmy’s only survivi
 ng daughter\, a revelation about his past threatens his future\, and he qu
 estions how long his reign as NYC’s nightclub king can last. But through
  it all\, the dance floor stays packed—and Jimmy will do anything to kee
 p his crown.\n\nAbout the Author... \nA native New Yorker\, Jason Allison 
 spent two decades with the NYPD\, mostly as a detective. He now resides in
  Massachusetts with his wife and their Golden Retriever. The Killing Yards
  is his first novel.
LOCATION:Connection Room at Union Church -\, Boston\, Boston
URL:https://www.goingson.co/greaterboston/boston/connection-room-at-union-c
 hurch/south-end-library-author-series-the-killing-yards-by-jason-allison-2
 026-12-09?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
END:VEVENT
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