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Boston area author readings March 14-29
This week's highlights include Pulitzer winning writer Tracy Kidder discussing “Home Town,” his 1999 book on Northampton, Mass., at 2 p.m. Sunday at Cary Hall in Lexington, various poetry readings, and writers from UMass-Boston and Emerson College's MFA programs debut their work at 7 p.m. Friday at Brookline Booksmith.
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SUNDAY: Henri Cole celebrates the launch of his new book "Pierce the Skin: Poems," at 3 p.m., at Pierre Menard Art Gallery, 10 Arrow Street, Harvard Square, Cambridge … Poet Dan Chiasson reads at 3 p.m., at Concord Bookshop, 65 Main St., Concord ... Sage Stossel ("On the Loose in Boston") speaks at 2 p.m., at Book Ends, 559 Main St., Winchester.
MONDAY: Poets Meg Kearney and Ellen Wehle read at 8 p.m., at Blacksmith House, 56 Brattle St., Cambridge ($3) … Sherry Ellis, Leah Cohen, and Marcie Hershman lead a workshop on writing nonfiction at 7 p.m., at Brookline Booksmith, Coolidge Corner, Brookline; RSVP and book purchase required--for more information, call 617-739-6002 … Steve Goldman discusses “Baseball Prospectus 2010,” at 7 p.m., at Barnes & Noble, Boston University, Kenmore Square.
TUESDAY: Damian Platt discusses “Culture Is Our Weapon,” at 7 p.m., at Back Pages Books, 289 Moody St., Waltham … Ulrich Boser discusses “The Gardner Heist,” at 7 p.m., at Book Ends, 559 Main St., Winchester … Jenny White reads from “The Winter Thief,” at 7 p.m., at Porter Square Books, 25 White St., Cambridge.
WEDNESDAY: Daniel Mendelsohn and Charles McGrath discuss “How Beautiful It Is and How Easily It Can Be Broken,” at 6:30 p.m., at First Parish Church, 3 Church St., Harvard Square, Cambridge … Peter F. Stevens discusses “Hidden History of the Boston Irish,” at 7 p.m., at the Harvard Square Coop, Cambridge … Elif Batuman discusses “The Possessed,” at 7 p.m., at Brookline Booksmith … Peter Hedges reads from “Heights,” at 7 p.m., at Porter Square Books.
THURSDAY: Jon Cotner and Andy Fitch (“Ten Walks/Two Talks”) speak at 7 p.m., at Brookline Booksmith … Judah LeBlang discusses “Finding My Place,” at 7 p.m., at Porter Square Books … Jacob Albert and John Tittmann discusses “New Classic American Houses,” at 7:30 p.m., at Concord Free Library, 129 Main St., Concord … Sabrina Orah Mark (“Tsim Tsum”) speaks at 7 p.m., in Rm 6-120, MIT, 77 Mass. Ave., Cambridge.
FRIDAY: Ulrich Boser discuses “Gardner Heist,” at 7 p.m., at Front Street Book Shop, 165 Front Street, Scituate Harbor.
SATURDAY: Journalist and reporter David Filipov speaks at 7 p.m., at Concord Free Library.
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