Amazon: Cambridge is fourth among its ‘Most Well-Read Cities’
Cambridge comes in fourth behind Alexandria, Va.; Knoxville, Tenn.; and Miami. Is an Amazon-centric, Kindle-centric list to be trusted?
Between gigs as poet, actor and hip-hop star, Jade Sylvan find publisher for book
If her candidacy for Best Poet in a Boston Phoenix poll and performance tonight at T.T. the Bear’s Place or at the Feb. 28 performance of Beck’s “Song Reader” wasn’t enough for Jade Sylvan to be excited about, her book “Kissing Oscar Wilde” has found a publisher.
Mystery novelist Cornwell brings police pizza in addition to $30,000 training
Murder mystery “The Bone Bed” has taken up residency on The New York Times’ best-seller list, but fictional hero Dr. Kay Scarpetta is staying a resident of Cambridge — and the involvement of author Patricia Cornwell isn’t over either.
‘Perfect Christmas’ is only latest delivery ‘Arthur’ creator can talk about
Marc Brown, creator of the beloved “Arthur” children’s book character and television series, speaks Nov. 15 at Lesley University
Patricia Cornwell visits the scene of her crime writing Tuesday for $30,000 gift
Crime novelist Patricia Cornwell — whose latest novel, “The Bone Bed,” is set in Cambridge — is visiting the Cambridge Police Department on Tuesday as part of $30,000 in crime scene management she’s given police forces for Cambridge, Harvard, MIT and Everett.
Poe visits old friends in cemetery for Saturday literary, musical event
Halloween bliss is here: Access to Mount Auburn Cemetery’s breathtaking Bigelow Chapel to hear Edgar Allan Poe’s candid thoughts and classic works, including his “To Helen” in aria form by classical-meets-pop composer Mary Bichner.
Trip-hop gets new meaning with Monday musical novel reading for ‘Crash Course’
This is not your typical reading. True, author Kent Evans will be on hand Monday at Central Square’s Cafe Luna with signed copies of his novel, but he is coming with a full band, and the band will be playing Evans’ own fusion of rock, trip-hop and jazz behind him.
Literary Death Match returns Wednesday on way to TV pilot
On the way to proving books can be a fun on television, Todd Zuniga first proved books could be fun onstage. He’s proving it again Wednesday in Harvard Square.
Road-tripping writers coming Monday with double treat for young-adult readers
Readers of young adult fiction gets a double-feature Monday as two authors arrive in a unique, end-of-summer road trip inspired by their dual debut novels … about road trips.
Novel set in Cambridge’s folk music world wins indie-publisher prize
It’s not just singer-songwriters and folkies enthusing about “Revival,” the novel by Boston Globe columnist Scott Alarik set in the roots music world in general and Cambridge specifically. The book also too home a Benjamin Franklin Silver Award for Popular Fiction last month.
