Copy

June 19, 2021

News & Events

New arrivals in our used book department

Our Event Series

Browse our lineup of upcoming events, named "2020 Best Virtual Author Series" by Boston magazine—including a newly announced discussion with Adam Serwer and Ibram X. Kendi. You can also view our video archive of past events on the HBS Channel.

Tickets On Sale Now

» Stacey Abrams discussing Our Time Is Now: Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America, now in paperback, in conversation with Cari Champion (Jun 22)
» Novelist Francine Prose for The Vixen, set in the world of 1950s New York publishing, in conversation with filmmaker Ivy Meeropol (Jul 7) - *NEWLY ANNOUNCED*
» How to Change Your Mind author Michael Pollan presenting his latest book, This Is Your Mind on Plants (Jul 8)
» Atlantic staff writer Adam Serwer in conversation with Ibram X. Kendi for The Cruelty Is the Point: The Past, Present, and Future of Trump’s America (Jul 19) - *NEWLY ANNOUNCED*
» Saturday Night Live's Cecily Strong discussing her memoir This Will All Be Over Soon in conversation with Chanel Miller (Aug 10)

Upcoming Virtual Events

Karl Deisseroth with Catherine Dulac

Monday, June 21, 7PM ET

Karl Deisseroth—the D. H. Chen Professor of Bioengineering and of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University—discusses Projections: A Story of Human Emotions. Joining in conversation is Catherine Dulac, the Higgins Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology and the Lee and Ezpeleta Professor of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University. Online via Zoom. Learn more.

Lauren Aguirre with Deborah Blum

Tuesday, June 22, 7PM ET

Award-winning science journalist Lauren Aguirre discusses The Memory Thief: And the Secrets Behind How We Remember: A Medical Mystery. Joining in conversation is Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Deborah Blum, author of The Poison Squad: One Chemist's Single-Minded Crusade for Food Safety at the Turn of the Twentieth Century. Online via Zoom. Learn more.

Stacey Abrams with Cari Champion

Tuesday, June 22, 7PM ET

Harvard Book Store joins bookstores across the country to welcome celebrated author, politician, and voting rights activist Stacey Abrams for the paperback release of her bestselling book Our Time Is Now: Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America. She will be joined in conversation by broadcast journalist and television personality Cari Champion. There are three ticket options available for this event. Online via Zoom. Learn more.

Pete Davis with Randall Kennedy

Wednesday, June 23, 7PM ET

Writer and civic advocate Pete Davis—the cofounder of the Democracy Policy Network—discusses Dedicated: The Case for Commitment in an Age of Infinite Browsing. Joining in conversation is Randall Kennedy, renowned legal scholar and the Michael R. Klein Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. Online via Zoom. Learn more.

Nick Harkaway (Aiden Truhen) with Sarah Gailey

Thursday, June 24, 7PM ET

Nick Harkaway, writing under his alternate pen name Aiden Truhen—author of The Price You Pay and, as Nick Harkaway, The Gone-Away World—discusses his latest novel, Seven Demons. He will be joined in conversation by award-winning writer Sarah Gailey, author of The Echo Wife. Online via Zoom. Learn more.

All Upcoming Events

Community Events & Resources

Raising a Reader Virtual Gala: Help bring the joy of reading to families and children in high-need communities across Massachusetts. Join Raising a Reader Massachusetts at its Dinner with an Author virtual gala. Registration is complimentary, although donations are appreciated. Monday, June 21 at 7 pm. [learn more and register]

Black Lives Matter.

In Case You Missed It

Into the Video Archive

Earlier this month we hosted a virtual event with acclaimed writer, poet, and scholar Clint Smith for his book How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America. He was joined in conversation by Min Jin Lee, author of the award-winning novels Pachinko and Free Food for Millionaires. Check out the video on the HBS Channel, where you can explore our virtual event archive.

Recommended Reading

» On JuneteenthJune 19th is Juneteenth! Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Liberation Day, and Emancipation Day. Our reading list includes a new Library of America edition of Ralph Ellison's posthumous second novel.
» Publisher Focus on Liveright Publishing: Juneteenth and More Black History
» And More Reading Lists from Harvard Book Store!

New Arrivals & Best Sellers

In case you missed it, check out our latest "New This Week" newsletter, and come browse our virtual New Arrivals shelves for all the very latest new books, updated every Tuesday. Our weekly store best sellers are updated on Mondays (and they are 20% off for Frequent Buyer Card members!). And on a monthly basis, members of our Signed First Edition Club receive a new book of great literary merit, selected by our staff.

Thank you for supporting Harvard Book Store!

Harvard Book Store is locally owned and independently run, and has been since 1932. Your purchases support the future of this independent bookstore, so thank you! Shop our shelves from home at harvard.com

Thanks for reading,
Alex W. Meriwether
General Manager

Copyright © 2021 Harvard Book Store, All rights reserved.