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August 7, 2021

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» Video: Elizabeth Hinton
» Recommended Reading
» New Arrivals & Best Sellers

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News from Harvard Book Store

WITMonth—Celebrating Writing from Around the World

WITMonth—aka Women in Translation Month—is an annual celebration of women writers from around the world, writing in languages other than English. Started by Meytal Radzinski in 2014, WITMonth has grown to become a prominent presence in independent bookstores around the world. Our staff-picked selections for this year's WITMonth feature stories from Buenos Aires, the Netherlands, Nagano, Baghdad, Croatia, MexicoSouth Korea, Egypt, Poland, Santo Domingo, and dozens of other locales all over the world. Come browse our selections on display in the store this August and here on harvard.com.

Our Event Series

Browse our lineup of upcoming events, named "2021 Best Virtual Author Series" by Boston magazine. This week we're pleased to announce September events with New Yorker staff writer and CNN contributor Evan Osnos, Pulitzer Prize–winning poet Frank Bidart, and Harvard professor and renowned folklorist Maria Tatar.

Tickets On Sale Now

» Virginia Feito with Samantha Irby (Aug 10)
» Cecily Strong with Chanel Miller (Aug 10)
» Joyce Carol Oates with Jonathan Santlofer (Aug 11)
» Julie Klam with Matthew Klam (Aug 13)
» Mike Duncan with Patrick Wyman (Aug 31)
» Evan Osnos (Sep 14)

Upcoming Virtual Events

Virginia Feito with Samantha Irby

Tuesday, August 10, 6PM ET

Virginia Feito discusses her highly anticipated debut novel, Mrs. March, which combines psychological suspense and dark humor in the story of an author's wife coming undone. Joining in conversation is bestselling essayist Samantha Irby, author most recently of Wow, No Thank You. There are two ticket options available for this event. Online via Zoom. Learn more.

Andrew Aydin, L. Fury, and Nate Powell with Jerry Craft

Tuesday, August 10, 7PM ET

Acclaimed comic artists Andrew Aydin, L. Fury, and Nate Powell discuss Run: Book One, their highly anticipated sequel to the National Book Award–winning March, co-authored with the late Congressman John Lewis. Moderating their conversation is author-illustrator Jerry Craft, author of the award-winning graphic novel, New Kid. Online via Zoom. Learn more.

Cecily Strong with Chanel Miller

Tuesday, August 10, 8PM ET

Actress, comedian, and Saturday Night Live cast member Cecily Strong discusses her debut memoir, This Will All Be Over Soon. Joining in conversation is Chanel Miller, author of the National Book Critics Circle Award–winning memoir Know My Name. All tickets include a hardcover copy of This Will All Be Over Soon. Online via Zoom. Learn more.

Charles Seife

Wednesday, August 11, 7PM ET

Charles Seife—professor of journalism at NYU’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute and author of the bestselling Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea—discusses his latest book, Hawking Hawking: The Selling of a Scientific Celebrity. Online via Zoom. Learn more.

Joyce Carol Oates with Jonathan Santlofer

Wednesday, August 11, 8PM ET

Bestselling, prize-winning author Joyce Carol Oates discusses her latest novel, Breathe, in which a woman is overcome by grief over her husband's illness and death. Joining in conversation is artist and writer Jonathan Santlofer, author of The Widower's Notebook. There are two ticket options available for this event. Online via Zoom. Learn more.

Rémy Ngamije with Maaza Mengiste

Thursday, August 12, 5PM ET

Award-winning writer Rémy Ngamije—co-founder and editor-in-chief of Doek!, Namibia's first literary magazine—discusses his debut novel, The Eternal Audience of One, a humorous and touching coming-of-age story of a young man in his final year of law school. Joining in conversation is Maaza Mengiste, acclaimed author of The Shadow King. Online via Zoom. Learn more.

Julie Klam with Matthew Klam

Friday, August 13, 7PM ET

Bestselling memoirist Julie Klam—author of Friendkeeping and The Stars in Our Eyes: The Famous, the Infamous, and Why We Care Way Too Much About Them—discusses the legends and realities of her family's history in her new memoir, The Almost Legendary Morris Sisters: A True Story of Family Fiction. Joining in conversation is her brother and fellow writer Matthew Klam, author of the Sam the Cat and Other Stories and Who Is Rich?: A Novel. There are two ticket options available for this event. Online via Zoom. Learn more.

All Upcoming Events

Community Events & Resources

Volunteer VIBEs: Community Food Distribution: Join Volunteers Incorporating Black Excellence (VIBE) to help with collecting and distributing food on Saturday, August 7th from 11:30am–2pm at the Mattapan Community Fridge [learn more and register]

NAACP Boston Branch Freedom Festival 2021: Join the NAACP - Boston Branch for a one-day celebration of food, music, and giveaways featuring local Black and Brown–owned restaurants and artists. Saturday, August 14, 1pm–4pm, Shattuck Picnic Grove, Franklin Park. [learn more and register]

Black Lives Matter.

In Case You Missed It

Into the Video Archive

In July we hosted a virtual event with Elizabeth Hinton—Professor of History, African American Studies, and Law at Yale University and author of From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime: The Making of Mass Incarceration in America—for a discussion of her latest book, America on Fire: The Untold History of Police Violence and Black Rebellion Since the 1960s. Reviewing America on Fire for The Washington Post, Ronald S. Sullivan, Jr. wrote, “Not since Angela Davis’s 2003 book, Are Prisons Obsolete?, has a scholar so persuasively challenged our conventional understanding of the criminal legal system.” Check out the video on the HBS Channel, where you can explore our virtual event archive of past events.

Recommended Reading

» 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.

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