November 13, 2021
News & Events
» Bookstore Swag for the Holidays
» Ticketed Events
» Upcoming Virtual Events
» Community Resources
» University Press Week
» Publisher Focus
» New Arrivals & More Recommended Reading
A clear and quiet November morning on Massachusetts Avenue
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News from Harvard Book Store
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Bookstore Swag for the Holiday Season
The classic Harvard Book Store logo design is now available in our Bonfire Limited Edition Merch Store in a variety of shirt styles and colors, along with (for a limited time only) the return of our popular "Up Late" and "Purrfectly Indie" designs. These make the purrfect, er, perfect gift for your favorite bibliophile, so shop now, because these campaigns will be ending soon. (And we can't let a week go by without reminding you to shop early and shop local for the holidays this season; in case you missed any of our recent gift guides, check out our holiday gift ideas lists and shop now!)
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Our Event Series
Browse our lineup of upcoming virtual author events, and shop our ongoing Virtual Warehouse Sale (it's exclusively at hbswarehousesale.com and ends soon!). You can also view our video archive of past author events.
Tickets On Sale Now
» Ann Patchett with Scott Simon discussing These Precious Days: Essays (Nov 23)
» Lydia Davis with Parul Sehgal discussing Essays Two: On Proust, Translation, Foreign Languages, and the City of Arles (Nov 30)
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Wil Haygood with Peter Guralnick
Tuesday, November 16, 7PM ET
Acclaimed journalist Wil Haygood—author of The Butler, Showdown, and Tigerland—discusses Colorization: One Hundred Years of Black Films in a White World. Joining in conversation is music critic Peter Guralnick, the award-winning author of Careless Love: The Unmaking of Elvis Presley. Online via Zoom. Learn more.
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Alexander Rehding and Daniel K.L. Chua with Melissa Franklin
Tuesday, November 16, 8PM ET
Musicologists Alexander Rehding and Daniel K.L. Chua discuss their co-authored book, Alien Listening: Voyager's Golden Record and Music from Earth. Their conversation will be moderated by Melissa Franklin, the Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics at Harvard University. Online via Zoom. Learn more.
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Katie Worth with Bill Keller
Friday, November 19, 12PM ET
Emmy Award–winning investigative journalist Katie Worth discusses Miseducation: How Climate Change Is Taught in America. Joining in conversation is Bill Keller, Pultizer Prize–winning reporter, former executive editor of the New York Times, and founding editor-in-chief of The Marshall Project. Online via Zoom. Learn more.
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Tracy K. Smith
Friday, November 19, 7PM ET
Pulitzer Prize–winning Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith discusses Lucille Clifton's 1976 memoir, Generations, newly reissued by NYRB Classics with an introduction by Smith. Online via Zoom. Learn more.
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Community Events & Resources
Feed Your Soul at Bow Market: Head to Bow Market in Somerville for a day to feed your soul and bring a bit of warmth to the season. Sunday, November 14, 12pm–8pm [learn more]
- 12pm–dusk: Black Owned Boston Pop Up Retail Bazaar Courtyard
- 4pm–6pm: Live R&B/Soul Band at Variety Bar - Maryknoll Terrace
- 6pm–8pm: Hella Black Trivia at Variety Bar
Black Lives Matter.
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University Press Week
In the summer of 1978, President Jimmy Carter proclaimed a University Press Week “in recognition of the impact, both here and abroad, of American university presses on culture and scholarship.” Ten years ago, the Association of University Presses revived the idea of this celebration to recognize the impact of the global community of university presses. University Press Week has been celebrated each November with a new theme, events, and more. This week was University Press Week, so we're taking this opportunity to recommend some notable university press titles.
» University Press Week 2021 - Notable Recent Releases
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Publisher Focus: Harvard University Press
We're featuring recent publications from the university press just down the street in our Publisher Focus window this week. Although Harvard may be said to have been a home to printing since 1643 when Henry Dunster, first president of Harvard College, inherited his wife’s printing press, plates, and paper, it was not until January 13, 1913, that the Harvard Corporation established the entity known as Harvard University Press. This week's display features books on history, religion, globalization, science, philosophy, and economics. Browse the selections here.
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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
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