Books + Ideas
The CPL’s top 10 August reads
Here are this month’s 10 most checked out books at all Cambridge Public Library locations. Thanks to Susannah Borysthen-Tkacz, Senior Librarian, for providing us with the list. Read more Children born at Mount Auburn Hospital invited to meet “The Dot” author
Pop-up book fair takes hold at Lamplighter Brewing
This summer, Lamplighter Brewing Co. in Cambridge launched a monthly Brewery Book Fair with Book Ends, an independent bookstore in Winchester. Read more Cambridge affordable housing projects to receive over $18 million in state and federal financing It began in July as the brainchild of Book Ends co-owner Lauren Tiedemann, a Cambridge resident and member […]
Children born at Mount Auburn Hospital invited to meet “The Dot” author
From 2014 to 2016, babies born at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge were given a copy of the book “The Dot.” Now, its author Peter H. Reynolds is inviting those kids to meet him. Read more Cambridge historian, Somerville comics press honored with Massachusetts Book Awards The “Dot Kids,” as he calls them, are invited […]
Cambridge historian, Somerville comics press honored with Massachusetts Book Awards
A Cambridge historian and a one-person Somerville comics publisher are among the winners of this year’s Massachusetts Book Awards, the Commonwealth’s annual honors recognizing outstanding books by Massachusetts authors, artists, poets and publishers. Read more Cape Cod environmental crime drama has local flavor, minimal thrills Jill Lepore, a Harvard University historian and Cambridge resident, won […]
Cape Cod environmental crime drama has local flavor, minimal thrills
“The Scallop Plot” by former Boston Globe health columnist Judy Foreman seems like an ideal choice for a Cape Cod guest house bookshelf, a thriller to flip through idly on a rainy day. It’s full of immersive descriptions of Provincetown and vicinity, with plenty of local landmarks and restaurants namechecked. And it leaves the reader […]
Hockey romance is on the ice not in the air
On the same Brighton ice rink where the Boston Bruins practice, fans of hockey romance novels met on Friday night, skating to the fast paced beats of the “Heated Rivalry” soundtrack. On the mezzanine, attendees browsed different clothing, jewelry, and stationary vendors in hockey jerseys, some representing real National Hockey League teams and others representing […]
The CPL’s top 10 July reads
Here are this month’s 10 most checked out books at all Cambridge Public Library locations. Thanks to Susannah Borysthen-Tkacz, Senior Librarian, for providing us with the list. Read more Flying turtles, ‘Broadcast News’ and pulp fusion
Existential philosophy with Jell-O: A recipe for readers
We asked the staff at the MIT Press Bookstore for some recent book recommendations. Head over to 314 Main St. in Kendall Square to continue the conversation. Read more Grabbing a Bite with Imam Firmin, Jr. “The Penguin Book of Existential Philosophy,” edited by Jonathan Webber. Penguin Classics, 2026. Focusing on the work of Sartre, […]
‘Day Care Stories,’ ‘East of Eden’ and more
Cambridge Day asked Porter Square Books to send us their current staff picks. These are recommendations curated by their staff. Read more Surf and turf dogs and scampi calzones at Alice & Monarch “Day Care: Stories,” by Nora LangeTwo Dollar Radio, 2026 There’s euphoria in the way Lange wildly navigates her terrain, forging the path […]
The CPL’s top 10 June reads
Here are this month’s 10 most checked out books at all Cambridge Public Library locations. Thanks to Susannah Borysthen-Tkacz, Senior Librarian, for providing us with the list. Read more Moulton on affordability, research support and AI regulation