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Seaport Museum Book Club

Maritime-themed book club.

Seaport Museum Book Club

Seaport Museum Book Club

Maritime-themed book club.

The House on Buzzards Bay

The House on Buzzards Bay

Book reading and signing by Dwyer Murphy, author of The House on Buzzards Bay.

“A Calculated Restraint: What Allied Leaders Said About the Holocaust” Book Talk

“A Calculated Restraint: What Allied Leaders Said About the Holocaust” Book Talk

The Allied leaders rarely spoke directly about the Holocaust in public. When Churchill and Stalin alluded to Nazi mass murder of civilians in early...

The Battle of Bunker Hill

The Battle of Bunker Hill

Join Sons of the Revolution in the State of New York, Inc. to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill with a lecture by Dr....

Mafalda’s Hijinks

Mafalda’s Hijinks

Álvaro Enrigue and Rivka Galchen introduce South America's greatest comic. Frank Wynne's translation from the Spanish of Mafalda will bring readers...

“Paris Undercover” Book Talk

“Paris Undercover” Book Talk

Two women in Nazi-occupied Paris created a daring escape line that rescued dozens of Allied servicemen. With one still in a German prison camp, the...

How Tariffs, Geopolitics, and Monetary Policy Are Reshaping Global Trade

How Tariffs, Geopolitics, and Monetary Policy Are Reshaping Global Trade

Conversation with renowned economist Paul Sheard, author of The Power of Money: How Governments and Banks Create Money and Help Us All Prosper.

The M​​​​​​ö​bius Book

The M​​​​​​ö​bius Book

Author Catherine Lacey presents The M​​​​​​ö​bius Bookin conversation with Leslie Jamison. Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2025 by...

Queer Poetry Picnic

Queer Poetry Picnic

There will be moments to write poetry, recite poetry, and enjoy the summer with new friends. The afternoon will begin upstairs in the library;...

175 Years of Harper’s Magazine

175 Years of Harper’s Magazine

Celebrate 175 years of Harper's! Writers, editors, and friends of the magazine will gather to toast the publication of this special anniversary...

FENCE: Issue 42 Release Party

FENCE: Issue 42 Release Party

Join Fence editors and contributors to celebrate the Spring/Summer 2025 issue of Fence. The launch party features performances by writers and artists...

Word Alchemy: Talk and Book Launch with Xu Bing

Word Alchemy: Talk and Book Launch with Xu Bing

Hear Xu Bing discuss his groundbreaking, decades-long exploration of language, art, and meaning—one of the most influential artistic practices of...