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Brookline Booksmith opened its doors in 1961 as Paperback Booksmith with the slogan "Dedicated to the fine art of browsing." And for more than 50 years the Booksmith has been exactly that. Constantly changing with the neighborhood around it, Brookline Booksmith has served the people of Brookline and Boston with its eclectic mix of titles, literate and helpful staff, and seemingly neverending schedule of book signings, talks and poetry readings. Visit and listen to an author speak at the Readers & Writers Series; browse the stacks, both new and used; peruse the always changing Card & Gift Room; check out popular staff picks; or ask a bookseller for a recommendation. You'll see why Brookline Booksmith has been a standard-bearer for independent bookselling, winning the ABA's Bookstore of the Year in 1998, and Best of Boston from Boston magazine in 7 of the last 9 years.

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Bernie Sanders: Our Revolution—A Future to Believe In

Sun, Nov 20, 2016

In _Our Revolution_, Bernie Sanders shares his personal experiences from the presidential campaign trail, recounting the details of his historic primary fight and the people who made it possible. And for the millions looking to continue the political revolution, he outlines a progressive economic, environmental, racial, and social justice agenda that will create jobs, raise wages, protect the environment, and provide healthcare for all—and ultimately transform our country and our world for the better. For him, the political revolution has just started. The campaign may be over, but the struggle goes on.

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Kristopher Jansma: Why We Came to the City

Wed, Feb 17, 2016

Author **Kristopher Jansma** reads from his second novel, _Why We Came to the City_ (2016). He follows his debut novel, _The Unchangeable Spots of Leopards_ (2013), with another work of realistic fiction depicting the coming-of-age of the millennial generation. _Why We Came to the City_ tells the story of four college best friends living in New York City. Irene, Sara, George, and William, the main characters, must face the realization that "no one was special" when a medical crisis strikes Irene, the heart of the small group, and tests the friends' relationships and priorities. (Photo: [Flickr/Luke Hayter](https://www.flickr.com/photos/luke-hayter/8911065428/in/photolist-ezrxi7-cM4jT1-86QWLS-4j77Vx-nawoAF-fzavyF-poqiGU-agVpnJ-a4YuWH-yJfxQw-9VrmDK-oWrQj7-CcGb94-9yujZR-93S6yL-fnVXvX-dJmXzm-pxQovJ-e7gXWz-P5ZJB-ddvdYo-miYJHq-agQgtv-dpfJci-s5EiZD-a3CMpG-rbtLv6-ijow28-cJ22jU-boaRAf-dUPtEy-974M6T-9S4Tfd-iHCN7F-674vBf-9wvL46-9z4Vni-29B4EG-pnjotp-51FPCG-cvisZ7-wJCEuv-CcFsHt-pcE2jj-q1jYix-7kY5Yg-7thraj-kz7SDr-auokbA-9Z5XL8 "NYC Skyline"), image cropped)

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First Novels: Salesses and Kleeman

Fri, Aug 21, 2015

In his debut novel, The Hundred Year Flood, **Matthew Salesses** weaves together the tangled threads of identity, love, growing up, and relationships in a dreamlike tale of twenty-two-year-old Tee as he escapes to Prague in the wake of his uncle’s suicide and the aftermath of 9/11. In the shadow of a looming flood that comes every one hundred years, Tee contemplates his own place in life as both mixed and adopted and as an American in a strange land full of heroes, myths, and ghosts. In her first novel, **Alexander Kleeman** weaves a story of coping with body image inside a tale that serves as a missing-person mystery, an exorcism of modern culture, and a wholly singular vision of contemporary womanhood from a terrifying and often funny voice of a new generation.

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Two-State Delusion: Israel and Palestine

Wed, Aug 5, 2015

Disputes over settlements, the right of return, the rise of Hamas, recognition of Israel as a Jewish state, and other intractable issues have repeatedly derailed peace negotiations between Israel and Palestine. Now, in a book that is sure to spark controversy, renowned peacemaker Padraig O’Malley argues that the moment for a two-state solution has passed. In this revelatory, hard-hitting book, O’Malley approaches the key issues pragmatically, without ideological bias, to show that we must find new frameworks for reconciliation if there is to be lasting peace between Palestine and Israel. **Op-Ed:** [_A two-state solution is dead_](https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2015/08/11/padraig-malley-israeli-palestinian-conflict-two-state-solution-dead/zyeoVIlA0iLlQ0hPwzWpBI/story.html "Op Ed"). Boston Globe, Aug. 11, 2015. (Image by Joshua Doubek (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons)

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Before Pedro Martinez Played Baseball

Thu, Jul 23, 2015

Before Pedro Martinez was the eight-time All-Star, three-time Cy Young Award winner, and World Series champion, before stadiums full of fans chanted his name, he was just a little kid from the Dominican Republic who sat under a mango tree and dreamed of playing pro baseball. On the eve of Pedro Martinez’s induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame, his co-author, Michael Silverman, will discuss his remarkable story.
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Models of Influence: 50 Women Who Reset the Course of Fashion

Mon, Feb 23, 2015

**Nigel Barker**—fashion authority, photographer, and host of Oxygen's The Face—presents 50 of the most influential models from the 1940s to today. Interweaving 200 gorgeous photographs and informative and entertaining anecdotes, Models of Influence profiles 50 women who have made an unforgettable impression on fashion, the modeling industry, and our notions of beauty. Nigel Barker showcases each model's incandescent style—that special something that sets her apart, whether it's her unique physicality, a daring approach to image-making, or a particular energy that reflects the zeitgeist. Here, too, are models who broke the mold in their respective eras and turned the standard notion of beauty on its head.

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Jason Sokol: All Eyes Are Upon Us

Wed, Jan 7, 2015

The Northeastern United States is home to abolitionism and was a refuge for blacks fleeing the Jim Crow South. The region has enjoyed a long and celebrated history of racial equality and political liberalism and, after World War II, appeared poised to continue this legacy, electing black politicians and rallying behind black athletes and cultural leaders. However, as historian **Jason Sokol** reveals in _All Eyes Are Upon Us_, these achievements obscured the harsh reality of a region riven by segregation and deep-seated racism.

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Amir Aczel Reads from Finding Zero

Tue, Jan 6, 2015

Mathematician, author and lecturer **Amir Aczel** reads from his new book, _Finding Zero: A Mathematician's Odyssey To Uncover The Origins Of Numbers,_ the result of Aczel's relentless obsession to find the origins of numerals. Travel with him through history, examining glyphs of early Babylonian, Hindu, Arabic and finally Roman, ultimately leading him into the jungles of the far East. There he finds the earliest zero—the keystone of our entire system of numbers—on a crumbling, vine-covered wall of a seventh-century temple. (Photo: Debra Aczel) >> Hear Aczel's interview with Eric Westervelt on [NPR’s Weekend Edition.](http://www.npr.org/2015/01/03/374737120/the-zig-zagging-history-of-the-number-zero "Weekend Edition")

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Box Brown: Andre the Giant - Life and Legend

Wed, Jul 2, 2014

In this stunning biography of André René Roussimoff, better known as André the Giant, cartoonist Box Brown brings the larger-than-life man to human form. He tells of the highs: from his illustrious career in the WWF to his beloved role as Fezzik in The Princess Bride, to his lows: from the daughter he essentially ignored, to his alcohol-fueled rages.

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Anita Diamant: Boston Girl

Tue, Dec 9, 2014

From **Anita Diamant**, New York Times bestselling author of _The Red Tent_ and _Day After Night_, comes an unforgettable novel about family ties and values, friendship and feminism told through the eyes of a young Jewish woman growing up in Boston in the early twentieth century. Written with the same attention to historical detail, _The Boston Girl_ is a moving portrait of one woman’s complicated life in twentieth century America, and a fascinating look at a generation of women finding their places in a changing world.

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