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Category: Author Book Signing

  • Tuesday, January 21, 7:00 pm – Sandwiches of History: Live!

    In celebration of his brand-new cookbook, Sandwiches of History creator Barry Enderwick is hitting the road to share the history of his wildly popular internet deep-dive on all things sandwich.

    The live show on January 21 at 7 pm at WBUR CitySpace will feature a special guest star, and sandwich making and tasting with audience-suggested “plus ups,” Enderwick’s signature technique for taking good sandwiches and making them great. There will also be a Q&A and more surprises. VIP ticket holders will receive reserved seating, a signed copy of Sandwiches of History: The Cookbook and exclusive access to a meet and greet after the show.  The ultimate book for the sandwich connoisseur (or even the sandwich curious), the book contains nearly 100 recipes spanning the centuries, from the most well-known to obscure but delicious sandwiches. 

    Ah, sandwiches. They’re everywhere. But what’s the story behind the club, the Cuban, or the hot brown? Through his various social media platforms, Barry Enderwick has been exploring all things sandwich for years. For the first time, he has taken the source material for dozens of sandwiches and painstakingly recreated them — staying as faithful as possible to every original sandwich, while providing much more guidance on successfully making each one. From the classics, like the Cucumber Tea Sandwich or The Sophisticated Club Sandwich, to the out-of-the-box, like The Hot Chicken Tuna Sandwich and the Mock Banana Sandwich, Barry provides not only recipes, but interesting information and fun facts that pertain to them.

    To order tickets (ranging from $10 for students to $75 for VIP) click HERE.

  • Saturday, January 11, 12:00 noon – 1:30 pm – Plants for the Winter Garden

    When gardens go dormant for the winter months, there are still certain species and cultivars that draw the eye with their bright berries, interesting seed pods, and spectacular bark. Join Warren Leach at the Hunnewell Lecture Hall at the Arnold Arboretum on January 11 at noon for a book talk on his new book, Plants for the Winter Garden: Perennials, Grasses, Shrubs, and Trees to Add Interest in the Cold and Snow, and discover all that a winter garden has to offer. Warren Leach has years of gardening experience in the cold Northeast and will be sharing all of his winter garden tips, from plant selection and placement, to pruning techniques, to structural components that complement the plants themselves. And if you decide to buy a book after the program, make sure to look for some references to the Arnold Arboretum’s own winter landscape! Register at https://arboretum.harvard.edu/events/plants-for-the-winter-garden-by-warren-leach/?occurrence=2025-01-11

  • Monday, December 9, 6:30 pm – Curated Cuisine: Historian Jessica B. Harris on the Culinary & Cultural Traditions of Kwanzaa

    Curated Cuisine is a monthly series at CitySpace at the Lavine Broadcast Center in Brookline hosted by WBUR and Boston University examining all things edible, from the chefs cooking the food to the writers reviewing the recipes. Meet the people shaping the food industry, both local and national and enjoy a post-show bite inspired by the conversation.

    James Beard Award-winning culinary historian Jessica B. Harris joins Tamika R. Francis, founder of Food & Folklore, for a conversation about the updated edition of her book, A Kwanzaa Keepsake and Cookbook: Celebrating the Holiday with Family, Community and Tradition.  The event takes place December 9 at 6:30 pm. Harris is the author of 12 critically acclaimed books documenting the foods and foodways of the African Diaspora including High on the Hog: A Culinary Journey from Africa to America, which inspired the Netflix docuseries of the same name.

    A Kwanzaa Keepsake and Cookbook explores African American culture, food and family, featuring recipes and stories to help this generation create unique holiday traditions. Copies of the book will be available for purchase from our bookstore partner Frugal Books. Harris will sign and guests will enjoy a bite from the book following the conversation. Reserved tickets $30, General Admission $20, BU faculty and staff $15. Register HERE

  • Monday, November 18, 6:30 pm – Curated Cuisine: Women Who Gave Soul to Southern Cooking

    Tamika R. Francis, founder of Food & Folklore, moderates a conversation with Cook’s Country editor in chief Toni Tipton-Martin and executive editor Morgan Bolling about When Southern Women Cook: History, Lore, and 300 Recipes from Every Corner of the American South. 

    This new cookbook from America’s Test Kitchen showcases the hard work, hospitality and creativity of women who have given soul to Southern cooking from the start. Featuring more than 200 stories of women who’ve shaped the cuisine, every page amplifies their contributions, from the enslaved cooks making foundational food at Monticello to Mexican Americans accessing sweet memories with colorful conchas today. 

    Copies of the book will be available from our bookstore partner Frugal Books. The authors will sign and guests will enjoy a bite from the book following the conversation. The event takes place Monday, November 18 at 6:30 pm at WBUR CitySpace, 890 Commonwealth Avenue in Boston. For tickets, visit Ovationtix HERE

  • Tuesday, October 29, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm – An Afternoon at Sleepy Cat Farm

    Please join the Garden Conservancy and Monacelli Press for an exclusive presentation, book signing, and reception celebrating the launch of Charles J. Stick and his Gardens. 

    Charles J. Stick and his Gardens is a fascinating biographical monograph of Charles J. Stick, renowned Virginia-based landscape architect celebrated for his historically and culturally based gardens filled with luxuriant blooms. This new book is the first to explore and bring together four major estates by Stick—Crab Tree Farm on the North Shore of Chicago, Illinois; Mount Sharon near Charlottesville, Virginia; Waverley, in Somerset, Virginia; and of course Sleepy Cat Farm in Greenwich, Connecticut—offering new insights into the design process and the intimacy of his client relationships. 

    Sleepy Cat Farm in Greenwich, Connecticut is a spectacular garden—a thirteen-acre multi-faceted experience including a stroll garden through a woodland with its own grotto, a meadow with a sacred grove, a wetland with an elevated spirit walk through an iris garden, and several formal garden rooms with reflecting pools and koi ponds—and this event offers the special opportunity to hear directly from its visionary creators. Following the conversation will be a celebratory reception where light refreshments and bites will be served.

    Purchase a copy of the book as part of your ticket to receive an exclusive Garden Conservancy discount. Additional copies will be available for purchase at full price at the event. $35 for Garden Conservancy members, $40 for nonmembers (talk only), or $75 for members, $80 for nonmembers (talk with book)

  • Saturday, October 12, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Creating the Brooklyn Bridge Park

    On October 12 at 3 pm, enjoy a talk at The Polly Hill Arboretum Far Barn, 795 State Road in West Tisbury. Brooklyn Bridge Park, 1.3 miles long and more than 20 years in the making, has transformed an abandoned waterfront into a public landscape visited by 5 million people a year. Combining the perspectives of designer and horticulturalist, Michael Van Valkenburgh and Rashid Poulson will discuss the planning, realization, and stewardship of the landscape with a special focus on planting design and ecology, emphasizing the continued collaboration between the firm and park operations team. The conversation marks the arrival Brooklyn Bridge Park, a visual biography of the landscape by Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates released by the Monacelli Press in early 2024. $20 ($10 for PHA members). Please pre-register at https://www.pollyhillarboretum.org/event/creating-the-brooklyn-bridge-park/?instance_id=2439

  • Thursday, October 17, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Into the Thaw: Witnessing Wonder Amid the Arctic Climate Crisis

    The effects of climate change are most felt in the Arctic landscape, where Lexington Massachusetts native Jon Waterman has been exploring for decades. On Thursday, October 17, the Lexington Historical Society will host a lecture at the Isaac Harris Cary Memorial Building, 1605 Massachusetts Avenue in Lexington.

    In 2024, Minuteman National Historical Park and Walden Pond were named as among the top 11 endangered historic sites in America, in part due to climate change. The alterations to our natural environment during the climate crisis have far-reaching consequences to the preservation of historic structures like those we steward in Lexington and Concord, as well as the natural historical landscape.

    More than 40 years ago, park ranger Jon Waterman took his first journey to Alaska’s Noatak River. Astonished by the abundant wildlife, the strange landscape, and its otherworldly light, he spent years of his life exploring Arctic North America on extended sea kayaking, packrafting, skiing, dogsledding, and backpacking journeys—often alone for weeks at a time. After three decades away from the Noatak, he returned with his son, and amid a now-flooded river bereft of the once-plentiful caribou, he was shocked by the changes. The following year, 2022, he took one final journey to film and document the climate crisis across the North in his new book, Into the Thaw (Patagonia Press)—the subject of his October 17 image-intensive presentation.

    A frequent National Geographic grantee and NEA Literary Fellow, Waterman (Lexington High class of 1974) is the author of 17 books. $10 Lexington Historical Society members, $15 nonmembers. Register through Eventbrite HERE.

  • Thursday, October 3, 7:00 pm – One Tick Stopped the Clock

    In partnership with Bookends, Wright-Locke Farm in Winchester is pleased to host author Jennifer Crystal to discuss her brand new book One Tick Stopped The Clock. The book about the challenges of tick-borne and other chronic diseases is being released on 9/14. Her story of struggle and ultimate triumph will validate and inspire readers. The talk and book signing will take place Thursday, October 3 at 7 pm. For ticket information visit www.WLFarm.org

  • Friday, September 6, 7:45 pm – 9:00 pm – Ornitherapy and the Power of Birdwatching for Wellness

    On September 6 at 7:45 pm in the Morse Auditorium of the Peabody Essex Museum, join Holly Merker, professional birding guide, mindful nature teacher, author and cancer survivor, to delve into the realm of birding as self care. Research shows that connecting with birds and nature has the potential to reduce stress, depression and anxiety, and can even strengthen cardiovascular health and the immune system. Observing wild birds offers the perfect gateway into deeper experiences with nature. Through observation, we can not only learn about birds, but also gain insight into our own lives while exploring our connection to the world around us. This fosters environmental stewardship and bolsters conservation.

    Within the program, we’ll delve into our connections to wild birds, learn how to maximize the wellness benefits of birding and uncover the latest research surrounding the impact of birds on human health and why we need birds for overall well-being. This event is co-hosted by the Essex County Ornithological Club. A brief meeting of the club will be held from 7:30–7:45 pm. All are welcome to attend!

    A book signing for Ornitherapy: For Your Mind, Body, and Soul will follow the program. Holly Merker is a nature-based wellness specialist, professional birding guide, author and lecturer for people of all ages. Combining backgrounds in art therapy, nature and forest therapy, wellness counseling and bird identification, she is a global advocate for the practice of mindful birding. She has co-authored two books that guide readers through optimizing the wellness benefits birds provide us, including the award-winning Ornitherapy: For Your Mind, Body, and Soul (Crossley Books, 2021), and The Power of Birdwatching (Die Kraft Der Vogel Beobachtung, Freya verlag, 2023, available in Europe). Merker is also co-host and co-producer of the Mindful Birding podcast and is the founder of the Mindful Birding Network. In 2022, Merker received the American Birding Association’s Conservation and Education Award. In her free time, she spends every possible moment practicing “ornitherapy” herself.

    The event is free. Register in advance at https://www.pem.org/events/ornitherapy-and-the-power-of-birdwatching-for-wellness?date=09-06-2024

  • Monday, August 12, 6:00 pm – 7:45 pm – Sharks Don’t Sink

    Boston Harbor Women of Color are excited to invite you to an exclusive book signing event on Monday, August 12 featuring acclaimed author Jasmin Graham and her latest work, Sharks Don’t Sink: Adventures of a Rogue Scientist! 

    Sharks Don’t Sink is a riveting, moving, and ultimately triumphant memoir that delves into the journey of a young Black scientist striving to thrive beyond the traditional boundaries of academia. Fueled by her profound connection to one of nature’s most misunderstood creatures—the shark—this memoir sits at the intersection of science and social justice. It serves as a guidebook for learning to respect and protect some of nature’s most misunderstood and vulnerable creatures while also extending that same grace to ourselves.

    Join us for an exclusive BHWOCC reception, featuring hors d’oeuvre and an open bar, beginning at 6 pm at the New England Aquarium. The event then opens to the public at 6:30 with a cash bar, and Jasmin will begin her talk at 7. RSVP HERE.