Valentine's Day Book Swap

Celebrate Valentine's Day with Harvard Book Store and The Amora Experience for our first ever Valentine's Day Book Swap event! From 12pm-2pm we welcome all couples, partners, and best friends to stop in, browse the shelves and purchase a book or books for their partner or friend in secret. Then, reunite and reveal each other's book picks, and share why you chose that book for them. Participants will receive a coupon at check-in for 20% off their purchase, valid on 2/14/26 only from the hours of 12pm-3pm. There will also be photo opportunities, reflection bookmarks, and the chance to make your book selection a Blind Date with a Book, where you can wrap the book and write clues on the wrapping of what the book is, so your partner or friend can guess. This is open to the public, but we ask that you please RSVP, so we know how many people to expect.  Co-Sponsored by Amora Amora is on a mission to trade digital distraction for deep presence, helping partners reconnect through playful discovery and unlock the limitless potential of their partnership. Visit them on Instagram: @amoraexperience or their website: Amora Connections Club: <a href="https://www.amoraexperience.com/join">www.amoraexperience.com/join</a>

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Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro at Back Bay Events Center

Harvard Book Store is excited to welcome Rick Riordan—author of five #1 New York Times best-selling middle grade series including, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, The Heroes of Olympus, and the Trials of Apollo, the Kane Chronicles, and Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard—and Mark Oshiro—award-winning author of the young adult novels Anger Is a Gift, Each of Us a Desert, and Into the Light, and the middle grade books The Insiders, You Only Live Once, David Bravo, and Star Wars Hunters: Battle for the Arena—for an event celebrating the second installment in their Nico di Angelo Adventure series The Court of the Dead.  TICKETING Tickets include admission for two people and one hardcover copy of The Court of the Dead autographed by Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro. Seating is general admission. If you are purchasing a ticket for a child ages 12 and under, the second ticket holder should be an adult.   Additional signed copies will be available for purchase at the event. Note: Books bundled with tickets may only be picked up at the venue the night of the event, and cannot be picked up in-store beforehand. Ticket holders who are unable to attend the event will be able to pick up their book at Harvard Book Store up to 30 days following the event. This offer expires after 30 days. Please note we cannot guarantee signed copies will be available to ticket holders who do not attend the event. ABOUT The Court of the Dead   New York Times #1 best-selling authors Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro collaborate again on a new adventure in which Nico di Angelo teams up with his half-sister Hazel Levesque to protect . . . monsters? A few months after returning from the depths of Tartarus, demigods Nico di Angelo and Will Solace agree to join Nico's half-sister Hazel Levesque at Camp Jupiter on the West Coast. She needs their help in managing a situation that the boys inadvertently brought about: the demigods showed the monsters of the Underworld that they have options; they don’t have to be evil.  Now some of those monsters have taken up residence at Camp Jupiter to seek refuge. Nico and Will are on site assisting Hazel when one by one monsters start disappearing from camp. A mysterious dark force is at work, and its plan is to punish all monsters for their past crimes.  Things only get worse when Nico, Will, and Hazel learn that they’re all connected to it . . .

Back Bay Events Center

Mona Awad at The Brattle Theatre

Harvard Book Store welcomes&nbsp;Mona Awad—bestselling author of the novels&nbsp;Rouge, All’s Well,13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl, and&nbsp;Bunny, a&nbsp;viral sensation currently being developed for film with Bad Robot Productions—for a discussion of her highly anticipated follow up novel&nbsp;We Love You, Bunny.&nbsp;She&nbsp;will be joined in conversation by&nbsp;Laura Zigman—author of six novels, including&nbsp;Small World, Separation Anxiety, and&nbsp;Animal Husbandry.&nbsp; TICKETING There are two ticket options for this event. 1.&nbsp;Book-Included Tickets: Includes admission for one and one hardcover copy of&nbsp;We Love You, Bunny&nbsp;pre-signed by&nbsp;Mona Awad.&nbsp;&nbsp; 2.&nbsp;Admission-Only Tickets:&nbsp;Includes admission for one.&nbsp; Note: Books bundled with tickets may only be picked up at the venue the night of the event, and cannot be picked up in-store beforehand. Ticket holders who purchased a book-included ticket and are unable to attend the event will be able to pick up their book at Harvard Book Store up to 30 days following the event. This offer expires after 30 days. Please note we cannot guarantee signed copies will be available to ticket holders who do not attend the event. ABOUT We Love You, Bunny&nbsp; The highly anticipated follow up to the viral sensation&nbsp;Bunny, a brilliantly written, laugh-out-loud funny, dark, and delirious novel set in the Bunny-verse—a world that Margaret Atwood declared “soooo genius.” In the cult classic novel&nbsp;Bunny, Samantha Heather Mackey, a lonely outsider student at a highly selective MFA program in New England, was first ostracized and then seduced by a clique of creepy-sweet rich girls who call themselves “Bunny.” An invitation to the Bunnies’ Smut Salon leads Samantha down a dark rabbit hole (pun intended) into the violently surreal world of their off-campus workshops where monstrous creations are conjured with deadly and wondrous consequences. When&nbsp;We Love You, Bunny&nbsp;opens, Sam has just published her first novel to critical acclaim. But at a New England stop on her book tour, her one-time frenemies, furious at the way they’ve been portrayed, kidnap her. Now a captive audience, it’s her (and our) turn to hear the Bunnies’ side of the story. One by one, they take turns holding the axe, and recount the birth throes of their unholy alliance, their discovery of their unusual creative powers—and the phantasmagoric adventure of conjuring their first creation. With a bound and gagged Sam, we embark on a wickedly intoxicating journey into the heart of dark academia: a fairy tale slasher that explores the wonder and horror of creation itself. Not to mention the transformative powers of love and friendship, Bunny. Frankenstein&nbsp;by way of&nbsp;Heathers,&nbsp;We Love You, Bunny&nbsp;is both a prequel and a sequel, and an unabashedly wild and totally complete stand-alone novel. Open your hearts, Bunny, to another dazzlingly original and darkly hilarious romp in the Bunny-verse from the queen of the fever-dream, Mona Awad.

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Sally Mann at The Brattle Theatre

Harvard Book Store welcomes&nbsp;Sally Mann—acclaimed&nbsp;photographer&nbsp;and award-winning author of&nbsp;Hold Still: A Memoir with Photographs—for a discussion of her highly&nbsp;anticipated new book&nbsp;Art Work: On the Creative Life.&nbsp; Ticketing There are two ticket options for this event. 1.&nbsp;Book-Included Tickets: Includes admission for one and one hardcover copy of&nbsp;Art Work: On the Creative Life&nbsp;pre-signed by Sally Mann.&nbsp; 2.&nbsp;Admission-Only Tickets:&nbsp;Includes admission for one.&nbsp; Note: Books bundled with tickets may only be picked up at the venue the night of the event, and cannot be picked up in-store beforehand. Ticket holders who purchased a book-included ticket and are unable to attend the event will be able to pick up their book at Harvard Book Store up to 30 days following the event. This offer expires after 30 days. Please note we cannot guarantee signed copies will be available to ticket holders who do not attend the event. About&nbsp;Art Work The much-anticipated new book by artist and&nbsp;New York Times&nbsp;bestselling author Sally Mann about the challenges and transcendent pleasures of the creative process Art Work, by acclaimed photographer and&nbsp;New York Times&nbsp;best selling author Sally Mann, offers a spellbinding mix of wild and illuminating stories, practical (and some impractical) advice, and life lessons.&nbsp; Written in the same direct, fearless, and occasionally outrageous tone of her bestselling memoir,&nbsp;Hold Still, this new book reaffirms Mann as a unique and resonant voice for our times and is destined to become a classic. Illustrated throughout with photographs, journal entries, and letters that bring immediacy and poignancy to the narrative,&nbsp;Art Work&nbsp;is full of thought-provoking insights about the hazards of early promise; the unpredictable role of luck; the value of work, work, work, and more hard work; the challenges of rejection and distraction; the importance of risk-taking; and the rewards of knowing why and when you say yes. Contact Info General Info (617) 661-1515 info@harvard.com Media Inquiries mediainquiries@harvard.com Accessibility Inquiries access@harvard.com

Gary Shteyngart at The Brattle Theatre

Harvard Book Store welcomes&nbsp;Gary Shteyngart—bestselling author of&nbsp;Super Sad True Love Story&nbsp;and&nbsp;Our Country Friends—for a discussion of his new novel&nbsp;Vera, or Faith. He&nbsp;will be joined in conversation by&nbsp;Tom Perrotta&nbsp;—bestselling author of nine works of fiction, including&nbsp;Election&nbsp;and Little Children, both of which were made into Oscar-nominated films.&nbsp; About&nbsp;Vera, or Faith A poignant, sharp-eyed, and bitterly funny tale of a family struggling to stay together in a country rapidly coming apart, told through the eyes of their wondrous ten-year-old daughter. The Bradford-Shmulkin family is falling apart. A very modern blend of Russian, Jewish, Korean, and New England WASP, they love one another deeply but the pressures of life in an unstable America are fraying their bonds. There's Daddy, a struggling, cash-thirsty editor whose Russian heritage gives him a surprising new currency in the upside-down world of twenty-first-century geopolitics; his wife, Anne Mom, a progressive, underfunded blue blood from Boston who's barely holding the household together; their son, Dylan, whose blond hair and Mayflower lineage provide him pride of place in the newly forming American political order; and, above all, the young Vera, half Jewish, half Korean, and wholly original. Observant, sensitive, and always writing down new vocabulary words, Vera wants only three things in life: to make a friend at school, to keep Daddy and Anne Mom togethe, and to meet her birth mother, Mom Mom, who will at last tell Vera the secret of who she really is and how to ensure love's survival in this great, mad, imploding world. Both biting and deeply moving,&nbsp;Vera, or Faith&nbsp;is a boldly imagined story of family and country told through the clear and tender eyes of a child. With a nod to&nbsp;What Maisie Knew,&nbsp;Henry James's classic story of parents, children, and the dark ironies of a rapidly transforming society,&nbsp;Vera, or Faith&nbsp;demonstrates why Gary Shteyngart is, in the words of&nbsp;The New York Times, "one of his generation's most original and exhilarating writers." TICKETING Tickets include admission for one and one hardcover copy of&nbsp;Vera, or Faith&nbsp;pre-signed by&nbsp;Gary Shteyngart.&nbsp; Note: Books bundled with tickets may only be picked up at the venue the night of the event, and cannot be picked up in-store beforehand. Ticket holders who purchased a book-included ticket and are unable to attend the event will be able to pick up their book at Harvard Book Store up to 30 days following the event. This offer expires after 30 days. Please note we cannot guarantee signed copies will be available to ticket holders who do not attend the event.

The Brattle Theatre

Lisa S. Gardiner at the Cambridge Public Library

Harvard Book Store, the Harvard University Division of Science, the Harvard Library, and the Cambridge Public Library welcome&nbsp;Lisa S. Gardiner—science writer, geoscientist, educator, and author of&nbsp;Tales from an Uncertain World: What Other Assorted Disasters Can Teach Us about Climate Change—for a discussion of her book&nbsp;Reefs of Time: What Fossils Reveal about Coral Survival.&nbsp; About&nbsp;Reefs of Time How fossilized reefs hold clues to the survival of corals in the Anthropocene With rising global temperatures, pollution, overfishing, ocean acidification, and other problems caused by humans, there’s no question that today’s coral reefs are in trouble. As predictions about the future of these ecosystems grow increasingly dire, scientists are looking in an unlikely place for new ways to save corals: the past. The reefs of yesteryear faced challenges too, from changing sea level to temperature shifts, and understanding how they survived and when they faltered can help guide our efforts to help ensure a future for reefs. Lisa Gardiner weaves together the latest cutting-edge science with stories of her expeditions to tropical locales to show how fossils and other reef remains offer tantalizing glimpses of how corals persisted through time, and how this knowledge can guide our efforts to ensure a future for these remarkable organisms. Gardiner takes readers on an excursion into “the shallow end of deep time”—when marine life was much like today’s yet unaffected by human influence—to explore the cities of fossilized limestone left behind by corals and other reef life millennia ago. The changes in reefs today are unlike anything ever seen before, but the fossil record offers hope that the coral reefs of tomorrow can weather the environmental challenges that lie ahead. A breathtaking journey of scientific discovery,&nbsp;Reefs of Time&nbsp;reveals how lessons from the past can help us to chart a path forward for coral reefs struggling for survival in an age of climate crisis and mass extinction. TICKETING RSVP for free to this event or choose the "Book-Included" ticket to reserve a copy of&nbsp;Reefs of Time&nbsp;and pick it up at the event.&nbsp;Lisa S. Gardiner will sign copies of her book after the presentation. Note: Books bundled with tickets may only be picked up at the venue the night of the event, and cannot be picked up in-store beforehand. Ticket holders who purchased a book-included ticket and are unable to attend the event will be able to pick up their book at Harvard Book Store up to 30 days following the event. This offer expires after 30 days. Please note we cannot guarantee signed copies will be available to ticket holders who do not attend the event.

Cambridge Public Library

Zach Adams at the Cambridge Public Library

Harvard Book Store and the Cambridge Public Library welcome&nbsp;Zach Adams—Birder, writer, and conservationist—for a discussion of his debut field guide,&nbsp;Birds of New England,&nbsp;which includes stunning photos, maps, and nuanced information on how to locate and identify each unique bird. About&nbsp;Birds of New England This easy to use, comprehensive field guide covers the sandy habitats bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to those nestled within vibrant fall foliage, resplendent lakes, and impressive mountain ranges.&nbsp;Birds of New England&nbsp;provides bird aficionados with detailed descriptions of avian voices, behaviors, and habitats, and points out the top birding sites throughout the region. Naturalist and educator Zach Adams provides guidance and helpful tips on all aspects of birding, from equipment to conservation-oriented birding practices, making this a great addition to any bird enthusiast’s bookshelf.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;·Covers Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut &nbsp;&nbsp;·Describes and illustrates over 350 bird species, including local favorites and rare curiosities &nbsp;&nbsp;·Over 900 spectacular photographs of relevant plumages and birds in flight &nbsp;&nbsp;·Individual range maps show each bird’s seasonal and migratory patterns &nbsp;&nbsp;·Easy to use for beginners and experts alike Co-Sponsor The Cambridge Public Library serves as a doorway to opportunity, self-development, and recreation for all its residents, and as a forum where they may share ideas, cultures, and resources among themselves and with people around the globe. Learn more at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.cambridgema.gov/cpl">cambridgema.gov/cpl</a>.

Kate Marvel at The Brattle Theatre

Harvard Book Store, the Harvard University Division of Science, and the Harvard Library welcome&nbsp;Kate Marvel—climate scientist and one of the premier science communicators working today—for a discussion of her new book&nbsp;Human Nature: Nine Ways to Feel About Our Changing Planet. She will be joined in conversation by&nbsp;Miriam Wasser—senior reporter with WBUR's climate and environment team. ABOUT Human Nature A captivating exploration&nbsp;of climate change that uses&nbsp;nine different emotions&nbsp;to better understand the&nbsp;science, history, and future&nbsp;of our evolving planet.&nbsp; Scientist Kate Marvel has seen the world end before, sometimes several times a day.&nbsp;In the computer models she uses to study climate change, it’s easy to simulate rising temperatures, catastrophic outcomes, and bleak futures. But climate change isn’t just happening in those models.&nbsp;It’s happening here, to the only good planet in the universe.&nbsp;It’s happening to&nbsp;us.&nbsp;And she has feelings about that.&nbsp;&nbsp; Human Nature&nbsp;is a deeply felt inquiry into our rapidly changing Earth.&nbsp;In each chapter, Marvel uses a different emotion to explore the science and stories behind climate change.&nbsp;As expected, there is anger, fear, and grief—but also wonder, hope, and love. With her singular voice, Marvel takes us on a soaring journey, one filled with mythology, physics, witchcraft, bad movies, volcanoes, Roman emperors, sequoia groves, and the many small miracles of nature we usually take for granted. Hopeful, heartbreaking, and surprisingly funny,&nbsp;Human Nature&nbsp;is a vital, wondrous exploration of how it feels to live in a changing world.&nbsp; BIOS Kate Marvel&nbsp;is a climate scientist and one of the premier science communicators working today. A former cosmologist, Marvel received a PhD in theoretical physics from Cambridge University. She led the “Climate Trends” chapter in the U.S. Fifth National Climate Assessment, has given a TED Talk, appeared on&nbsp;Meet the Press&nbsp;and&nbsp;The Ezra Klein Show, and testified before the U.S. Congress. She has&nbsp;written for&nbsp;Scientific American,&nbsp;Nautilus&nbsp;magazine, and the On Being Project. She lives in Brooklyn with her family. Miriam Wasser&nbsp;is a senior reporter with WBUR's climate and environment team. Before coming to WBUR, she was a staff writer for the&nbsp;Phoenix New Times&nbsp;in Arizona. Her work has also appeared in&nbsp;Boston Magazine, The Atlantic, Narratively, DigBoston&nbsp;and&nbsp;The Big Roundtable. Miriam holds a master’s degree from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. She once wrote an 11,000-word story about the quirky — and sometimes dark — world of domestic rabbit breeding. Really.

J. Courtney Sullivan at the Cambridge Public Library

Harvard Book Store and the Cambridge Public Library welcome&nbsp;J. Courtney Sullivan—New York Times&nbsp;best-selling author of the novels&nbsp;Commencement,&nbsp;Maine,&nbsp;The Engagements,&nbsp;Saints for All Occasions,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Friends and Strangers—to celebrate the paperback release of her new novel&nbsp;The Cliffs, a Reese's Book Club Pick, named a "Best Book of the Month" by&nbsp;The New York Times, Real Simple, and&nbsp;Kirkus. She will be joined in conversation by&nbsp;Joanna Rakoff—author of the international bestselling memoir&nbsp;My Salinger Year&nbsp;and the bestselling novel&nbsp;A Fortunate Age.&nbsp; ABOUT The Cliffs A novel of family, secrets, ghosts, and homecoming set on the seaside cliffs of Maine, by the&nbsp;New York Times&nbsp;best-selling author of&nbsp;Friends and Strangers.&nbsp; On a secluded bluff overlooking the ocean sits a Victorian house, lavender with gingerbread trim, a home that contains a century’s worth of secrets. By the time Jane Flanagan discovers the house as a teenager, it has long been abandoned. The place is an irresistible mystery to Jane. There are still clothes in the closets, marbles rolling across the floors, and dishes in the cupboards, even though no one has set foot there in decades. The house becomes a hideaway for Jane, a place to escape her volatile mother. Twenty years later, now a Harvard archivist, she returns home to Maine following a terrible mistake that threatens both her career and her marriage. Jane is horrified to find the Victorian is now barely recognizable. The new owner, Genevieve, a summer person from Beacon Hill, has gutted it, transforming the house into a glossy white monstrosity straight out of a shelter magazine. Strangely, Genevieve is convinced that the house is haunted—perhaps the product of something troubling Genevieve herself has done. She hires Jane to research the history of the place and the women who lived there. The story Jane uncovers—of lovers lost at sea, romantic longing, shattering loss, artistic awakening, historical artifacts stolen and sold, and the long shadow of colonialism—is even older than Maine itself. Enthralling, richly imagined, filled with psychic mediums and charlatans, spirits and past lives, mothers, marriage, and the legacy of alcoholism, this is a deeply moving novel about the land we inhabit, the women who came before us, and the ways in which none of us will ever truly leave this earth.

Congressman Hakeem Jeffries at Memorial Church

ABOUT The ABCs of Democracy Harvard Book Store welcomes&nbsp;Congressman&nbsp;Hakeem Jeffries―Minority Leader of the U.S House of Representatives―for a discussion of his book&nbsp;The ABCs of Democracy.&nbsp;Please be aware that security measures at the venue will be heightened for this event. Large bags or backpacks will not be permitted.&nbsp; ABOUT The ABCs of Democracy Congressman Hakeem Jeffries's ABCs of Democracy speech on American values is brought to life in this vividly illustrated book -- the perfect gift to inspire the whole family.&nbsp;&nbsp; American values over autocracy.&nbsp;Benevolence over bigotry. So begins the rousing finale of the first floor speech delivered by Congressman Hakeem Jeffries upon his historic elevation as House Democratic Leader, affirming the values of our great country one letter of the alphabet at a time. Equal parts inspiring and urgent, his words provide a timeless reminder of what will keep the United States the greatest democracy in the history of the world. In clever and memorable turns of phrase, Jeffries paints an alphabetic road map for a brighter American future and warns of the perils of taking a different&nbsp;path. Now, with vibrant illustrations for each letter,&nbsp;The ABCs of Democracy&nbsp;brings this blueprint for the future to vivid, colorful life.&nbsp;

Memorial Church

AJR's Adam Met at First Parish Church

Harvard Book Store welcomes&nbsp;Adam Met—member of the multi-platinum band AJR, climate advocate, and educator—for an unforgettable evening celebrating his debut book,&nbsp;Amplify: How to Use the Power of Connection to Engage, Take Action, and Build a Better World. This unique event blends engaging conversations, literary insights, special guests, and musical analyses, offering a multifaceted exploration of how fan-building tactics from the music industry can be harnessed to drive social change. Dive into lively discussions, participate in interactive trivia, and discover practical strategies for making a tangible impact on the world. Signed copies of&nbsp;Amplify&nbsp;will be available for purchase at the event, ensuring you leave not only inspired but also equipped with the tools to amplify your own advocacy. Don't miss this opportunity to connect with Adam in a setting that promises to be as enlightening as it is entertaining. ABOUT Amplify A blueprint for boosting activism and building support for the causes you care about using fan-building tactics from the music industry and featuring the voices of today’s most passionate change-makers, from the bassist for AJR and founder of Planet Reimagined. From stadium acts to indie singer-songwriters, musicians have pioneered ways of sparking passion, building awareness, and catalyzing engagement. Now imagine if social movements—from the fight to protect the planet to campaigns promoting global health or LGBTQIA+ rights—had the same fervent support as your favorite artists. Adam Met, climate advocate, educator, and member of the multiplatinum band AJR, gained firsthand experience growing an audience from the ground up as the band progressed from playing in living rooms to selling out arenas. With award-winning journalist Heather Landy, Met shows how to apply fan-building strategies to social movements in exciting, inventive ways.&nbsp;Amplify&nbsp;is a playbook for developing passionate supporters (i.e., fans) utilizing the art and science of engagement, collaboration, and authentic connection, with tactics that will inspire people to carry your message to the world and spur others to act. Amplify’s innovative tool kit will help you find your voice and maximize your impact in the world of social progress to create the change you want to see. This movement-building manifesto includes cutting-edge research and strategies from today’s most effective organizers, engagers, and thinkers, including extensive interviews with: •&nbsp;Adam Grant&nbsp;(Wharton professor)&nbsp;on embracing disagreement within a movement.&nbsp; •&nbsp;Christiana Figueres&nbsp;(Paris Climate Agreement architect)&nbsp;on finding a path to solutions. •&nbsp;Andrew Yang&nbsp;(former U.S. presidential candidate)&nbsp;on becoming the front person for your ideas. •&nbsp;David Hogg&nbsp;(March for Our Lives co-founder)&nbsp;on the challenges in building a youth-led movement.&nbsp; •&nbsp;Sue Doster&nbsp;(NYC Pride co-chair)&nbsp;on keeping movements nimble and relevant. •&nbsp;Glenn Beck&nbsp;(conservative commentator)&nbsp;on finding common ground. •&nbsp;Jim Gaffigan&nbsp;(comedian)&nbsp;on setting and achieving goals. •&nbsp;Bill Nye&nbsp;(scientist and entertainer)&nbsp;on communication that connects with people

First Parish Church

Imani Perry at The Brattle Theatre

Harvard Book Store welcomes&nbsp;Imani Perry—National Book Award–winning author of&nbsp;South to America&nbsp;and the Henry A. Morss Jr. and Elisabeth W. Morss Professor of Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality and of African and African American Studies at Harvard University—for a discussion of her new book&nbsp;Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People, a beautiful meditation on the color blue—and its fascinating role in Black history and culture. She will be joined in conversation by&nbsp;Cristela Guerra—a senior arts and culture reporter for WBUR and&nbsp;2024 Nieman Fellow at Harvard University.&nbsp; Ticketing Tickets include admission for one and one hardcover copy of&nbsp;Black in Blues&nbsp;pre-signed by the author.&nbsp; About&nbsp;Black in Blues A surprising, beautiful meditation&nbsp;on the color blue—and its fascinating role in Black history and culture—from National Book Award&nbsp;winner Imani Perry Throughout history, Black life has been remarkably intertwined with another color: blue. In daily life, it is evoked in countless ways, from the hopefulness of a blue sky to the deep melancholy of Louis Armstrong’s question, “What did I do to be so Black and blue?” In this book, celebrated author Imani Perry uses the world’s favorite color as a springboard for a riveting emotional, cultural, and spiritual journey—an examination of race and Blackness that transcends politics or ideology. Perry traces both blue and Blackness from their earliest roots to their many embodiments of contemporary culture, drawing deeply from her own life as well as from art and history: the dyed indigo cloths of West Africa that were traded for human life in the sixteenth century; the fundamentally American art form of blues music, sitting at the crossroads of pain and pleasure; the blue flowers Perry plants to honor a loved one, gone too soon. Poignant, spellbinding, and utterly original,&nbsp;Black in Blues&nbsp;is a brilliant work that could only have come from the mind of one of our greatest writers.&nbsp; Bios Imani Perry&nbsp;is the National Book Award-winning author of&nbsp;South to America, as well as eight other books of nonfiction. She is the Henry A. Morss Jr. and Elisabeth W. Morss Professor of Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality and of African and African American Studies at Harvard University, and is a 2023 MacArthur Fellow. Perry lives between Philadelphia and Cambridge with her two sons. Cristela Guerra&nbsp;is a senior arts and culture reporter for WBUR, a queer Panamanian journalist of color, and a moderator who facilitates and leads conversations around race, identity, and equity. Before working in public radio, she was a newspaper journalist for more than a decade, working at&nbsp;The Boston Globe&nbsp;and&nbsp;The News-Press&nbsp;in Fort Myers, Florida. She was a 2024 Nieman Fellow at Harvard. Her studies examined stories from the diaspora, including those of her own Panamanian heritage, the reasons that compel people to migrate and how those individuals build community and maintain connections to their cultural identity. Her work received a regional and national Edward R. Murrow Award in 2014 and most recently received another regional Edward R. Murrow in 2023 as part of “Continuing Coverage” for her work at the U.S.-Mexico border on the journey of Venezuelan migrants. She was chosen as a 2019 Latina Leader by Amplify Latinx and selected by YW Boston to be inducted into its 2023 Academy of Women Achievers and receive the organization’s Sylvia Ferrell-Jones Award. They are the vice-president of the New England Chapter of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and vice-chair of the board at RAW Art Works in Lynn.

Onyx Storm Midnight Release

Harvard Book Store invites you to a special midnight release event for Onyx Storm, the latest installment in Rebecca Yarros' bestselling Empyrean series. Get ready to fly or die in the breathtaking follow-up to Fourth Wing and Iron Flame! Ticket holders will have access into the bookstore beginning at 10:30pm for 90 minutes of Empyrean-themed activities, including photo opportunities, trivia, and a costume contest! Join us as we count down to midnight when each ticket holders will receive a Deluxe Limited Edition copy of Onyx Storm, featuring gorgeous sprayed edges with stenciled artwork, as well as exclusive special design features. This stunning collectible is only available for a limited time, a must-have for fans of the series! Ticketing information and details are below. Ticketing: Tickets to this midnight release party are $35.05, admit one and includes one copy of Onyx Storm (Deluxe Limited Edition) by Rebecca Yarros. Details of the Release Party:<ul><li>Attendees should arrive at Harvard Book Store (1256 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge) beginning at10:30pm on Monday, January 20th to check-in. Please note that the bookstore will be closed from 10pm-10:30pm to set up for this release party. </li><li>Once checked-in, attendees can wander the bookstore and activity tables.</li><li>At midnight, copies of Onyx Storm (Deluxe Limited Edition) will be distributed to attendees.</li><li>Books will NOT be signed and Rebecca Yarros will NOT be at the event.</li><li>Additional copies of Onyx Storm will be for sale at the event, as well as previous titles in the series, and similar titles fans will enjoy.</li></ul>About Onyx Storm  After nearly eighteen months at Basgiath War College, Violet Sorrengail knows there’s no more time for lessons. No more time for uncertainty. Because the battle has truly begun, and with enemies closing in from outside their walls and within their ranks, it’s impossible to know who to trust. Now Violet must journey beyond the failing Aretian wards to seek allies from unfamiliar lands to stand with Navarre. The trip will test every bit of her wit, luck, and strength, but she will do anything to save what she loves—her dragons, her family, her home, and him. Even if it means keeping a secret so big, it could destroy everything. They need an army. They need power. They need magic. And they need the one thing only Violet can find—the truth. But a storm is coming...and not everyone can survive its wrath.

S22: conversations

Wondering what to do in Boston? Places to eat? Free activities? Good for a group? Date night spot? Girls night out? The best things to do? Ask Joyraft!

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The most fun, cool and unique things to do in Boston. Can’t miss events, shows and experiences. Concerts, restaurants, bars, free things in Boston and beyond.

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S11: happening this weekend

What to do in Boston this weekend? From festivals, concerts, performances, free events, screenings and more, Joyraft has the best things to do in Boston.

25+ things to do in Boston/Cambridge/Somerville this weekend

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S21: roundups

Our top picks: outdoor dining, free events, spring festivals, best bars, upcoming concerts, museum parties - the latest in and around Boston.  Slug: joyraft-top-picks-best-things-to-do-boston-ma

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S20: c+d experiences

Discover new, unique events and experiences happening in and around Boston. Perfect for date night, good for a group or with a friend. Be the first to know.

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S16: editor picks

The most unique and can’t miss things coming up in Boston / Cambridge / Somerville and beyond. Festivals, food, drinks, fairs, concerts, art and free activities.

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Can’t-miss things to do in Boston 🚨

Can't-miss things to do 🚨

S2 (A): top experiences

The most popular things to do on Joyraft. Concerts, restaurants, bars, events, parties, openings, kid friendly, date ideas, free things in Boston and beyond.

Top 20 things to do in Boston

Top 20: Joyraft’s most popular

Top 20

Top 20 on Joyraft

S3 (A): trending experiences

Discover can’t miss events and things to do in Boston. The most fun, unique and cool events coming to the Boston area this spring and summer.

The hottest events happening in Boston

Trending events on Joyraft

Trending 📈

S17: interest based

Your guide to everything free in and around Boston. From events, to fairs, to festivals, to outdoors. Joyraft has all the free events happening near you.

100+ free things to do in Boston and beyond

Free things to do in Boston

Free things to do

S19: interest based

Kid-friendly events in Boston

S18: interest based

Where to eat and drink in Boston? Joyraft has Boston’s newest bars, restaurants and specials. Drinks and pre fixe dinner menus. Cambridge & Somerville too.

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