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Excerpt: Boston Tabloid: The Killing Of Robin Benedict
An exploration of "a man's bizarre obsession and the media's treatment of a complex case."
Book Review: “Barred: Why the Innocent Can’t Get Out of Prison”
“This is a system that comes out of slavery and perpetuates slavery … We are swimming in the mythology that [it] is designed to get to the truth.”
Upcoming: Boston Book Festival To Return In-Person With 250 Presenters
Initial lineup announced, includes Yiyun Li and Patrick Radden Keefe
In the Waiting Room With Rapper Turned Podcaster-Author Jake Fraczek
“The transition into writing stories was natural. I tapped back into poetry, and found broadcasting as a means of expression too.”
Boston’s Writing, Animating, Skateboarding Magician Joe Ledoux
“My definition of magic is that it’s art”
New Book Is An Uncomfortable But Nonetheless Important Read
There’s attention to family, dysfunction and rebellion, including lots of teen time spent drinking, smoking weed and getting into trouble
Dig This: ManRay Nightclub Oral History At Cambridge Public Library
“Central to It All: A Look at Central Square, the Nightclub ManRay, and Twenty Years of Change”
Dig This: Rozzie Bound Independent Bookstore Day Popup Event
Co-op celebrates Independent Bookstore Day with event, special author appearances by Jennifer Haigh and Neema Avashia
DEFEND YOURSELF (ARTS ISSUE EDITION): RICK BERLIN
Longtime JP music and creative mainstay serves up another memoir (of sorts)