Adult

Kenneth Gloss, proprietor of the internationally known Brattle Book Shop in Boston’s Downtown Crossing section, will give a free and open talk about the value of old and rare books.  Ken, who is also a frequent guest appraiser on PBS’ Antiques Roadshow, will talk in part about the history of his historic bookshop (www.brattlebookshop.com), which goes back to circa 1825. He is a second-generation owner.

Author John "Red" Cummings is the featured guest speaker whose local history books are always of great interest.  Cummings has written five highly acclaimed historical true stories since his first book eight years ago.  Other best-selling books are The Last Fling, Hurricane Carol 1954; Cream of the Crop, Fall River's Best and Brightest about Fall River and neighboring communities outstanding successful citizens; Lobstah Tales, the History of the Moby Dick/Back Eddy Restaurant in Westport and Murder, Manslaughter and Mayhem Volumes  1 and 2. 

Join us for a discussion of The Good House by Ann Leary.

Hildy Good is a townie. A lifelong resident of a small community on the rocky coast of Boston's North Shore, she knows pretty much everything about everyone. And she's good at lots of things, too. A successful real-estate broker, mother, and grandmother, her days are full. But her nights have become lonely ever since her daughters, convinced their mother was drinking too much, sent her off to rehab. Now she's in recovery―more or less.

Join us for a discussion of Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann .