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Photo of Zenda Walker in a red blouse, smiling, as she sits on a staircase with her daughter, in pink, in her lap.

Books

Detangling the History of Black Hair

December 10, 2021

Composite image of the book covers for: At The Foot Of The Mountain By Tak Erzinger; The Brain On Youth Sports: The Science, The Myths, And The Future By Julie Stamm; Game Misconduct: Hockey's Toxic Culture And How To Fix It By Jashvina Shah and Evan F. Moore; Hair Twins By Raakhee Mirchandani; Literacy Heroines: Women And The Written Word By Alice Horning; No Other Rome By Heather Green; Sailing To Freedom: Maritime Dimensions Of The Underground Railroad Edited by Timothy D. Walker; Small Town Monsters By Diana Rodriguez Wallach; and The Playwright's House By Dariel Suarez

Books

Reading List Fall 2021

November 17, 2021

Cover of the book "Animal" by Lisa Taddeo. Features a red and blue stylized image of a woman's face and text that reads "Animal. Lisa Taddeo."

Books

Her MFA Thesis Became an Acclaimed Novel. Here’s How Lisa Taddeo Did It

November 17, 2021

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Comics

Superman Is Queer: Is That a Big Deal?

November 1, 2021

a black and white photo of author Gail Mazur sitting at table with chin resting on her hand in front of a bright window.

Creative Writing

A BU Teacher and Her Former Student Headline Lowell Memorial Poetry Reading

October 28, 2021

3D rendering of a creepy ward room in the hospital with blood and rust.

Horror

Human Sacrifice, Haunted Rooms, and Other Rituals of Folk Horror

October 26, 2021

a photo of the interior of Frugal Bookstore, showing a front view of shelves filled with books, as well as various pieces of African American paintings.

Books

Your Guide to the Best Local Independent Bookshops

October 15, 2021

Composite of book covers mentioned in this listicle of books to read in honor of Indigenous Peoples Day. Titles include: The Things She's Seen, Split Tooth, An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States, Heartbeat Braves, The Only Good Indians, and Elatsoe.

Books

10 Great Reads in Honor of Indigenous Peoples Dayeat

October 7, 2021

Composite image. At left, a photo of Ha Jin in a tan scally cap and purpleish suit with a red, white and blue polka dot pattern tie. He sits on the edge of a park bench and crosses his hand over the arm rest. At right, the book cover for Ha Jin’s novel, “A Song Everlasting.” The cover features a series of golden birds landing on 5 black lines and the background is blue and white watercolor. The bottom of the cover reads “National Book Award-Wining Author of Waiting”

Books

Ha Jin Ponders the High Cost of Freedom

October 5, 2021

Literature

Trent Masiki’s Afroethnic Renewal: Six Afro-Latino Memoirists You Should Know

September 15, 2021

Photo collage of the book covers for the followingbooks: Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera, Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Our America: A Hispanic History of the United States by Felipe Fernández-Armesto, The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo, The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, Dominicana by Angie Cruz, Finding Latinx: In Search of the Voices Redefining Latino Identity by Paola Ramos, Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende, Acting on Impulse by Mia Sosa, Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

Books

Books for Hispanic Heritage Month

September 15, 2021

Photo of The COM green on June 17 looking towards the Kilachand building. Purple flowers are seen in the right foreground, and people seated at the red outdoor tables are seen at left.

Humanities

Humanities Center Summer Program Teaches the Classics to Local High Schoolers

August 4, 2021

Composite image of the book covers for the following books: ALL ABOUT FLOWERS: JAMES VICK’S NINETEENTH-CENTURY SEED COMPANY By Thomas Mickey; ANIMAL By Lisa Taddeo; BITTER MAGIC: INSPIRED BY THE TRUE STORY OF A CONFESSED WITCH By Nancy Hayes Kilgore; THE COST OF KNOWING By Brittney Morris; ECONOMY HALL: THE HIDDEN HISTORY OF A FREE BLACK BROTHERHOOD By Fatima Shaik; THE FALLS By Emily Mohn-Slate; A FEMINIST CRITIQUE OF POLICE STOPS By Josephine Ross; THE GREEK CONNECTION By James Barron; LOVE IS GREATER THAN PAIN: SECRETS FROM THE UNIVERSE FOR HEALING AFTER LOSS By Marilyn Kapp; OUR OWN WORST ENEMY: THE ASSAULT FROM WITHIN ON MODERN DEMOCRACY By Tom Nichols; RED DECEPTION By Ed Fuller; THE SOUVENIR MUSEUM By Elizabeth McCracken; WHY WE ARE RESTLESS: ON THE MODERN QUEST FOR CONTENTMENT By Jenna Silber Store.

Books

Reading List Summer 2021: New Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry by BU Alums

July 24, 2021

Composite image of book covers included in the juneteenth listicle, including “The Brightest Day,” “Stamped from the Beginning,“”The Deep,” “Addy: An American Girl,” “Between the World and Me,” “Crossing Ebenezer Creek,” and “Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You”

Books

10 Powerful Books for Adults, Teens, Kids to Celebrate and Understand Juneteenth

June 17, 2021

A composite of the book covers and movie posters from the books and movies discussed in the article

Pride

Celebrate Pride Month with These Books, Podcasts, Movies, and TV Shows

June 11, 2021

Audience members attend a Lit Crawl Boston session in 2019.

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Lit Crawl Boston

June 10, 2021

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Cambridge Love Letters

June 8, 2021

A composite of portrait photos of William Giraldi and Josephine Halvorson

University News

William Giraldi and Josephine Halvorson Named BU’s Latest Guggenheim Fellows

June 1, 2021

Books

The Story behind Regina Hansen’s YA Novel The Coming Storm

May 28, 2021

A collage of the books mentioned in this article

Books

Putting Together Your Summer Reading List? Check Out Our Recommendations

May 27, 2021

Putting Together Your Summer Reading List? Check Out Our Recommendations