Boston Athenæum Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Join the conversation TONIGHT: @TBrownNagin on her new book, Civil Rights Queen, with @DrIbram. 7pm ET, virtual. Register: https://community.bostonathenaeum.org/s/events?event=a2K4W000006BZY7 Illuminating… a balanced assessment of a brave and brilliant woman...” —@JenniferSzalai in @nytimes @penguinrandom https://t.co/GQhOw0vbOi

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An unusual title, Human Personality and Its Survival of Bodily Death caught a BA librarian's eyes in our basement Drum stack. She always points it out on her tours! https://t.co/KGRjaLdkIV #ShowUsYourStacks @nysoclib https://t.co/LJUifgf9sl

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Happy Thanksgiving! Plate 1: “Great American Cock Male-VULGO (WILD TURKEY-) Meleagris Gallopavo.” John James Audubon, The Birds of America. London : Pub. by the author, 1827-38. https://t.co/ySMHBv1oI0 https://t.co/yq3OyHZg0n

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.@October1st: the start of creepy book season. Here are two versions of #Frankenstein, Mary Shelley’s classic of science gone wrong. Anyone can see them - make an appointment! 1934 Limited Editions Club: https://t.co/o0W6EgcHgi 1983 Pennyroyal Press: https://t.co/dVlrc0rubv https://t.co/G7ig8MytkR

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@womnknowhistory The Peabody Sisters by Megan Marshall

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If you can find this section of the library, you can study up on magic… really. (Hint: this part of the Drum has floors of brick, not glass.) François Lenormant, Chaldean Magic: Its Origin and Development [1878]. https://t.co/jNpeQtVh1K #ReturntoHogwarts https://t.co/WHqrYYIcai

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Banned Books Week is ALA’s celebration of freedom of speech. In 2021, their Office for Intellectual Freedom tracked 729 challenges to 1,597 books, the highest number since tracking began. Top of the list, Gender Queer, Maia Kobabe’s memoir of growing up non-binary. https://t.co/V9KJDQC8WG

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It was an honor to host Mr. Montefiore as he discussed his latest book, The World: A Family History of Humanity. See our upcoming events for our future author talks: https://t.co/TMP2a0uQCS https://t.co/0h6KFQ9z73

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May 10th at 6 pm: Alexandra Marshall discusses her memoir, The Silence of Your Name. Centered on the suicide of her young husband, Tim Buxton & his hidden family history, it illustrates the toxic effects of denial across classes & generations. See: https://t.co/TMP2a0vosq https://t.co/ENsuFu7f2k

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People still mention Charles Spencer's previous fascinating talk at the Athenaeum. Join us virtually Monday at 12 noon Boston time for THE WHITE SHIP -- a riveting story of royalty, shipwreck, and violence: https://t.co/kg7p963c4f https://t.co/EAdNmWLkiT