Wellesley College later this month will host another famous author: Andre Dubus III, whose writings include the memoir Townie (in which he regales us with his fighting exploits as a younger man) and four novels, including The House of Sand and Fog, a finalist for the National Book Award. Dubus has been awarded a Guggenheim [...]
An “anonymous Swellesley Report fan” sent in this shot of a snowman hanging out reading in front of Wellesley Books in Wellesley Square. “He might not stay for long if the sun stays out,” our guest photographer writes.
The Friends of the Wellesley Free Library have their winter book sale slated from this Thursday through Sunday. Hours are as follows: Members Preview: Thursday February 7, 5 pm – 9 pm (Not a member? Join that day!) Public Sale: Friday, February 8, 9:00 am – 6 pm, Saturday, February 9, 9 am – 5 [...]
Wellesley Books has announced that next month it will be hosting Jane Smiley, who won the 1992 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for A Thousand Acres. Smiley has turned her attention recently to writing books about horses for young readers. Details about the event 4pm event on March 12 event will be released shortly. More recent [...]
Junot Diaz, who won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, will speak at Wellesley College on Feb. 12 at 430pm as part of the Newhouse Center for Humanities Distinguished Writer Series. Diaz’s latest book is called This is How You Lose Her. Warning: It can get squishy at [...]
2012 in Wellesley has been a year of beginnings, excitement and sadness. Here’s a recap of the year’s most memorable moments, not in any particular order: *Fresh start for Wellesley Public Schools. While some longtime Wellesley residents were sorry to see the historic old Wellesley High School razed, there have been few complaints about the [...]
Scott Schuman, founder/photographer of the influential fashion blog, The Sartorialist, visits Wellesley College’s Davis Museum on Monday, Dec. 10 at 7pm to speak about his street style photography in relation to the history of photography, as portrayed in the Davis Museum’s current exhibition, “A Generous Medium” (on view through Dec. 16). He will also be [...]
