Join us for a chat with author J. W. Ocker about his book Cult Following: The Extreme Sects That Capture Our Imaginations--And Take Over Our Lives and any other odd thing he'd like to discuss! For anyone interested in the mentality around cults, we invite you to join us for a discussion of the 30 most infamous, audacious, and dangerous cults in history.
Author Stephen Puleo will discuss his new book The Great Abolitionist: Charles Sumner and the Fight for a More Perfect Union (to be released on April 23, 2024). You can place a hold on a library copy here. Copies of Mr. Puleo's books, provided by Book Ends, will be available for purchase.…Learn More
Join structural engineer and author of Saving Michelangelo's Dome Wayne Kalayjian for a fascinating discussion of art, architecture, and the birth of modern engineering, accompanied by a visual presentation. Books will be available for purchase and signing at the event.…Learn More
Join Christopher Daley for a presentation that melds historical fact together with legend and myth to produce a fascinating new look at events that really happened and the stories of hauntings that followed them.Topics will include Mercy Brown The Vampire of Exeter Rhode Island, the cursed Freetown State Forest in Massachusetts, the hauntings of the Lizzie Borden House in Fall River Massachusetts, a haunted forest in the wilds of Connecticut, the ghostly happenings at Mount Washington Hotel in New Hampshire, and evidence of ghosts at the John Alden House in Duxbury Massachusetts.…Learn More