Books

September 2023 Events @RozzieBound

Book Signing: Grace Talusan
Saturday, September 16, 1:30-3 PM
Rozzie Bound, 739 South St

Grace Talusan will sign her new book, Filipinos in Greater Boston, which she wrote the introduction to, and her memoir, The Body Papers, winner of the Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing and the Massachusetts Book Award in Nonfiction. The NEA, the Fulbright, US Artists, the Brother Thomas Fund, and the Massachusetts Cultural Council have supported her writing. She teaches in the Nonfiction Writing Program at Brown University.

Book Signing: Bill Littlefield
Saturday, September 30, 1:30-3 PM
Rozzie Bound, 739 South St

NPR radio host Bill Littlefield will sign his book, Mercy.  For 25 years, Bill Littlefield hosted and wrote for NPR’s weekly sports magazine program, Only A Game, which he helped to create in 1993. His commentaries enlivened Morning Edition and appeared in The Boston Globe and various other papers and magazines. Littlefield is the author of seven books, including two novels, Prospect and The Circus in the Woods.

July 2023 Events @RozzieBound

Book Ambassador: Irene Li
Saturday, July 15, 1:30-3 PM
Roslindale Branch, 4246 Washington St

Chef Irene Li is the July/August 2023 Roslindale Book Ambassador! She will discuss her new book, Perfectly Good Food. Li is the co-author of the award-winning cookbook, Double Awesome Chinese Food. She is a 2022 James Beard Leadership Award winner and lives in Boston, supporting the Mei Mei Dumplings team. Chef Li gave us a list of her favorite books. Perfectly Good Food is now available at the store and will be available for purchase at the event. Co-sponsored by The Friends of the Roslindale Branch.

WGBH Interview and Juneteenth Book Recommendations

WGBH Interview

I was interviewed by WGBH along with my business partners at Rozzie Bound as part of their Shelf Life series on independent bookstores in the Greater Boston area.

Read interview here

Juneteenth Book Recommendations

This is the third year Juneteenth has been recognized as a federal holiday. Below are some book recommendations about Juneteenth and its role in American history.