Tyngsborough Public Library Director Randy Robertshaw has some books to share.

 

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Literary critic, columnist, bibliophile and Lowell native Nicholas Basbanes discusses his latest book, Editions & Impressions: Twenty Years on the Book Beat, and offers some “Nick’s Picks.”

 

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Krista McLeod, director of Methuen’s Nevins Memorial Library, has a few good books with an Italian theme to recommend.

 

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UMass Lowell English Prof. Melissa Pennell recommends a few new novels, some with Lowell connections.

 

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Chelmsford Public Library Director Becky Herrmann and her daughter Iris have some summer reading tips for teens.

 

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Marina Salenikas, Stevens Memorial Library youth services librarian, has some summer reading recommendations.

 

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So you thought Superheroes’ powers made no sense? Think again! Author James Kakalios tells us what’s behind Superman being able to “leap tall buildings in a single bound” as he discusses his book, The Physics of Superheroes.

 

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Samantha Hoyt-Lindgren, owner of Rabelais,Inc., a food, wine and arts bookstore in Portland, Maine, has some recommendations for us.

 

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Author Ted Floyd discusses the latest edition of the
Smithsonian Guide to the Birds of North America.

 

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Author Geoffrey Douglas discusses his new book, The Classmates.

 

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Author James Donovan discusses his new book, A TERRIBLE GLORY: Custer and the Little Bighorn-the Last Great Battle of the American West.

 

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Melissa Pennell explores the armchair traveler/detective theme as she recommends mystery novels set in foreign locales.

 

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Author Justin Locke discusses his new book, Principles of Applied Stupidity (How to Get and Do More by Thinking and Knowing Less).

[website] www.justinlocke.com

 

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UMass Lowell Prof. Chris Tilly reports on the findings from a national study he co-authored, “The Changing World of Work in US Retail Trade.”

[website] www.uml.edu/centers/CIC/default.html

 

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Chelmsford Public Library Director Becky Herrmann reports on the library’s “To Kill a Mockingbird” discussions and recommends a few good reads.

[website] www.chelmsfordlibrary.org

 

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Founder Vicki Hendrickson previews the Newburyport Literary Festival while poet Rhina Espaillat reflects on being named this year’s honoree.

 

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Nicholas Basbanes, literary critic, columnist, “authority of books about books,” and Lowell native, discusses his career and books.

 

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Acclaimed author Nathaniel Philbrick discusses his new book, “Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War.”

[website] www.nathanielphilbrick.com

 

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Annie Ciaraldi of the UML Student Affairs Book Club discusses the group and their current read, “Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Fight Terrorism and build Nations…One School at a Time.”

[website] www.threecupsoftea.com

 

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Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and author Joseph Ellis discusses his new book, “American Creation: Triumph and Tragedies a the Founding of the Republic.”

[website] Book site

 

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