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Celebrating Black History Month A BOSTON GLOBE BEST BOOK OF 2021 A major literary event: an explosive, previously unpublished novel about race and police violence by the legendary author of Native Son and Black Boy
This is the devastating premise of this scorching novel, a masterpiece that Richard Wright was unable to publish in his lifetime. Written between his landmark books Native Son (1940) and Black Boy (1945), at the height of his creative powers, it would eventually see publication only in drastically condensed and truncated form in the posthumous collection Eight Men (1961). - Amazon |
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The man who lived underground : a novel
by Richard Wright
"Fred Daniels, a black man, is picked up randomly by the police after a brutal murder in a Chicago neighborhood and taken to the local precinct where he is tortured until he confesses to a crime he didn't commit. After signing a confession, he escapes from the precinct and takes up residence in the sewers below the streets of Chicago"--Provided by publisher
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Recitatif
by Toni Morrison
In this 1983 short story about race and the relationships that shape us through life, Twyla and Roberta, friends since childhood who are seemingly at opposite ends of every problem as they grow older, cannot deny the deep bond their shared experience has forged between them.
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When I'm gone, look for me in the East
by Quan Barry
Tasked with finding the reincarnation of a great lama across windswept Mongolia, young monk Chulun and his estranged identical twin, Mun, who can hear each other’s thoughts, traverse through this land, making a journey where faith, love and brotherhood haunts them.
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Mercy street : a novel
by Jennifer Haigh
As anti-abortion protests intensify, Claudia, a counselor at the Mercy Street clinic, is in a constant state of fear and turns to an affable pot dealer through whom she meets a random assortment of customers, one of whom may unwittingly bring about the destruction of the clinic. 100,000 first printing.
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The fifties : an underground history
by James R. Gaines
A renowned historian and former managing editor of Time magazine transforms our understanding of a seemingly staid decade and honors the pioneers of gay rights, feminism, civil rights and environmentalism. 60,000 first printing. Illustrations.
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Life without children : stories
by Roddy Doyle
The Booker Prize-winning author of Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha, through 10 short stories, paints a portrait of our strange times and how living under lockdown changes each of us in different ways.
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Please note that the Annual Meeting of The Friends of Boyden Library Foundation has been changed to a Zoom meeting only. It will be held on Wednesday February 2nd at 7 p.m. At the meeting elections of new officers will be held and minor revisions to the By-laws will be voted on. If you are interested in attending by Zoom please reach out to the Friends email address - boydenlibraryfriends@yahoo.com and you will be provided with a link to the meeting. |
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Current Hours at the Boyden Library Monday - Thursday 10 am - 8 pm
Friday and Saturday 10 am - 5 pm
Sunday 1 pm -5 pm |
 Boyden Library will be Closed Mon. 2/15 in observance of Presidents' Day |
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