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Poet laureate Robert Pinsky speaks to a room full of educators as part of a National Endowment of the Humanities-funded summer institute July 13 at COM. The program will run from July 10-22 and will focus on adolescent friendships as viewed through popular media such as books, TV, and film. Photo by Cydney Scott for Boston University Photography

Humanities

Teachers Become Students as BU Hosts Institute to Address Adolescent Well-Being

July 26, 2022

Composite image of ten book covers included in the summer reads listicle. Books include: “Love Marriage”. “Olga Dies Dreaming", ”Girl on Fire”, By the Book”, “Young Mungo”, “There Are Places in the World Where Rules Are Less Important", "Portrait of a Thief", "Girls Can Kiss Girls Now", and "Happy-Go-Lucky".

Arts & Culture

15 Great Summer Reads Sure to Keep You Turning the Pages

June 20, 2022

Photo of Sven Birkerts, left, and William Pierce in the AGNI offices on Bay State Rd. Birkerts, a white man with light brown curly hair and a silver grey beard, wears a blue shirt and jeans as he leans back with one arm on a bookcase behind him. Pierce, a white man with grey and brown curly hair wearing a white short sleeved shirt and light green pants, sits on an armchair to the right of Birkerts, also in front of the bookcase. The bookcase behind spans the entire wall and is made of a light wood. Many books on it feature the title "AGNI"

Writing

AGNI, BU’s Elite Literary Magazine, Celebrates Its 50th Birthday

June 16, 2022

Collage: Images of 5 Black media arranged in two rows. Tp row of 3 shows cover of "The Juneteenth Story: Celebrating the End of Slavery in the United States", podcast art for "The Read" podcast, and poster for "A Black Lady Sketch Show". Second Row has promotional artwork for "Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches" and album cover of Koffee's "Gifted".

Juneteenth

Celebrate Juneteenth with These 15 Films, Podcasts, TV Shows, Albums, and Books

June 15, 2022

Composite image. At left, a portrait of Kim Stanley Robinson, an older white man with short gray hair and glasses. He half smiles and wears a thick suit jacket with a pale green dress shirt. At right, a sci-fi looking illustration in deep blue, purple and green colors. It features what looks like an eye at center, with butterflies bottom left and top right, and a hand holding a bright orb. A moon, circuit board, and clouds are also seen.

SPECIAL ISSUE: BU RESEARCH

Kim Stanley Robinson on the Importance of Imagination

May 16, 2022

An illustrated image of a head with a path coming out of the ear, and many vibrant colors and shapes exploding in a large aesthetic design

SPECIAL ISSUE: BU RESEARCH

“When People Don’t Have Resources, They Still Have Imagination”

May 16, 2022

A composite image with the book covers of The Art Of Revision: The Last Word, The Artist And The Eternal City: Bernini, Pope Alexander Vii, And The Making Of Rome, Banned In Boston, The Combat Zone: Murder, Race, And Boston’s Struggle For Justice, Flame In A Stable, The Legendary Toad’s Place: Stories From New Haven’s Famed Music Venue, Music Is Murder, Payback’s A Witch, Red Carpet: Hollywood, China, And The Global Battle For Cultural Supremacy, and They Called Us Girls: Stories Of Female Ambition From Suffrage To Mad Men

Books

Reading List: New Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry by BU Alums Peter Ho Davies, Daniel M. Kimmel, Jan Brogan, and Others

May 16, 2022

Arts & Culture

Pulitzer Prize Winner and Former US Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith Headlines Robert Lowell Memorial Poetry Reading Tuesday

April 11, 2022

Photo of Christine Riccio (COM’12) sitting on a cement staircase outside and hugging three copies of her book "Better Together." Riccio has long, wavy blonde hair and tilts her head as she smiles. She wears a white blouse with white sleeves and tan corduroy overalls.

Books

Alum Christine Riccio Turned a Love of Reading into a Career as a YouTuber and an Author

March 1, 2022

A composite image made from a series of book covers on a pink background. The book titles include: The Duke and I by Julia Quinn, The Wallflower Wager by Tessa Dare, Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers, My Fake Rake by Eva Leigh, The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa, Restless Spirits by Jordan L. Hawk, First Comes Like by Alisha Rai, The Queer Principles of Kit Webb by Cat Sebastian, Digging Up Love by Chandra Blumberg, Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur.

Books

These Books Will Add Some Romance and Passion to Your Valentine’s Day

February 11, 2022

Composite image of the book covers of the following works (right to left): Black No More by George S. Schuyler, Kindred by Octavia Butler, Aye, and Gomorrah: And Other Stories by Samuel Delany by Zora Neale Hurston, Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora edited by Sheree Renée Thomas, Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband? by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn, When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole, Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert, Trayvon: Ten Years Later by Sybrina Fulton, Bad Feminist by Roxanne Gay, The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemison, and The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray

Books

12 Books by Black Authors in Honor of Black History Month

February 10, 2022

photo of a stack of books burning in an empty dirt field.

Voices & Opinion

POV: Books Are Being Banned across the Country: Here’s What’s Really at Stake

February 1, 2022

Photo of Zenda Walker in a red blouse, smiling, as she sits on a staircase with her daughter, in pink, in her lap.

Books

Detangling the History of Black Hair

December 10, 2021

Composite image of the book covers for: At The Foot Of The Mountain By Tak Erzinger; The Brain On Youth Sports: The Science, The Myths, And The Future By Julie Stamm; Game Misconduct: Hockey's Toxic Culture And How To Fix It By Jashvina Shah and Evan F. Moore; Hair Twins By Raakhee Mirchandani; Literacy Heroines: Women And The Written Word By Alice Horning; No Other Rome By Heather Green; Sailing To Freedom: Maritime Dimensions Of The Underground Railroad Edited by Timothy D. Walker; Small Town Monsters By Diana Rodriguez Wallach; and The Playwright's House By Dariel Suarez

Books

Reading List Fall 2021

November 17, 2021

Cover of the book "Animal" by Lisa Taddeo. Features a red and blue stylized image of a woman's face and text that reads "Animal. Lisa Taddeo."

Books

Her MFA Thesis Became an Acclaimed Novel. Here’s How Lisa Taddeo Did It

November 17, 2021

image of superman kissing his boyfriend from the newest issue of the comic

Comics

Superman Is Queer: Is That a Big Deal?

November 1, 2021

a black and white photo of author Gail Mazur sitting at table with chin resting on her hand in front of a bright window.

Creative Writing

A BU Teacher and Her Former Student Headline Lowell Memorial Poetry Reading

October 28, 2021

3D rendering of a creepy ward room in the hospital with blood and rust.

Horror

Human Sacrifice, Haunted Rooms, and Other Rituals of Folk Horror

October 26, 2021

a photo of the interior of Frugal Bookstore, showing a front view of shelves filled with books, as well as various pieces of African American paintings.

Books

Your Guide to the Best Local Independent Bookshops

October 15, 2021

Composite of book covers mentioned in this listicle of books to read in honor of Indigenous Peoples Day. Titles include: The Things She's Seen, Split Tooth, An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States, Heartbeat Braves, The Only Good Indians, and Elatsoe.

Books

10 Great Reads in Honor of Indigenous Peoples Dayeat

October 7, 2021

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