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Arts & Culture

Two Poets, Drawn by History, Headline Thursday’s Lowell Poetry Reading

February 18, 2021

Photo collage of various romance book covers, many of which are pink, purple, or teal. Some books include: “A Princess Theory” by Alyssa Cole, “Let’s Talk About Love” by Claire Kann, “Well Met,” “Spoiler Alert” by Olivia Dade” and others.

Books

Ten Romance Books to Fall in Love with This Valentine’s Day

February 12, 2021

An illustration of a 19th century slaughterhouse in Chicago

Books

In Animal City, CAS Historian Traces the History of Livestock in US Cities

February 9, 2021

Image of a studtent studying at the Mugar Library during the campus quarantine on March 2020. There is a green couch in the foreground, and colorful bookshelves on either side of the student.

Humanities

New BU Center for the Humanities Summer Program for Local High Schoolers Launches with $300K Grant

February 1, 2021

Composite image: left, Black and white portrait of Sigrid Nunez with her hand on her face. Right, Book cover for Sigrid Nunez's work "what are you going through" The cover is teal and pictures a cat sitting on the arm of a couch.

Books

National Book Award Winner Sigrid Nunez Explores Life, Death, and Empathy in New Novel

November 13, 2020

A black and white photo of author Isaac Asimov with 80 books at a Mugar Library event comemmorating the publishing of his 80th book in 1967. The table in front of him is piled high with books; he flips through one, wearing dark thick-rimmed glasses and a suit.

Voices & Opinion

POV: Why Isaac Asimov’s Novels Still Speak to Us Today, 100 Years after His Birth

October 19, 2020

Composite image: on the left, a close-up portrait of poet Natasha Trethewey, her bangs sway to the right over her eyes, photo by Matt Valentine; on the right, the book cover for "Memorial Drive: A Daughter's Memoir" by Natasha Trethewey, a Pulitzer Prize Winner. On the cover, a sepia photo of Trethewey's mother holding her as a young baby.

Poetry

Pulitzer Prize Winner Natasha Trethewey to Lead Thursday’s Lowell Memorial Poetry Reading

October 15, 2020

A photo of "House of Koi" by Lillian Li

Books

COM Student Pens YA Novel about Identity, Cultural Conflict, and Malaysian Culture

July 31, 2020

A photo of homemade chocolate no-churn ice cream

Weekender

The Weekender: July 30 to August 2

July 30, 2020

A photo of a father and son playing with wooden blocks together

Weekender

The Weekender: June 18 to 21

June 18, 2020

19th century engraving of Charles Dickens sitting in his study.

Books

Charles Dickens: A Novelist for Our Times

June 9, 2020

Black and white print illustration of Dante bowing before the angel pilot from the Dore Gallery by Edmund Ollier - Cassel, Petter and Galpin (London-New York) 1870. A figure next to Dante comforts him as a boat with an angel approaches.

Books

What Happens Next? Four Literary Classics for a Post–COVID-19 World

June 5, 2020

Weekender

The Weekender: May 7 to 10

May 7, 2020

Paperback books stacked on top of each other..

Books

BU Libraries’ Most Popular Books (“Popular” Being Relative)

February 24, 2020

A photo of the cover of Sheila's Cordner's book "Who’s Hiding in This Book?"

Books

CGS Lecturer’s New Picture Book Introduces Young Readers to Literary Classics

January 29, 2020

A photo of a woman on a bed reading a book surrounded by other open books.

Voices & Opinion

POV: What Makes for a Satisfying Ending?

January 16, 2020

A portrait of Viet Thanh Nguyen who will be delivering the 2019 Ha Jin Lecture

Arts & Culture

Pulitzer-Winning Novelist Viet Thanh Nguyen to Give Ha Jin Lecture Tonight

November 19, 2019

Poet Naomi Shihab Nye smiles for a photo while standing on a bridge

Arts & Culture

“Wandering Poet” Naomi Shihab Nye Headlines Lowell Memorial Poetry Reading

November 5, 2019

a crowd watches the Last year Commonwealth Shakespeare Company perform onstage

Theatre

To Do Today: Shakespeare Live on the Common

July 17, 2019

A still of Bela Lugosi playing Dracula in the 1931 film

Film

This Class Bites

May 7, 2019

This Class Bites