Professors Daniela Melo and Timothy Walker will present highlights from their new scholarly edition. The illustrated talk explores the role of activist journalism in documenting the downfall of Europe’s longest-standing dictatorship, and the grassroots mobilization that made it possible. Door open at 5 p.m., tickets are $10.
A discussion of James Baldwin’s "If Beale Street Could Talk" will take place at the New Bedford Downtown Library on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. It is open to adults 18 and older. The novel follows 19-year-old Tish and her love, Fonny, a young sculptor falsely accused of a crime. It […]
Spinner Publications and Gay Gillespie will hold a talk and book signing on Saturday, Dec. 6, at 1 p.m. at the Acushnet Public Library. The program features “Shipwreck! Horseneck Point Lifesaving Station and South Coast Rescuers.” The book examines the history of local lifesavers who braved rough waters and worked to rescue stranded sailors. Research […]
The Social Justice Book Club is back for 2026. The discussion is on Tuesday, Jan. 20, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the New Bedford Main Library. The group will discuss Sula by Toni Morrison. Copies are available at the Downtown Library circulation desk. A one-month rental period is provided for adult book club participants. […]
Local author Stefanie Foster Brown will lead a family-friendly story time featuring her new book, My Heart Speaks Kriolu, at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, in Youth Services at the New Bedford Free Public Library. The reading highlights language, culture, and identity in a way that’s welcoming for young listeners and their caregivers. Time is […]
Author Jeffrey C. Fuhrer will discuss his book “The Myth That Made Us: How False Beliefs about Racism and Meritocracy Broke Our Economy and How to Fix It” on Thursday, Feb. 26, from 1 to 2 p.m. The virtual program is free with registration. Führer is a nonresident senior fellow in Governance Studies at the […]
Boston-based author Ieva Jusionyte will visit First Unitarian Church on Thursday, March 12, at 6 p.m., as part of New Bedford’s AHA! Night. Jusionyte will discuss her book, “Exit Wounds: How America’s Guns Fuel Violence Across the Border,” a Massachusetts Book Awards Nonfiction Honors title. She will talk about how firearms purchased in the U.S. […]
Social Justice Book Club will discuss We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on March 17 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Inspired by Adichie’s well-known TEDx talk, the essay offers a modern definition of feminism and reflects on gender, culture, and personal experience. Through clear, direct storytelling, Adichie examines what it means to […]
ArtReads, the Art Museum’s book club, meets Monday, March 30, from 6 to 8 p.m. Conversation centers on "You Dreamed of Empires" by Álvaro Enrigue*. Readers are encouraged to finish the book in advance. Designed as a relaxed, discussion-based gathering, ArtReads connects literature and art. Shared ideas guide the conversation. Time is set aside for […]
This free virtual program is on Friday, April 17, from noon to 1 p.m., at the New Bedford Whaling Museum. Prior registration is required. Art historian Erin Pauwels will talk about her new book, "Napoleon Sarony's Living Pictures: The Celebrity Photograph in Gilded Age New York." Pauwels teaches at Tyler School of Art at Temple […]
Author Forum: “Abolishing War” with Dr. Winston Langley debates whether war can be eliminated in today’s global climate. Langley argues that peace and international security are achievable. Sunday, April 19, 4 to 5:30 p.m., at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Fairhaven. Admission is free. Langley will discuss the book, followed by a conversation with Dr. […]
BYOBook Club is a pop-up reading community in New Bedford. Participants bring a book, magazine, or other reading material. The first hour is for silent reading, followed by group discussion. The final half hour features a guest author. The meeting is on Tuesday, March 24, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. It is free, but registration […]
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