Nonfiction

With the Supreme Court overturning Roe vs. Wade Americans once again find themselves fighting for bodily autonomy and basic human rights. This fight is not new and the long history of activism in support of abortion rights can inform what we do going forward both in terms of making sure people get the healthcare they need now and changing the system so these rights are never threatened again. 

Porter Square Books is delighted to host Lawrence Millman to celebrate the release of his latest book, The Last Speaker of Bear: My Encounters in the North! Millman is an arctic explorer and mycologist who presents stories from his travels in a collection of vignettes that span from Yukon to Iceland.

Porter Square Books is happy to host Arianna Warsaw-Fan Rauch to celebrate the release of her writing debut, Declassified: A Low-Key Guide to the High-Strung World of Classical Music! Arianna is a professional violinist who has toured internationally and played at high-profile venues like Carnegie Hall and the Boston Symphony Hall. Her book is an invitation to everyone to love (and hate!) classical music along with her.

Porter Square Books is thrilled to welcome Professor Daniel Medwed for the release of his latest book, Barred: Why the Innocent Can't Get Out of Prison. He'll be joined in conversation by Radha Natarajan, the Executive Director of the New England Innocence Project. 

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Porter Square Books is pleased to welcome Steve Early & Suzanne Gordon for the release of their book, Our Veterans: Winners, Losers, Friends, and Enemies on the New Terrain of Veterans Affairs.​

Porter Square Books is happy to welcome journalist Chelsea Conaboy for the release of her debut novel, Mother Brain: How Neuroscience is Rewriting the Story of Parenthood! “Conaboy’s fearlessly researched and deeply empathetic Mother Brain blew my mind [...] Every page pruned away sexist, guilt-inducing assumptions about the 'maternal instinct,' wiring me up for new growth as a parent and a feminist.

Join us July 16, 2022, as the contributors of THE CARBON ALMANAC attempt to break a world record!
All around the world, on July 16, people will be signing The Carbon Almanac. Book signings are being planned on all seven continents with thousands of people expected to sign the book, setting up the event 
to be the largest most global book signing in history. Locally, a signing will be happening at PORTER SQUARE BOOKS between the hours of 11:00AM and 1:00PM.

Porter Square Books is thrilled to welcome Lauren Aguirre for the paperback release of The Memory Thief: And the Secrets Behind How We Remember—A Medical Mystery! Pagan Kennedy will join the author in conversation.

This event will take place on Thusrday, July 28 at 7pm ET at Porter Square Books: Cambridge Edition. Please note that masks will be required for all attendees. RSVPs, while not required, are strongly encouraged!

Porter Square Books is thrilled to welcome author and singer Ingrid Rojas Contreras for The Man Who Could Move Clouds, her riveting new memoir! Dubbed a Times Best Book of the Summer, this is one read you won't want to miss. The author will be joined in conversation by Jennifer De Leon, author of Don't Ask Me Where I'm From.