Brookline Public Library Authors' Collaborative

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Clint Richmond on "Political Places of Boston - Jewish sites from Beacon Hill and beyond", Vilna Shul, 18 Phillips Street, Beacon Hill, Boston. Sunday, June 1, at 3 pm. $10 suggested donation. For more information visit the Vilna Shul web site or call 617-523-2324.

The Book Cart

The list below allows you to explore and literally check out books by members of the Brookline Public Library Authors' Collaborative. We hope you will enjoy this online book cart. And come back as more books are being added.

Ceely, Jonatha. Bread and Dreams: A Novel.

Mina, a young Irish immigrant, disembarks from an English ship with her protector, the master chef Mr. Serle, and enters New York City seeking work and her lost brother. The book is filled with marvelously drawn characters and vivid images.

Ceely, Jonatha. Mina: A Novel.

"The suspenseful, episodic structure of their [Mina’s and Mr. Serle's] unfolding tales, as well as the solemn formality of their narrative voices, is evocative of the period, as are myriad vivid details about everything from housekeeping to sea travel to religious and social discord in the mid-19th century. Even the melodramatic plot complications are based in historic fact and are true to the spirit of the Victorian novel." Amanda Heller for The Boston Globe

Kimmel, Daniel M. The dream team: the rise and fall of Dreamworks: lessons from the new Hollywood.

A corporate history of DreamWorks.

Kimmel, Daniel M. The Fourth Network.

A history of the FOX broadcast network.

Richmond, Clint. Historic auto trail guide : the Mohawk Trail : Route 2 from Boston, Massachusetts to Troy, New York.

An illustrated touring guide to Route 2, the most famous scenic highway in the Northeast. The beautiful archival images in this historical guidebook allow you to make a then-and-now journey from Boston, Massachusetts to Troy, New York. Sites include fine bronze statues, the French King Bridge, and scenic lookouts such as the picturesque Hairpin Turn.

Richmond, Clint. Political Places of Boston: From the Backrooms to the Golden Dome.

The first political guide to Boston covers people, events and sites from every neighborhood. Organized into walking and driving tours that will appeal to both tourists and natives. The Boston Globe recommends it as "your guide to breaking free of the Freedom Trail."

About the Collaborative

The Brookline Library Authors' Collaborative is joint project of the Public Library of Brookline, Brookline Library Trustees and Brookline authors. The goal of the project is to promote literacy and writing in our town. Our programs include the television show Brookline Writes! on Brookline Public Access TV, and public presentations for writers and the general public. If you are interested in joining the Collaborative, please contact .