Winchester Star: Books

NANTUCKET — Elin Hilderbrand starts and finishes every day reading a book. She sees it as part of her work as an author, but the value of it does not stop there.“I think there’s a real catharsis to putting down the screen, picking up a book and getting lost in a story,” Hilderbrand said.“It helps you realize that life will go on and we’ll get past this.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

The Winchester Public Library is offering virtual programs for all ages. For information, call 781-721-7171 or visit http://winpublib.org/virtualprograms.VIRTUAL LIVE EVENTS AND RECORDED STORYTIMES: Check out the library’s new webpage on Virtual Events, including live events for all ages, and recorded storytimes for kids.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

This month, books by a couple of accomplished novelists who are almost always worth listening to.“Redhead by the Side of the Road” By Anne Tyler, read by MacLeod Andrews. Unabridged, 5 hours.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

"Leave It to Abigail," which will go on sale Feb. 4, details the first lady's life from birth to death, with unique illustrations by Elizabeth Baddeley that weave together the different scenes of her life.

In "Son of Havana," Luis Tiant, with the help of Newton native Saul Wisnia, reveals the essence of one of professional baseball's most colorful pitchers, a four-time 20-game winner who commanded the mound for five major-league teams, including the Boston Red Sox from 1971 to 1978.Tiant pulls no pitches - his language is simple, salty, detailed on the racist slurs he endured in the South (and at times in Massachusetts), and brimming with the Cuban exile’s secret sauce: He [...]

TL;DR: You don’t need to know the Kennedys to love Kick’s story as it is told in "The Kennedy Debutante" by Kerri Maher. In fact you could hate politics, Democrats, or the myth of a powerful family and still be drawn in to "The Kennedy Debutante." This book will definitely be passed from my hands to the next person in my family (my mom) to read.

“For The Good Of The Game – The Inside Story Of the Surprising and Dramatic Transformation of Major League Baseball," by Bud Selig with Phil Rogers. William Morrow, 311 pages.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

LINCOLN - The deep and affirming bond between Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson comes alive once again in “Solid Seasons,” Jeffrey S. Cramer's revelatory new book about New England's most influential literary friendship.The two improbable friends' inspiring words of support, intellectual exploration, and even love, soar from their letters, journals and essays with an honest passion that shames the drab text messages and emails that deluge our cellphones and [...]

Studies show reading at home directly correlates to children's success at school. Children who are read to frequently are more likely to recognize letters of the alphabet, count to 20 or higher, write their own names, read or pretend to read.One Texas principal wants to make sure all students get a bedtime story.Every Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., Texas principal Belinda George changes [...]

1 ROCKABYE BEATS 10:30-11:15 a.m. Feb. 16, Winchester Public Library, Large Meeting Room, 80 Washington St. Ages 6 and younger can rock the ABCs and 123s with Rockabye Beats. The event will include Spanish and English songs, instrument show and tell, and more.2 FELLS’ BIOBLISS: BIODIVERSITY & CITIZEN SCIENCE 10 a.m.-noon Feb.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share