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17 Books that Blend Horror & Love into a Delicious Elixir
Here is a selection of titles in which love and loss, grief and ghosts, or even mania and murder intertwine.
Art + Religion
A religiously curious and beautiful collection. Bring home or place a hold on any of these 15 items today!
16 Historical Fiction Titles About Women Who Changed History
Whether based on women who were revolutionaries in their time or stories of women during historical revolutions, these stories inspire.
17 Books that Blend Horror & Love into a Delicious Elixir
Here is a selection of titles in which love and loss, grief and ghosts, or even mania and murder intertwine.
Art + Religion
A religiously curious and beautiful collection. Bring home or place a hold on any of these 15 items today!
16 Historical Fiction Titles About Women Who Changed History
Whether based on women who were revolutionaries in their time or stories of women during historical revolutions, these stories inspire.
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American Sign Language (ASL) at the Library: Signing Rocks!
Join us for a party and an American Sign Language (ASL) class rolled into one! Events are conducted entirely in ASL, with no sound used.
BPL Announces New Entrepreneur-in-Residence
Award-winning restaurateur Nia Grace will lead equity-driven Entrepreneurial Bootcamps for Boston founders.
Black Drama, Second Edition
1,462 plays by 233 African American playwrights, with searchable info on related productions, theaters, production companies, and more.
American Sign Language (ASL) at the Library: Signing Rocks!
Join us for a party and an American Sign Language (ASL) class rolled into one! Events are conducted entirely in ASL, with no sound used.
BPL Announces New Entrepreneur-in-Residence
Award-winning restaurateur Nia Grace will lead equity-driven Entrepreneurial Bootcamps for Boston founders.
Black Drama, Second Edition
1,462 plays by 233 African American playwrights, with searchable info on related productions, theaters, production companies, and more.
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Queer Lit Review: February 2026
This month: a poetry collection, a politician trying to prove himself during war, and a man trying to confess his feelings to his roommate.
Queer Lit Review: January 2026
This month: teen girls fall in love, teen enemies to lovers over a series of hexes, and a retelling of Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher.
Behind the Scenes of the BPL: Nga (Jenny) Chan
Meet Nga (Jenny) Chan, Special Library Assistant at the Faneuil Branch of the Boston Public Library!
Queer Lit Review: February 2026
This month: a poetry collection, a politician trying to prove himself during war, and a man trying to confess his feelings to his roommate.
Queer Lit Review: January 2026
This month: teen girls fall in love, teen enemies to lovers over a series of hexes, and a retelling of Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher.
Behind the Scenes of the BPL: Nga (Jenny) Chan
Meet Nga (Jenny) Chan, Special Library Assistant at the Faneuil Branch of the Boston Public Library!