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Brookline Book News: March 2024

Brookline Book News: March 2024

In like a lion, March is roaring about Brookline’s next read, just lurking beneath the surface of April. Read on to learn more, and see where you can spot our local authors’ next appearance!

Brookline Book News: February 2024

Brookline Book News: February 2024

February is a jam-packed month for spotlighting rich history and sharing time with people you love, but we here at Brookline figured since there’s an extra day this month, why… READ MORE

Brookline Book News: January 2024

Brookline Book News: January 2024

Heralding in the new year, Brookline Books’ 2024 catalog is now available online! So if your resolution is to read more books this year or support some of your local… READ MORE

Brookline Book News: November 2023

We don’t know about you, but our October was a whirlwind of events and activities… And it was just a precursor to the bustling weeks ahead as we settle in… READ MORE

Brookline Book News: October 2023

Have you set out your skeletons and cobwebs yet? Gotten your costume all in order? This month’s Brookline Book News is simply bursting at the seams with goodies, just for… READ MORE

Brookline Book News: September 2023

The temperature is dropping, meaning it’s starting to truly feel like fall at our office. But as we break out our sweaters and cardigans, and kick off debates between the… READ MORE

Brookline Book News: August 2023

Welcome to Brookline Books’ first ever Book News! This is where we get to share exciting updates and publication news, as well as let you know all about upcoming events… READ MORE

The Face of Charley King

The Face of Charley King

Almost twenty years ago when I was a Boy Scout in troop 51, a member of the Sons of Union Veterans came to us with Charley’s story—how he begged his parents to let him join the army; how family friend Capt. Benjamin Sweney convinced them to let Charley play drums for his Company; how Charley was killed at Antietam; and how to this day the location of his final resting place remains unknown…