Made in Massachusetts

A selection of local reads.

Updated April 14, 2026
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Made in Massachusetts

A selection of local reads.

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1776
McCullough, David G.
Paper Book
America's beloved and distinguished historian presents, in a book of breathtaking excitement, drama, and narrative force, the stirring story of the year of our nation's birth, 1776, interweaving, on both sides of the Atlantic, the actions and decisions that led Great Britain to undertake a war...
Black mass : the true story of an unholy alliance between the FBI and the Irish Mob
Lehr, Dick
Paper Book
This is a true story of violence, double-cross, and brutal murders involving Irish mobsters and corrupt FBI agents in South Boston. Two boys - John Connolly, and James Whitey Bulger - grew up together on the streets of South Boston. Decades later, in the late 1970s, they would meet again. By then,...
The Borden murders : Lizzie Borden and the trial of the century
Miller, Sarah
Paper Book
Lizzie Borden took an axe, gave her mother forty whacks. When she saw what she had done, she gave her father forty-one. Here's middle-grade nonfiction that reads like a thriller. With murder, court battles, and sensational newspaper headlines, the story of Lizzie Borden is...
The Boston girl
Diamant, Anita
Paper Book
A New York Times Bestselling AuthorAddie Baum was born in 1900 to immigrant parents who were unprepared for America and its effect on their three daughters. Her intelligence and curiosity take her to a world her parents can't imagine: dreaming of going to college, Addie wants a career and to find...
Caleb's crossing
Brooks, Geraldine
Paper Book
A richly imagined novel from the author of the New York Times bestseller, PEOPLE OF THE BOOK. 'CALEB'S CROSSING ... reconfirms Geraldine Brooks's reputation as one of our most supple and insightful novelists' NEW YORK tIMES When Bethia Mayfield, a spirited 12 year old living in the...
Charlesgate confidential
Von Doviak, Scott
Paper Book
A group of criminals in 1946 pull off the heist of the century, stealing a dozen priceless works of art from a Boston museum. But while the thieves get caught, the art is never found. Forty years later, the last surviving thief gets out of jail and goes hunting for the loot, involving some innocent...
Chemistry : a novel
Wang, Weike
Paper Book
PEN/HEMINGWAY AWARD WINNER * WHITING AWARD WINNER * Smart, moving, and funny, a unique coming-of-age story about a quirky, overworked narrator who seems to be on the cusp of a perfect life but finds herself on a new path of discoveries about everything she thought she knew.  ...
The Dante Club : a novel
Pearl, Matthew
Paper Book
A New York Times Bestseller Words can bleed. In 1865 Boston, the literary geniuses of the Dante Club—poets and Harvard professors Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes, and James Russell Lowell, along with publisher J. T. Fields—are finishing America’s first...
The departed
DiCaprio, Leonardo; Grey, Brad, 1957-2017; King, Graham; Pitt, Brad, 1963; Scorsese, Martin; Monahan, William; Damon, Matt; Nicholson, Jack; Wahlberg, Mark, 1971; Sheen, Martin; Winstone, Ray, 1957; Farmiga, Vera; Anderson, Anthony, 1970; Baldwin, Alec, 1
The education of Harriet Hatfield
Sarton, May
Paper Book
'Harriet Hatfield begins a new life at the age of 60 after her lover of 30 years has died and left her comfortably well off. But when Harriet opens a bookstore for women in a blue-collar neighborhood of Boston, she is viciously attacked for her lesbianism. Ms. Sarton's powerful potrayal of the shy,...
The Gardner heist : the true story of the world's largest unsolved art theft
Boser, Ulrich
Paper Book
"Boser cracks the cold case of the art world's greatest unsolved mystery." --Vanity Fair
Girl, interrupted
Kaysen, Susanna
Paper Book
The bestselling book that inspired the cult classic film, Girl, Interrupted, starring Winona Ryder and Angelina Jolie. "Not since Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar has a personal account of life in a mental hospital achieved as much popularity and acclaim" TIME<...
The glass universe : how the ladies of the Harvard Observatory took the measure of the stars
Sobel, Dava
Paper Book
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Dava Sobel, the "inspiring" (People), little-known true story of women's landmark contributions to astronomy A New York Times Book Review Notable Book Named one of the best books of the year by...
Gone baby gone
Ladd, Alan, 1937-2022; Rissner, Dan, 1940; Bailey, Sean, 1970; Affleck, Ben, 1972-; Stockard, Aaron; Lehane, Dennis; Affleck, Casey, 1975-; Monaghan, Michelle; Freeman, Morgan; Harris, Ed, 1950; Ashton, John, 1948; Ryan, Amy; Madigan, Amy; Welliver, Titus
Green : a novel
Graham-Felsen, Sam
Paper Book
A coming-of-age novel about race, privilege, and the struggle to rise in America, written by a former Obama campaign staffer and propelled by an exuberant, unforgettable narrator.   "A riot of language that's part hip-hop, part nerd boy, and part pure imagination."--...
The handmaid's tale
Atwood, Margaret
Paper Book
The stunning graphic novel adaptation * A must-read and collector's item for fans of "the patron saint of feminist dystopian fiction" (New York Times).   Look for The Testaments, the sequel to The Handmaid's Tale   In Margaret...
The Hotel Nantucket
Hilderbrand, Elin
Paper Book
"The queen of beach reads" (New York Magazine) and #1 New York Times bestselling author delivers an immensely satisfying page-turner in this tale about a summer of scandal at a storied Nantucket hotel. Fresh off a bad breakup with a longtime...
Jaws
Spielberg, Steven, 1946; Benchley, Peter; Gottlieb, Carl; Shaw, Robert, 1927-1978; Scheider, Roy; Dreyfuss, Richard; Gary, Lorraine, 1937; Hamilton, Murray; Universal Pictures Firm; Universal City Studios
Louisa May Alcott
Cheever, Susan
Paper Book
Susan Cheever's comprehensive and definitive biography sheds new light on of life of Louisa May Alcott, whose work has inspired generations of women.
The movement of stars
Brill, Amy
Paper Book
“Gorgeous . . . Sings with insights about love, work and how we create our own families”—Oprah.com “Amy Brill shines in her sparkling debut novel.”—Vanity Fair  “Brill's rich detail and research are hugely...
Nightbird
Hoffman, Alice
Paper Book
Bestselling author Alice Hoffman's bewitching Nightbird is perfect for ages 10-13: love and friendship empower a lonely girl to embrace her uniqueness and discover her strengths.   Twig lives in Sidwell, where people whisper that fairy tales are real. After all,...
No gods, no monsters
Turnbull, Cadwell
Paper Book
Named a BEST BOOK OF 2021 by the New York Times, NPR, the New York Public Library, Audible, Tor.com, Book Riot, Library Journal, and Kirkus! Longlisted for the 2022 PEN Open Book Award "Riveting...[A] tender, ferocious book."--New York Times "Beautifully fantastical."--NPR<...
The Penderwicks : a summer tale of four sisters, two rabbits, and a very interesting boy
Birdsall, Jeanne
Paper Book
With over one million copies sold, this series of modern classics about the charming Penderwick family from National Book Award winner and New York Times bestseller Jeanne Birdsall is perfect for fans of Noel Streatfeild and Edward Eager. A PARADE BEST KIDS BOOK OF ALL...
Prep : a novel
Sittenfeld, Curtis.
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A modern classic of adolescent angst and ambition set in the world of prep school, from the author of Romantic Comedy and Eligible--"a tart and complex tale of social class, race, and gender politics" (The Boston Globe)  ...
Run
Patchett, Ann
Paper Book
'Enthralling' Observer 'A spectacular read' Sunday Express 'An award-winning writer at the top of her game' Telegraph A moving story of overlapping lives from the Orange Prize-winning author of Bel Canto...
The scarlet letter
Hawthorne, Nathaniel.
Paper Book
Show me a sign
LeZotte, Ann Clare
Paper Book
Don't miss the companion book, Set Me Free CRITICS ARE RAVING ABOUT SHOW ME A SIGN Winner of the 2021 Schneider Family Book Award * NPR Best Books of 2020 * Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2020 * School Library Journal Best Books of 2020 * New York Public...
Since we fell
Lehane, Dennis
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Barnes and Noble Best Book of the Year Bookpage Best of 2017 Booklist Best Crime Novel PopSugar Best Book of 2017 The new novel from New York Times bestseller Dennis Lehane, author of Mystic River and Shutter Island "Lehane is...
Small mercies
Lehane, Dennis
Paper Book
Instant New York Times Bestseller "Small Mercies is thought provoking, engaging, enraging, and can't-put-it-down entertainment." -- Stephen King The acclaimed New York Times bestselling writer returns with a masterpiece to rival...
The summer of broken rules
Walther, K. L
Paper Book
A romance novel inspired by the songs of Taylor Swift! *NOW A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* This BookTok sensation is perfect for fans of Jenny Han's The Summer I Turned Pretty and Sarah Dessen's Along for the Ride. Meredith's family...
That old cape magic
Russo, Richard
Paper Book
Following Bridge of Sighs--a national best seller hailed by The Boston Globe as an astounding achievement and a masterpiece--Richard Russo gives us the story of a marriage, and of all the other ties that bind, from parents and in-laws to children and the promises of youth. Griffin has been...
The trial of Lizzie Borden : a true story
Robertson, Cara
Paper Book
WINNER OF THE NEW ENGLAND SOCIETY BOOK AWARD In Cara Robertson's "enthralling new book," The Trial of Lizzie Borden, "the reader is to serve as judge and jury" (The New York Times). Based on twenty years of research and recently unearthed evidence, this true...
We keep the dead close : a murder at Harvard and a half century of silence
Cooper, Rebecca H.
Paper Book
FINALIST FOR THE J. ANTHONY LUKAS BOOK PRIZE FINALIST FOR THE ALCS GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION NATIONAL BESTSELLER Named One of The Best Books of 2020 by NPR's Fresh Air * Publishers Weekly * Marie Claire *...
The witches : Salem, 1692
Schiff, Stacy
Paper Book
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the #1 national bestseller Cleopatra unpacks the mystery of the Salem Witch Trials. "The Witches is the fullest and finest story ever told about Salem in 1692, and no one else could tell it with the otherworldly flair...
Writers & lovers : a novel
King, Lily
Paper Book
Following the breakout success of her critically acclaimed and award-winning novel Euphoria, Lily King returns with an unforgettable portrait of an artist as a young woman. Blindsided by her mother's sudden death, and wrecked by a recent love affair, Casey Peabody has arrived in...
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