Works to read before Boston Book Festival

“Vintage Attraction” by Charles Blackstone, “Being Mortal” by Atul Gawande, “Did You Ever Have a Family” by Bill Clegg.

“The Wonder Garden” by Lauren Acampora, “The Heart Goes Last” by Margaret Atwood, and “Only the Strong” by Jabari Asim.

“How To Do Things with Pornography” by Nancy Bauer, “Blind” by Rachel DeWoskin, and “Evolving Ourselves” by Juan Enriquez (attending the festival) and Steve Gullans.

“When Sophie’s Feelings Are Really, Really Hurt” by Molly Bang, “Almost Famous Women” by Megan Mayhew Bergman, and “Lair of Dreams” by Libba Bray.

“Trigger Warning” by Neil Gaiman, “Station Eleven” by Emily St. John Mandel, and “Barbara the Slut and Other People” by Lauren Holmes.