by Bill Brett | Jun 23, 2023 | Books, Party Lines
BOSTON — More than 125 guests attended the launch party to celebrate the release of Boston Globe columnist Scot Lehigh’s first novel, “Just East of Nowhere.” Those at the event, which was held in the University of Massachusetts Club, included...
by Bill Brett | Feb 1, 2023 | Books
WHITMAN — Local Weymouth author and retired Massachusetts State Police Captain Joe Saccardo had his first book signing for “Capable” at the Patio Restaurant in Whitman on Sunday. A full house was in attendance for the event. Many friends and family...
by Bill Brett | Oct 8, 2020 | Bill Brett Boston, Books
HINGHAM — Author John G. Gallagher, a retired Boston Police superintendent, has just released his fourth book, “Passion, Poison, and Pretense: The Murder of Hingham’s Postmaster,” a true-crime story of a murder that led to a woman spending the rest...
by Bill Brett | Oct 24, 2019 | Books, Recent Events
BOSTON — Several hundred guests attended a swanky event at the Revere Hotel to join event planner Bryan Rafanelli in celebrating his book “A Great Party: Designing the Perfect Celebration,” which was recently released from Rizzoli. The book’s...
by Bill Brett | Oct 11, 2019 | Books
BOSTON — My former Boston Globe colleague Glen Johnson had a signing event recently for his book “Window Seat on the World,” about his time working for former Secretary of State John Kerry, who attended the standing-room-only event at the UMass Club...
by Bill Brett | Jul 29, 2018 | Books
THEATER DISTRICT — Michael Patrick Murphy celebrated the release of his novel “Neighborhood Lines” at a party on the rooftop of the Revere Hotel in Boston. Murphy is a business owner who wrote the first draft of his novel while in college and he...