Laura Zigman News Today

Join authors Ann Leary and Laura Zigman as they engage in a thought-provoking conversation for the event I'VE TRIED BEING NICE on June 13. Don't miss this literary treat!On Thursday, June 13 at 7pm, The New York Times bestselling author and lifelong people-pleaser Ann Leary visits The Music Hall Lounge with her humorous essay collection, I'VE TRIED BEING NICE. Prepare to laugh, cry, cringe, and revel in the comically relatable chaos of Ann Leary's life as revealed in this delight...

For years the Massachusetts State Police kept material for criminal cases at the old Fernald school, including graphic evidence for homicide investigations and at least one unsolved murder, accessible to any trespasser.

“I only go to a movie if it satisfies three basic requirements,” one woman tells another in Alison Bechdel’s 1985 comic strip. In the wake of “Barbie,” the Bechdel Test has hit the mainstream.

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State officials say public records laws prevent them from sharing the vast troves of documents on former residents, even with immediate family members. Yet a handful of states have found ways to do precisely that.

Coming off his Emmy nomination for Jury Duty, James Marsden has signed off as a lead opposite Sterling K. Brown in Dan Fogelman’s upcoming Hulu series

Jody Lulich, author of IN THE COMPANY OF GRACE, will join the Lowell Inn on Saturday, February 3, as part of Literature Lovers Night Out with Valley Bookseller.

Jody Lulich, author of IN THE COMPANY OF GRACE, will join Cream & Amber at the Hopkins Activity Center on Saturday, February 3, as part of Literature Lovers Night Out.

We often focus on creating the best versions of ourselves this time of year. “Rouge” asks what we'll do to achieve our superficial desires.

Find a book club, neighborhood council meeting, a veterans group and other meetings plus charity and volunteer opportunities.