An Afternoon of Chess

Join us for a day of chess in the bookstore in celebration of "Masters of Technique: Short Fiction from the World of Chess". Senior Master Denys Shmelov will be giving a 20-board simultaneous exhibition at 12:30pm, followed by a blitz tournament.

Tickets for the simul are free with the purchase of a copy of the anthology. Contact info@backpagesbooks.com to buy a book and reserve a ticket. First come, first served. Prizes to players who win or draw will be donated by Back Pages Books. Entry to the blitz tournament is free, with prizes for the tournament donated by Chess Books from Europe. Please bring sets, boards, and clocks.  If you're coming to watch, just come on down! 

Read about our new publication in The Daily News Tribune's article

Tracing the Path of an American Genius

The Shaking Tent (History of Waltham #1)
Ralph Waldo Emerson's first sermons from the first industrial town in America
Laurence A. Green

A groundbreaking re-evaluation of Emerson's deep personal
and philosophical ties to America's first industrial city, including
the full reproduction of his first two sermons, delivered on October 15, 1826.

FEATURED TITLES FROM BACK PAGES BOOKS

The Sound of One Body
Stories
Anara Guard

A haunting collection of vignettes that capture
the powerful reverberations of even the briefest encounters.  

  

The Shaking Tent (History of Waltham #1)
Ralph Waldo Emerson's first sermons from the first industrial town in America
Laurence A. Green

A groundbreaking re-evaluation of Emerson's deep personal
and philosophical ties to America's first industrial city, including
the full reproduction of his first two sermons, delivered on October 15, 1826.

The State of The Union 2009
Notes for a New Administration
Howard Zinn

A people's "State of the Union" delivered just after the historic
2008 election, and one of Zinn's last published works.