Find signed copies of books by local authors at our Museum Shops at the Jackson Homestead and the Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds.

Historic Newton members always receive a 20% discount on merchandise in the Museum Shops.

Select a title below and visit the Museum Shop or shop online.

BOOKS FOR ADULTS

Norumbega Park and the Totem Pole Ballroom, by Clara Silverstein and Sara Leavitt Goldberg with Historic Newton (pictured above). Hear the authors introduce the book.

Massachusetts in the Woman Suffrage Movement, by Barbara Berenson. Watch a video of Barbara Berenson interviewed by Ellen Meyers of the Newton Free Library.

H.H. Richardson: Three Architectural Tours, by Ken Bresler. View an excerpt from the book.

Redemption: The Untold Story of Martin Luther King Jr's Last 31 Hours, by Joseph Rosenbloom

The New England Soup Factory Cookbook, by Marjorie Druker and Clara Silverstein. Watch Marjorie Druker's cooking videos.

The War Before the War, by Andrew Delbanco

Boston's Cycling Craze, 1880-1900: A Story of Race, Sport, and Society, by Lorenz J. Finison. Watch a video of Lorenz J. Finison's talk in the Newton History Series co-sponsored by Historic Newton and the Newton Free Library.

The Adams Street Shul: A Congregation, A Community, A Culture, by Beryl Gilfix.

Ma Speaks Up and a First Generation Daughter Talks Back, by Marianne Leone. Watch Marianne Leone read from her book at the Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds.

The Accessible Home: Designing for All Ages and Abilities, by Deborah Pierce of Pierce Lamb Architects. 

BOOKS FOR CHILDREN

The Magic of Norumbega, by Lenna Kutner

E is for Election Day, by Gloria Gavris. Watch Gloria Gavris read her book for Historic Newton's Storytime program.

A Story About Sprout, by Helen M. Waters. Watch Helen M. Waters read her book for Historic Newton's Storytime program.