“When I watch the footage of the first explosion, I look at the Boston Public Library Main Branch across the street, and I think no matter who they turn out to be–Islamic jihadists, home grown militia, neo-Nazis, something else–what really scares them, what they truly hate, is the access to knowledge that building exemplifies.

“Youngest victim is 8. Sigh. What can you do with that? If your “CAUSE” involves the death of kids, it’s not a cause, it’s a pestilence.

“So proud to be a Bostonian tonight. So brokenhearted to be one, too.”

Dennis Lehane, author and a trustee of the Boston Public Library, posted on his Facebook page.

This Week

Bob Dotson, author of American Story: A Lifetime Search for Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things, Wednesday, April 17th at 7pm, Jimmy Carter Library, sponsored by Georgia Center for the Book, free.

The Love and Death Tour featuring Lauren Oliver, author of the Delirium trilogy, Lauren Morrill, author of Meant to Be, and Lenore Appelhan, author of Level Two, Wednesday, April 17th at 7pm, Little Shop of Stories, free.

Clifford Brooks, poet and author of The Draw of Broken Eye and Whirling Metaphysics, Saturday, April 20th at 2pm, Eagle Eye Book Shop, free.

Olivier Tallec, children’s book illustrator, Tuesday, April 23rd at 11am, Little Shop of Stories, free.

Katherine Wilkinson, author of Between God & Green: How Evangelicals Are Cultivating a Middle Ground on Climate Change, Tuesday, April 23rd at 7:30pm, Charis Books, suggested donation of $5.

Mo Willems, author of That Is NOT a Good Idea!, Wednesday, April 24th at 6pm, Decatur Library, sponsored by Little Shop of Stories and Georgia Center for the Book, free.