Below, find selected articles written for Haley Lerner for GBH News. A complete archive can be found here.
Favorites:
‘Gilmore Girl’ Lauren Graham wishes she could just take up knitting - 11/15/23
Front of the Line: Reneé Rapp, singer behind 'I Hate Boston,' performs at Roadrunner - 10/30/23
Paranormal romance gives readers an escape beyond Halloween - 10/25/23
Slayyyter to begin Club Valentine tour in Boston - 10/24/23
Author Rick Riordan on new 'Percy Jackson' projects and inclusion in books - 10/17/23
John Oates says playing Newport Folk Festival 'completes the circle' for him - 8/1/23
LGBTQ+ authors use fantasy fiction to create safe spaces for readers - 7/26/23
Why Hozier still loves performing in small clubs a decade into his career - 5/24/23
Taylor Swift is headlining Foxborough this weekend. Are fans …Ready For It? - 5/18/23
In 'Happy Place,' author Emily Henry reminds readers it's OK to change your mind - 4/25/23
From Medusa to Juliet, these authors are taking female characters out of the margins - 3/28/23
Why the love for romance novels is on the rise, according to their authors - 2/14/23
Musician interviews:
Wasia Project talks their first time performing in Boston - 5/9/24
Letters to Cleo’s Kay Hanley on 30 years since the Boston band’s debut album - 11/13/23
Maisie Peters energizes fans at Roadrunner in final show of her North American tour - 10/12/23
Claud 'stunned' by their fans' reaction to sophomore album 'Supermodels' - 9/15/23
Through her music, Debo Ray is ready to bring joy and healing to her listeners - 9/7/23
Black Opry, a country music collective, creates community among Black musicians - 8/8/23
Del Water Gap feels at home with Newport Folk Festival's homegrown vibe - 8/1/23
Singer d4vd comes to Boston as his DIY viral hits gain IRL fans - 7/7/23
With new album, Rickie Lee Jones feels more confident than ever before - 6/13/12
TV/Film features:
How locally filmed 'Challengers' made Boston disappear into the background - 4/26/24
Ayo Edebiri’s Boston teachers celebrate her Golden Globe win for ‘The Bear’ 1/8/24
HBO’s new docuseries tells the ‘cautionary tale’ of the Charles Stuart case - 12/4/23
‘Everybody is suffering’: Massachusetts SAG-AFTRA leaders react to suspended negotiations - 10/12/23
Julia Quinn talks collaborating with Shonda Rhimes on 'Queen Charlotte' and 'Bridgerton' success - 5/9/23
“Front of the Line” — a series created by Haley for GBH News focusing on the biggest fans of artists who show up early to their concerts.
Boston fans won’t forget Maggie Rogers’ performance at The Paradise - 4/17/24
Boston fans spill their guts on why they love Olivia Rodrigo - 4/3/24
Front of the Line: Mitski kicks off Boston shows, tells city to get therapy - 2/16/24
Madonna keeps Boston out late in two-night run - 1/10/24
Queen of Christmas Mariah Carey brings holiday cheer to Boston - 12/12/23
In Boston shows, Bob Dylan keeps the focus squarely on the music - 11/6/23
'I'm so excited, my heart is racing’: Fans of boygenius turn out for energetic Boston show - 9/26/23
Front of the Line: Arctic Monkeys create warmth among fans at TD Garden - 9/4/23
BeyHive swarms to Gillette Stadium for Beyoncé’s Renaissance tour - 8/2/23
Front of the Line: Dedicated Louis Tomlinson fans find inspiration at Boston show - 7/25/23
Front of the Line: Pixies perform to hometown crowd in Boston - 6/9/23
Front of the Line: Sabrina Carpenter fans show up for her and one another - 5/10/23
Front of the Line: Muna, with their music of inclusivity, plays sold-out show in Boston - 5/7/23
Front of the Line: Lewis Capaldi plays sold-out show in Boston - 4/11/23
Front of the Line: Maggie Rogers kicks off her US tour - 2/10/23
Local arts & news features:
Local theatre thrives among winners at the 41st Elliot Norton Awards - 5/21/24
After one year in business, Park-9 draws in dog lovers with pints and paws - 4/19/24
Boston group celebrates 40 years of performing 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' - 4/12/24
Storied Coolidge Corner Theatre reopens after major expansion - 3/27/24
Video games can help students learn, teachers say at PAX East - 3/22/24
'The most moving experience I've ever been through': Auschwitz exhibition arrives in Boston - 3/15/24
Revenge porn bill could make AI-generated deepfakes illegal in Massachusetts - 2/13/24
New Panel + Picture event series hopes to make Boston a hub for comic arts - 2/7/24
Here’s how the Grammy winners get picked, as explained by a local Academy voter - 2/1/24
Museum of Science exhibit explores how climate change is affecting World Heritage sites - 1/24/24
Boston Calling 2024 brings local acts center stage - 1/9/24
Why multiple Boston universities now have classes all about Taylor Swift - 12/15/23
Watertown's New Repertory Theatre closing after 40 seasons - 10/20/23
Boston philanthropists launch new effort to ship Floridians ‘banned books’ - 10/11/23
Storied jazz club Regattabar is back in full swing with grand reopening - 9/14/23
Quilts honoring George Floyd’s final words on display in Boston for Juneteenth - 6/15/23
Roxbury Community College celebrates its 50th anniversary with fanfare and hip-hop - 5/11/23
A new beer garden and performance space livens up the Boston Common - 5/5/23
At Fabulist cafe, coffee fuels writers' minds and GrubStreet's mission - 5/3/23
For a third year, Boston Comics in Color Festival is an illustration of diversity - 4/27/23
Author interviews:
How Western Massachusetts inspired Andrea Hairston's latest sci-fi novel - 5/7/24
Wellesley College alum writes debut novel set at the school - 4/16/24
Garrard Conley hopes to 'unerase' queer history in Puritan New England with 'All the World Beside' - 3/26/24
Dorchester author previews his new ‘psychedelic and queer’ science fiction book - 3/1/24
Local author Holly Black turns it up ‘to 11’ with her fantasy writing - 2/29/24
Author Mako Yoshikawa turned guilt and grief into her new memoir, 'Secrets of the Sun' - 2/8/24
Boston author Aube Rey Lescure on her debut novel set in modern China - 1/9/24
Author Rebecca Ross on 'Ruthless Vows,' her forthcoming novel and follow-up to 'Divine Rivals' - 12/26/23
Author Jennifer L. Armentrout explains how she creates fantasy that still feels real - 9/13/23
Chloe Gong comes of age with adult debut novel 'Immortal Longings' - 7/18/23
Andrew Ridker explores a Jewish family’s unraveling in his Brookline-set novel ‘Hope’ - 7/10/23
With her 'STEMinist' romance novels, Ali Hazelwood creates chemistry with readers - 6/13/23
Author TJ Alexander on 'Chef’s Choice' and the joy of writing transgender love stories - 5/30/23
Kayla Cottingham on her sapphic YA horror 'This Delicious Death' - 4/19/23
Michelle Min Sterling on her dystopian climate thriller 'Camp Zero' - 4/4/23
Author Marie Lu takes a turn to pop stars and spies in new YA book ‘Stars and Smoke’ - 3/28/23
“Shelf Life” — a series by Haley for GBH News on the Boston bookstore boom & profiling local shops
Shelf Life: Provincetown's East End Books brings cultural hub to the Seaport - 9/28/23
Shelf Life: A woman's love of reading takes flight in Chestnut Hill with Hummingbird Books - 7/31/23
Shelf Life: Community and representation inspire All She Wrote Books in Somerville - 6/30/23
Rozzie Bound gives consumers a chance to own part of a bookstore - 5/25/23
Shelf Life: Melissa Fetter started a new chapter when she opened Beacon Hill Books and Cafe - 4/20/23
Shelf Life: A look at why independent bookstores are popping up in Boston and beyond - 3/10/23