TALK SUBJECTS and VENUES

SUBJECTS - Hear about the Boston Marathon’s lineage to the Olympics, its history, the best ways to enjoy the race; how the Falmouth Road Race began in a bar; the colorful life and career of Hall of Fame coach Bill Squires; how the Greater Boston Track Club dominated the sport of running; the life and times of U.S. Olympic legend Steve Prefontaine; and more!

PAUL C. CLERICI - Bestselling author, award-winning journalist, trophy-winning runner speaks at libraries, bookstores, running clubs, expos, senior living residences, and more, on a variety of subjects related to his books and running. Entertains and informs with stories from the road. He also tailors talks to specific requirements, depending on the venue and audience. His combined experience and knowledge as a runner (competing in nearly every distance from the mile to the marathon, including 2 triathlons and 43 marathons, including Boston 23 times), journalist, and writer (covering the sport of running for over 35 years for a variety of media outlets) is reflected in his popular books and talks. Updated multimedia presentations include stories, images, Q&A, and can last anywhere within an hour or so, based on requested needs.

(Photo by Paul Clerici)

PAUL CLERICI has SPOKEN and APPEARED at the following:

BOOKSTORES

Barnes & Noble, Kenmore Square, Boston; Barnes & Noble, Prudential Center, Boston; Barnes & Noble, Burlington; Harvard Coop Bookstore, Cambridge; Westwinds Bookshop, Duxbury; Barnes & Noble, Framingham; Barnes & Noble, The Derby Street Shoppes, Hingham; Bestsellers Café Bookstore, Medford; Curry College Bookstore, Milton; New England Mobile Book Fair Bookstore, Newton; An Unlikely Story Bookstore & Café, Plainville; Whitelam Books, Reading; Barnes & Noble, Walpole.

BOOKSTORES - CAPE COD

Where the Sidewalk Ends Bookstore, Chatham; Isaiah Thomas Books and Prints, Cotuit; Titcomb’s Bookstore, East Sandwich; Eight Cousins Bookstore, Falmouth; Barnes & Noble, Cape Cod Mall, Hyannis.

HISTORICAL SOCIETIES

Ashland Historical Society, Ashland; Brighton-Allston Historical Society, Brighton; Hopkinton Historical Society, Hopkinton; Natick Historical Society, Natick; Historic Newton Historical Society, Newton.

HISTORICAL SOCIETIES - CAPE COD

Historical Society of Santuit & Cotuit, Cotuit; Falmouth Historical Society Museums on the Green, Falmouth.

LIBRARIES

Belmont Public Library, Belmont; Boxford Town Library, Boxford; Thayer Public Library, Braintree; Public Library of Brookline, Boston Public Library Branch, Brookline; Carver Public Library, Carver; Dedham Public Library, Dedham; Duxbury Free Library, Duxbury; Boyden Library, Foxborough; Framingham Public Library, Framingham; Hingham Public Library, Hingham; Holyoke Public Library, Holyoke; Hopkinton Public Library, Hopkinton; Leominster Public Library, Leominster; Cary Memorial Library, Lexington; Manchester-by-the-Sea Public Library, Manchester-by-the-Sea; Medfield Public Library, Medfield; Melrose Public Library (old and new), Melrose; Milton Public Library, Milton; Morse Institute Library, Natick; Newton Free Library, Newton; Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk; Richards Memorial Library, North Attleboro; Northborough Free Library, Northborough; Plymouth Public Library, Plymouth; Thomas Crane Public Library, Quincy; Sharon Public Library, Sharon; Sherborn Public Library, Sherborn; Jacob Edwards Library, Southbridge; Stoneham Public Library, Stoneham; Goodnow Library, Sudbury; Tewksbury Public Library, Tewksbury; Upton Town Library, Upton; Lucius Beebe Memorial Library, Wakefield; Walpole Public Library, Walpole; Wayland Free Public Library, Wayland; Wellesley Free Library, Wellesley; Westwood Public Library, Westwood: Wilbraham Public Library, Wilbraham; Winchester Public Library, Winchester; Fiske Public Library, Wrentham.

LIBRARIES - CAPE COD

Jonathan Bourne Public Library, Bourne; Brewster Ladies' Library, Brewster; Centerville Public Library, Centerville; Eldredge Public Library, Chatham; Cotuit Library, Cotuit; Dennis Public Library, Dennis Port; Falmouth Public Library, Falmouth; Hyannis Public Library, Hyannis; Mashpee Public Library, Mashpee; Sandwich Public Library, Sandwich; South Yarmouth Library, South Yarmouth; Wareham Free Public Library, Wareham; Woods Hole Public Library, Woods Hole.

RACES/EXPOS

Ashland Half & 5K, Ashland; Boston Marathon Expo, Boston; Camy 5K Run & David 5K Walk, Walpole; GBTC Indoor Track Invitational, Harvard University, Allston; James Joyce Ramble 10K, Dedham; Labor Day Road Races, Walpole; Marathon Park Prep Half-Marathon, Ashland; RACE-MANIA Summit and Expo, Boston University; The Run Show Boston, Hynes Convention Center, Boston; Walpole Village Fair 5K, Walpole.

RACES/EXPOS - CAPE COD

Cape Cod Marathon Expo, Falmouth; Falmouth Road Race Expo, Falmouth; Hyannis Marathon Expo, Hyannis.

RUNNING CLUBS

Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge running group, Boston; Greater Framingham Running Club, Framingham; Greater Lowell Road Runners, Lowell; Heartbreak Hill Striders, Newton; L Street Running Club, South Boston; Mystic Running Club, Wakefield; Team Framingham Boston Marathon team, Framingham; Tri-Valley Front Runners, Milford.

SENIOR LIVING RESIDENCES/SENIOR CENTERS

Bridges by Epoch at Andover, Andover; Residence at Valley Farm, Ashland; Waterstone at the Circle, Cleveland Circle, Boston; Cadbury Commons at Cambridge, Cambridge; Brightview Senior Living Canton, Canton; Residence at Boylston Place, Chestnut Hill; Residence at Cedar Dell, Dartmouth; Traditions of Dedham, Dedham; Residence at Five Corners, Easton; Linden Ponds Hingham, Hingham; Residence at Penniman Hill, Hingham; Residence at Riverbend, Ipswich; Bridges by Epoch at Lexington, Lexington; Lynnfield Senior Center, Lynnfield; Residence at Melrose Station, Melrose; Norfolk Senior Center, Norfolk; Whitney Place Assisted Living Residences, Northborough; Residence at Freeman Lake, North Chelmsford; Sunrise of Norwood, Norwood; Bridges by Epoch at Pembroke, Pembroke; Residence at Orchard Grove, Shrewsbury; Southgate at Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury; Fairing Way at Union Point, South Weymouth; Residence at Vinnin Square, Swampscott; New Pond Village Senior Living Community, Walpole; Residence at Watertown Square, Watertown; Residence at Paine Estate, Wayland; Waterstone at Wellesley, Wellesley; Fox Hill Village Senior Living, Westwood.; Cornerstone of Weymouth, Weymouth.

SENIOR LIVING RESIDENCES - CAPE COD

Atria Woodbriar Place, Falmouth; Laurentide at Mashpee Commons, Mashpee.

SENIOR LIVING RESIDENCES - OUTSIDE MASS.

Residence at Salem Woods, Salem, NH; Brightview Commons Senior Living, Wakefield, RI.

EVENTS

Boston Book Festival, Copley Square, Boston; Boston Marathon Wreath Ceremony, Massachusetts State House, Boston; Commonwealth Avenue: A Walk Through History Walking Tour, Historic Newton Historical Society, Newton; Greater Boston Track Club 40th Anniversary, Boston College, Chestnut Hill; Greater Boston Track Club 50th Anniversary, Boston College, Chestnut Hill; Heartbreak Hill Newton Running Tour, Historic Newton Historical Society, Newton; 40th James Joyce Ramble 10K official starter and finish-line announcer, Dedham; Local Author Book Fair, Thayer Public Library, Braintree; New England Authors Expo & Book Sale, Danvers; Plymouth Arts & Crafts Festival, Plymouth; Spirit of the Marathon II movie screening, Hopkinton High School, Hopkinton.

MISCELLANEOUS

Big Sports Card & Memorabilia Show, Mansfield; Cranston Sports Card Show, Coventry, RI; Hopkinton Card & Gift Store, Hopkinton; Perkins School for the Blind, Watertown; Wellesley-Weston Lifelong Learning, Wellesley.

MISCELLANEOUS - CAPE COD

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, Woods Hole.