Kick off Patriots season with author Jerry Thornton

Sports fans won’t want to miss the chance to hear Jerry Thornton discuss his new book, Five Rings: The Super Bowl History of the New England Patriots, on Thursday, September 13, at 7 p.m. at the Canton Public Library.

Since 2001 the Patriots have played in eight Super Bowl championships and won five, a run of excellence unparalleled in all of professional sports. In a league designed to ensure that no one franchise can dominate over time, New England won for over a decade and a half. A dynasty that began with an improbable run to a championship in 2001 has rebuilt, rebooted, and retooled several times over, winning most recently in 2017. Thornton provides an all-access pass to the Patriots’ years of unparalleled greatness from the unique perspective of an observant, obsessive, utterly dedicated fan.

Thornton writes daily for Barstool Sports and co-hosts their NFL podcast, Laces Out. He’s a stand-up comic working clubs all over the Northeast and the author of From Darkness to Dynasty: The First 40 Years of the New England Patriots. Thornton is the former co-host of WEEI sports radio’s Dale and Holley with Thornton and NBC Sports Boston’s Patriots pregame show. He appears in HBO’s Emmy-winning Red Sox documentary Reverse of the Curse of the Bambino as well as the Deflategate film Four Games in Fall.

To read reviews or for more information about Thornton’s new book, visit www.jerrythornton.net.

This event is free and open to the public. An author signing will follow, and books will be available for purchase through Haley Booksellers. Reservations are not necessary, but guests are asked to come early. Refreshments will be served.

For more information, contact Carolyn Elkort, community outreach librarian, at 781-821-5027 ext. 126.

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