Willa Cather’s Spirit Lives On! The town of Jaffrey, NH is celebrating Willa Cather and the 100th anniversary of My Antonia next week. The name of this two-day event is Willa Cather’s Spirit Lives On! Festivities kick off with an evening reception… Read More ›
September was a great reading month for me, but I didn’t get in much blogging time. The books were all good, so I can’t not write about them. Hence, this quick recap. What I read:
Historical Fiction Panel. Join the Book Cougars at the Mohegan Sun on Thurs, Sept 27th at 7pm. In conversation with Fiona Davis, Melodie Winawer, James R. Benn, and Marie Benedict.
This Thursday (8/10/17) from 6-7 pm, I’ll be in conversation with writer and activist Sarah Prager at the Book Club Bookstore & More in South Windsor, CT. Prager’s new book Queer There and Everywhere: 23 People Who Changed the… Read More ›
Yesterday my friend Emily and I drove up to Manchester, VT for Ruth Franklin’s event at the Northshire Bookstore. It’s about a three hour drive from the Connecticut shoreline, but we love the Northshire and needed a good six hours… Read More ›
Louise Penny and Charles Finch I had the pleasure of seeing Louise Penny in conversation with Charles Finch this evening (8/30/2016). This the third or fourth time I’ve seen her and, yes, I know how spoiled that makes me! Louise… Read More ›
Booktopia happened this weekend in Manchester, Vermont. The event was started years ago by Anne Kingman and Michelle Kindness of Books on the Nightstand. Last year they announced it would be their last year organizing it and (thankfully) the Northshire… Read More ›
The other night I took time off from the pressure of a work deadline and went to hear Hendrie Weisinger talk about his new co-authored book, Performing Under Pressure, at R.J. Julia’s. Here are some of the highlights of his… Read More ›
The literary highlight of my week was meeting Nathaniel Philbrick. Philbrick’s talk at the New Canaan, CT high school auditorium on Friday night was the crowing event of the town’s first One Book program. They chose Philbrick’s National Book Award… Read More ›
The Westport (CT) Public Library’s most recent community reading selection was Julia Child’s My Life in France. One of the highlights of this 10th anniversary of WestportREADS was a special event with Judith Jones and Adam Gopnik. Adam Gopnick and… Read More ›