BOOKS
Juliet Grames (The Lost Boy of Santa Chionia) Author Talk at United Theater
United Theater 5 Canal St, Westerly, RIThe UNITED and Bank Square Books host the hometown launch event of national and international bestselling writer Juliet Grames's The Lost Boy of Santa Chionia, a story of an American immigrant detective in 1960 Calabria. The event will be hosted by indie rock singer-songwriter sensation Zac Clark, and will be a literary and musical celebration of […]
Discussions and Film Series at Kindred Thoughts: Happy Birthday, Mr. Baldwin: Giovanni’s Room
Kindred Thoughts Bookstore 1001 Main Street., Ste 8, Bridgeport, CTOur dear elder brother, James Baldwin, was born 2 August 1924. In this year of 2024, during the month of August, we celebrate and honor James Baldwin in what would be his centennial birthday. Happy Birthday, Mr. Baldwin! To honor Mr. Baldwin, we thoughtfully and creatively set out to celebrate the many aspects of his life […]
Capitol America: Book Talk and Luncheon the Connecticut State Capitol
Connecticut State Capitol 210 Capitol Ave., HartfordA project 11 years in the making, Capitol America: A Photographic Portrait of the Fifty State Capitols, offers a unique look inside each of America's State Capitols. Connecticut photographers Robert Lisak and David Ottenstein published the book in 2023. Now, the photographers and co-authors will give us their perspectives on the Capitols and discuss how the Connecticut […]
Ocean House Author Series: Patricia Walsh Chadwick: TALES FROM THE WITCH OF WALL STREET
Ocean House 1 Bluff Avenue, Watch Hill, Rhode IslandJoin us as Ocean House owner and author, Deborah Goodrich Royce moderates a conversation with our featured authors. This week, New York Times bestselling authors Allison Pataki and Join us as Ocean House owner and author, Deborah Goodrich Royce moderates a conversation with a featured author. This week, author Patricia Chadwick will be discussing (and signing) […]
Virtual Event with Tochukwu Okafor with the Merrill House
James Merrill House 107 Water Street, StoningtonUpcoming James Merrill House Fellow: Tochukwu Okafor is a Nigerian writer whose work has appeared in the 2019 Best Small Fictions, the 2018 Best of the Net, The Guardian, Harvard’s Transition Magazine, Columbia Journal and elsewhere. He is a 2022 Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Arts (MASS MoCA) Fellow andArtist-in-Residence, a 2021 PEN America Emerging Voices Fellow, a 2021 GrubStreet Emerging Writer Fellow, a 2021 Jack Straw Writing Fellow, a 2021 Gish […]
Stowe Prize for Literary Activism Celebration: Dr. Bettina L. Love
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center 77 Forest Street, HartfordThe Harriet Beecher Stowe Center is delighted to celebrate Dr. Bettina L. Love as the 2024 Stowe Prize for Literary Activism winner for her book Punished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal (St. Martin’s Press, 2023). Event Schedule 5:00 – 6:00 pm | Donor Reception with Dr. Bettina L. Love Katharine Seymour Day […]
Dusty Booze: In Search of Vintage Spirits | Illustrated Talk and Tasting
Mill Hill Historic Park 2 East Wall Street, NorwalkThe Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum, in collaboration with the Norwalk Historical Society, presents award-winning author Aaron Goldfarb for an illustrated talk and book signing titled, Dusty Booze: In Search of Vintage Spirits. Spirits tasting and a signature cocktail will be offered following the presentation courtesy of SoNo 1420 America’s Maritime Distillery, South Norwalk, CT. Mr. Goldfarb’s book, published by Abrams Books, will be […]