Authors @ the Librarytag:www.westportlibrary.org,2010:/events//62007-08-13T13:28:05ZMovable Type Publishing Platform 4.01http://www.westportlibrary.org/events/podcasts/itunes.xmlAUTHORS @THE LIBRARY: Stefanie Pintoff tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2010:/events//6.22002010-06-16T09:00:01Z2010-03-10T19:52:59ZWednesday, June 16, 2010 Noon McManus Room Author Stefanie Pintoff discusses A Curtain Falls, which follows her acclaimed and award-winning debut novel, In the Shadow of Gotham. In this moody, evocative tale, Detective Simon Ziele and criminologist Alistair Sinclair scour...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlWednesday, June 16, 2010
Noon
McManus Room
Author Stefanie Pintoff discusses A Curtain Falls, which follows her acclaimed and award-winning debut novel, In the Shadow of Gotham. In this moody, evocative tale, Detective Simon Ziele and criminologist Alistair Sinclair scour the dark streets of early-twentieth-century New York in search of a true fiend.
Stefanie Pintoff is the winner of the first Minotaur Books/Mystery Writers of America Best First Crime Novel Competition. A graduate of Columbia University Law School, she also has a Ph.D. in literature from New York University.
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AUTHORS @THE LIBRARY: Debra Galanttag:www.westportlibrary.org,2010:/events//6.21982010-05-05T09:00:01Z2010-03-10T19:14:01ZWednesday May 5, 2010 Noon McManus Room From a ’74 Mustang to a Chevy Suburban, author Debra Galant’s Cars from a Marriage charts the important events—big and small—in one couple’s relationship by way of the automobiles that drive them throughout...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlWednesday May 5, 2010
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From a ’74 Mustang to a Chevy Suburban, author Debra Galant’s Cars from a Marriage charts the important events—big and small—in one couple’s relationship by way of the automobiles that drive them throughout the course of their lives. The cars steer us from their first meeting, to their first fight, and down the line to a family funeral. Finally, it’s on a drive along the Pacific Coast Highway that Ivy and Ellis come to some serious and illuminating realizations about their lives. With insights that alternate between hilarious and profound, Galant provides a unique, unforgettable portrait of a marriage.
Debra Galant is the author of Rattled and Fear and Yoga in New Jersey. She is also the creator of the popular blog Baristanet.com.
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AUTHORS @THE LIBRARY: Ronica Dhar tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2010:/events//6.21862010-07-28T09:00:01Z2010-03-08T21:24:46ZWednesday July 28, 2010 Noon McManus Room Ronica Dhar discusses her debut novel Bijou Roy: A Novel. When Bijou Roy loses her father to a long illness, she travels to India a quest for answers of what happens next when...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlWednesday July 28, 2010
Noon
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Ronica Dhar discusses her debut novel Bijou Roy: A Novel. When Bijou Roy loses her father to a long illness, she travels to India a quest for answers of what happens next when the
customs of neither an original nor an adopted culture provide comfort. Bijou sees how each generation must wrestle—often at great risk—with the one who came before, and, perhaps above all, comes to learn how to replace sorrow with hope.
“Ronica Dhar captures the struggles of family and cultural identity with such tenderness and depth of feeling that she makes these subjects completely her own. Bijou Roy is a thoughtful, elegant novel.”—Ann Patchett
Ronica Dahr was a New York Foundation for the Arts 2006 Fellow in Fiction. She holds an MFA in Fiction from the University of Michigan where she received the Meijer award and the Hopwood award.
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AUTHORS @THE LIBRARY: Alice Sparberg Alexioutag:www.westportlibrary.org,2010:/events//6.21852010-07-11T09:00:00Z2010-03-05T20:27:20ZSunday July 11, 2010 2:00 pm McManus Room Historian Alice Sparberg Alexiou will speak on her new book, The Flatiron: The New York Landmark and the Incomparable City That Arose with It . From its completion in 1902, the Flatiron...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlSunday July 11, 2010
2:00 pm
McManus Room
Historian Alice Sparberg Alexiou will speak on her new book, The Flatiron: The New York Landmark and the Incomparable City That Arose with It . From its completion in 1902, the Flatiron Building became a symbol of turn-of-the-century New York, representing the changes that were about to make the city what it is today. Its unique architectural style captured the imagination of painters, photographers, and writers, and the building has become almost synonymous with New York itself. The book will be the basis of a new documentary film by Vanguard Documentaries.
Alice Sparberg Alexiou holds a masters in journalism from Columbia University and a Ph.D. in classics from Fordham University. She has written for several publications, including The New York Times and Newsday, and is an editor of Lilith magazine, an independent magazine for Jewish women.
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AUTHORS @THE LIBRARY: Lulu Powerstag:www.westportlibrary.org,2010:/events//6.21832010-06-28T09:00:01Z2010-03-05T19:55:24ZMonday June 28, 2010 noon McManus Room Weston-raised, Los Angeles-based caterer Lulu Powers talks about her book Lulu Powers Food to Flowers: Simple, Stylish Food for Easy Entertaining about how to create elegant yet unpretentious gatherings that feature fabulous food...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlMonday June 28, 2010
noon
McManus Room
Weston-raised, Los Angeles-based caterer Lulu Powers talks about her book Lulu Powers Food to Flowers: Simple, Stylish Food for Easy Entertaining about how to create elegant yet unpretentious gatherings that feature fabulous food and festive cocktails for enjoyable and stress-free entertaining. From a holiday brunch to a retro party, from a classic Fourth of July celebration to a casual winter picnic, there are dozens of inspiring ways to gather with friends and loved ones.
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AUTHORS @THE LIBRARY: Sarah Rosetag:www.westportlibrary.org,2010:/events//6.21652010-04-07T09:00:01Z2010-02-23T21:37:17ZWednesday, April 7, 2010 Noon McManus Room Author Sarah Rose speaks about For All the Tea in China, her dramatic historical narrative of the man who stole the secret of tea from China. In 1848, the British East India Company,...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlWednesday, April 7, 2010
Noon
McManus Room
Author Sarah Rose speaks about For All the Tea in China, her dramatic historical narrative of the man who stole the secret of tea from China. In 1848, the British East India Company, having lost its monopoly on the tea trade, engaged Robert Fortune, a Scottish gardener, botanist, and plant hunter, to make a clandestine trip into the interior of China-territory forbidden to foreigners-to steal the closely guarded secrets of tea horticulture and manufacturing. For All the Tea in China is the remarkable account of Fortune's journeys into China-a thrilling narrative that combines history, geography, botany, natural science, and old-fashioned adventure.
Sarah Rose holds degrees from Harvard and the University of Chicago. She has worked as a journalist in Hong Kong, Miami, and New York, and now covers food and travel. This is her first book.
YouTube video on the book.
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AUTHORS @THE LIBRARY: Peter Steiner tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2010:/events//6.21492010-06-01T09:00:02Z2010-03-03T19:22:42ZTuesday, June 1, 2010 7:30 pm McManus Room Peter Steiner, teacher, cartoonist, novelist and painter, discusses his newest literate thriller, The Terrorist, the third installment of his highly acclaimed series with ex-CIA Peter Steiner, a former professor of German, left...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlTuesday, June 1, 2010
7:30 pm
McManus Room
Peter Steiner, teacher, cartoonist, novelist and painter, discusses his newest literate thriller, The Terrorist, the third installment of his highly acclaimed series with ex-CIA
Peter Steiner, a former professor of German, left teaching to devote himself to painting and writing. His cartoons have appeared regularly in The New Yorker, The Weekly Standard, and The Washington Times, and his paintings have been shown in galleries in Washington and New York, and his cartoons appear regularly in The New Yorker, The Weekly Standard, and The Washington Times. He has two previous books in this series, which have been opted for film by Sam Waterson's production company.
Books by Peter Steiner in the Library catalog.
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AUTHORS @THE LIBRARY: Rafael Yglesiastag:www.westportlibrary.org,2010:/events//6.21482010-09-16T09:00:00Z2010-02-17T18:56:35ZThursday, September 16, 2010 Noon McManus Room In A Happy Marriage: A Novel , Rafael Yglesias tells the story of Enrique Sabas and his wife Margaret, alternating between the romantic misadventures of the first weeks of their courtship and the...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlThursday, September 16, 2010
Noon
McManus Room
In A Happy Marriage: A Novel, Rafael Yglesias tells the story of Enrique Sabas and his wife Margaret, alternating between the romantic misadventures of the first weeks of their courtship and the final months of Margaret's life as she says good-bye to her family, friends, and children — and to Enrique. Spanning thirty years, the story is tells it means for two people to spend a lifetime together, capturing the maturing of feelings, the issues around sex, and the frustrations of parenthood — and what makes a happy marriage. "Maybe marriage is the oldest story in the world, but in Mr. Yglesias's tender, funny, rueful telling, the lifelong relationship is the story of life itself.”— Wall Street Journal, The Summer Book List.
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AUTHORS @THE LIBRARY: Anne Fordtag:www.westportlibrary.org,2010:/events//6.21442010-05-12T09:00:00Z2010-02-11T21:20:20ZWednesday, May 12, 2010 10:00 am McManus Room Anne Ford speaks about her book A Special Mother: Getting through the Early Days of a Child's Diagnosis of Learning Disabilities and Related Disorders, co-authored with John-Richard Thompson, who will also be...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlWednesday, May 12, 2010
10:00 am
McManus Room
Anne Ford speaks about her book A Special Mother: Getting through the Early Days of a Child's Diagnosis of Learning Disabilities and Related Disorders, co-authored with John-Richard Thompson, who will also be present. Ford is the author of the memoir Laughing Allegra, on raising her severely learning disabled daughter, and On Their Own: Creating an Independent Future for Your Adult Child with Learning Disabilities and ADHD. The great-granddaughter of Henry Ford, she served as Chairman of the National Center for Learning Disabilities from 1989 to 2001, and remains a committed advocate and frequent speaker on LD issues. Thompson is an award-winning playwright and novelist, who has collaborated with Anne Ford at NCLD.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Items in the Library catalog on learning disabilities.Co-sponsored with Smart Kids with LD.]]>
AUTHORS @THE LIBRARY: Lee Kravitztag:www.westportlibrary.org,2010:/events//6.21412010-06-03T09:00:01Z2010-02-10T16:46:36ZThursday, June 3, 2010 Noon McManus Room Author Lee Kravitz discusses his memoir, Unfinished Business: One Man's Extraordinary Year of Trying to Do the Right Things, on his journey to attend to the loose ends in his life, and the...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlThursday, June 3, 2010
Noon
McManus Room
Author Lee Kravitz discusses his memoir, Unfinished Business: One Man's Extraordinary Year of Trying to Do the Right Things, on his journey to attend to the loose ends in his life, and the unexpected rewards that followed.
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AUTHORS @THE LIBRARY: Stephanie Cowell tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2010:/events//6.21342010-06-09T09:00:01Z2010-02-04T21:15:21ZWednesday, June 9, 2010 Noon McManus Room Author Stephanie Cowell discusses Claude & Camille: A Novel of Monet, a portrait of both the rise of Impressionism and of the artist at the center of the movement, as well as a...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlWednesday, June 9, 2010
Noon
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Author Stephanie Cowell discusses Claude & Camille: A Novel of Monet, a portrait of both the rise of Impressionism and of the artist at the center of the movement, as well as a complex and engrossing love story.
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AUTHORS @THE LIBRARY: Daniel Asa Rosetag:www.westportlibrary.org,2010:/events//6.21332010-05-21T09:00:01Z2010-02-09T21:46:58ZFriday, May 21, 2010 Noon McManus Room Daniel Asa Rose, author of Larry's Kidney: Being the True Story of How I Found Myself in China With My Black-Sheep Cousin and His Mail-Order Bride, Skirting the Law to Get Him a...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlFriday, May 21, 2010
Noon
McManus Room
Daniel Asa Rose, author of Larry's Kidney: Being the True Story of How I Found Myself in China With My Black-Sheep Cousin and His Mail-Order Bride, Skirting the Law to Get Him a Transplant ... and Save His Life, discusses his memoir chronicling his trip to Beijing to help his cousin receive an illegal kidney transplant, collect a mail-order bride, and restore East-West relations while they're at it. "A satisfying, hysterical page-turner that will captivate fans of travel writing and family narratives, with special interest for anyone who's helped a loved one through serious illness."-- Publishers Weekly
Daniel Asa Rose has won an O. Henry Prize, two PEN Fiction Awards, and an NEA Fellowship. Formerly arts and culture editor of Forward and currently an editor of the international literary magazine The Reading Room, he has written for the New Yorker, Esquire, Vanity Fair, GQ, and the New York Times Magazine, and is the author of the acclaimed memoir Hiding Places: A Father and His Sons Retrace Their Family's Escape from the Holocaust.
Daniel Asa Rose on NPR's Diane Rehm show
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AUTHORS @THE LIBRARY: Frank Brunitag:www.westportlibrary.org,2010:/events//6.21302010-07-07T09:00:02Z2010-02-26T15:35:02ZWednesday, July 7, 2010 7:30 pm McManus Room Author Frank Bruni discusses his memoir Born Round: The Secret History of a Full-Time Eater, an unflinching account of a restaurant critic whose life revolved around his obsession with food and his...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlWednesday, July 7, 2010
7:30 pm
McManus Room
Author Frank Bruni discusses his memoir Born Round: The Secret History of a Full-Time Eater, an unflinching account of a restaurant critic whose life revolved around his obsession with food and his inability to shed his fat-boy image. This is a heartbreaking and hilarious account of how he learned to love food just enough after decades of struggling with his outsize appetite.
Frank Bruni is a writer for Times Magazine and was the former restaurant critic for The New York Times. Before that he served as the newspaper’s Rome bureau chief and as a White House correspondent. His 2002 book about George W. Bush, Ambling into History, was a New York Times best seller. He lives in New York City.
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AUTHORS @THE LIBRARY: Larry Goldstonetag:www.westportlibrary.org,2010:/events//6.21272010-05-19T09:00:02Z2010-02-04T16:56:41ZWednesday, May 19, 2010 7:30 pm McManus Room Lawrence Goldstone discusses his new novel, The Astronomer, a suspense thriller revolving around a plot to kill Nicolaus Copernicus during the period of religious intolerance in sixteenth-century France. This is a powerful...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlWednesday, May 19, 2010
7:30 pm
McManus Room
Lawrence Goldstone discusses his new novel, The Astronomer, a suspense thriller revolving around a plot to kill Nicolaus Copernicus during the period of religious intolerance in sixteenth-century France. This is a powerful novel of love and betrayal, and a thrilling portrait of what might well have happened at a hinge point in history when science and ancient religious belief collided.
Lawrence Goldstone is the author of the acclaimed thriller The Anatomy of Deception, a 2008 New York Times Notable Crime Novel, and several works of history, including Dark Bargain, The Activist, and Out of the Flames. He lives in Westport, Connecticut.
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Poet's Voice: Jorie Grahamtag:www.westportlibrary.org,2010:/events//6.21102010-05-02T09:00:01Z2010-03-11T20:26:46ZSunday, May 2, 2010 3:00 pm McManus Room Jorie Graham is the author of numerous collections of poetry, including her most recent, Sea Change (2008). She has also edited two anthologies, Earth Took of Earth: 100 Great Poems of the...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlSunday, May 2, 2010
3:00 pm
McManus Room
Jorie Graham is the author of numerous collections of poetry, including her most recent, Sea Change (2008). She has also edited two anthologies, Earth Took of Earth: 100 Great Poems of the English Language (1996) and The Best American Poetry 1990. Graham's many honors include a John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Fellowship and The Morton Dauwen Zabel Award from The American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. The Dream of the Unified Field: Selected Poems 1974-1994 won the 1996 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. She served as a Chancellor of The Academy of American Poets from 1997 to 2003, and she currently sits on the contributing editorial board to the literary journal Conjunctions. She is the Boylston Professor at Harvard, the first woman to be awarded this position.
Jorie Graham was born in New York City in 1950, the daughter of a journalist and a sculptor. She was raised in Rome, Italy and educated in French schools. She studied philosophy at the Sorbonne in Paris before attending New York University as an undergraduate, where she studied filmmaking. She received an MFA in poetry from the University of Iowa. The Times Literary Supplement says, “One of the most intelligent poets in the language . . . [Graham] is like no one else, neither in her rhythms nor in her insistence on opening up, scrutinizing, and even reversing our experience of time and space.”
Books by Graham.Poet’s Voice is supported by the Horace E. Manacher Poetry Fund.
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AUTHORS @THE LIBRARY: Geoffrey Beckertag:www.westportlibrary.org,2010:/events//6.20982010-05-17T09:00:02Z2010-01-20T21:03:29ZMonday, May 17 Noon McManus Room In his latest, Geoffrey Becker (2008 Flannery O'Conner Prize winner for Black Elvis) discusses Hot Springs, about a volatile young woman determined to raise the biological daughter she gave up for adoption. Publishers Weekly...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlMonday, May 17
Noon
McManus Room
In his latest, Geoffrey Becker (2008 Flannery O'Conner Prize winner for Black Elvis) discusses Hot Springs, about a volatile young woman determined to raise the biological daughter she gave up for adoption. Publishers Weekly descibes it as "a remarkably taut narrative and a rousing testament to humanity's capacity for resilience. Nobody gets off the hook, though they do find uneasy deliverance in unexpected places."
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AUTHORS @THE LIBRARY: John Barricellitag:www.westportlibrary.org,2010:/events//6.20672010-06-10T09:00:00Z2009-12-31T15:54:33ZThursday, June 10, 2010 Noon McManus Room Author and chef John Barricelli, owner of The SoNo Baking Company & Café in South Norwalk, CT, presents 125 recipes for sweet and savory breads and baked goods in The SoNo Baking Company...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlThursday, June 10, 2010
Noon
McManus Room
Author and chef John Barricelli, owner of The SoNo Baking Company & Café in South Norwalk, CT, presents 125 recipes for sweet and savory breads and baked goods in The SoNo Baking Company Cookbook, a comprehensive and inviting cookbook with easy-to-follow directions.
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AUTHORS @THE LIBRARY: Rebecca Skloottag:www.westportlibrary.org,2010:/events//6.20662010-02-05T10:00:01Z2010-02-03T16:11:31ZFriday, February 5, 2010 Noon McManus Room Rebecca Skloot, author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, discusses this richly textured story of the hidden costs of scientific progress. In illuminating the life and contribution of Henrietta Lacks, one of...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlFriday, February 5, 2010
Noon
McManus Room
Rebecca Skloot, author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, discusses this richly textured story of the hidden costs of scientific progress. In illuminating the life and contribution of Henrietta Lacks, one of the many vulnerable subjects used for scientific advancement, it reveals the beauty and drama of scientific discovery, as well as its human consequences. Publisher's Weekly says, "Skloot tells a rich, resonant tale of modern science, the wonders it can perform and how easily it can exploit society’s most vulnerable people."
Skloot is an award-winning writer, and a contributing editor at Popular Science magazine. She has worked as a correspondent for NPR’s RadioLab and PBS’s Nova ScienceNOW, and her writing appears in The New York Times Magazine, O: The Oprah Magazine, Discover, Columbia Journalism Review, Prevention, and many others.
ABC news stories on "How One Woman's Cells Changed Medicine" and Excerpt: 'The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.'
New York Times article
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AUTHORS @THE LIBRARY: Anne Lutz Fernandeztag:www.westportlibrary.org,2010:/events//6.20622010-04-05T09:00:01Z2009-12-30T21:06:44ZMonday, April 5, 2010 7:30 pm McManus Room Author Anne Lutz Fernandez discusses Carjacked: The Culture of the Automobile and Its Effect on Our Lives, an in-depth look at the obsession with cars addressing the complex impact of the automobile...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlMonday, April 5, 2010
7:30 pm
McManus Room
Author Anne Lutz Fernandez discusses Carjacked: The Culture of the Automobile and Its Effect on Our Lives, an in-depth look at the obsession with cars addressing the complex impact of the automobile on modern society and showing how to develop a healthier, cheaper, and greener relationship with cars. Co-author Catherine Lutz will also be present.
Anne Lutz Fernandez is a former investment banker, now Staples English teacher, and her sister Catherine Lutz is a professor of anthropology and international studies at Brown University.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
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AUTHORS @THE LIBRARY: Leticia Moreinos Schwartztag:www.westportlibrary.org,2010:/events//6.20232010-03-09T10:00:00Z2010-03-04T21:54:03ZTuesday, March 9 7:30 pm McManus Room Brazilian cooking is an explosion of color and flavor. Chef Leticia Moreinos Schwartz, who grew up in Rio de Janeiro, spent her childhood eating feijoada, a dish of black beans and meat cooked...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlTuesday, March 9
7:30 pm
McManus Room
Brazilian cooking is an explosion of color and flavor. Chef Leticia Moreinos Schwartz, who grew up in Rio de Janeiro, spent her childhood eating feijoada, a dish of black beans and meat cooked slowly, and drinking fresh coconut water on the beach. Today, she creates her own fabulous food in some of the world's top restaurant kitchens. Her new cookbook, The Brazilian Kitchen: 100 Classic and Contemporary Recipes for the Home Cook , reinterprets classic Brazilian dishes, making them lighter and less sweet for our health-conscious age. Join her as she shares her passion for her country's cuisine and her aim to bring Brazil's favorite foods to American kitchens.
Leticia Schwartz graduated from the French Culinary Institute with degrees in both culinary and pastry arts. She has held positions at legendary New York restaurants such as Le Cirque 2000, La Grenouille, La Caravelle and Payard Patisserie and Bistro.
Her recipe for coconut brigadeiros featured in New York Times, Dining section.
Article in the Weston Forum.
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AUTHORS @THE LIBRARY: Laurie Sandelltag:www.westportlibrary.org,2010:/events//6.20222010-05-10T09:00:00Z2009-12-08T20:56:31ZMonday, May 10, 2010 7:30 pm McManus Room Laurie Sandell, a contributing editor at Glamour, grew up idolizing her brilliant dad, enthralled with his memories of his glamorous, adventuresome past. But as an adult, she realizes that her hero may...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlMonday, May 10, 2010
7:30 pm
McManus Room
Laurie Sandell, a contributing editor at Glamour, grew up idolizing her brilliant dad, enthralled with his memories of his glamorous, adventuresome past. But as an adult, she realizes that her hero may not be who he said he was. Sandell's story, The Imposter's Daughter, told in comic-strip-style drawings, is a unique, compelling tale.
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Murder 203: Connecticut's Mystery Festivaltag:www.westportlibrary.org,2010:/events//6.19942010-04-17T09:00:00Z2010-01-07T15:36:33ZSaturday and Sunday, April 17 and 18, 2010 Westport and Easton Libraries Connecticut now has its own major event for the mystery-minded! Murder 203 is a two day festival organized by the Easton and Westport Libraries for readers and writers....Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html
Saturday and Sunday, April 17 and 18, 2010
Westport and Easton Libraries
Connecticut now has its own major event for the mystery-minded! Murder 203 is a two day festival organized by the Easton and Westport Libraries for readers and writers. Attendees enjoy author talks, panel discussions, book signings, writing tips from the professionals, and a unique opportunity to mingle with authors and fellow crime fiction enthusiasts at the Cocktails and Crime reception on Saturday evening.
Twenty authors are scheduled to attend, headed up by Guest of Honor Mary Jane Clark. Clark is a veteran New York City CBS News producer and writer, who pens the best-selling media-thriller series featuring Eliza Blake, a TV morning show host.
The event is $65 if you register before March 1st. After March 1st, registration is $75. Meet-the-Authors continental breakfast Saturday and Sunday morning is included in the registration fee as well as lunch on Saturday and admission to Cocktails and Crime.
For information and registration, visit murder203.com.
Questions? Phone Jane Murphy at 203-291-4836.
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Murder 203: Connecticut's Mystery Festivaltag:www.westportlibrary.org,2010:/events//6.19932010-04-18T09:00:00Z2010-02-17T19:05:13ZSunday, April 18, 2010 1:00 and 2:00 pm McManus Room Connecticut now has its own major event for the mystery-minded! Murder 203 is a two day festival organized by the Easton and Westport Libraries for readers and writers. Attendees enjoy...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html
Sunday, April 18, 2010
1:00 and 2:00 pm
McManus Room
Connecticut now has its own major event for the mystery-minded! Murder 203 is a two day festival organized by the Easton and Westport Libraries for readers and writers. Attendees enjoy author talks, panel discussions, book signings, writing tips from the professionals, and a unique opportunity to mingle with authors and fellow crime fiction enthusiasts at the Cocktails and Crime reception on Saturday evening.
Twenty authors are scheduled to attend, headed up by Guest of Honor Mary Jane Clark. Clark is a veteran New York City CBS News producer and writer, who pens the best-selling media-thriller series featuring Eliza Blake, a TV morning show host.
1:00 pm: True Crime
Paul LaRosa, producer of the TV newsmagazine 48 Hours, will discuss his latest book, Seven Days of Rage: the Deadly Crime Spree of the Craigslist Killer and the art of reporting and writing true crime. Free. No registration needed for this event at the Westport Library.
2:00 pm: What’s the Word?
Kelle Ruden of Random House will moderate a panel of professional book reviewers as they share their insiders’ view of the mystery marketplace.Free. No registration needed for this event at the Westport Library.
For information on the festival, visit murder203.com.
Questions? Phone Jane Murphy at 203-291-4836.
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AUTHORS @THE LIBRARY: Amy Bloomtag:www.westportlibrary.org,2010:/events//6.19842010-02-02T10:00:00Z2009-12-30T19:44:27ZTuesday, February 2, 2010 7:30 pm McManus Room Author Amy Bloom returns to the Library to discuss her new book, Where the God of Love Hangs Out. Love, in its many forms and complexities, weaves through this short story collection...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlTuesday, February 2, 2010
7:30 pm
McManus Room
Author Amy Bloom returns to the Library to discuss her new book, Where the God of Love Hangs Out. Love, in its many forms and complexities, weaves through this short story collection by the New York Times bestselling author of Away. Bloom's new work of interconnected stories illuminates the mysteries of passion, family, and friendship.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
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AUTHORS @THE LIBRARY: Irene Levine tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2010:/events//6.19762010-03-08T10:00:00Z2009-12-30T19:25:14ZMonday, March 8, 2010 7:30 pm McManus Room New York University School of Medicine psychologist, professor, and award-winning freelance writer Irene Levine discusses her self-help guide for women recovering from a break-up with their best friend in Best Friends Forever:...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlMonday, March 8, 2010
7:30 pm
McManus Room
New York University School of Medicine psychologist, professor, and award-winning freelance writer Irene Levine discusses her self-help guide for women recovering from a break-up with their best friend in Best Friends Forever: Surviving a Breakup with Your Best Friend. "Whether your friendship sputtered because of physical distance or your best friend slept with your boyfriend, Levine deftly assures us that although the pain can be strong, the sorrow will pass."—Publisher's Weekly
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AUTHORS @THE LIBRARY: Parnell Halltag:www.westportlibrary.org,2010:/events//6.19602010-02-04T10:00:01Z2009-12-30T19:37:59ZThursday, February 4, 2010 7:30 pm McManus Room Author Parnell Hall discusses his newest entertaining and fun-filled mystery, The Puzzle Lady vs. the Sudoku Lady. It’s the battle of the century when Minami, the Sudoku Lady, shows up in Bakerhaven,...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlThursday, February 4, 2010
7:30 pm
McManus Room
Author Parnell Hall discusses his newest entertaining and fun-filled mystery,The Puzzle Lady vs. the Sudoku Lady.
It’s the battle of the century when Minami, the Sudoku Lady, shows up in Bakerhaven, Connecticut, to meet Cora Felton, the Puzzle Lady, whose sudoku books have just edged Minami’s off of the Japanese bestseller list. Before the rivals have a chance to square off, a killer strikes, and a sudoku puzzle is found at the scene of the murder. Now it’s a fight to the finish to see who can unmask the killer.
Nominated for the Edgar, Shamus, and Lefty awards, Parnell Hall is the author of several popular mystery series. An actor, screenwriter, and former private investigator, Parnell lives in New York City.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
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AUTHORS @THE LIBRARY: Katharine Webertag:www.westportlibrary.org,2010:/events//6.19582010-02-01T10:00:00Z2009-10-29T20:04:50ZMonday, February 1, 2010 Noon McManus Room From the critically acclaimed author of The Music Lesson and Triangle, Katharine Weber, comes True Confections, the ingenious, witty, and affecting fictional story of Zip's Candies, a family-run candy factory trying to stay...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlMonday, February 1, 2010
Noon
McManus Room
From the critically acclaimed author of The Music Lesson and Triangle, Katharine Weber, comes True Confections, the ingenious, witty, and affecting fictional story of Zip's Candies, a family-run candy factory trying to stay alive after 85 years in the business. "Alice (the narrator) is an immediately lovable narrator, and her narration eventually bears hints about its possible lack of credibility, giving readers even more of a reason to keep turning pages. This story of love, life and sweets is a genuine treat." — Publisher's Weekly.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.]]>
AUTHORS @THE LIBRARY: Rafael Yglesiastag:www.westportlibrary.org,2010:/events//6.19522010-02-11T10:00:00Z2010-02-10T19:24:49ZThursday, February 11, 2010 Noon McManus Room Canceled: To be rescheduled. Watch the Library website for details. In A Happy Marriage: A Novel , Rafael Yglesias tells the story of Enrique Sabas and his wife Margaret, alternating between the romantic...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlThursday, February 11, 2010
Noon
McManus Room Canceled: To be rescheduled. Watch the Library website for details.
In A Happy Marriage: A Novel, Rafael Yglesias tells the story of Enrique Sabas and his wife Margaret, alternating between the romantic misadventures of the first weeks of their courtship and the final months of Margaret's life as she says good-bye to her family, friends, and children — and to Enrique. Spanning thirty years, the story is tells it means for two people to spend a lifetime together, capturing the maturing of feelings, the issues around sex, and the frustrations of parenthood — and what makes a happy marriage. "Maybe marriage is the oldest story in the world, but in Mr. Yglesias's tender, funny, rueful telling, the lifelong relationship is the story of life itself.”— Wall Street Journal, The Summer Book List.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
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AUTHORS @THE LIBRARY: Jeff Shesol tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2010:/events//6.19442010-03-25T09:00:00Z2010-01-19T17:42:58ZThursday, March 25, 2010—Note: this is a new, changed date Noon McManus Room Jeff Shesol, a former speechwriter to President Bill Clinton and the author of Mutual Contempt: Lyndon Johnson, Robert Kennedy and the Feud That Defined a Decade, will...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlThursday, March 25, 2010—Note: this is a new, changed date
Noon
McManus Room
Jeff Shesol, a former speechwriter to President Bill Clinton and the author of Mutual Contempt: Lyndon Johnson, Robert Kennedy and the Feud That Defined a Decade, will discuss his new book Supreme Power: Franklin Roosevelt vs. the Supreme Court. “Once in a generation a groundbreaking book comes along to provide a major reinterpretation of a familiar historical event. Sheshol tells the story of FDR's court packing plan as it has never been told before. This is a stunning work of history.” — Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of Team of Rivals.]]>
AUTHORS @THE LIBRARY: David Poguetag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.19392009-11-14T10:00:00Z2009-11-04T16:01:20ZSaturday, November 14, 2009 11:00 am McManus Room New York Times personal-technology columnist David Pogue admits to having been a real skeptic at first about the social networking service Twitter. But he quickly became a Twitterphile after seeing a colleague...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlSaturday, November 14, 2009
11:00 am
McManus Room
New York Times personal-technology columnist David Pogue admits to having been a real skeptic at first about the social networking service Twitter. But he quickly became a Twitterphile after seeing a colleague get obscure, needed information almost instantly by questioning his followers on Twitter. Pretty soon Pogue was a complete convert, and, not surprisingly given the lengthy roster of books he has already penned, a new title, The World According to Twitter, was in the works. Pogue will talk about Twitter itself and his new book, which, in fact, isn’t really about Twitter at all. Rather it’s a fascinating collection of some 2,500 clever and often hilarious tweets in reply to questions he posed to his “followers,” ranging from the earnest (When do you know the honeymoon’s over?) to the curious (Tell us the story of your tatoo) to the creative (Make up a phony Chinese proverb).
In addition to Pogue’s weekly print column in The New York Times, he contributes an NYT online column and video and a popular daily blog, “Pogue’s Posts.” He is also an Emmy award-winning tech correspondent for CBS News and a best-selling author, with more than 3 million books in print. He wrote or co-wrote seven books in the Dummies series, and, in 1999, launched his own series of computer books called the Missing Manual series, which now totals more than 100 titles. He lives in Westport.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
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AUTHORS @THE LIBRARY: Lisa Wexlertag:www.westportlibrary.org,2010:/events//6.19332010-09-22T09:00:00Z2009-10-14T19:49:24ZWednesday, September 22, 2010 Noon McManus Room Connecticut radio talk show host and attorney Lisa Wexler discusses her book Secrets of a Jewish Mother, co-written with her mother Gloria Kamen and sister Jill Zarin, a star of The Real Housewives...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlWednesday, September 22, 2010
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McManus Room
Connecticut radio talk show host and attorney Lisa Wexler discusses her book Secrets of a Jewish Mother, co-written with her mother Gloria Kamen and sister Jill Zarin, a star of The Real Housewives of New York City.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.]]>
AUTHORS @THE LIBRARY: Susan Abulhawatag:www.westportlibrary.org,2010:/events//6.19252010-02-08T10:00:00Z2010-02-01T15:02:59ZMonday, February 8, 2010 Noon McManus Room Susan Abulhawa discusses her debut novel, Mornings in Jenin, which is richly told and full of humanity, forcing a fresh look at one of the defining political conflicts of our lifetime. LIbrary Journal...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlMonday, February 8, 2010
Noon
McManus Room
Susan Abulhawa discusses her debut novel, Mornings in Jenin, which is richly told and full of humanity, forcing a fresh look at one of the defining political conflicts of our lifetime. LIbrary Journal says, "'Every now and then a literary work changes the way people think. Abulhawa, herself Palestinian, has crafted an intensely beautiful fictionalized history that should be read by both politicians and those interested in contemporary politics."
Susan Abulhawa was born to refugees of the 1967 war when Israel captured what remained of Palestine, including Jerusalem. Her essays and political commentaries have appeared in print and international news media and she is a contributing author to two anthologies, Shattered Illusions (Amal Press, 2002) and Searching Jenin (Cune Press, 2003). Mornings in Jenin is her first novel.]]>
AUTHORS @THE LIBRARY: Gail Rentschtag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.19122009-11-18T10:00:01Z2009-10-22T14:14:53ZWednesday, November 18, 2009 7:00 pm McManus Room Smart Women Don't Retire—They Break Free is The Transition Network's first book, written by Gail Rentsch, who traveled the country interviewing TTN women. It is filled with information, personal stories, and valuable...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlWednesday, November 18, 2009
7:00 pm
McManus Room
Smart Women Don't Retire—They Break Free is The Transition Network's first book, written by Gail Rentsch, who traveled the country interviewing TTN women. It is filled with information, personal stories, and valuable resources to help prepare for a wide range of future transitions. This book shows how to create new and exciting work and volunteer opportunities and how to discover new outlets for creativity and passion.
Books will be available for purchase and signing. Co-sponsored with The Transition Network, Connecticut Chapter.
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AUTHORS @THE LIBRARY: Diane Meiertag:www.westportlibrary.org,2010:/events//6.18862010-04-21T09:00:00Z2009-09-22T15:25:53ZWednesday, April 21, 2010 Noon McManus Room Author Diane Meier's debut novel, Season of Second Chances illustrates how coming-of-age can happen at any age. A world of possibilities opens up for Joy Harkness when she sets out on a journey...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlWednesday, April 21, 2010
Noon
McManus Room
Author Diane Meier's debut novel, Season of Second Chances illustrates how coming-of-age can happen at any age. A world of possibilities opens up for Joy Harkness when she sets out on a journey that’s going to show her the importance of friendship, love, and what makes a house a home. Meier is the author of The New American Wedding and president of Meier, a New York City–based marketing firm. Her career spans from writing and design to public speaking. This is her first novel. Meier lives in New York City and Litchfield, Connecticut.
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AUTHORS @THE LIBRARY: Suzanne Braun Levinetag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.18852009-09-30T09:00:01Z2009-09-22T20:38:39ZWednesday, September 30 7:00 pm McManus Room Author Suzanne Braun Levine will discuss her latest book, Fifty is the New Fifty—10 Lessons for Women in Second Adulthood, which has fresh insights, research, and practical advice on the challenges and unexpected...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlWednesday, September 30
7:00 pm
McManus Room
Author Suzanne Braun Levine will discuss her latest book, Fifty is the New Fifty—10 Lessons for Women in Second Adulthood, which has fresh insights, research, and practical advice on the challenges and unexpected rewards for women in their fifties and beyond.
Books will be available for purchase and signing. Co-sponsored with The Transition Network, Connecticut Chapter, a national organization of women over 50 who are embracing change in their lifestyles, careers, and more.
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AUTHORS @THE LIBRARY: Cathleen Schinetag:www.westportlibrary.org,2010:/events//6.18542010-02-24T10:00:00Z2010-02-17T16:43:17ZWednesday, February 24, 2010 Noon McManus Room In The Three Weissmanns of Westport, author Cathleen Schine presents a modern-day take on Sense and Sensibility when two sisters return home to live with their recently divorced mother in a small, run-down...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlWednesday, February 24, 2010
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McManus Room
In The Three Weissmanns of Westport, author Cathleen Schine presents a modern-day take on Sense and Sensibility when two sisters return home to live with their recently divorced mother in a small, run-down Westport, Connecticut, beach cottage. As the sisters mingle with the suburban aristocracy, love starts to blossom for both of them, and they find themselves struggling with the dueling demands of reason and romance. New York Times Sunday Book Review
A former Westporter, Cathleen Schine is the author of the internationally best-selling novels The Love Letter (1995), which was made into a movie starring Kate Capshaw, and Rameau’s Niece (1993), which was also made into a movie (The Misadventures of Margaret), starring Parker Posey.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Books by Cathleen Schine in the Library catalog. ]]>
AUTHORS @THE LIBRARY: Susan Nolen-Hoeksema, PhDtag:www.westportlibrary.org,2010:/events//6.18422010-01-12T10:00:00Z2009-09-03T18:58:59ZTuesday, January 12, 2010 Meeting of WYWL at 7:00 pm; Author talks at 7:30 pm McManus Room Women are extraordinarily hard on themselves. They scrutinize their flaws; they get preoccupied with ways they do not measure up, twisting themselves into...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlTuesday, January 12, 2010
Meeting of WYWL at 7:00 pm; Author talks at 7:30 pm
McManus Room
Women are extraordinarily hard on themselves. They scrutinize their flaws; they get preoccupied with ways they do not measure up, twisting themselves into knots to fix problems no one else can see. The Power of Women: Harness Your Unique Strengths at Home, at Work, and in Your Community, the latest book from award-winning and bestselling psychologist Dr. Susan Nolen-Hoeksema, shows women how to break this cycle—by discovering and utilizing their unique psychological strengths. Dr. Nolen-Hoeksema, the author of the bestselling Women Who Think Too Much and Eating, Drinking, Overthinking is a professor of psychology at Yale University where she has conducted award-winning research on women’s mental health for twenty-five years. She and her research have been profiled on the Today show and in The New York Times.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Books by the author in the Library catalog.Co-sponsored by the Westport Young Woman’s League.
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AUTHORS @THE LIBRARY: Joanna Greenfieldtag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.18222009-11-05T10:00:00Z2009-09-09T16:15:03ZThursday, November 5 7:30 pm McManus Room Joanna Greenfield dreamed of traveling to East Africa to study one of the last known populations of wild chimpanzees. In The Lion's Eye: Seeing in the Wild, she describes the story of her...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlThursday, November 5
7:30 pm
McManus Room
Joanna Greenfield dreamed of traveling to East Africa to study one of the last known populations of wild chimpanzees. In The Lion's Eye: Seeing in the Wild, she describes the story of her mission to connect with animals--an adventure story and against-the-odds quest for a wilderness few of us have ever glimpsed.
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AUTHORS @THE LIBRARY: Anne Fordtag:www.westportlibrary.org,2010:/events//6.18042010-02-10T10:00:00Z2010-02-10T19:28:02ZWednesday, February 10, 2010 10:00 am McManus Room Rescheduled to Tuesday, April 13, 2010 because of the snowstorm.br> Anne Ford speaks about her book A Special Mother: Getting through the Early Days of a Child's Diagnosis of Learning Disabilities and...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlWednesday, February 10, 2010
10:00 am
McManus Room Rescheduled to Tuesday, April 13, 2010 because of the snowstorm.<br> Anne Ford speaks about her book A Special Mother: Getting through the Early Days of a Child's Diagnosis of Learning Disabilities and Related Disorders, co-authored with John-Richard Thompson, who will also be present. Ford is the author of the memoir Laughing Allegra, on raising her severely learning disabled daughter, and On Their Own: Creating an Independent Future for Your Adult Child with Learning Disabilities and ADHD. The great-granddaughter of Henry Ford, she served as Chairman of the National Center for Learning Disabilities from 1989 to 2001, and remains a committed advocate and frequent speaker on LD issues. Thompson is an award-winning playwright and novelist, who has collaborated with Anne Ford at NCLD.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Items in the Library catalog on learning disabilities.Co-sponsored with Smart Kids with LD.]]>
AUTHORS @THE LIBRARY: Jerome Charyntag:www.westportlibrary.org,2010:/events//6.18032010-03-02T10:00:00Z2010-02-24T21:42:53ZTuesday March 2, 2010 Noon McManus Room In his new novel, The Secret Life of Emily Dickinson: A Novel, author Jerome Charyn removes Emily Dickinson's own mysterious mask, revealing the passions and heartbreak of America's greatest poet. Charyn was born...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlTuesday March 2, 2010
Noon
McManus Room
In his new novel, The Secret Life of Emily Dickinson: A Novel, author Jerome Charyn removes Emily Dickinson's own mysterious mask, revealing the passions and heartbreak of America's greatest poet. Charyn was born in the Bronx in 1937 and has written 37 books, including three memoirs about his childhood in the Bronx, two of which were named New York Times Book of the Year.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Items on Emily Dickinson in the Library catalog.New York Times article.
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TEEN AUTHORS @THE LIBRARY: Stacia Morristag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.17712009-09-23T09:00:01Z2009-09-15T20:33:33ZWednesday, September 23 7:30 pm McManus Room Author Stacia Morris will lead a workshop for teens on financial responsibility, as well as discuss her book, Teen Money 101. Books will be available for purchase and signing....Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlWednesday, September 23
7:30 pm
McManus Room
Author Stacia Morris will lead a workshop for teens on financial responsibility, as well as discuss her book, Teen Money 101.
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AUTHORS @THE LIBRARY: Katherine Hall Pagetag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.17652009-11-02T10:00:01Z2009-07-17T17:45:36ZMonday, November 2 7:30 pm McManus Room Award-winning mystery author Katherine Hall Page will discuss her new book The Body in the Sleigh. Murder mars the family’s Maine holiday getaway in this eighteenth title of the widely read Faith Fairchild...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlMonday, November 2
7:30 pm
McManus Room
Award-winning mystery author Katherine Hall Page will discuss her new book The Body in the Sleigh. Murder mars the family’s Maine holiday getaway in this eighteenth title of the widely read Faith Fairchild mystery series.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
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AUTHORS @THE LIBRARY: Margot Berwin and Matthew Dickstag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.17562009-09-21T09:00:01Z2009-09-02T18:45:03ZMonday, September 21, 2009 7:30 pm McManus Room Join two first-time published authors as they discuss their books and their writing and publishing experiences. Margot Berwin's sultry debut novel, Hothouse Flower and the Nine Plants of Desire: A Novel, explores...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlMonday, September 21, 2009
7:30 pm
McManus Room
Join two first-time published authors as they discuss their books and their writing and publishing experiences.
Margot Berwin's sultry debut novel, Hothouse Flower and the Nine Plants of Desire: A Novel, explores plant magic, spiritual discovery, and romantic fever in the jungles of Mexico—an adventure that finds its roots at a green market in lower Manhattan and in one very special Laundromat. Publisher's Weekly starred review says, "It's a fun page-turner—escapist and wonderfully entertaining."
Matthew Dicks presents his debut novel, Something Missing, about an obsessive-compulsive thief who only steals things you would never miss, like toilet paper or an egg from the fridge, as a way of getting to know his "clients." The New York Times continues by saying, "Despite his obsessive-compulsive work ethic, Martin manages to get himself in trouble over a toothbrush — but not before we’ve decided to let him in next time he calls."
Hothouse Flower and the Nine Plants of Desire: A Novel in the Library catalog.
Something Missing in the Library catalog.
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AUTHORS @THE LIBRARY: Harriet Reisentag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.17452009-11-04T10:00:00Z2009-10-26T18:05:14ZWednesday, November 4 Noon McManus Room In Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women, Harriet Reisen gives a fresh, modern take on this remarkable and prolific writer, who secretly authored pulp fiction, harbored radical abolitionist views, and completed heroic...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlWednesday, November 4
Noon
McManus Room
In Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women, Harriet Reisen gives a fresh, modern take on this remarkable and prolific writer, who secretly authored pulp fiction, harbored radical abolitionist views, and completed heroic service as a Civil War nurse. Louisa May Alcott is also the story of how the all-time beloved American classic Little Women came to be, presenting the popular author as she was and has never been seen before. It will soon to be a PBS American Masters episode.
Books about Louisa May Alcott in the Library catalog.
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AUTHORS @THE LIBRARY: Marina Marchesetag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.17442009-09-29T09:00:00Z2009-07-09T16:14:48ZTuesday, September 29 Noon McManus Room Marina Marchese, author of Honeybee: From Hive to Home, Lessons from an Accidental Beekeeper, will talk about how she acquired her own bees, built her own hives, harvested honey, earned a certificate in apitherapy,...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlTuesday, September 29
Noon
McManus Room
Marina Marchese, author of Honeybee: From Hive to Home, Lessons from an Accidental Beekeeper, will talk about how she acquired her own bees, built her own hives, harvested honey, earned a certificate in apitherapy, studied wine tasting in order to transfer those skills to honey tasting, and eventually opened her own business. Honeybee is a warm and inspiring story of one woman's experience with honeybees and also has a wealth of information about all aspects of bees, beekeeping, and honey.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
September is National Honey Month.
Books in the Library catalog on honeybees.]]>
AUTHORS @THE LIBRARY: Kevin Pilkingtontag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.17422009-10-08T09:00:01Z2009-09-29T13:40:09ZThursday, October 8 7:30 pm McManus Room Poet Kevin Pilkington, a member of the writing faculty at Sarah Lawrence College and of the graduate department at Manhattanville College, will read selections from his poetry, including his just-released book In the...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlThursday, October 8
7:30 pm
McManus Room
Poet Kevin Pilkington, a member of the writing faculty at Sarah Lawrence College and of the graduate department at Manhattanville College, will read selections from his poetry, including his just-released book In the Eyes of a Dog. He is the author of six collections including Ready to Eat the Sky, which was a finalist for the Independent Publishers Books Award. His collection Spare Change was the La Jolla Poets Press National Book Award winner and his chapbook won the Ledge Poetry Prize. A new collection entitled In the Eyes of a Dog is forthcoming. Over the years, he has been nominated for four Pushcarts and has appeared in Verse Daily. His poetry has also appeared in many anthologies including Birthday Poems: A Celebration, Western Wind, and Contemporary Poetry of New England.
Ready to Eat the Sky in the Library catalog.
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Men of Mysterytag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.17262009-10-25T09:00:00Z2009-06-24T16:55:09ZSunday, October 25 2:00 pm McManus Room Action, adventure, and crime solving -- What more could you ask for? Two accomplished mystery writers join in a discussion with Joe Meyers of the Connecticut Post. Peter Lovesey is the award-winning author...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlSunday, October 25
2:00 pm
McManus Room
Action, adventure, and crime solving -- What more could you ask for? Two accomplished mystery writers join in a discussion with Joe Meyers of the Connecticut Post. Peter Loveseyis the award-winning author of over thirty-five crime novels, including the Peter Diamond series and the Sergeant Cribb mysteries. James R. Benn, a master blender of fact and fiction, writes the Billy Boyle mysteries, which are set during World War II.
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AUTHORS @THE LIBRARY: William Grimestag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.17182009-11-18T10:00:00Z2009-11-09T16:28:23ZWednesday, November 18 Noon McManus Room In Appetite City: A Culinary History of New York , former New York Times restaurant critic William Grimes offers a grand tour of the history of the city’s restaurants, exploring the ways in which...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlWednesday, November 18
Noon
McManus Room
In Appetite City: A Culinary History of New York , former New York Times restaurant critic William Grimes offers a grand tour of the history of the city’s restaurants, exploring the ways in which sex and class determined where and how a person would eat, and how the city’s restaurant scene mirrored the larger social and political forces shaping New York. With dozens of irresistible characters and anecdotes, and a treasure trove of photographs, Grimes evokes both the belle epoque of Edith Wharton and the surging multicultural city of today.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
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AUTHORS @THE LIBRARY: Wendy Walkertag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.17092009-10-07T09:00:00Z2009-10-07T13:46:53ZWednesday, October 7 Noon McManus Room In Social Lives, local author Wendy Walker reveals how the world of money and privilege affects the women who inhabit it, bringing to light the family dynamics it corrupts, the glittering cages it creates,...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlWednesday, October 7
Noon
McManus Room
In Social Lives, local author Wendy Walker reveals how the world of money and privilege affects the women who inhabit it, bringing to light the family dynamics it corrupts, the glittering cages it creates, and most poignantly, the lengths some will go to keep it in their grasps. This gripping tale of domestic intrigue and social aspirations in the super-wealthy suburbs of Connecticut will scandalize and enthrall you.
Trailer.
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AUTHORS @THE LIBRARY: Louis Masurtag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.16922009-10-19T09:00:01Z2009-10-12T19:46:20ZMonday, October 19 7:30 pm McManus Room To millions of listeners, Bruce Springsteen’s Born to Run is much more than a rock-and-roll album—it’s a poetic explosion of freedom and frustration. Louis P. Masur, author of Runaway Dream: Born to Run...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlMonday, October 19
7:30 pm
McManus Room
To millions of listeners, Bruce Springsteen’s Born to Run is much more than a rock-and-roll album—it’s a poetic explosion of freedom and frustration. Louis P. Masur, author of Runaway Dream: Born to Run and Bruce Springsteen's American Vision, chronicles the making of the album that launched Springsteen and his E Street Band into the firmament of American art, deftly sketching the ambition, history, and personalities that combined to create the enduring Born to Run.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
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AUTHORS @THE LIBRARY: Nancy Goldstonetag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.16812009-12-07T10:00:01Z2009-10-22T14:39:49ZMonday December 7 7:30 pm McManus Room Westport author Nancy Goldstone portrays the riveting history of a beautiful queen, a shocking murder, a papal trial—and a reign as triumphant as any in the Middle Ages in her new book, The...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlMonday December 7
7:30 pm
McManus Room
Westport author Nancy Goldstone portrays the riveting history of a beautiful queen, a shocking murder, a papal trial—and a reign as triumphant as any in the Middle Ages in her new book, The Lady Queen: The Notorious Reign of Joanna I, Queen of Naples, Jerusalem, and Sicily. Publishers Weekly says, "On Goldstone's rich, beautifully woven tapestry, medieval Europe springs to vivid life. This is a fresh, eminently enjoyable history that gives women their due as movers and shakers in tumultuous times."
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
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AUTHORS @THE LIBRARY: John Ortvedtag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.16652009-11-19T10:00:01Z2009-09-28T14:27:36ZThursday, November 19 7:30 pm McManus Room John Ortved, a contributing editorial associate at Vanity Fair, takes you into the inner sanctum of The Simpsons: An Uncensored, Unauthorized History. Hear how the show (celebrating its 20th year) grew from a...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlThursday, November 19
7:30 pm
McManus Room
John Ortved, a contributing editorial associate at Vanity Fair, takes you into the inner sanctum of The Simpsons: An Uncensored, Unauthorized History. Hear how the show (celebrating its 20th year) grew from a controversial cult favorite to a mainstream powerhouse thanks to a group of intense, thoughtful, and creative people who came together to make something unique in the history of American culture. Animators, writers, actors, directors, producers, executives and celebrity guest stars—as much a dysfunctional but loving family as the show’s stars themselves—are all here. It’s an intriguing yet hilarious tale full of betrayal, ambition, and love.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.]]>
AUTHORS @THE LIBRARY: Laura Shapirotag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.16632009-09-23T09:00:00Z2009-05-19T16:04:24ZWednesday, September 23 Noon McManus Room From the award-winning culinarian historian, Laura Shapiro, (Perfection Salad: Women and Cooking at the Turn of the Century and Something from the Oven:Reinventing Dinner in 1950s America) comes a refreshing look at one of...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlWednesday, September 23
Noon
McManus Room
From the award-winning culinarian historian, Laura Shapiro, (Perfection Salad: Women and Cooking at the Turn of the Century and Something from the Oven:Reinventing Dinner in 1950s America) comes a refreshing look at one of the most beloved icons of American culture. Julia Child's life fascinates as her approach to cooking and recipes nourish and inspire.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.]]>
AUTHORS @THE LIBRARY: Janis Abrahms Springtag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.16612009-10-21T09:00:00Z2009-10-12T20:59:55ZWednesday, October 21 Noon McManus Room Westport author and clinical psychologist Janis Abrahms Spring presents her honest portrayal of the daunting yet fulfilling task of caring for her aging father through his final years of life, chronicled in Life with...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlWednesday, October 21
Noon
McManus Room
Westport author and clinical psychologist Janis Abrahms Spring presents her honest portrayal of the daunting yet fulfilling task of caring for her aging father through his final years of life, chronicled in Life with Pop: Lessons on Caring for an Aging Parent.
"Life with Pop is a remarkable book—wise, beautifully honest, humane, and resonantly uplifting. It transcends its subject because its compassionate view of life and death applies to any caring relationship, and also transcends its genre, since Janis Spring does not prescribe cookie-cutter rules but instead offers advice from the heart. This poignant and humorous blend of professional acuity combined with personal insight is universal in its appeal and its important message.”
-- Sybil Steinberg, former senior editor, Publisher’s Weekly
Books will be available for purchase and signing.]]>
SPECIAL EVENT: Joseph Califano, Jr.tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.16372009-10-26T09:00:01Z2009-09-30T17:29:28ZMonday, October 26 7:30 pm Bedford Middle School auditorium Joseph A. Califano, Jr., founder and chairman of The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University and former U.S. Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, will discuss his...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlMonday, October 26
7:30 pm
Bedford Middle School auditorium
Joseph A. Califano, Jr., founder and chairman of The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University and former U.S. Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare,
will discuss his book How to Raise a Drug-Free Kid: The Straight Dope for Parents, a guide to help parents get their kids through the pre-teen, teen and college years drug free. Through its nine facets of parental engagement, learn proven, practical ways to constructively engage in the lives of their children and to use their "Parent Power" in order to be their child's strongest positive influence.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Books by Joseph Califano in the Library catalog.Directions to Bedford Middle School.Co-sponsored with Positive Youth Development.]]>
AUTHORS @THE LIBRARY: Sarma Melngailistag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.15982009-08-12T09:00:00Z2009-08-04T14:07:36ZWednesday, August 12 Noon McManus Room Author, chef and restaurant owner Sarma Melngailis will discuss her new book Living Raw Food: Get the Glow with More Recipes from Pure Food and Wine. With more than a hundred recipes using raw...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlWednesday, August 12
Noon
McManus Room
Author, chef and restaurant owner Sarma Melngailis will discuss her new book Living Raw Food: Get the Glow with More Recipes from Pure Food and Wine. With more than a hundred recipes using raw and organic ingredients, she shows how to create tasty, healthy food.
Items in the Library catalog on raw food diets.]]>
Jane Austen and the Craft of Mysterytag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.15892009-07-27T09:00:01Z2009-07-09T15:31:40ZMonday, July 27 7:30 pm McManus Room Jane Austen’s Emma has been described as a traditional mystery with no murder. The term traditional is code in the world of mysteries. It informs and reassures readers about what to expect of...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlMonday, July 27
7:30 pm
McManus Room
Jane Austen’s Emma has been described as a traditional mystery with no murder. The term traditional is code in the world of mysteries. It informs and reassures readers about what to expect of this sub-genre—it implies certain qualities relating to the structure, characters, pacing, plot, and resolution.
Mystery authors, Jane K. Cleland and Margaret J. Ehrhart, will discuss the components of a “traditional” mystery, Jane Austen’s mastery of clues, red herrings, and suspense techniques, and how and why the mystery in Emma succeeds.
Items in the Library catalog on Jane Austen.]]>
AUTHORS @THE LIBRARY: Lev Grossmantag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.15672009-09-16T09:00:01Z2009-09-14T13:58:18ZWednesday, September 16 Noon McManus Room Lev Grossman, senior writer and the book critic for Time magazine and the author of the bestselling novel Codex, will speak about his new book The Magicians: A Novel, a thrilling and original coming-of-age...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlWednesday, September 16
Noon
McManus Room
Lev Grossman, senior writer and the book critic for Time magazine and the author of the bestselling novel Codex, will speak about his new book The Magicians: A Novel, a thrilling and original coming-of-age novel about a young man practicing magic in the real world.
NYT Sunday, September 13 Book Review.Brief New Yorker review.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.]]>
AUTHORS @THE LIBRARY: Kate Walberttag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.15632009-09-30T09:00:00Z2009-09-22T19:43:26ZWednesday, September 30 Noon McManus Room Kate Walbert, 2004 National Book Award finalist for Our Kind, will lead a discussion of her new book, A Short History of Women, which offers a profoundly moving portrayal of the complicated legacies of...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlWednesday, September 30
Noon
McManus Room
Kate Walbert, 2004 National Book Award finalist for Our Kind, will lead a discussion of her new book, A Short History of Women, which offers a profoundly moving portrayal of the complicated legacies of mothers and daughters. Covering historical events from the social upheaval of pre-WWI Britain to VJ day in New York City, a feminist conscious-raising in the '70s and the Internet age, the lives of these women are intricately and grippingly revealed. Kirkus reviews call it, “Daring and devastating—20th century history made personal.”
Books by Kate Walbert in the Library catalog.Library blog about the book.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Photo credit Marion Ettlinger.]]>
AUTHORS @THE LIBRARY: David Granntag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.15542009-07-13T09:00:02Z2009-06-22T20:19:24Z Monday, July 13 7:30 pm McManus Room Westport native, New Yorker staff writer and debut author David Grann will discuss his book The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon, soon to be a...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlMonday, July 13
7:30 pm
McManus Room
Westport native, New Yorker staff writer and debut author David Grann will discuss his book The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon, soon to be a major motion picture starring Brad Pitt. Grann brings to life the remarkable story of British explorer Percy Fawcett and his fateful 1925 quest for the Lost City of Z, the famed El Dorado, in the impenetrable jungle canopy of the Amazon.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Library catalog.]]>
AUTHORS @THE LIBRARY: Gina Barrecatag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.15362009-06-02T09:00:00Z2009-03-30T15:46:29ZTuesday, June 2 Noon McManus Room University of Connecticut professor Gina Barreca will discuss her new book It's Not That I'm Bitter...: or How I Learned to Stop Worrying about Visible Panty Lines and Conquered the World, a hilarious antidote...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlTuesday, June 2
Noon
McManus Room
University of Connecticut professor Gina Barreca will discuss her new book It's Not That I'm Bitter...: or How I Learned to Stop Worrying about Visible Panty Lines and Conquered the World, a hilarious antidote for the toxic "musts." In essays that mull everything from the horror of chin hairs to why the “glass ceiling” is better described as a thick layer of men, she tells women to stop believing the lies and conquer the world---and she does it with a sharp wit, good shoes and remarkably little eye cream.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.]]>
AUTHORS @THE LIBRARY: Tracy Sugarmantag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.15352009-06-17T09:00:00Z2009-03-17T19:27:35ZWednesday, June 17 Noon McManus Room In We Had Sneakers, They Had Guns: The Kids Who Fought for Civil Rights in Mississippi, Westporter and illustrator Tracy Sugarman chronicles the sacrifices, tragedies, and triumphs of the 1964 Freedom Summer. As an...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlWednesday, June 17
Noon
McManus Room
In We Had Sneakers, They Had Guns: The Kids Who Fought for Civil Rights in Mississippi, Westporter and illustrator Tracy Sugarman chronicles the sacrifices, tragedies, and triumphs of the 1964 Freedom Summer. As an illustrator and journalist, Sugarman covered the nearly one thousand student volunteers who traveled to the Mississippi Delta to assist black citizens to register to vote. Blending oral history with memoir and image, the reader is drawn into the lives of Sugarman's subjects, showing the passion and naiveté of the volunteers, the bravery of the civil rights leaders, and the candid, sometimes troubling reactions of the black and white Delta residents.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
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AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Laurie Kingtag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.15282009-05-02T09:00:00Z2009-04-10T16:46:38ZSaturday, May 2 2:00 pm McManus Room American feminist and theology scholar Mary Russell must help reverse the greatest failure of her legendary husband's (detective Sherlock Holmes) storied past. New York Times bestselling author Laurie King will discuss the latest...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlSaturday, May 2
2:00 pm
McManus Room
American feminist and theology scholar Mary Russell must help reverse the greatest failure of her legendary husband's (detective Sherlock Holmes) storied past. New York Times bestselling author Laurie King will discuss the latest in her popular mystery series, The Language of Bees.
Photo credit Red Bat Photography
Books will be available for purchase and signing.]]>
AUTHORS @THE LIBRARY: Riki Ott, Ph.Dtag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.15192009-03-25T09:00:00Z2009-03-18T15:23:51ZWednesday, March 25 7:00 pm McManus Room Called by one reviewer the Erin Brockovich of the Exxon Valdez oil spill, Riki Ott, Ph.D. meticulously recounts the events and aftermath of the catastrophic 1989 oil spill in Alaska’s Prince William Sound...http://www.westportlibrary.orgWednesday, March 25
7:00 pm
McManus Room
Called by one reviewer the Erin Brockovich of the Exxon Valdez oil spill, Riki Ott, Ph.D. meticulously recounts the events and aftermath of the catastrophic 1989 oil spill in Alaska’s Prince William Sound in her new book, Not One Drop: Betrayal and Courage in the Wake of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill. Actor James Naughton will introduce Ott who will also show clips from her documentary on the spill. A former commercial salmon fisherman with a PhD in marine toxicology and a specialist in oil pollution, Ott experienced the disaster firsthand as a resident of Cordova, Alaska.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
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BUSINESS AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Richard Goldbergtag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.15172009-05-04T09:00:00Z2009-03-18T15:17:49ZMonday, May 4 7:30 pm McManus Room The Battle for Wall Street follows the struggle for power between two giants: the sellers, traditional commercial and investments banks; and the buyers, upstart hedge funds, private equity firms and the like. Author...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlMonday, May 4
7:30 pm
McManus Room
The Battle for Wall Street follows the struggle for power between two giants: the sellers, traditional commercial and investments banks; and the buyers, upstart hedge funds, private equity firms and the like. Author and twenty-five-year Wall Street veteran Richard Goldberg will explain how, for over 100 years, the sellers held all the power.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Funded by Jerry A. Tishman.]]>
AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Simon Winchestertag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.15162009-05-08T09:00:00Z2009-03-09T15:52:55ZFriday, May 8 Noon McManus Room In Simon Winchester’s newest historical biography, the New York Times bestselling author and master storyteller presents yet another eccentric and fascinating subject. In The Man Who Loved China, he focuses on Joseph Needham, brilliant...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlFriday, May 8
Noon
McManus Room
In Simon Winchester’s newest historical biography, the New York Times bestselling author and master storyteller presents yet another eccentric and fascinating subject. In The Man Who Loved China, he focuses on Joseph Needham, brilliant intellectual and free-thinker who spent his life attempting to verify that China was responsible for hundreds of mankind’s most important inventions.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.]]>
AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Jessica Bramtag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.15112009-05-20T09:00:00Z2009-03-05T19:57:17ZWednesday, May 20 Noon McManus Room Happily Ever After Divorce: Notes of a Joyful Journey gives a seldom touched-on view of divorce – a positive view of life on the other side. Author Jessica Bram, an award-winning radio commentator and...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlWednesday, May 20
Noon
McManus Room
Happily Ever After Divorce: Notes of a Joyful Journey gives a seldom touched-on view of divorce – a positive view of life on the other side. Author Jessica Bram, an award-winning radio commentator and essayist, will discuss how she maintained a sense of self and humor during a most difficult time, and emerged triumphant. ]]>
AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Richard Wiesetag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.15032009-06-14T09:00:00Z2009-06-01T20:25:46ZSunday, June 14 2:00 pm McManus Room Meet explorer, award-winning journalist and field scientist Richard Wiese when he discusses his book Born to Explore: How to Be a Backyard Adventurer. Learn everything a young explorer should know from fun with...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlSunday, June 14
2:00 pm
McManus Room
Meet explorer, award-winning journalist and field scientist Richard Wiese when he discusses his book Born to Explore: How to Be a Backyard Adventurer. Learn everything a young explorer should know from fun with science and nature, to feats of endurance and lessons in civic responsibility. Richard will share his experiences of not only traveling around the world but also about living an outdoor life right here in Westport.
Wiese was the youngest president in The Explorers Club’s hundred-year history. He has hosted many nationally seen television shows, most recently "Exploration with Richard Wiese." He just completed filming a special series with the BBC and Discovery called "Hell on Earth." As an explorer and respected field scientist , Richard has traveled to all seven continents. He has tagged jaguars in the Yucatan jungles, expedition leader to the Northern Territory of Australia to look for basis of the Aboriginal myth of the Rainbow Serpent, team member of the largest medical expedition ever conducted on Mt. Everest, achieved the first ascent of an unclimbed mountain in Alaska and discovered 29 new life forms on Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa and cross country skied to the North Pole. Most recently Richard traveled to the hottest place on earth in Ethiopia to attempt to extract fragments of DNA from molten lava to look for evidence of microbial life in conditions never thought able to support life.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
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TECHNOLOGY TALK: Transforming Society Through Social Media—How Blogs, Facebook and Twitter are Just the Beginningtag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.15012009-05-14T09:00:00Z2009-03-10T19:58:09ZThursday, May 14 7:30 pm McManus Room Publishing and technology industry analyst John Blossom, President of Shore Communications and author of Content Nation: Surviving and Thriving as Social Media Changes Our Work, Our Lives, and Our Future, will lead a...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlThursday, May 14
7:30 pm
McManus Room
Publishing and technology industry analyst John Blossom, President of Shore Communications and author of Content Nation: Surviving and Thriving as Social Media Changes Our Work, Our Lives, and Our Future, will lead a discussion on how citizen publishers, using tools such as weblogs, Facebook, Twitter and wikis influence and transform the way content is provided and received. How does social media change the way businesses market products and services, influence how people interact with the government and dictate personal communication?
Books will be available for purchase and signing.]]>
AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Kristin Delfau tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.14932009-04-29T09:00:00Z2009-02-27T18:22:01ZWednesday, April 29 10:00 am McManus Room Kristin Delfau, an Enrolled Agent and owner of a tax and financial planning firm, will discuss her book Turbo-Momʼs Guide to Saving Money Without Wasting Time. This is a concise resource with straightforward...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlWednesday, April 29
10:00 am
McManus Room
Kristin Delfau, an Enrolled Agent and owner of a tax and financial planning firm, will discuss her book Turbo-Momʼs Guide to Saving Money Without Wasting Time. This is a concise resource with straightforward guidance with the “big stuff” like insurance, taxes and investments, as well as quick and easy ways to save on everyday decisions.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.]]>
AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Dr. Jennifer Widertag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.14692009-04-27T09:00:01Z2009-02-23T21:34:11ZMonday, April 27 7:30 pm McManus Room Dr. Jennifer Wider will discuss her book The Doctor's Complete College Girls' Health Guide: From Sex to Drugs to the Freshman 15, a head-to-toe guide for physical, mental, and emotional health. Books will...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlMonday, April 27
7:30 pm
McManus Room
Dr. Jennifer Wider will discuss her book The Doctor's Complete College Girls' Health Guide: From Sex to Drugs to the Freshman 15, a head-to-toe guide for physical, mental, and emotional health.
Books will be available for purchase and signing. ]]>
AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Robert Sullivantag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.14642009-04-28T09:00:00Z2009-02-23T21:55:52ZTuesday, April 28 Noon McManus Room Bestselling author Robert Sullivan will discuss his new book The Thoreau You Don't Know: What the Prophet of Environmentalism Really Meant. This Thoreau is an interesting and complex fellow. He could be odd, but...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlTuesday, April 28
Noon
McManus Room
Bestselling author Robert Sullivan will discuss his new book The Thoreau You Don't Know: What the Prophet of Environmentalism Really Meant. This Thoreau is an interesting and complex fellow. He could be odd, but he was not a loafer. Sullivan spotlights Thoreau's work ethic, his business sense, his willingness to help others, his abolitionist sympathies, his belief that nature was all-encompassing and his insistence that change begins within, then ripples outward.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.]]>
AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Dalton Conleytag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.14402009-03-29T09:00:00Z2009-03-04T20:57:05ZSunday, March 29 2:00 pm McManus Room Author and sociologist Dalton Conley will discuss his book Elsewhere, U.S.A.: How We Got from the Company Man, Family Dinners, and the Affluent Society to the Home Office, BlackBerry Moms, and Economic Anxiety,...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlSunday, March 29
2:00 pm
McManus Room
Author and sociologist Dalton Conley will discuss his book Elsewhere, U.S.A.: How We Got from the Company Man, Family Dinners, and the Affluent Society to the Home Office, BlackBerry Moms, and Economic Anxiety, an X-ray view of the new social reality. Conley connects daily experience with occasionally overlooked sociological changes to offer an essential understanding of how the technological, social, and economic changes that have reshaped the world are also reshaping individual lives.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.]]>
AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Lynne Griffintag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.14362009-04-27T09:00:00Z2009-02-23T21:54:44ZMonday, April 27 Noon McManus Room Author Lynne Griffin will discuss her fiction debut, Life Without Summer, a tale of loss and redemption. The two heroines' stories intersect in unexpected ways and their personal journey reverberates with universal themes about...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlMonday, April 27
Noon
McManus Room
Author Lynne Griffin will discuss her fiction debut,Life Without Summer, a tale of loss and redemption. The two heroines' stories intersect in unexpected ways and their personal journey reverberates with universal themes about the connections between love, family, truth, forgiveness and hope, even when surrounded by grief.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
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BUSINESS AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: David Vinjamuri and Michelle Briodytag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.14342009-04-06T09:00:00Z2009-03-18T15:20:28ZMonday, April 6 7:30 pm McManus Room Staples graduate David Vinjamuri, author of Accidental Branding: How Ordinary People Build Extraordinary Brands and Ridgefield resident Michelle Briody, author of 16 weeks to your Dream Business: A Weekly Planner for Entrepreneurial Women,...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlMonday, April 6
7:30 pm
McManus Room
Staples graduate David Vinjamuri, author of Accidental Branding: How Ordinary People Build Extraordinary Brands and Ridgefield resident Michelle Briody, author of 16 weeks to your Dream Business: A Weekly Planner for Entrepreneurial Women, will speak about their books. Vinjamuri will discuss the phenomenal success of some very real people, how they built some of the biggest and best-known consumer brands in the world without any experience in marketing or branding. Briody will talk about starting up a business, whether it's selling products, or creating a service people need, with step-by-step directions to make business aspirations a reality.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Funded by Jerry A. Tishman.
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AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Sheryl Kaynetag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.14332009-04-30T09:00:00Z2009-01-21T20:54:41ZThursday, April 30 7:30 pm McManus Room Local author Sheryl Kayne will discuss her book Immersion Travel USA: The Best and Most Meaningful Volunteering, Living, and Learning Excursions, a guide to a variety of travel experiences that includes volunteer opportunities,...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlThursday, April 30
7:30 pm
McManus Room
Local author Sheryl Kayne will discuss her book Immersion Travel USA: The Best and Most Meaningful Volunteering, Living, and Learning Excursions, a guide to a variety of travel experiences that includes volunteer opportunities, short, long term and seasonal jobs, educational opportunities, and ways to enhance previously planned trips.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.]]>
AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Eric Burnstag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.14322009-05-18T09:00:00Z2009-01-20T21:36:18ZMonday, May 18 7:30 pm McManus Room Westport author and media analyst Eric Burns follows up his book Infamous Scribblers and puts the media under the microscope again, from Ben Franklin and Sam Adams through Mark Twain, William Randolph Hearst,...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlMonday, May 18
7:30 pm
McManus Room
Westport author and media analyst Eric Burns follows up his book Infamous Scribblers and puts the media under the microscope again, from Ben Franklin and Sam Adams through Mark Twain, William Randolph Hearst, H. L. Mencken, and Walter Duranty (arguably the most unethical journalist to win a Pulitzer) to the modern day in All the News Unfit to Print: How Things Were... and How They Were Reported.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.]]>
AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Nicholas Fox Webertag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.14232009-02-04T10:00:00Z2009-01-15T14:40:45Z Wednesday, February 4 7:30 pm McManus Room In his newest book, Le Corbusier: A Life, author Nicholas Fox Weber delves into the life of one of the most influential, admired, and maligned architects of the 20th century. He will...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlWednesday, February 4
7:30 pm
McManus Room
In his newest book, Le Corbusier: A Life, author Nicholas Fox Weber delves into the life of one of the most influential, admired, and maligned architects of the 20th century. He will discuss his revelation of this single-minded, elusive genius, his extraordinary achivements and the age in which he lived. Le Corbusier, designer of the United Nations headquarters, was a leader of the controversial modernist movement that sought to create a better society through innovative urban planning and designer of some of the most iconic buildings of our time.
NYT Book review.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Co-sponsored with the Westport Arts Center.]]>
AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Mar Jenningstag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.14222009-03-25T09:00:00Z2009-01-22T17:04:21ZWednesday, March 25 10:00 am McManus Room Westporter Mar Jennings will discuss his book Life on Mar's: A Four Season Garden, a photographic essay documenting the four seasons of his Connecticut garden. This book provides beautiful garden design, detail and...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlWednesday, March 25 10:00 am
McManus Room
Westporter Mar Jennings will discuss his book Life on Mar's: A Four Season Garden, a photographic essay documenting the four seasons of his Connecticut garden. This book provides beautiful garden design, detail and implementation ideas that are easy enough for novices and interesting enough for seasoned gardeners.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
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AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Alice Schroedertag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.14092009-03-22T09:00:00Z2009-01-07T21:40:04ZSunday, March 22 2:00 pm McManus Room Alice Schroeder, former managing director at Morgan Stanley, hand picked by Warren Buffett to be his biographer, will discuss her NYT bestseller Snowball. The biography strips away the mystery that has cloaked Buffet,...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlSunday, March 22
2:00 pm
McManus Room
Alice Schroeder, former managing director at Morgan Stanley, hand picked by Warren Buffett to be his biographer, will discuss her NYT bestseller Snowball. The biography strips away the mystery that has cloaked Buffet, the world's richest man.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
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AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Hendrie Weisingertag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.13952009-04-29T09:00:01Z2009-03-03T16:29:54ZWednesday, April 29 McManus Room 7:30 pm Westporter and NYT bestselling author Dr. Hendrie Weisinger will discuss his new book The Genius of Instinct: Reclaim Mother Nature's Tools for Enhancing Your Health, Happiness, Family, and Work, on how to use...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlWednesday, April 29
McManus Room
7:30 pm
Westporter and NYT bestselling author Dr. Hendrie Weisinger will discuss his new book The Genius of Instinct: Reclaim Mother Nature's Tools for Enhancing Your Health, Happiness, Family, and Work, on how to use the most powerful human instincts to become happier, healthier, and more fulfilled.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
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Special Event: Celebrate with Marlo Thomastag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.13822009-01-17T10:00:01Z2009-01-13T19:16:37ZSaturday, January 17 3:00 pm McManus Room Meet Marlo Thomas. She will discuss her celebrated book Free to Be...You and Me and its 35th anniversary. Books will be available for purchase and signing....Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlSaturday, January 17
3:00 pm
McManus Room
Meet Marlo Thomas. She will discuss her celebrated book Free to Be...You and Me and its 35th anniversary.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.]]>
AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Jimmy Breslintag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.13772009-03-31T09:00:00Z2008-12-18T16:45:05ZTuesday, March 31 7:30 pm McManus Room Pulitzer Prize-winning American columnist and author of The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight, Jimmy Breslin will discuss his new book The Good Rat: A True Story. This collection of stories and anecdotes about...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlTuesday, March 31
7:30 pm
McManus Room
Pulitzer Prize-winning American columnist and author of The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight, Jimmy Breslin will discuss his new book The Good Rat: A True Story. This collection of stories and anecdotes about the mob revisits a familiar wise-guy milieu as tales of mistaken identity, crooked cops, snitches and murder are told.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.]]>
Teen Authors@ the Librarytag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.13562009-02-25T10:00:00Z2008-12-10T18:00:41ZWednesday, February 25 7:30 pm McManus Room Hear popular young-adult authors Maureen Johnson, Libba Bray, Cassie Clare, and Robin Wasserman discuss their books and their writing process. With genres ranging from sci-fi to fantasy to “chick-lit,” there is sure to...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html
Wednesday, February 25
7:30 pm
McManus Room
Hear popular young-adult authors Maureen Johnson, Libba Bray, Cassie Clare, and Robin Wasserman discuss their books and their writing process. With genres ranging from sci-fi to fantasy to “chick-lit,” there is sure to be something to pique everybody’s interest.
Books available for purchase and signing.
Contact Jaina Lewis at 291-4809 or jlewis@westportlibrary.org for more information. ]]>
AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Franz Wisnertag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.13442009-03-19T09:00:00Z2009-03-05T15:10:38ZThursday, March 19 7:30 pm McManus Room New York Times bestselling author of Honeymoon with my Brother, soon to be a movie, Franz Wisner, discusses his sequel, How the World Makes Love: And What It Taught a Jilted Groom, on...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlThursday, March 19
7:30 pm
McManus Room
New York Times bestselling author of Honeymoon with my Brother, soon to be a movie, Franz Wisner, discusses his sequel, How the World Makes Love: And What It Taught a Jilted Groom, on one average man's search for happiness--a search that turns into an improbable love story in the author's own backyard.
Books will be available for purchase and signing. ]]>
AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Seth Davistag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.13432009-04-22T09:00:00Z2009-03-17T14:58:01ZWednesday, April 22 7:30 pm McManus Room Local author Seth Davis, on-air analyst for CBS, College Sports Television, and staff writer at Sports Illustrated, discusses the dramatic story, told in his book When March Went Mad: The Game That Transformed...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlWednesday, April 22
7:30 pm
McManus Room
Local author Seth Davis, on-air analyst for CBS, College Sports Television, and staff writer at Sports
Illustrated, discusses the dramatic story, told in his book When March Went Mad: The Game That Transformed Basketball, of how two legendary players, Earvin "Magic" Johnson and Larry Bird, burst on the scene in an NCAA championship that gave birth to modern basketball.
National Public Radio, Morning Edition interview from March 17, 2009.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.]]>
AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Fred Strebeightag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.13382009-02-27T10:00:00Z2008-12-03T21:14:12ZFriday, February 27 Noon McManus Room Fred Strebeigh, who teaches nonfiction writing at Yale and contributes articles to numerous publications, will discuss his new book, Equal: Women Reshape American Law. Tracing the dramatic advance toward legal recognition of sex discrimination,...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlFriday, February 27
Noon
McManus Room
Fred Strebeigh, who teaches nonfiction writing at Yale and contributes articles to numerous publications, will discuss his new book, Equal: Women Reshape American Law. Tracing the dramatic advance toward legal recognition of sex discrimination, Equal reveals the stories of the women who battled the blatant inequities in America's legal system.
Book will be available for purchase and signing.]]>
BUSINESS AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Eric Tysontag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.13092009-03-10T09:00:01Z2008-12-17T20:21:04Z Tuesday, March 10 7:30 pm McManus Room Eric Tyson is a financial counselor, syndicated columnist, and author of the best-selling books Personal Finance for Dummies and Let's Get Real About Money. He will discuss personal finance, investing and mutual...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlTuesday, March 10
7:30 pm
McManus Room Eric Tyson is a financial counselor, syndicated columnist, and author of the best-selling books Personal Finance for Dummiesand Let's Get Real About Money. He will discuss personal finance, investing and mutual funds providing suggestions to breaking counterproductive money habits, adopting a healthy approach to personal finance, and becoming an investment expert– even in a down market.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
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AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Adam Gopniktag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.13072009-03-02T10:00:00Z2009-02-23T15:22:11ZThis speaking engagement has been cancelled due to scheduling conflicts. There will not be a re-scheduled date. On a memorable day in human history, February 12, 1809, two babies were born an ocean apart: Abraham Lincoln in a one-room Kentucky...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlThis speaking engagement has been cancelled due to scheduling conflicts. There will not be a re-scheduled date.
On a memorable day in human history, February 12, 1809, two babies were born an ocean apart: Abraham Lincoln in a one-room Kentucky log cabin; Charles Darwin on an English country estate. Searching for the men behind the icons of emancipation and evolution, New Yorker writer Adam Gopnik will discuss his book Angels and Ages: A Short Book About Darwin, Lincoln, and Modern Life. Hear about their captivating lives, Lincoln and Darwin as they really were: family men and social climbers; ambitious manipulators and courageous adventurers; the living husband, father, son, and student behind each myth.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
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AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Harold Holzertag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.13012009-02-22T10:00:00Z2008-12-16T18:06:31ZSunday, February 22 2:00 pm McManus Room Harold Holzer, one of the leading authorities on Abraham Lincoln and the culture of the civil war era will discuss his latest books, The Lincoln Anthology: 85 Writers on His Life and Legacy...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlSunday, February 22
2:00 pm
McManus Room
Harold Holzer, one of the leading authorities on Abraham Lincoln and the culture of the civil war era will discuss his latest books, The Lincoln Anthology: 85 Writers on His Life and Legacy from 1860 Until Now and Lincoln President-Elect: Abraham Lincoln and the Great Secession Winter 1860-1861. Winner of the 2005 Lincoln Prize, Holzer is co-chairman of the U.S. Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, has written or edited more than 30 books on Lincoln and the Civil War, and currently serves as Senior Vice President for External Affairs at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.]]>
AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Penny Pearlmantag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.12982009-03-11T09:00:00Z2009-03-02T19:35:39ZWednesday, March 11 Noon McManus Room Westporter Penny Pearlman will discuss her book Pretty Smart: Lessons From Our Miss Americas. Pearlman interviewed twenty-two former Miss Americas and shows how the women who become Miss America shatter the myth that the...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlWednesday, March 11
Noon
McManus Room
Westporter Penny Pearlman will discuss her book Pretty Smart: Lessons From Our Miss Americas. Pearlman interviewed twenty-two former Miss Americas and shows how the women who become Miss America shatter the myth that the pageant is “only a beauty contest” through their thoughtful intelligence and eloquent poise. Learn why Miss America is still America's royalty and relevant in today's world.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
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AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Val McDermidtag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.12912009-02-09T10:00:00Z2009-01-27T20:38:36ZMonday, February 9 Noon McManus Room A Darker Domain, the new psychological thriller from bestselling author Val McDermid, mixes fiction with one of the most symbolic and exceptional moments in recent history - the national miners' strike in the UK....Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlMonday, February 9
Noon
McManus Room
A Darker Domain, the new psychological thriller from bestselling author Val McDermid, mixes fiction with one of the most symbolic and exceptional moments in recent history - the national miners' strike in the UK. The multiple award-winning McDermid, who adapted one of her books into the successful television series Wire in the Blood, will discuss this newest of her crime fiction novels, which explores the violent intersection of desire and greed.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.]]>
AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: S. J. Rozantag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.12902009-03-12T09:00:00Z2008-10-29T17:36:38ZThursday, March 12 7:30 pm McManus Room S.J. Rozan, winner of the Edgar, Shamus, Anthony, Nero, and Macavity awards for Best Novel, returns to her critically acclaimed and much-loved characters Lydia Chin and Bill Smith in her latest book, The...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlThursday, March 12
7:30 pm
McManus Room
S.J. Rozan, winner of the Edgar, Shamus, Anthony, Nero, and Macavity awards for Best Novel, returns to her critically acclaimed and much-loved characters Lydia Chin and Bill Smith in her latest book, The Shanghai Moon. Jewelry stolen from a Jewish refugee is found during an excavation in Shanghai and Lydia and Bill must unravel its past disappearance to stop the killings and uncover the truth of what is going on today.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
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AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Naomi Wolftag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.12832008-12-02T10:00:00Z2008-11-05T15:59:53ZTuesday, December 2 7:30 pm McManus Room In Give Me Liberty: A Handbook for American Revolutionaries, author Naomi Wolf , who also wrote the NYT bestsellerThe End of America and The Beauty Myth, investigates the roots of a growing national...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlTuesday, December 2
7:30 pm
McManus Room
In Give Me Liberty: A Handbook for American Revolutionaries, author Naomi Wolf, who also wrote the NYT bestsellerThe End of America and The Beauty Myth, investigates the roots of a growing national malaise that has bred “fake democracy” in the United States over the last three decades, a condition marked by equally fake patriotism and a modern notion that we Americans are “the Elect.” She will discuss the breathtaking changes that can take place when ordinary citizens engage in the democratic system the way the founders intended and tells how to use that system, right now, to change your life, your community, and ultimately, the nation.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.]]>
BUSINESS AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Geoff Colvintag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.12432009-02-03T10:00:00Z2008-12-22T22:20:21ZTuesday, February 3 7:30 pm McManus Room In Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else, Fairfield author and journalist Geoff Colvin, Fortune’s senior editor-at-large and former co-anchor of "Wall Street Week" on PBS, shares secrets of...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlTuesday, February 3
7:30 pm
McManus Room
In Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else, Fairfield author and journalist Geoff Colvin, Fortune’s senior editor-at-large and former co-anchor of "Wall Street Week" on PBS, shares secrets of extraordinary performance and how to apply these principles to life and work. He will explain cutting-edge research and eye-opening facts that debunk the myth of innate talent.
Book will be available for purchase and signing.
Article by Geoff Colvin.]]>
AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: David Isaytag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.12262008-11-20T10:00:00Z2008-10-20T18:17:02ZThursday, November 20 Noon McManus Room Hear from award-winning radio documentary producer and StoryCorps creator David Isay as the Westport Library and WSHU Public Radio present the latest event in WSHU's “Join the Conversation” series. Dave will discuss his book...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlThursday, November 20
Noon
McManus Room
Hear from award-winning radio documentary producer and StoryCorps creator David Isay as the Westport Library and WSHU Public Radio present the latest event in WSHU's “Join the Conversation” series. Dave will discuss his book Listening is an Act of Love: A Celebration of American Life from the StoryCorps Project. Reserve your seats at wshu.org. Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Register for this event through WSHU, "Join the Conversation".Story Corps website.Co-sponsored with WSHU "Join the Conversation."]]>
AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Tim Mannerstag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.12242008-11-24T10:00:00Z2008-11-24T16:27:46ZMonday, November 24 7:30 pm McManus Room Westporter and longtime marketing veteran Tim Manners will discuss his book, Relevance: Making Stuff That Matters, which outlines six principles that relevant brands live by. He recommends marketers give up the flashy practices...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlMonday, November 24
7:30 pm
McManus Room
Westporter and longtime marketing veteran Tim Manners will discuss his book, Relevance: Making Stuff That Matters, which outlines six principles that relevant brands live by. He recommends marketers give up the flashy practices of the last 50 years and instead focus on being more relevant, by showing customers how they can help solve their problems and improve customers' lives.
Books will be available for purchase and signing. Author's website. More about the book.]]>
AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Charles Morristag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.12232008-11-05T10:00:00Z2008-09-23T13:55:16ZWednesday, November 5 7:30 pmMcManus Room Charles Morris, author of The Tycoons, will discuss his book The Surgeons: Life and Death in a Top Heart Center, an over-the-shoulder look at a major heart surgery center, along with gripping accounts of...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlWednesday, November 5 7:30 pm McManus Room
Charles Morris, author of The Tycoons, will discuss his book The Surgeons: Life and Death in a Top Heart Center, an over-the-shoulder look at a major heart surgery center, along with gripping accounts of how doctors think and judge each other, what they believe is really driving up health care costs, and the future of health care policy in America.
Books will be available for purchase and signing. NYT book review. More book information.]]>
AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Julia Glasstag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.12202009-01-07T10:00:00Z2008-09-23T14:29:36ZWednesday, January 7 Noon McManus Room Winner of the National Book Award for her first novel, Three Junes, bestselling author Julia Glass will discuss her new book, I See You Everywhere, a tale of two sisters, together and apart, told...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlWednesday, January 7
Noon
McManus Room
Winner of the National Book Award for her first novel, Three Junes, bestselling author Julia Glass will discuss her new book, I See You Everywhere, a tale of two sisters, together and apart, told in their alternating voices over twenty-five years. Alive with all the sensual detail and riveting characterization that mark Glass’s previous work, I See You Everywhere is a candid story of life and death, companionship and sorrow, and the nature of sisterhood itself.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
About the book.]]>
AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Joseph Weisbergtag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.12142009-02-24T10:00:01Z2009-01-13T20:45:49ZTuesday, February 24 7:30 pm McManus Room Joseph Weisberg will discuss his new novel, An Ordinary Spy, which spotlights the confusing but strangely bureaucratic world of the CIA. It is the thrilling story of two CIA Case Officers whose lives...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlTuesday, February 24
7:30 pm
McManus Room
Joseph Weisberg will discuss his new novel, An Ordinary Spy, which spotlights the confusing but strangely bureaucratic world of the CIA. It is the thrilling story of two CIA Case Officers whose lives are permanently changed by the agents they recruit and run. NYT Sunday Book Review. Author's website.]]>
John and Hank Green: Great American Tour de Nerdfighting 2008tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.11902008-11-12T10:00:00Z2008-10-30T20:06:02ZWednesday, November 12 7:00 pm Bedford Middle School AuditoriumThe original nerdfighters are coming to town! John Green (right) is the award winning author of Looking for Alaska, An Abundance of Katherines, and the recently published Paper Towns. Hank Green (right)...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlWednesday, November 12
7:00 pm
Bedford Middle School Auditorium
The original nerdfighters are coming to town! John Green (right) is the award winning author of Looking for Alaska, An Abundance of Katherines, and the recently published Paper Towns. Hank Green (right) is a web-designer, writer, founder of ecogeek and frequent star on Planet Green’s show "The G Word." Together, they created the videoblog Brotherhood 2.0, one of the most popular channels in the history of youtube. Their videos have a fanbase of 20,000 viewers and have been featured on BBC radio and the Wallstreet Journal. They're coming to talk about books, sing about Harry Potter, and discuss all things awesome.
Books and CDs will be available for purchase and signing.
Link to their youtube video series.More about nerdfighters.Hank Green's ecogeek website.Directions to Bedford Middle School.]]>
AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Emma Gilbey Kellertag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.11892009-01-13T10:00:00Z2009-01-05T17:56:08ZTuesday, January 13 Meeting of WYWL at 7:00 pm; Author talks at 7:30 pm McManus Room Emma Gilbey Keller will discuss her inspiring new book The Comeback: Seven Stories of Women Who Went from Career to Family and Back Again....Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlTuesday, January 13
Meeting of WYWL at 7:00 pm; Author talks at 7:30 pm
McManus Room
Emma Gilbey Keller will discuss her inspiring new book The Comeback: Seven Stories of Women Who Went from Career to Family and Back Again. Instead of a debate about work versus home, Keller proves, through telling the detailed stories of these seven women, that it is possible to go from work to home and back to work again, and that your first step back doesn’t have to be the definitive one. Even your second career can have many incarnations.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Author's website.
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AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Kathy Farrell-Kingsleytag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.11822009-01-21T10:00:00Z2008-09-10T13:36:28ZWednesday, January 21 Noon McManus Room Cookbook author Kathy Farrell-Kingsley will discuss her new book The Home Creamery which gives simple, step-by-step instructions for making a variety of fresh milk products, as well as includes recipes that use them. Books...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlWednesday, January 21
Noon
McManus Room
Cookbook author Kathy Farrell-Kingsley will discuss her new book The Home Creamery which gives simple, step-by-step instructions for making a variety of fresh milk products, as well as includes recipes that use them.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
About the book.]]>
AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Jack Cavanaughtag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.11812008-10-30T09:00:00Z2008-09-16T16:58:00ZThursday, October 30 7:30 pm McManus Room Local author Jack Cavanaugh, author of the Pulitzer prize nominated Tunney, will talk about his new book. Filled with historical and cultural insight and vivid portraits of larger-than-life characters and indispensable everymen, Giants...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlThursday, October 30
7:30 pm
McManus Room
Local author Jack Cavanaugh, author of the Pulitzer prize nominated Tunney, will talk about his new book. Filled with historical and cultural insight and vivid portraits of larger-than-life characters and indispensable everymen, Giants Among Men: How Robustelli, Huff, Gifford, and the Giants Made New York a Football Town and Changed the NFL transcends nostalgia and sports trivia to faithfully depict a watershed era for both football and the American nation.
Books available for purchase and signing.
More about the book.]]>
AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Kathryn Harrisontag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.11442008-09-28T09:00:00Z2008-08-14T19:43:23ZSunday, September 28 2:00 pm McManus Room In the middle of an April night in 1984, 18-year-old Billy Frank Gilley, Jr., killed his sleeping parents and then turned on his younger sister, who surprised him in the act. The murders...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlSunday, September 28
2:00 pm
McManus Room
In the middle of an April night in 1984, 18-year-old Billy Frank Gilley, Jr., killed his sleeping parents and then turned on his younger sister, who surprised him in the act. The murders ended years of mental and physical abuse that Billy and his other sister, Jody, had suffered at the hand of their parents. With an artistry that recalls Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood, Norman Mailer’s The Executioner’s Song, and her own The Kiss, best-selling author Kathryn Harrison reveals the antecedents of the murders—of a crime of such violence that it had the power to sever past from present in her new book, While They Slept: An Inquiry into the Murder of a Family. Harrison will talk about the book and the impact of violence on the children in a deeply troubled family.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Author's website.NYT Sunday Book Review.]]>
Feel The Rhythmtag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.11322008-09-20T09:00:00Z2008-08-14T15:05:05ZSaturday, September 20 11:00 am McManus Room A special Saturday event! In association with the Downtown Merchants Association's Blues, Views and BBQ Festival, jazz historian Todd Bryant Weeks will present an enlightening lecture on the great unsung Kansas City trumpeter...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlSaturday, September 20
11:00 am
McManus Room
A special Saturday event! In association with the Downtown Merchants Association's Blues, Views and BBQ Festival, jazz historian Todd Bryant Weeks will present an enlightening lecture on the great unsung Kansas City trumpeter and blues singer Oran ‘Hot Lips’ Page. Weeks, author of Luck's In My Corner: The Life and Music of Hot Lips Page, will show rare photos, play musical excerpts, and discuss Kansas City Jazz and Page’s vital role in the development of this swinging and highly accessible musical form. Books will be available for purchase and signing.
About his book.
Blues, Views & BBQ Festival.]]>
AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Peter Godwintag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.11182008-11-13T10:00:00Z2008-11-07T20:45:10ZThursday, November 13 Note new date! 7:30 pm McManus Room In When a Crocodile Eats the Sun: A Memoir of Africa, journalist Peter Godwin relates stirring memoir of the disintegration of a family set against the collapse of a country,...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlThursday, November 13 Note new date!
7:30 pm
McManus Room
In When a Crocodile Eats the Sun: A Memoir of Africa, journalist Peter Godwin relates stirring memoir of the disintegration of a family set against the collapse of a country, Zimbabwe. It is also a vivid portrait of the profound strength of the human spirit and the enduring power of love.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
September 2008 Vanity Fair article.NYT Book Review.More book reviews.National Geographic article on Zimbabwe by Peter Godwin.]]>
AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Julie Mughaltag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.11012009-01-14T10:00:00Z2008-09-18T13:47:42ZWednesday, January 14 Noon McManus Room Author Julie Mughal will discuss her book, Land without Hats, a stirring and inspiring book which explores the difficulties faced by widows in the developing world and their courage in the face of adversity....Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlWednesday, January 14
Noon
McManus Room
Author Julie Mughal will discuss her book, Land without Hats, a stirring and inspiring book which explores the difficulties faced by widows in the developing world and their courage in the face of adversity.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Author's website.]]>
AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Logan Wardtag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.10962008-12-03T10:00:00Z2008-07-16T13:20:56ZWednesday, December 3 7:30 pm McManus Room Logan Ward and his wife, Heather, had traveled the world—Kenya, France, Peru. But nothing compared to their next adventure: a trip back in time, living the life of dirt farmers in rural Virginia...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlWednesday, December 3
7:30 pm
McManus Room
Logan Ward and his wife, Heather, had traveled the world—Kenya, France, Peru. But nothing compared to their next adventure: a trip back in time, living the life of dirt farmers in rural Virginia circa 1900. See You in a Hundred Years: Four Seasons in Forgotten America is a chronicle of the Wards’ four seasons in the farming community of Swoope, an honest and compelling account of one family’s struggle to reclaim their lives from our fast-paced, materialistic society.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Book reviews.Author's website.Part of the Library's 100th celebration.]]>
AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Archer Mayortag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.10892008-10-27T09:00:01Z2008-07-16T19:57:01ZMonday, October 27 7:30 pm McManus Room In the nineteenth book of Archer Mayor's popular Joe Gunther mystery series, The Catch, the Vermont cop investigates the killing of a sheriff which leads to a dangerous rendezvous with a Maine drug...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlMonday, October 27
7:30 pm
McManus Room
In the nineteenth book of Archer Mayor's popular Joe Gunther mystery series, The Catch, the Vermont cop investigates the killing of a sheriff which leads to a dangerous rendezvous with a Maine drug running operation run by the disaffected son of a lobsterman.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Author's website.
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AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Ron Jansontag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.10882008-09-16T09:00:02Z2008-08-14T20:08:53ZTuesday, September 16 7:30 pm McManus Room Ridgefield author Ron Janson will talk about his new thriller Red Money. Set in Florida in the 1970s, Red Money tracks an especially ruthless faction of the Russian mob that has infiltrated Miami’s...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlTuesday, September 16
7:30 pm
McManus Room
Ridgefield author Ron Janson will talk about his new thriller Red Money. Set in Florida in the 1970s, Red Money tracks an especially ruthless faction of the Russian mob that has infiltrated Miami’s high society and taken over the drug business. When the police and even the FBI seem helpless to stop the mob terrorizing the city, an unlikely “hit squad” of a Romanian widow and a determined Irish woman head underground and discover that the only one who can stop the mob is…the mob.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
About the book.Author's website.
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Women of Mysterytag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.10442008-11-22T10:00:00Z2008-06-19T20:12:47Z Saturday, November 22 2:00 pm McManus Room Gardens, Antiques & Love—What else does a woman need? Three accomplished writers of cozy mysteries join in a panel discussion. Rosemary Harris's Pushing Up Daisies is the first in series of mysteries...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlAUTHORS@ THE LIBRARY: Sebastian Barrytag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.10342008-06-25T09:00:00Z2008-06-23T18:16:19Z Wednesday, June 25 Noon McManus Room In The Secret Scripture, psychology, religion, family and politics permeate this literary puzzle and epic story of corrupted power and its lingering effects. Two narratives compete: the secret one of the 100-year-old woman...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlWednesday, June 25
Noon
McManus Room
In The Secret Scripture, psychology, religion, family and politics permeate this literary puzzle and epic story of corrupted power and its lingering effects. Two narratives compete: the secret one of the 100-year-old woman long incarcerated in a Mental Hospital and the unfolding one discovered by her doctor, who is evaluating her condition. Love, betrayal and the role of the Catholic Church inform the conflicts that emerge. Sebastian Barry is a playwright and novelist: his novel A Long Long Way was a 2005 Man Booker Prize finalist.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Monday, June 23, NYT Books of the Times review.NPR Summer Books 2008, excerpt from The Secret ScriptureAbout the book.Interview with Sebastian Barry by The Guardian.
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Community Conversations: Patient-Doctor Partnershipstag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.10212008-09-04T09:00:00Z2008-08-18T17:09:08ZThursday, September 4 7:30 pm McManus Room The doctor-patient partnership is key when fighting a major medical crisis. Westporters Catherine Ann Stone, author of Down to the Marrow, an account of her battles with cancer, and Dr. Richard Zelkowitz, well-known...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlThursday, September 4
7:30 pm
McManus Room
The doctor-patient partnership is key when fighting a major medical crisis. Westporters Catherine Ann Stone, author of Down to the Marrow, an account of her battles with cancer, and Dr. Richard Zelkowitz, well-known oncologist from The Whittingham Cancer Center, will lead a Community Conversation on this crucial partnership. The importance of understanding the treatment options and acknowledging the patient's intuition, as well as the role of humor in the healing process will be discussed.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Author's website.
More information about the Whittingham Cancer Center and the Smilow Family Breast Health Center.Sponsored by The Smilow Family.]]>
AUTHORS@ THE LIBRARY: Linda Appleman Shapirotag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.10202008-10-29T09:00:00Z2008-06-27T19:19:08ZWednesday, October 29 Noon McManus Room In Four Rooms, Upstairs: A Psychotherapist's Journey Into and Beyond Her Mother's Mental Illness, Linda Appleman Shapiro, wife of Recorded Book narrator George Guidall, offers a compelling family history, addressing issues of love, loss...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlWednesday, October 29
Noon
McManus Room
In Four Rooms, Upstairs: A Psychotherapist's Journey Into and Beyond Her Mother's Mental Illness, Linda Appleman Shapiro, wife of Recorded Book narrator George Guidall, offers a compelling family history, addressing issues of love, loss and loyalty as she takes the reader back to her childhood and to her life with a mother suffering from mental illness. With the insight of a seasoned psychotherapist and as a witness to the human capacity for pain and survival, she helps us understand the healing power of forgiving without forgetting in this book, a finalist for the 2008 Next Generation Indie Book Award.
Books available for purchase and signing.
About the book.Author's blog.]]>
AUTHORS@ THE LIBRARY: Barry H. Landautag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.10192008-10-15T09:00:00Z2008-10-15T13:12:54ZWednesday, October 15 Noon McManus Room Author and presidential historian Barry H. Landau speak about his spellbinding, lavishly-illustrated narrative, The President's Table: Two Hundred Years of Dining and Diplomacy. A foremost collector of Presidential memoribilia, he has worked with many...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlWednesday, October 15
Noon
McManus Room
Author and presidential historian Barry H. Landau speak about his spellbinding, lavishly-illustrated narrative, The President's Table: Two Hundred Years of Dining and Diplomacy. A foremost collector of Presidential memoribilia, he has worked with many administrations planning historic events and will be heading for the Presidential debate at Hofstra University right after his Library talk!
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
About the book.Author's website.]]>
AUTHORS@ THE LIBRARY: Deborah Carr tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.10142008-10-08T09:00:00Z2008-06-27T19:02:46ZWednesday, October 8 Noon McManus Room Deborah Carr, a sociology professor at Rutgers University and co-author of Making Up with Mom: Why Mothers and Daughters Disagree about Kids, Careers, and Casseroles (and What to Do about It), will discuss her...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlWednesday, October 8
Noon
McManus Room
Deborah Carr, a sociology professor at Rutgers University and co-author
of Making Up with Mom: Why Mothers and Daughters Disagree about Kids,
Careers, and Casseroles (and What to Do about It), will discuss her book
which explores the unique tensions between women and their mothers and how to reclaim their loving relationships. Difficult topics such as mothers not understanding their daughter's choices in marrying an underemployed husband, breastfeeding babies until they're toddlers, or raising kids who have haute couture wardrobes and schedules more packed than presidential candidates are addressed.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
About the book.Authors' website.]]>
AUTHORS@ THE LIBRARY: Lee Woodrufftag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.10032008-10-27T09:00:00Z2008-10-23T17:01:45ZMonday, October 27 Meeting at 11:30 am Author at Noon McManus Room In an Instant is the frank and compelling account of how Bob and Lee Woodruff’s lives came together, were blown apart, and then were miraculously put together again—and...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlMonday, October 27
Meeting at 11:30 am
Author at Noon
McManus Room
In an Instant is the frank and compelling account of how Bob and Lee Woodruff’s lives came together, were blown apart, and then were miraculously put together again—and how they persevered, with grit but also with humor, through intense trauma and fear. More than a dual memoir of love and courage, it is an important, wise, and inspiring guide to coping with tragedy—and an extraordinary drama of marriage, family, war, and nation.
About the book.Bob Woodruff Family Fund for Traumatic Brain Injury. Co-sponsored with the Y’s Women.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.]]>
AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Todd Bryant Weekstag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.9842008-07-02T09:00:00Z2008-06-23T15:10:36ZWednesday, July 2 7:30 pm McManus Room Just days before what would have been, based on Armstrong’s account of being born on July 4th, Louis Armstrong’s 108th birthday, Staples high school graduate Todd Bryant Weeks, will talk about the jazz...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlWednesday, July 2
7:30 pm
McManus Room
Just days before what would have been, based on Armstrong’s account of being born on July 4th, Louis Armstrong’s 108th birthday, Staples high school graduate Todd Bryant Weeks, will talk about the jazz great. Weeks worked as a lecturer, archivist, and tour guide at the Louis Armstrong House Museum in Corona, Queens. He is the author of the recently published biography Luck's In My Corner: The Life and Music of Hot Lips Page.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
More about his book.The Louis Armstrong House.]]>
AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Max Wilktag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.9832008-06-11T09:00:00Z2008-06-02T17:57:15ZWednesday, June 11 Noon McManus Room Westporter and American songbook expert Max Wilk will discuss the new edition of his book They're Playing Our Song: Conversations With America's Classic Songwriters, originally issued in 1973 and recently revised for a paperback...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlWednesday, June 11
Noon
McManus Room
Westporter and American songbook expert Max Wilk will discuss the new edition of his book They're Playing Our Song: Conversations With America's Classic Songwriters, originally issued in 1973 and recently revised for a paperback edition. Included are 26 oral histories of legendary composers and lyricists with interviews that give readers an up-close-and-personal look at the individuals and inspirations behind some of the words and melodies that made musical history. Singer Susan Terry and pianist Mark Cherry will provide a musical backdrop to Wilk’s talk.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
NYT article from 1997 about the bookFurthur book information.]]>
AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Burton Bernstein tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.9552008-09-08T09:00:00Z2008-09-08T19:49:24ZMonday, September 8 7:30 pm McManus Room Burton Bernstein, former New Yorker staff writer and author of Leonard Bernstein: American Original, How a Modern Renaissance Man Transformed Music and the World During his New York Philharmonic Years, 1943–1976 will discuss...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlMonday, September 8
7:30 pm
McManus Room
Burton Bernstein, former New Yorker staff writer and author of Leonard Bernstein: American Original, How a Modern Renaissance Man Transformed Music and the World During his New York Philharmonic Years, 1943–1976 will discuss his new book, co-authored with the historian and archivist of the NY Philharmonic Orchestra Barbara Haws, which examines Bernstein’s landmark achievements and activities, placing them in the broader cultural context of New York City from 1943 to 1976.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
About the book.Fall 2008 Bernstein Festival.]]>
AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Sherwin B. Nulandtag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.9542008-08-03T09:00:00Z2008-05-12T15:40:20ZSunday, August 3 2:00 pm McManus Room Award-winning author Sherwin B. Nuland will discuss his new book, The Uncertain Art: Thoughts on a Life in Medicine, a collection of essays on the many varied aspects that comprise a doctor’s practice...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlSunday, August 3
2:00 pm
McManus Room
Award-winning author Sherwin B. Nuland will discuss his new book, The Uncertain Art: Thoughts on a Life in Medicine, a collection of essays on the many varied aspects that comprise a doctor’s practice and life.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Book review.Furthur author information.]]>
AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Mark Englertag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.9532008-06-16T09:00:00Z2008-04-30T18:49:55ZMonday, June 16 7:30 pm McManus Room Mark Engler, journalist, activist, and policy expert, will discuss his book, How To Rule the World: The Coming Battle Over the Global Economy, an essential handbook, not for the few who do rule...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlMonday, June 16
7:30 pm
McManus Room
Mark Engler, journalist, activist, and policy expert, will discuss his book, How To Rule the World: The Coming Battle Over the Global Economy, an essential handbook, not for the few who do rule the world, but for the many who should.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Article by author.]]>
AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Michel Nischantag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.9372008-08-04T09:00:00Z2008-07-14T13:33:47ZMonday, August 4 7:30 pm McManus Room Local chef, Michel Nischan, author of Taste: Pure and Simple: Irresistible Recipes for Good Food and Good Health and Homegrown Pure & Simple: Great Healthy Food from Garden to Table shares his ideas...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlMonday, August 4
7:30 pm
McManus Room
Local chef, Michel Nischan, author of Taste: Pure and Simple: Irresistible Recipes for Good Food and Good Health and Homegrown Pure & Simple: Great Healthy Food from Garden to Table shares his ideas on sustainable farming, local and regional food systems, and heritage recipes.
Both of his books will be available for purchase and signing.
Taste: Pure and Simple: Irresistible Recipes for Good Food and Good HealthHomegrown Pure and Simple: Great Healthy Food from Garden to TableAuthor's website.]]>
AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Winston Allentag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.9242008-07-10T10:00:00Z2008-04-30T19:00:04ZThursday, July 10 7:30 pm McManus Room Westport author Winston E. Allen will discuss Don’t Get Mad, Get Rich—Become Financially Independent. Using a no-nonsense approach, this upbeat and inspirational book shows how to achieve greater financial success by anticipating and...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlThursday, July 10
7:30 pm
McManus Room
Westport author Winston E. Allen will discuss Don’t Get Mad, Get Rich—Become Financially Independent. Using a no-nonsense approach, this upbeat and inspirational book shows how to achieve greater financial success by anticipating and navigating the cyclical economic downturns and developing a wealth building mentality.
Books will be available and purchase and signing.
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AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Kevin Conleytag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.9102008-09-09T09:00:00Z2008-04-08T20:12:03ZTuesday, September 9 7:30 pm McManus Room In The Full Burn, acclaimed journalist Kevin Conley takes readers inside one of the most fascinating and dangerous jobs in the world. Conley gives a passenger’s-seat view of the stuntman’s life: the history,...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlTuesday, September 9
7:30 pm
McManus Room
In The Full Burn, acclaimed journalist Kevin Conley takes readers inside one of the most fascinating and dangerous jobs in the world. Conley gives a passenger’s-seat view of the stuntman’s life: the history, the culture, and the tricks of the trade, showing how—and why—stuntmen do what they do. Funny, gripping, and packed with amazing stories, this is an irresistible book for anyone who loves the movies.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Book Review.]]>
AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Linda Merlinotag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.9092008-07-08T09:00:00Z2008-04-08T18:10:58ZTuesday, July 8 7:30 pm McManus Room Linda Merlino has written a riveting story in The Belly of the Whale, which covers twenty-four hours in the life of Hudson Catalina. During that day she gives up hope in her fight...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlTuesday, July 8
7:30 pm
McManus Room
Linda Merlino has written a riveting story in The Belly of the Whale, which covers twenty-four hours in the life of Hudson Catalina. During that day she gives up hope in her fight against breast cancer only to be taken hostage by a murderer more deadly than her disease.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Author's website.Book Review.]]>
AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Diane Ackermantag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.9072008-09-15T09:00:00Z2008-09-12T16:31:50ZCANCELLED DUE TO AUTHOR'S ILLNESS AT THIS TIME, THERE IS NO RE-SCHEDULE DATE. WE REGRET ANY INCONVENIENCE. Monday, September 15 7:30 pm McManus Room When Germany invaded Poland in 1939, bombers devastated Warsaw—and the city’s zoo. With most of their...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlCANCELLED DUE TO AUTHOR'S ILLNESS AT THIS TIME, THERE IS NO RE-SCHEDULE DATE. WE REGRET ANY INCONVENIENCE. Monday, September 15
7:30 pm
McManus Room
When Germany invaded Poland in 1939, bombers devastated Warsaw—and the city’s zoo. With most of their animals dead, zookeepers Jan and Antonina Zabinski began smuggling more than 300 Jews into the bombed-out cages to hide them from the Nazis. Author Diane Ackerman will talk about her account of this extraordinary, true tale in her book The Zookeeper’s Wife, 2008 winner of the Orion Book Award. An acclaimed naturalist and poet, Ackerman is the author of numerous books, including the bestselling A Natural History of the Senses.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Book Review.Author's website.
Co-sponsored with the Westport-Weston Interfaith council.]]>
AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Pete Fornataletag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.9032008-06-09T09:00:00Z2008-04-15T15:55:06ZMonday, June 9 7:30 pm McManus Room Writing from on-hand experience and exclusive interviews with Simon and Garfunkel, author Pete Fornatale reveals never-before-disclosed details of the love-hate relationship between the two musicians and offers a unique perspective on each of...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlMonday, June 9
7:30 pm
McManus Room
Writing from on-hand experience and exclusive interviews with Simon and Garfunkel, author Pete Fornatale reveals never-before-disclosed details of the love-hate relationship between the two musicians and offers a unique perspective on each of them. Simon and Garfunkel's Bookends captures the duo at the peak of their personal, professional, and artistic partnership in the '60s. The dark clouds and troubled waters that broke them up were still a year and a half away.
Books available for purchase and signing.
Book review.About Pete Fornatale's radio program.]]>
AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Andre Dubus IIItag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.8952008-07-28T09:00:00Z2008-06-23T18:07:09ZMonday, July 28 7:30 pm McManus Room Author Andre Dubus III will discuss his new novel The Garden of Last Days, set in the seamy underside of American life at the moment before the world changed September 2001. It juxtaposes...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlMonday, July 28
7:30 pm
McManus Room
Author Andre Dubus III will discuss his new novel The Garden of Last Days, set in the seamy underside of American life at the moment before the world changed September 2001. It juxtaposes lust for domination with hunger for connection, sexual violence with family love with the same psychological tension, depth and realism that characterized his #1 NYT bestseller, House of Sand and Fog.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
June 22, NYT Sunday Book Review.Book review.Promotional video for The Garden of Last Days.]]>
AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Janis Abrahms Springtag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.8942008-06-05T09:00:00Z2008-05-27T17:56:10ZThursday, June 5 7:30 pm McManus Room Janis Abrahms Spring, Westport author of How Can I Forgive You? The Courage to Forgive, The Freedom Not To, will discuss a radical approach and an empowering model to healing intimate wounds and...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlThursday, June 5
7:30 pm
McManus Room
Janis Abrahms Spring, Westport author of How Can I Forgive You? The Courage to Forgive, The Freedom Not To, will discuss a radical approach and an empowering model to healing intimate wounds and forgiveness. Her third book, an inspirational memoir on caring for an aging parent, will be published in late spring 2009.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Book review.]]>
AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Judith Marks-Whitetag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.8682008-09-17T09:00:00Z2008-04-08T17:33:27ZWednesday, September 17 Noon McManus Room Acclaimed humor columnist and Westporter Judith Marks-White certainly knows how to set a scene. With Bachelor Degree, set in Manhattan’s posh art world, she brings to life the super-sophisticated New York dating scene as...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlWednesday, September 17
Noon
McManus Room
Acclaimed humor columnist and Westporter Judith Marks-White certainly knows how to set a scene. With Bachelor Degree, set in Manhattan’s posh art world, she brings to life the super-sophisticated New York dating scene as successful Samantha looks for love—with the help of her uproariously well-intentioned, misguided and meddlesome mother.
Books will be available and purchase and signing.
Author's website.]]>
AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Lawrence Blocktag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.8662008-07-15T09:00:00Z2008-06-26T18:24:42ZTuesday, July 15Note date 7:30 pm McManus Room The fourth in the John Keller series, Hit and Run will be discussed by author Lawrence Block. Fingered for a murder he didn't commit, a hit man goes on the run to...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlTuesday, July 15 Note date
7:30 pm
McManus Room
The fourth in the John Keller series, Hit and Run will be discussed by author Lawrence Block. Fingered for a murder he didn't commit, a hit man goes on the run to save his life in this stunning new work from the New York Times bestselling master of mystery.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Author's website.]]>
AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Karl Meyer and Shareen Brysac tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.8572008-06-25T09:00:01Z2008-06-16T14:15:44ZWednesday, June 25 7:30 pm McManus Room Kingmakers: The Invention of the Modern Middle East is a brilliant narrative history tracing today's troubles back to grandiose imperial overreach of Great Britain and the United States. Authors Karl Meyer and Shareen...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlWednesday, June 25
7:30 pm
McManus Room
Kingmakers: The Invention of the Modern Middle East is a brilliant narrative history tracing today's troubles back to grandiose imperial overreach of Great Britain and the United States. Authors Karl Meyer and Shareen Brysac tell this character-driven story of how the modern Middle East came to be through the colorful lives of the Britons and Americans who shaped it.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Book review.]]>
AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Pamela Weintraubtag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.8562008-06-10T09:00:00Z2008-03-06T19:43:55ZTuesday, June 10 7:30 pm McManus Room Cure Unknown: Inside the Lyme Disease Epidemic is a groundbreaking and controversial narrative investigation into the science, history, medical politics, and patient experience of Lyme disease by science journalist Pamela Weintraub, whose entire...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlTuesday, June 10
7:30 pm
McManus Room
Cure Unknown: Inside the Lyme Disease Epidemic is a groundbreaking and controversial narrative investigation into the science, history, medical politics, and patient experience of Lyme disease by science journalist Pamela Weintraub, whose entire family contracted the disease. This is the most comprehensive book ever written about the past, present and future of Lyme disease and exposes the ticking clock of a raging epidemic.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Book Review.
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AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: A. E. Hotchnertag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.8552008-06-04T09:00:00Z2008-03-06T20:33:47ZWednesday, June 4 7:30 pm McManus Room Westport author A. E. Hotchner traveled with Ernest Hemingway for 14 years and collected a lifetime's worth of Hemingway's experiences, anecdotes, and observations about everything imaginable, from war to women, hunting to Hollywood,...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlWednesday, June 4
7:30 pm
McManus Room
Westport author A. E. Hotchner traveled with Ernest Hemingway for 14 years and collected a lifetime's worth of Hemingway's experiences, anecdotes, and observations about everything imaginable, from war to women, hunting to Hollywood, life to death. His new book, The Good Life According to Hemingway, which includes over 150 rare black and white photos from Hotchner’s personal collection, is an exuberant, fully illustrated celebration of Hemingway’s remarkable genius and the wild adventures of his life.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
More information about A.E. Hotchner.Book review.]]>
AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Frances Kiernantag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.8312008-05-21T09:00:00Z2008-02-20T22:06:14ZWednesday, May 21 Noon McManus Room In this biography, The Last Mrs. Astor: A New York Story, which is based on firsthand knowledge and interviews with Brooke Astor's friends and the heads of New York's great cultural institutions, author Frances...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlWednesday, May 21
Noon
McManus Room
In this biography, The Last Mrs. Astor: A New York Story, which is based on firsthand knowledge and interviews with Brooke Astor's friends and the heads of New York's great cultural institutions, author Frances Kiernan gives us back the woman so loved and admired, whose hands-on approach would inspire future philanthropists.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Book review.
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AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Nicholas Mancinitag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.8302008-05-14T09:00:00Z2008-04-15T15:35:02ZWednesday, May 14 Noon McManus Room With a mix of sex, violence, and humor, longtime Westport resident and hairdresser Nicholas Mancini takes a look behind the scenes of this little-explored industry in his novel, A Hairdresser’s Revenge. Books will be...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlWednesday, May 14
Noon
McManus Room
With a mix of sex, violence, and humor, longtime Westport resident and
hairdresser Nicholas Mancini takes a look behind the scenes of this little-explored industry in his novel, A Hairdresser’s Revenge.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Author's website.Book Review.
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AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Stewart Reiflertag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.8292008-05-13T09:00:00Z2008-05-06T17:44:42ZTuesday, May 13 7:30 pm McManus Room Westporter Stewart Reifler, an executive compensation attorney in New York City and co-author of the Compensation Committee Handbook will talk about the controversial subject of CEO pay and provide insight into what really...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlTuesday, May 13
7:30 pm
McManus Room
Westporter Stewart Reifler, an executive compensation attorney in New York City and co-author of the Compensation Committee Handbook will talk about the controversial subject of CEO pay and provide insight into what really goes on (both past and present) in the boardrooms of Fortune 500 companies and the backrooms of private-equity firms.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Synopses and reviews.
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AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Deirdre Imustag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.8172008-05-06T09:00:00Z2008-02-21T15:01:56ZTuesday, May 6 7:30 pm McManus Room Author Deirdre Imus will discuss her new book, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series , a parent-friendly, practical guide to raising a healthy child...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlTuesday, May 6
7:30 pm
McManus Room
Author Deirdre Imus will discuss her new book, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series , a parent-friendly, practical guide to raising a healthy child in our increasingly toxic environment.
Co-sponsored with Westport-Weston Cooperative Nursery School.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Book Review.]]>
AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Gene Wildertag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.8142008-05-01T09:00:00Z2008-04-22T17:21:24ZThursday, May 1 7:30 pm McManus Room Author Gene Wilder will be interviewed by NPR's Alison Freeland about his second book, The Woman Who Wouldn't. Registration is now closed. However, we invite you to attend the book signing afterwards, which...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlThursday, May 1
7:30 pm
McManus Room
Author Gene Wilder will be interviewed by NPR's Alison Freeland about his second book, The Woman Who Wouldn't. Registration is now closed.
However, we invite you to attend the book signing afterwards, which will begin at approximately 8:30 pm in the large reading room at the Library. No registration is necessary to attend the book signing.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Book review.]]>
AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Pamela Paultag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.7872008-05-07T09:00:00Z2008-02-21T14:28:43ZWednesday, May 7 7:30 pm McManus Room Pamela Paul discusses her book, Parenting, Inc.: How We Are Sold on $800 Strollers, Fetal Education, Baby Sign Language, Sleeping Coaches, Toddler Couture, and Diaper Wipe Warmers—and What It Means for Our Children,...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlWednesday, May 7
7:30 pm
McManus Room
Pamela Paul discusses her book, Parenting, Inc.: How We Are Sold on $800 Strollers, Fetal Education, Baby Sign Language, Sleeping Coaches, Toddler Couture, and Diaper Wipe Warmers—and What It Means for Our Children, an investigative look at how today’s parents are faced with an endless parade of gadgets, educational opportunities, toys, gear, and expert services deemed necessities to raising a happy, healthy, well-adjusted baby.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Book Review.
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AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Woody Kleintag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.7822008-04-14T09:00:00Z2008-03-31T15:11:54ZMonday, April 14 7:30 pm McManus Room Westporter Woody Klein chronicles the evolution of the symbiotic relationship between the presidential press secretaries and reporters in All the Presidents' Spokesmen. Books will be available for purchase and signing. Book information....Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlMonday, April 14
7:30 pm
McManus Room
Westporter Woody Klein chronicles the evolution of the symbiotic relationship between the presidential press secretaries and reporters in All the Presidents' Spokesmen.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Book information.]]>
AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Brian McDonaldtag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.7562008-04-16T09:00:00Z2008-02-04T15:21:13Z Wednesday, April 16 Noon McManus Room Last Call at Elaine's: A Journey from One Side of the Bar to the Other is Brian McDonald's colorful and sensitively drawn memoir of drinking, serving, writing, and finding his way out from...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlWednesday, April 16
Noon
McManus Room
Last Call at Elaine's: A Journey from One Side of the Bar to the Other is Brian McDonald's colorful and sensitively drawn memoir of drinking, serving, writing, and finding his way out from behind the bar of a well-known and beloved restaurant known for its famous literary and luminary clientele.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Book review.]]>
AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Susan Nageltag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.7552008-04-28T09:00:00Z2008-02-04T15:02:06Z Monday, April 28 Noon McManus Room In Marie-Therese, Child of Terror: The Fate of Marie Antoinette's Daughter, Susan Nagel tells the remarkable story of the only surviving child of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI. Using handwriting samples, DNA testing,...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlMonday, April 28
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McManus Room
In Marie-Therese, Child of Terror: The Fate of Marie Antoinette's Daughter, Susan Nagel tells the remarkable story of the only surviving child of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI. Using handwriting samples, DNA testing, and an undiscovered cache of Bourbon family letters, she draws a vivid portrait of an astonishing woman.
Co-sponsored by the Y’s Women.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Book review.]]>
AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Lily Koppeltag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.7542008-04-09T09:00:00Z2008-02-21T19:58:22Z Wednesday, April 9 Noon McManus Room Lily Koppel, author of The Red Leather Diary: Reclaiming a Life Through the Pages of a Lost Journal, incorporates her lyrical writing style with the original diary thoughts of a young woman, Florence...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlWednesday, April 9
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Lily Koppel, author of The Red Leather Diary: Reclaiming a Life Through the Pages of a Lost Journal, incorporates her lyrical writing style with the original diary thoughts of a young woman, Florence Howitt. The result is a Depression-era Manhattan fairytale. The diary was found in a dumpster, and the book's author traced the owner to Westport, where she now lives. Both Lily Koppel and Florence Howitt, the subject of the book, will discuss the book and answer questions.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Book review.]]>
WestportREADS 2008 - Cyclones & Tornadoes...Oh My!tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.7052008-03-25T09:00:00Z2008-02-20T20:27:44ZTuesday, March 25 7:30 pm McManus Room Bill Evans, a meteorologist for New York's WABC-TV, and novelist Mariana Jameson pit a posse of diverse weatherfolk against Simone, a storm of unheard-of magnitude that's headed straight for Manhattan in the slow-building...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlTuesday, March 25
7:30 pm
McManus Room
Bill Evans, a meteorologist for New York's WABC-TV, and novelist Mariana Jameson pit a posse of diverse weatherfolk against Simone, a storm of unheard-of magnitude that's headed straight for Manhattan in the slow-building thriller, Category 7. As it turns out, Simone isn't a natural phenomenon but the product of semimad scientist Carter Thompson. Evans is the five-time Emmy Award-winning, nationally-renowned senior meteorologist for WABC.
WestportREADS is sponsored by Jerry A. Tishman.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.]]>
AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Nalini Jonestag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.6932008-02-08T10:00:00Z2008-02-14T19:08:34ZFriday, February 8 Noon McManus Room Family life in Catholic India is explored through nine interconnected tales in What You Call Winter: Stories, the debut work of beguiling fiction by Nalini Jones. Books will be available for purchase and signing....Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlFriday, February 8
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McManus Room
Family life in Catholic India is explored through nine interconnected tales in What You Call Winter: Stories, the debut work of beguiling fiction by Nalini Jones.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
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AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Wendy Walkertag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.6822008-02-28T10:00:01Z2008-02-24T20:29:57ZThursday, February 28 Noon McManus Room Wendy Walker’s Four Wives is a study of domestic discontent in which four women face the most difficult, heartbreaking challenge of their lives, reconciling their innermost desires with the lives that each has chosen....Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlThursday, February 28
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McManus Room
Wendy Walker’sFour Wives is a study of domestic discontent in which four women face the most difficult, heartbreaking challenge of their lives, reconciling their innermost desires with the lives that each has chosen.
More about the book]]>
AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Debby Applegatetag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.6802008-02-24T10:00:00Z2007-12-12T22:04:26ZSunday, February 24 2:00 pm McManus Room Debby Applegate, winner of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize in Biography for The Most Famous Man in America: The Biography of Henry Ward Beecher, the definitive tale of this captivating, mercurial, and sometimes infuriating...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlSunday, February 24
2:00 pm
McManus Room
Debby Applegate, winner of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize in Biography for The Most Famous Man in America: The Biography of Henry Ward Beecher, the definitive tale of this captivating, mercurial, and sometimes infuriating figure.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
More about the author]]>
AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Tracy Sugarmantag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.6772008-02-20T10:00:00Z2007-12-12T21:47:05ZWednesday, February 20 Noon McManus Room With wisdom and humor, punctuated with outrage over injustice, Tracy Sugarman’s artistry and prose provide insights into our American psyche in Drawing Conclusions: An Artist Discovers His America. Books will be available for purchase...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlWednesday, February 20
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McManus Room
With wisdom and humor, punctuated with outrage over injustice, Tracy Sugarman’s artistry and prose provide insights into our American psyche in Drawing Conclusions: An Artist Discovers His America.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.]]>
AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Michael Kodastag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.6732008-02-15T10:00:00Z2007-12-11T20:11:55Z Friday, February 15 Noon McManus Room High Crimes: The Fate of Everest in An Age of Greed, by Michael Kodas, is a shocking expose of the dark underside of Everest with people all but murdered in the cutthroat race...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlFriday, February 15
Noon
McManus Room
High Crimes: The Fate of Everest in An Age of Greed, by Michael Kodas, is a shocking expose of the dark underside of Everest with people all but murdered in the cutthroat race to get to the top.
Books available for purchase and signing.
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AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Thomas J. Craughwelltag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.6702008-02-13T10:00:00Z2008-02-13T15:30:15ZWednesday, February 13 Noon McManus Room In Stealing Lincoln’s Body, Thomas J.Craughwell relates the bizarre grave robbery of Lincoln’s embalmed body by counterfeiters hoping to bargain for a pardon. Books available for purchase and signing. Book synopsis and reviews...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlWednesday, February 13
Noon
McManus Room
In Stealing Lincoln’s Body, Thomas J.Craughwell relates the bizarre grave robbery of Lincoln’s embalmed body by counterfeiters hoping to bargain for a pardon.
Books available for purchase and signing.
Book synopsis and reviews]]>
AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Lawrence Goldstonetag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.6692008-02-11T10:00:00Z2007-12-11T19:41:19ZMonday, February 11 7:30 pm McManus Room Lawrence Goldstone, author of The Anatomy of Deception, discusses his forensic thriller, set in 1889, Philadelphia, where a young doctor grapples with the principles of scientific process to track a daring killer. “Compelling….[A]...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlMonday, February 11
7:30 pm
McManus Room
Lawrence Goldstone, author of The Anatomy of Deception, discusses his forensic thriller, set in 1889, Philadelphia, where a young doctor grapples with the principles of scientific process to track a daring killer. “Compelling….[A] top-notch historical page-turner."-Publishers Weekly.
Books available for purchase and signing.
Book synopsis and reviews]]>
AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Eric Burnstag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.6652008-02-05T10:00:00Z2008-02-14T19:15:17ZTuesday, February 5 7:30 pm McManus Room In Virtue, Valor, and Vanity, Eric Burns brings the Founding Fathers down off their pedestals to reveal flesh-and-blood men—vain and modest, sensitive and stubborn, brilliant and ambitious. Books will be available for purchase...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlTuesday, February 5
7:30 pm
McManus Room
In Virtue, Valor, and Vanity, Eric Burns brings the Founding Fathers down off their pedestals to reveal flesh-and-blood men—vain and modest, sensitive and stubborn, brilliant and ambitious.
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AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Robert Leleuxtag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.6332008-01-29T10:00:00Z2007-11-13T22:06:37Z Tuesday, January 29 Noon McManus RoomRobert Leleux describes his east Texas boyhood and coming of age, under the tutelage of his eccentric, bewigged, flamboyant, and knowing mother in his just released memoir, The Memoirs of a Beautiful Boy. Elizabeth...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Tuesday, January 29
Noon
McManus Room
Robert Leleux describes his east Texas boyhood and coming of age, under the tutelage of his eccentric, bewigged, flamboyant, and knowing mother in his just released memoir, The Memoirs of a Beautiful Boy.
Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey, author of A Woman of Independent Means “marvels at how much humor [Leleux] has wrung out of a painful adolescence growing up gay and with what skillfully broad strokes he has breathed life into an impossible mother whose unwavering love for her son is the one saving constant in her self-obsessed universe. When reading David Sedaris leaves you wanting more, remember the name Robert Leleux.”
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Authors@the Librarytag:www.westportlibrary.org,2007:/events//6.4802007-10-30T09:00:00Z2007-10-24T22:37:37Z Tuesday, October 30 Noon McManus Room Jerry Labriola on The Strange Death of Napoleon Bonaparte. Labriola picks up the trail of history's coldest case--the controversial death of the French emperor--in a suspenseful novel that combines equal parts mystery and...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlTuesday, October 30
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Jerry Labriola on The Strange Death of Napoleon Bonaparte. Labriola picks up the trail of history's coldest case--the controversial death of the French
emperor--in a suspenseful novel that combines equal parts mystery and rich historical detail.
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AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: James Canontag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.5962008-01-30T10:00:00Z2007-11-05T22:31:28Z Wednesday, January 30 Noon McManus Room Set in the small Colombian mountain village of Mariquita, Tales from the Town of Widows & Chronicles from the Land of Men, is Colombian-born author James Canon's literary debut. After their men are...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlWednesday, January 30
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McManus Room
Set in the small Colombian mountain village of Mariquita, Tales from the Town of Widows & Chronicles from the Land of Men, is Colombian-born author James Canon's literary debut. After their men are kidnapped by Communist guerillas, the women learn how to survive and create a peaceful new community. The Washington Post calls the book "A rollicking and often shocking tale that Canon tells with charm and bite."
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
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AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Lee Vancetag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.5932008-01-23T10:00:00Z2007-10-26T00:06:55Z Wednesday, January 23 7:30 pm McManus Room Author Lee Vance, a retired general partner of Goldman Sachs Group, has written a lightning-fast thriller that unfurls in the worlds of high finance and fine art as it follows one man...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlWednesday, January 23
7:30 pm
McManus Room
Author Lee Vance, a retired general partner of Goldman Sachs Group, has written a lightning-fast thriller that unfurls in the worlds of high finance and fine art as it follows one man determined to avenge his wife's death. Restitution has been described as whip-smart and fiercely exciting from first page to last.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Book Reviews]]>
AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Jordan M. Wrighttag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.5892008-01-15T10:00:00Z2008-01-10T18:11:13Z Tuesday, January 15 7:30 pm McManus Room Jordan M. Wright has written a richly illustrated history of American presidential elections told through campaign memorabilia, from Washington to Bush...the story of how presidents and their losing rivals have wooed voters...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlTuesday, January 15
7:30 pm
McManus Room
Jordan M. Wright has written a richly illustrated history of American presidential elections told through campaign memorabilia, from Washington to Bush...the story of how presidents and their losing rivals have wooed voters since America was founded. Campaigning for President has been described as "a stunning book, a wonderful way for people to learn about democracy and how the political process works."
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
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AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Alexandra Stoddardtag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.5842008-01-08T10:00:00Z2007-12-15T20:32:30Z Tuesday, January 8 7:00 pm McManus Room A pioneer of the happiness movement, Alexandra Stoddard, author of Happiness for Two: 75 Secrets for Finding More Joy Together, will explain how couples can pursue personal happiness together. Stoddard is a...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlTuesday, January 8
7:00 pm
McManus Room
A pioneer of the happiness movement, Alexandra Stoddard, author of Happiness for Two: 75 Secrets for Finding More Joy Together, will explain how couples can pursue personal happiness together. Stoddard is a lifestyle philosopher whose books and lectures have inspired millions. This event is co-sponsored with the Westport Young Woman's League.
Meeting begins at 7:00 pm.
Author at 7:30 pm.
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AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Amy Bloomtag:www.westportlibrary.org,2007:/events//6.5782007-12-12T10:00:00Z2007-11-27T16:01:17Z Wednesday, December 12 Noon McManus Room Away is the epic and intimate story of young Lillian Leyb, a dangerous innocent, an accidental heroine. When her family is destroyed in a Russian pogrom, Lillian comes to America alone, determined to...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlWednesday, December 12
Noon
McManus Room
Away is the epic and intimate story of young Lillian Leyb, a dangerous innocent, an accidental heroine. When her family is destroyed in a Russian pogrom, Lillian comes to America alone, determined to make her way in a new land. When word comes that her daughter, Sophie, might still be alive, Lillian embarks on an odyssey that takes her from the world of the Yiddish theater on New York's Lower East Side, to Seattle's Jazz District, and up to Alaska, along the fabled Telegraph Trail toward Siberia. All of the qualities readers love in Amy Bloom's work-her humor and wit, her elegant and irreverent language, her unflinching understanding of passion and the human heart-come together in the embrace of this brilliant novel, which is at once heartbreaking, romantic, and completely unforgettable.
Books will be available for purchase and signing
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AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Stewart O'Nantag:www.westportlibrary.org,2007:/events//6.5682007-11-29T10:00:00Z2007-10-24T23:25:08Z Thursday, November 29 Noon McManus Room Last Night at the Lobster is a bittersweet tale of honest work, poignant love and a man on the verge of losing himself. Hear Connecticut author Stewart O'Nan on his latest deeply moving...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlThursday, November 29
Noon
McManus Room
Last Night at the Lobster is a bittersweet tale of honest work, poignant love and a man on the verge of losing himself. Hear Connecticut author Stewart O'Nan on his latest deeply moving novel.
Books will be available for purchase and signing
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AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Bliss Broyardtag:www.westportlibrary.org,2007:/events//6.5642007-11-19T10:00:01Z2007-10-24T22:53:08Z Monday, November 19 7:30 pm McManus Room Bliss Broyard has written a vivid, compassionate portrait of her complex father, the writer and critic Anatole Broyard, in her new book, One Drop: My Father's Hidden Life-A Story of Race and...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlMonday, November 19
7:30 pm
McManus Room
Bliss Broyard has written a vivid, compassionate portrait of her complex father, the writer and critic Anatole Broyard, in her new book, One Drop: My Father's Hidden Life-A Story of Race and Family Secrets. The book raises the question, "What is the deepdown cost of living a lie?" One critic writes that "this extraordinary book is meticulously researched, written with a crystal precision, and honest especially where it hurts."
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
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AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Stephen Cartertag:www.westportlibrary.org,2007:/events//6.5562007-11-14T10:00:00Z2007-10-24T18:27:06Z Wednesday, November 14 Noon McManus Room Noted Yale Law School professor and author Stephen Carter on New England White, the eagerly awaited, electrifying new novel from the author of The Emperor of Ocean Park. The Boston Globe calls the...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlWednesday, November 14
Noon
McManus Room
Noted Yale Law School professor and author Stephen Carter on New England White, the eagerly awaited, electrifying new novel from the author of The Emperor of Ocean Park. The Boston Globe calls the book "relentlessly suspenseful and galvanizing in its exploration of the profound difference between allegiance to ideas and to people."
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
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AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Howard Roughantag:www.westportlibrary.org,2007:/events//6.5552007-11-14T10:00:01Z2007-10-24T22:05:47Z Wednesday, November 14 7:30 pm McManus Room Howard Roughan and co-author James Patterson have authored another thriller to keep you up late. Roughan will be on hand to talk about their latest book, You've Been Warned, about a single...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlWednesday, November 14
7:30 pm
McManus Room
Howard Roughan and co-author James Patterson have authored another thriller to keep you up late. Roughan will be on hand to talk about their latest book, You've Been Warned, about a single mother who has few cares in the world, and is on the verge of a breakthrough as a professional photographer when she is jolted by a chilling, murderous dream.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
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AN EVENING WITH AMY SEDARIStag:www.westportlibrary.org,2007:/events//6.5542007-12-10T10:00:01Z2008-09-29T20:13:21ZMonday, December 10 7:30 pm McManus Room WE ARE SORRY, BUT REGISTRATION AND THE WAITING LIST ARE CLOSED. YOU ARE WELCOME TO COME TO THE AUTOGRAPHING RECEPTION AT 8:30 PM THAT WILL BE HELD IN THE LARGE READING ROOM ON...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlMonday, December 10
7:30 pm
McManus Room
WE ARE SORRY, BUT REGISTRATION AND THE WAITING LIST ARE CLOSED.
YOU ARE WELCOME TO COME TO THE AUTOGRAPHING RECEPTION AT 8:30 PM THAT WILL BE HELD IN THE LARGE READING ROOM ON THE MAIN LEVEL OF THE LIBRARY. BOOKS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE.
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AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Susan Schaabtag:www.westportlibrary.org,2007:/events//6.5502007-11-12T10:00:01Z2007-10-24T22:13:17Z Monday, November 12 7:30 pmMcManus Room Attorney turned author, Susan Schaab, on her book Wearing the Spider, which Book Review Journal calls "a high-tech thriller that cracks open the inner workings of a large law firm and leaves one...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlMonday, November 12
7:30 pm McManus Room
Attorney turned author, Susan Schaab, on her book Wearing the Spider, which Book Review Journal calls "a high-tech thriller that cracks open the inner workings of a large law firm and leaves one wondering just how often sexual harassment and hostile work environments are tolerated in the corporate world."
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
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Authors@the Librarytag:www.westportlibrary.org,2007:/events//6.4772007-10-23T09:00:00Z2007-09-07T19:47:45ZTuesday, October 23 7:30 pm McManus Room Hall of Fame coach Jim Calhoun of the University of Connecticut Huskies shares his seven secrets for motivation, success, leadership, and life. Book Review Books will be available for purchase and signing at...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlTuesday, October 23
7:30 pm
McManus Room
Hall of Fame coach Jim Calhoun of the University of Connecticut Huskies shares his seven secrets for motivation, success, leadership, and life.
Book Review
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AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Jed Rubenfeldtag:www.westportlibrary.org,2007:/events//6.5432007-11-07T10:00:01Z2007-10-29T14:52:51Z Wednesday, November 7 7:30 pm McManus Room Hear Yale Law professor Jed Rubenfeld on An Interpretation of Murder, his psychological thriller that is also a literary tale set in 1909 New York City with a cast that includes Sigmund...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlWednesday, November 7
7:30 pm
McManus Room
Hear Yale Law professor Jed Rubenfeld on An Interpretation of Murder, his psychological thriller that is also a literary tale set in 1909 New York City with a cast that includes Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung. Library Journal writes that the book is "filled with period detail, an historical thriller that challenges the reader to reason out the mystery."
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
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AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Barbara Quicktag:www.westportlibrary.org,2007:/events//6.5422007-11-07T10:00:00Z2007-10-23T14:49:28ZWednesday, November 7 Noon McManus Room Barbara Quick, author of Vivaldi's Virgins, an enthralling new novel that re-creates eighteenth-century Venice at the height of its splendor and decadence unveiling a story of longing and intrigue, half-told truths and toxic lies....Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlWednesday, November 7
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Barbara Quick, author of Vivaldi's Virgins, an enthralling new novel that re-creates eighteenth-century Venice at the height of its splendor and decadence unveiling a story of longing and intrigue, half-told truths and toxic lies. Publisher's Weekly writes, "Quick creates a hauntingly authentic setting rife with cruel punishments and brief moments of grand rewards."
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
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AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Mike Krysiuktag:www.westportlibrary.org,2007:/events//6.5412007-11-05T10:00:01Z2007-10-24T22:15:16ZMonday, November 57:30 pmMcManus Room Staples graduate Mike Krysiuk will talk about his personal memoir, Why Me Why Now? based on a near fatal drunk driving accident during his senior year of high school. Appropriate for middle-school students and adults....Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlMonday, November 5 7:30 pm McManus Room
Staples graduate Mike Krysiuk will talk about his personal memoir,
Why Me Why Now? based on a near fatal drunk driving accident during his senior year of high school. Appropriate for middle-school students and adults.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
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AUTHORS@ THE LIBRARY: Elliot Aronsontag:www.westportlibrary.org,2007:/events//6.5392007-11-04T10:00:00Z2007-10-22T19:09:24Z Sunday, November 4 2:00 pm McManus Room Elliot Aronson, co-author of Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts, will talk about what The Wall Street Journal calls "a ramble...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlSunday, November 4
2:00 pm
McManus Room
Elliot Aronson, co-author of Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts, will talk about what The Wall Street Journal calls "a ramble through the evasive tactics we employ when we've done something wrong and don't want to face up to it."
Books available for purchase and signing.
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Authors@the Librarytag:www.westportlibrary.org,2007:/events//6.4792007-10-19T09:00:00Z2007-09-07T20:06:00Z Friday, October 19 Noon McManus Room Caroline Weber on Queen of Fashion: What Marie Antoinette Wore to the Revolution, an illustrated history that suggests that the queen's fashion obsession wasn't about narcissism and frivolity but self-assertion. Book Review Books...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlFriday, October 19
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Caroline Weber on Queen of Fashion: What Marie Antoinette Wore to the Revolution, an illustrated history that suggests that the queen's fashion obsession wasn't about narcissism and frivolity but self-assertion.
Book Review
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Authors@the Librarytag:www.westportlibrary.org,2007:/events//6.4782007-10-17T09:00:00Z2007-09-07T19:59:02Z Wednesday, October 17 Noon McManus Room Cathleen Schine on The New Yorkers. Set on an Upper West Side street, the story captures human joys and sorrows, comedy and drama, beginnings and endings, as the dogs compel their owners to...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlWednesday, October 17
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Cathleen Schine on The New Yorkers. Set on an Upper West Side street, the story captures human joys and sorrows, comedy and drama, beginnings and endings, as the dogs compel their owners to live outside of themselves.
Book Review
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Authors@the Librarytag:www.westportlibrary.org,2007:/events//6.4622007-10-10T09:00:00Z2007-08-28T20:28:10Z Wednesday, October 10 Noon McManus Room Local author Max Wilk on his latest book, The Making of the Sound of Music, the full story of the making of the show. Wilk brings a musical theater historian's eye to the...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlWednesday, October 10
Noon
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Local author Max Wilk on his latest book, The Making of the Sound of Music, the full story of the making of the show. Wilk brings a musical theater historian's eye to the work, along with his passionate involvement as a witness to this history.
Books available for purchase and signing at the event.
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Authors@the Librarytag:www.westportlibrary.org,2007:/events//6.4372007-10-01T09:00:00Z2007-09-25T18:08:01Z Monday, October 1 Noon McManus Room Lisa Alther on Kinfolks: Falling Off the Family Tree - The Search for My Melungeon Ancestors, a wise, funny inquiry into the complexities of inheritance ultimately presenting a provocative take on the South's...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlMonday, October 1
Noon
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Lisa Alther on Kinfolks: Falling Off the Family Tree - The Search for My Melungeon Ancestors, a wise, funny inquiry into the complexities of inheritance ultimately presenting a provocative take on the South's obsession with skin color.
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Authors@the Librarytag:www.westportlibrary.org,2007:/events//6.4462007-09-26T09:00:00Z2007-08-24T16:46:54Z Wednesday, September 26 Noon McManus Room Best-selling author and prominent social observer Dalma Heyn on Drama Kings: The Men Who Drive Strong Women Crazy, where she examines a 21st century phenomenon: strong women who seem to attract men who...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlWednesday, September 26
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Best-selling author and prominent social observer Dalma Heyn on Drama Kings: The Men Who Drive Strong Women Crazy, where she examines a 21st century phenomenon: strong women who seem to attract men who claim they want lasting relationships, but end up sabotaging them.
Book Review
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Authors@the Librarytag:www.westportlibrary.org,2007:/events//6.4452007-09-24T09:30:00Z2007-09-24T15:56:24Z Monday, September 24 Noon McManus Room Michael White, on Soul Catcher, a novel set just prior to the Civil War. The moral tale of a fugitive slave catcher who must confront the demons of his past and the injustices...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html
Monday, September 24
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McManus Room
Michael White, on Soul Catcher, a novel set just prior to the Civil War. The moral tale of a fugitive slave catcher who must confront the demons of his past and the injustices of his present, as his life becomes entwined with the lives of the runaways.
Book Review
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Authors@the Librarytag:www.westportlibrary.org,2007:/events//6.5002007-09-30T09:00:00Z2007-09-21T17:00:08Z Sunday, September 30 2:00 pm McManus Room Violinist for the Emerson String Quartet, Eugene Drucker makes his debut as a novelist with The Savior, the story of a non-Jewish violinist forced to play for the inmates of a Nazi...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlSunday, September 30
2:00 pm
McManus Room
Violinist for the Emerson String Quartet, Eugene Drucker makes his debut as a novelist with The Savior, the story of a non-Jewish violinist forced to play for the inmates of a Nazi concentration camp. Drucker will play some of the music found in the novel. A reception will follow.
Book Review
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Authors@the Librarytag:www.westportlibrary.org,2007:/events//6.4012007-09-06T09:00:00Z2007-08-24T15:15:30ZThursday, September 6 7:30 pm McManus Room David Friedman on The Immortalists: Charles Lindbergh, Dr. Alexis Carrel, and Their Daring Quest to Live Forever. This true story reads like riveting historical fiction but raises real and provocative questions about the...Westport Public Libraryhttp://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.htmlThursday, September 6
7:30 pm
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David Friedman on The Immortalists: Charles Lindbergh, Dr. Alexis Carrel, and Their Daring Quest to Live Forever. This true story reads like riveting historical fiction but raises real and provocative questions about the shape of the future.
Book Review
Books available for purchase and signing on September 6
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authors@the librarytag:www.westportlibrary.org,2007:/events/demo//6.3382007-07-09T05:23:35Z2007-08-13T13:28:05Z Mon., July 9 7:30 pm Daniel Gross will talk about his latest book, Pop! Why Bubbles are Great for the Economy. Bubbles once seen as disastrous have actually helped build the commercial infrastructures that have jump-started American growth. Books...http://www.westportlibrary.orgMon., July 9
7:30 pmDaniel Gross will talk about his latest book, Pop! Why Bubbles are Great for the Economy. Bubbles once seen as disastrous have actually helped build the commercial infrastructures that have jump-started American growth. Books will be available for purchase and signing.
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Jerry Labriola on The Strange Death of Napoleon Bonaparte. Labriola picks up the trail of history's coldest case--the controversial death of the French
emperor--in a suspenseful novel that combines equal parts mystery and rich historical detail.
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2:00 pm
McManus Room
Elliot Aronson, co-author of Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts, will talk about what The Wall Street Journal calls "a ramble through the evasive tactics we employ when we've done something wrong and don't want to face up to it."
Books available for purchase and signing.
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Sunday, September 30
2:00 pm
McManus Room
Violinist for the Emerson String Quartet, Eugene Drucker makes his debut as a novelist with The Savior, the story of a non-Jewish violinist forced to play for the inmates of a Nazi concentration camp. Drucker will play some of the music found in the novel. A reception will follow.
Book Review
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
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