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<b>Writers LIVE! at the New Have Public Library, </b>FREE and open to the
public<br>
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<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite><b>September 27th, Monday, 6:30 pm
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Katharine Weber and Cathy Day </b><br>
The Little Women: Katharine Weber <br>
Inspired by the Louisa May Alcott classic, The Little Women is the story
of the adolescent Green sisters - Meg, Joanna, and Amy - who lead a
charmed life until they discover that their apparently perfect family is
far more fragile than they had thought. <br>
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"Katharine Weber's novel, which stops being droll only to be funny
and almost never stops being exceedingly smart, is a hermit crab.
Creeping into the whelk shell of Louisa May Alcott's celebrated novel, it
avails itself of the spirals to do double and triple twists inside
them."Richard Eder, The New York Times <br>
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The Circus in Winter: Cathy Day <br>
In Lima, legend and lore outlive the circus itself, luring contemporary
inhabitants to faraway places in search of the adventure that has moved
on. The connected tales of The Circus in Winter display the rise and fall
of an American circus. Cathy Day follows the performers and their progeny
into history, vividly bringing the everyday lives of circus people to the
page. <br>
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"A series of sensitively drawn, interconnected short stories makes
up Day's first novel, which invites readers into the less-than-fanciful
realm of circus folk . . .Her portrayal of life under and outside the big
top is accomplished. Strongly recommended.” Library Journal <br>
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<b>October 12th, Tuesday, 6:30 pm <br>
Anthony Doerr </b><br>
About Grace: Anthony Doerr <br>
David Winkler, begins life in Anchorage, Alaska, a quiet boy drawn to the
volatility of weather and obsessed with snow. When David dreams that his
infant daughter will drown in a flood as he tries to save her, he comes
undone. He travels thousands of miles, fleeing family, home, and the
future itself, to deny the dream. <br>
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"About Grace is a taut, gorgeously written odyssey of heartbreak and
self-forgiveness. It is indeed about grace--what happens when we have
found it yet manage to lose it--and about so much more: the power of
love, the power of grief, and above all the power of dreams. "
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Julia Glass, author of Three Junes <br>
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<b>October 14th, Thursday, 6:30 pm <br>
Lewis Lapham </b><br>
Lewis Lapham will give a discussion on democracy and america, and be
signing copies of his new book Gag Order. <br>
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<b>October 23rd, Saturday, 3:00 pm <br>
Edith Grossman </b><br>
Don Quixote by Cervantes: Translator Edith Grossman <br>
Edith Grossman's reads from her definitive English translation of the
Spanish masterpiece. Widely regarded as the world's first modern novel,
and one of the funniest and most tragic books ever written, Don Quixote
chronicles the famous picaresque adventures of the noble knight-errant
Don Quixote of La Mancha and his faithful squire, Sancho Panza, as they
travel through sixteenth-century Spain. Come enjoy an afternoon with Don
Quixote and Cervantes with a woman who knows them both well. <br>
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"Against the odds, Grossman has given us an honest, robust and
freshly revelatory Quixote for our times." --Publisher's Weekly
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<b>November 13th, Saturday, 3:00pm <br>
Maureen Howard </b><br>
& BookRounds SwapFest Event (Swapfest begins at 2:15pm) <br>
The Silver Screen: Maureen Howard <br>
Come out to hear a great writer and swap some of your books! <br>
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In The Silver Screen Howard conjures up the last days of silent movies in
the story of Isabel Maher, who renounces the glamour of Hollywood and her
talent. As Bel Murphy, wife and mother, she is confined to the drama of
domestic life and plays it like a star. <br>
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"The stories of all four are anchored by Howard's lovely and precise
prose and by the complexities of communication and disconnection, the
roles in which we are all cast or miscast in life. Readers of the series
so far will also have the pleasure of discovering further connections
between disparate characters in this wide, seasonal
tapestry."–Publisher’s Weekly </blockquote><br>
New Haven Public Library<br>
133 Elm Street Community Program Room, lower level. Accessible via Temple
Street. FREE parking in Temple Street Yale parking Lot. <br>
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Contact John @ 946-7001 for questions. All books will be on sale at the
events courtesy of Atticus Books & Cafe. <br>
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