[Yale-readings] Readings at New Haven Public Library

[Nancy Kuhl]

Writers LIVE! at the New Have Public Library, FREE and open to the public

>September 27th, Monday, 6:30 pm
>Katharine Weber and Cathy Day
>The Little Women: Katharine Weber
>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.
>
>"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
>
>The Circus in Winter: Cathy Day
>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.
>
>"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
>
>October 12th, Tuesday, 6:30 pm
>Anthony Doerr
>About Grace: Anthony Doerr
>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.
>
>"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. "
>Julia Glass, author of Three Junes
>
>October 14th, Thursday, 6:30 pm
>Lewis Lapham
>Lewis Lapham will give a discussion on democracy and america, and be 
>signing copies of his new book Gag Order.
>
>October 23rd, Saturday, 3:00 pm
>Edith Grossman
>Don Quixote by Cervantes: Translator Edith Grossman
>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.
>
>"Against the odds, Grossman has given us an honest, robust and freshly 
>revelatory Quixote for our times." --Publisher's Weekly
>
>November 13th, Saturday, 3:00pm
>Maureen Howard
>& BookRounds SwapFest Event (Swapfest begins at 2:15pm)
>The Silver Screen: Maureen Howard
>Come out to hear a great writer and swap some of your books!
>
>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.
>
>"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

New Haven Public Library
133 Elm Street Community Program Room, lower level. Accessible via Temple 
Street. FREE parking in Temple Street Yale parking Lot.

Contact John @ 946-7001 for questions. All books will be on sale at the 
events courtesy of Atticus Books & Cafe.


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