The Easton Public Library is the place to be this winter for author events. Three separate author talks are happening in January and February, so mark your calendar and register to reserve your place.
Author Talk: Elisabeth Breslav, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2 p.m.
One of the dwindling group of 1940’s teenagers alive today, Elisabeth was 12 years old when Hitler’s troops marched into the Netherlands and 17 when the country was finally liberated. At a time when young people normally develop their outlook on life and their moral/ethical values, she witnessed death and destruction all around, was in constant fear of bombs, and lived without heat or food.
The book tells how, from a frightened child, she gradually turned into a tough teenager, ready to hustle and taking dangerous chances to just stay alive. Join us on Sunday, Jan. 28, at 2 p.m. at the Easton Public Library community room for a local author event. Elisabeth Breslav, a former long-time Easton resident, will be reading from her new book “Five Years Under Nazi Occupation: a World War II Memoir of Resilience and Survival in the Netherlands” (Nedvision Publishing). Elisabeth will sign books available for purchase following the reading. A reception will follow.
One Book/One Town Community Read
Author talk with Catherine Newman, Saturday, Feb. 24, at 2pm
This year’s book choice for our One Book/One Town Community Read is “We All Want Impossible Things,” by Amherst, Massachusetts author Catherine Newman. Multiple copies are available to check out at the library, and it is also available digitally, as an ebook and eaudiobook on the Libby and Palace Project apps. Join us on Saturday, Feb. 24, at 2 p.m. for a discussion with Catherine Newman.
Edith and Ashley have been best friends for over 42 years. They’ve shared the mundane and the momentous together: trick or treating and binge drinking; “Gilligan’s Island” reruns and REM concerts; hickeys and heartbreak; surprise Scottish wakes; marriages, infertility, and children. As Ash says, “Edi’s memory is like the back-up hard drive for mine.”
But now the unthinkable has happened. Edi is dying of ovarian cancer and spending her last days at a hospice near Ash, who stumbles into heartbreak surrounded by her daughters, ex(ish) husband, dear friends, a poorly chosen lover (or two), and a rotating cast of beautifully, fleetingly human hospice characters.
As “The Fiddler on the Roof” soundtrack blasts all day long from the room next door, Edi and Ash reminisce, hold on, and try to let go. Meanwhile, Ash struggles with being an imperfect friend, wife, and parent — with life, in other words, distilled to its heartbreaking, joyful, and comedic essence. For anyone who’s ever lost a friend or had one. Get ready to laugh through your tears. — Amazon
Author Talk: Ripped From the Headlines, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 7 p.m.
If you’re a fan of thrillers, you don’t want to miss our “Ripped From the Headlines” author Panel. Canadian-born Deborah Levison is the author of “The Crate,” a true-crime nonfiction book, and “A Nest of Snakes,” a novel, both of which have received acclaim. She has been published in national and local media, as a communications director and as a freelance writer. This will be her second visit to the Library.
Through her knowledge of the most detailed aspects of the crimes, Wendy Whitman has become an expert on the subject of murder in America. She spent 15 years at Court TV and another several at HLN for the “Nancy Grace” show, where she appeared on air as a producer/reporter covering high-profile cases. Whitman has published two crime thriller novels: “Premonition” and the sequel, “Retribution,” released on July 25, 2023.
Stamford author Pamela Dunn, has three published novels, “Her Father’s Daughter” (2023), “Last Stop On The 6” (2021) and “Rebels By Accident” (2014). She is co-event coordinator for Sisters in Crime CT, co-founder of Key to the Castle Workshop in Cetera, Italy, and the co-host of the Westport Library’s podcast, “Go Ahead, Write Something.”
Books will be available for purchase and signing at all three of these author events. Registration is required. To register, go to https://eastonlibrary.org/calendar-list, or call 203-261-0134.
