Tuesday, July 26, 2016
Who wrote the Book of Love? We don't know, but we do know that Moira Weigel has written "Labor of Love: The Invention of Dating" (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $26), and that she will give free…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:32PMWednesday, July 20, 2016
Much has been published about Donald J. Trump and his quest for the presidency. Now, bestselling author and comedian Michael Ian Black, who lives in Connecticut, has one for those who love p…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:05PMWednesday, July 13, 2016
The Sunken Garden Poetry Festival on the grounds of Hill-Stead Museum, 35 Main St., Farmington, continues Wednesday, July 20, with a program by poets Edward Hirsch and Clare Rossini. Hirsch,…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:23PMWednesday, July 6, 2016
Stewart O'Nan, a best-selling novelist who set some of his stories in Connecticut, will speak at noon on Thursday, July 14, at DoubleTree by Hilton, 42 Century Drive, Bristol, at the 2016 Fr…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:03PMWednesday, June 29, 2016
The eighth annual Connecticut Authors Trail begins Thursday, July 7, at Calvert Library, 5 Tyler Drive, Franklin, with a free talk by Adam von Gootkin, whose book is "Living Proof: Onyx Moon…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:01AMThursday, June 23, 2016
Cathy Alter, who grew up in West Hartford, takes part in an author's conversation with novelist Matthew Dicks on Thursday, June 30, at Barnes & Noble, 60 Isham Road, West Hartford, in Blue B…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:07PMThursday, June 16, 2016
Beautiful words and beautiful music in a setting of natural beauty: Who could ask for more? That is what the 24th annual Sunken Garden Poetry Festival, which begins Wednesday, June 22, offer…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AMThursday, June 9, 2016
A free Local Author Festival will begin at Avon Free Public Library, 281 Country Club Road, Avon, on Thursday, June 16. In June and July, 40 authors will take part in programs featuring fict…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:45PMFriday, June 3, 2016
Author K. Patrick Ober will give a "The Trouble Begins At 5:30" talk on Wednesday, June 8, at 5:30 p.m., following a 5 p.m. reception at the Twain House & Museum, 351 Farmington Ave., Hartfo…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:00AMThursday, May 26, 2016
The annual Stowe Prize Award presentation will take place at a Big Tent Jubilee on Thursday, June 2, at 6 p.m., on the grounds of the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, 77 Forest St., Hartford, f…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:00AMThursday, May 19, 2016
A countess who is also an author, a poet who won a MacArthur "Genius" Grant and best-selling Connecticut authors will present programs for book lovers. Here is a sampling: The Real Downton A…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:40AMWednesday, May 18, 2016
Lesley Stahl, the award-winning journalist and 25-year "60 Minutes" correspondent, will speak about her new book at a luncheon presented by R.J. Julia Booksellers of Madison on Thursday, May…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:59PMWednesday, May 11, 2016
Sandra Bernhard, host of the Sirius XM Radio show "Sandyland," is known for her abrasive stand-up comedy and appearances in TV shows such as "Roseanne" and "2 Broke Girls," as well as in mov…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:53PMThursday, May 5, 2016
The son of one of Connecticut's most successful inventors, engineers and industrialists will give a free talk about his book about his father on Tuesday, May 10, at 5:30 p.m. at Hartford His…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:39AMWednesday, April 27, 2016
Chris Bohjalian, the bestselling author of 18 books, will be the guest speaker at the Friends of the Simsbury Library's annual Booked for Lunch Author Luncheon on May 19 at noon at Hopmeadow…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:15PMWednesday, April 20, 2016
An animal rights advocate, a historian, an actress and author and several novelists will give free talks at R.J. Julia Booksellers, 768 Boston Post Road, Madison. All events require registra…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:33AMThursday, April 14, 2016
As National Poetry Month continues, so do local poetry events: Arts Center East, 709 Hartford Turnpike (Route 30), Vernon, will host a reading on Sunday, April 17, from 2 to 4 p.m. Poets Joa…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:06PMFriday, April 8, 2016
An activist, author and playwright, along with experts on many aspects of publishing, will speak when the Fifth Annual Writers Weekend at The Mark Twain House & Museum, 351 Farmington Ave., …
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:00AMThursday, March 31, 2016
Gina Barreca is many things: a professor of English literature and feminist theory at UConn, a nationally syndicated columnist who appears regularly in The Courant, a humorist and member (al…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:02AMThursday, March 24, 2016
Several authors will speak at the Connecticut Coalition for Reason's C.A.R.E. Conference at the Mark Twain House & Museum Center, 351 Farmington Ave., Hartford, on Saturday, April 2, from 9 …
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:10AMThursday, March 17, 2016
The Hartford Public Library, 500 Main St., Hartford, will host free programs on the Big Read, poetry and a mystery novel. On Wednesday, March 23, at 6 p.m., Professor Paul LaRocca of Goodwin…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:53AMThursday, March 10, 2016
Free discussions on a book that looks behind the curtain of Broadway shows, a biography of an actress, history books by local authors and a family saga novel will be presented by R.J. Julia …
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:10AMThursday, March 3, 2016
A new book about Mark Twain's life in Hartford will be launched at a "The Trouble Begins At 5:30" event at The Mark Twain House & Museum, 351 Farmington Ave., Hartford, on Wednesday, March 9…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:05AMThursday, February 25, 2016
An author who explores the relationship of humans and animals will give a free Book/Mark talk on Thursday, March 3, at 7 p.m. at the Mark Twain House & Museum, 351 Farmington Ave., Hartford.…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:59AMThursday, February 18, 2016
Gary Shteyngart, the award-winning Russian émigré author who is known for his self-mocking and wildly humorous novels, will give a free talk and reading on Thursday, Feb. 25, at 7 p.m., at…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:36PMFriday, February 12, 2016
Karen Finley, a writer and performance artist whose work at first shocked and then attracted a wide audience, will appear on Wednesday, Feb. 17, at 7 p.m., at the Mark Twain House & Museum, …
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:00AMWednesday, February 3, 2016
Thriller author Lisa Gardner will be in conversation with a special guest, fellow thriller writer Joe Finder, at Mohegan Sun's Cabaret Theater, 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd, Uncasville, on Friday, Feb…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:38AMThursday, January 28, 2016
Steve Kemper, an author and journalist who lives in West Hartford, will give a free program about his latest book, "A Splendid Savage: The Restless Life of Frederick Russell Burnham" (Norton…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:44PMFriday, January 22, 2016
Ivan Backer, a Hartford humanitarian and former Trinity College community activist, was one of the Jewish children in Europe who were rescued from the Nazis by Sir Nicholas Winton's Kindertr…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AMWednesday, January 13, 2016
Steve Kornacki, the political writer and MSNBC political analyst, will talk with WPNR personality Colin McEnroe on Thursday, Jan. 21, at 7 p.m. at Congregation Beth Israel, 701 Farmington Av…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:35AMWednesday, January 6, 2016
Actress and author Illeana Douglas says it's all Dennis Hopper's fault. She will give a free Book/Mark talk about her memoir, "I Blame Dennis Hopper: And Other Stories from a Life Lived In a…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:30AM 
