Sunday, May 24, 2015
It'll be back — way back — to the future on Saturday, May 30, from noon to 3 p.m., at The Mark Twain House & Museum, 351 Farmington Ave., Hartford, at a Steampunk Social tea party featur…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:00AMThursday, May 14, 2015
Popular novelist Jodi Picoult and her daughter and co-author, Samantha van Leer, will speak Tuesday, May 19, at 6 p.m., at First Congregational Church, 26 Meetinghouse Lane, Madison, in a pr…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:24AMThursday, May 7, 2015
Famous authors and poets, including James Patterson, Jodi Picoult, Judy Blume and Ted Kooser, will give talks in Connecticut this summer, and new and established literary festivals will offe…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:06PMDavid Sedaris, whose comic essays and insightful memoirs have earned him an enthusiastic following, will present a program of all-new readings on Friday, May 15, at 8 p.m. at The Bushnell, C…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:07AMThursday, April 30, 2015
The Connecticut Forum will present a discussion by two Pulitzer Prize-winning authors on Saturday, May 9.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:19AMThursday, April 23, 2015
Author, essayist and UConn professor William Jelani Cobb will speak at a free Salon at Stowe event on Thursday, April 30, at 5 p.m. at the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, 77 Forest St., Hartfo…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:38AMThursday, April 16, 2015
R.J. Julia Booksellers celebrates its 25th anniversary on April 19. The bookstore at 678 Boston Post Road, Madison, is known for presenting prominent and popular authors discussing their lat…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:19PMFriday, April 10, 2015
AvonCon, a Comic Convention presented by Avon Library, will offer free workshops and talks for kids and adults about many aspects of comic books and graphic novels at the library, 281 Countr…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:44PMThursday, April 2, 2015
Registration is open for the Fourth Annual Writers' Weekend at The Mark Twain House & Museum.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AMWednesday, April 1, 2015
Registration is open for the Fourth Annual Writers' Weekend at The Mark Twain House & Museum.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:56PMThursday, March 26, 2015
Wednesday is April Fool's Day, but the subject of a talk at 7 p.m. at The Mark Twain House & Museum, 351 Farmington Ave., Hartford, while outrageous, is no hoax.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:17AMThursday, March 12, 2015
Joy Ladin, a poet who transitioned from male to female and became the first openly transgendered professor to gain tenure at Yeshiva University, an Orthodox Jewish institution, will take par…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:51PMThursday, March 5, 2015
U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) will give a talk about his latest book, written with Mark Salter, on Monday, March 9, at a luncheon beginning at 11:30 a.m. at the Crowne Plaza, 100 Berlin Ro…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:48PMU.S. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) will give a talk about his latest book, written with Mark Salter, on Monday, March 9, at a luncheon beginning at 11:30 a.m. at the Crowne Plaza, 100 Berlin Ro…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:48PMFriday, February 13, 2015
The Annual Author Series at Renbrook School will host a free talk on Wednesday, Feb. 18, at 6:30 p.m. by New York Times bestselling author Christina Baker Kline and novelist Kate Manning. Ka…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:00AMThe Annual Author Series at Renbrook School will host a free talk on Wednesday, Feb. 18, at 6:30 p.m. by New York Times bestselling author Christina Baker Kline and novelist Kate Manning. Ka…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:00AMFriday, February 6, 2015
Mark Twain's international travels and what they taught him will be explored in the spring series of free talks and readings called "The Trouble Begins at 5:30" at The Mark Twain House & Mus…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:00AMSaturday, January 31, 2015
R.J. Julia Booksellers of Madison will sponsor talks by three authors this week.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:00AMThursday, January 22, 2015
Walter "Doc" Hurley, who died in 2014 at age 91, was indeed a legend in Hartford. A star athlete at Weaver High School, he became a Marine and attended Virginia State University and went on …
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:48AMThursday, January 15, 2015
A biography of famous Revolutionary War era traitor Benedict Arnold and a guide for collectors of a Chinese game that has intrigued countless Americans will be discussed by their authors at …
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:30PMSunday, January 11, 2015
Books on fashion, food, fantasy, President John F. Kennedy, a memoir and some new novels will be discussed by their authors at free events at R.J. Julia Booksellers, 768 Boston Post Road, Ma…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:00AMWednesday, December 31, 2014
Make your reservations now to hear Lucy Ferriss, who teaches at Trinity College in Hartford, talk about her latest novel, "A Sister To Honor" (Berkley Trade Paperback Original, $16) at a fre…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:25AMFriday, December 26, 2014
Where can you find information on books to read for your own pleasure or for book club meetings, or about author appearances in the area? The weekly Writestuff column is a good place to star…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AMWednesday, December 10, 2014
Hank Phillippi Ryan knows news, and she knows crime. As a longtime investigative reporter for Channel 7 news, the NBC affiliate in Boston, she has won 32 EMMYs, 12 Edward R. Murrow awards an…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:43PMThursday, December 4, 2014
If you haven't had your fill of political debate and chatter, you can get a heaping helping when the Mark Twain House & Museum presents ultra-conservative Canadian author, recording artist a…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:06AMTuesday, November 25, 2014
A free celebration at the Hartford Public Library will launch "Hartford Through Time" ($22.95), a book published by the library's Hartford History Center. The launch party will be held Wedne…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:55AMThursday, November 20, 2014
Jimmy Carter, who was the 39th president of the United States, will visit Connecticut on Dec. 2 at 4:30 p.m. to sign copies of his new book, " A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence and…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:57PMThursday, October 30, 2014
A free family event centered on Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" will be presented by Hartford Stage and author Carlo DeVito at Barnes & Noble at Blue Back Square in West Hartford on Sat…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:07PMSunday, October 5, 2014
Benjamin Griffin, associate editor for the Mark Twain Papers & Project at the University of California, Berkeley, will give a free talk on Wednesday, Oct. 8, at 5:30 p.m., following a 5 p.m.…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:00AMSunday, September 21, 2014
U.S. Rep. James E. Clyburn will discuss his new book, "Blessed Experiences: Genuinely Southern, Proudly Black" (University of South Carolina Press, $34.95) on Sunday, Sept. 21, at 5 p.m. a…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:00AMThursday, September 11, 2014
Books about auto racing, baseball and cats will be discussed at programs at the Mark Twain House & Museum, 351 Farmington Ave., Hartford, and writing workshops and courses are being offered …
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:23AM 
