Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Wesleyan R.J. Julia Bookstore, 413 Main St., Middletown, will host free author talks at 7 p.m. On Tuesday, Oct. 17, Sophfronia Scott, author of "Unforgivable Love," a retelling of the French…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AMTuesday, October 3, 2017
David Sedaris, whose witty and poignant essay collections and memoirs have made him a bestselling author, will speak Saturday, Oct. 14, at 8 p.m. at The Bushnell, 166 Capitol Ave., Hartford.…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AMThursday, September 28, 2017
How does a poem create effects, convey meaning and speak to its readers? A free conference called "Word By Word, Line By Line" will explore that question on Wednesday, Oct. 4, from 9:30 a.m.…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AMTuesday, September 12, 2017
The sixth annual Writers' Weekend at the Mark Twain House & Museum, 351 Farmington Ave., Hartford, will take place Saturday, Sept. 23 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with a keynote talk at 7 p.m., an…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AMTuesday, August 22, 2017
The 2017 Connecticut Book Awards, which celebrate the best work of Connecticut authors and illustrators who published books in 2016 in or about the state, will be presented Oct. 22, from 2 t…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AMTuesday, August 15, 2017
For the third year, the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center and Mark Twain House & Museum will partner with Capital Community College to offer a class on the work of Hartford's most famous authors.…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:04AMWednesday, August 9, 2017
Adriana Trigiani, the bestselling author of the Big Stone Gap novels and other romantic and witty books, will talk about her new novel, "Kiss Carlo" (Harper, $27.99), which is about an Itali…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:46AMTuesday, July 25, 2017
More than 30 authors and illustrators will take part in the 21st annual Sharon Summer Book Signing, which benefits Hotchkiss Library of Sharon, under tents on the town green at 10 Upper Main…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:25PMTuesday, July 18, 2017
The free Local Author Festival presented by Avon Free Public Library, 281 Country Club Road, Avon, will continue Tuesday, July 25, at 6:30 p.m. with a Biography/Memoir Author Panel featuring…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:43PMTuesday, July 11, 2017
The Sunken Garden Poetry Festival will continue its 25th anniversary season on Wednesday, July 19, on the grounds of Hill-Stead Museum, a National Historic Landmark at 35 Mountain Road, Farm…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:22AMWednesday, July 5, 2017
The Sunken Garden Poetry Festival will continue its 25th anniversary season on Sunday, July 9, on the grounds of the Hill-Stead Museum, a National Historic Landmark at 35 Mountain Road, Farm…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:46PMWednesday, June 28, 2017
The ninth annual Connecticut Authors Trail begins Thursday, July 6, with a free talk by Diana Ross McCain, historian and author, at 6:30 p.m. at the Janet Carlson Calvert Library, 5 Tyler Dr…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:37PMWednesday, June 21, 2017
Four novelists, two authors of a book about Hammonassett State Park and an illustrator of children's books will speak at events presented by R.J. Julia Booksellers of Madison. All require re…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AMFriday, June 16, 2017
The Sunken Garden Poetry Festival will begin its 25th anniversary season June 21 on the grounds of Hill-Stead Museum, a National Historic Landmark at 35 Mountain Road, Farmington. Beginning …
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AMWednesday, June 7, 2017
The Local Author Festival presented by Avon Free Public Library, 281 Country Club Road, Avon, returns with a kickoff talk on June 17 at 2 p.m. by author Ann Leary, who is celebrating the rel…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:06AMThursday, June 1, 2017
On June 8, at its seventh annual Big Tent Jubilee, the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center will award the 2017 Stowe Prize for Writing to Advance Social Justice to Bryan Stevenson, author of the me…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:22AMWednesday, May 24, 2017
Scott Turow, the author of best-selling thrillers that began with 1987's "Presumed Innocent," will speak May 30 at 7 p.m. at a program at Madison Beach Hotel, 94 West Wharf Road, Madison, pr…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:39AMWednesday, May 17, 2017
R.J. Julia Booksellers, 768 Boston Post Road, Madison, will present free talks by authors of fiction, memoir and poetry. On May 21 at 10:30 a.m., Shoshana Banana will talk about her fact-bas…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:12PMWednesday, May 10, 2017
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Hall of Fame basketball star and all-time leading NBA scorer, humanitarian, Presidential Medal of Freedom winner and best-selling author, will give a talk May 17 at 6 p.…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:28AMThursday, May 4, 2017
Diane Rehm, the popular NPR host, will speak Thursday, May 11, at 7 p.m. at Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts, 5151 Park Ave., Fairfield. Rehm will discuss her memoir "On My Own" (Knop…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:00AMThursday, April 27, 2017
Poetry, politics, rescue and romance will be discussed by authors at free events at R.J. Julia Booksellers, 768 Boston Post Road, Madison. All require reservations: 203-245-3959 or rjjulia.c…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:54PMThursday, April 20, 2017
The annual Booked for Lunch author luncheon presented by the Friends of the Simsbury Library and featuring a talk by Christina Baker Kline, author of the best-selling "Orphan Train" and "A P…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:48AMWednesday, April 12, 2017
Was Henry David Thoreau, the 19th century New England philosopher and essayist, more a boatman than a woodsman? Robert M. Thorson, a geology professor at UConn's Center for Integrative Geosc…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AMWednesday, April 5, 2017
Ballerina Misty Copeland, a principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre and author of the best-selling memoir "Life in Motion" and the children's book, "Firebird," will discuss her new book,…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:18PMWednesday, March 29, 2017
R.J. Julia Bookseller, 768 Boston Post Road, Madison, will host a book signing by Chelsea Clinton, daughter of Hillary and former President Bill Clinton, on April 5 at 7 p.m. Chelsea Clinton…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:40AMFriday, March 24, 2017
R.J. Julia Booksellers, 768 Boston Post Road, Madison, will present free talks about nonfiction books and the store's podcasts. On March 26, at 2 p.m., Dan Slater will talk about his nonfict…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:00AMTuesday, March 14, 2017
Anne Garrels, NPR journalist and author of "Putin Country: A Journey Into The Real Russia" (Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, $26), will give a free talk presented by the Friends of the Simsbury P…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AMTuesday, March 7, 2017
Local and independent authors and the celebrity known as the Long Island medium will appear at R.J. Julia Booksellers, 768 Boston Post Road, Madison. Reservations are required: 203-245-3959 …
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:55AMWednesday, March 1, 2017
R.J. Julia Booksellers, 768 Boston Post Road, Madison, will offer free talks by novelists. On Monday, March 6, at 7 p.m., Durham author Kristan Higgins will discuss "On Second Thought" (Harl…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:20PMFriday, February 24, 2017
Readers of a certain age may have fond memories of the Little Golden Books for children. Launched during World War II, they became popular with kids worldwide. Titles included "The Poky Litt…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AMWednesday, February 15, 2017
The nationally acclaimed Sunken Garden Poetry Festival will begin its 25th anniversary season June 21 on the grounds of Hill-Stead Museum, a National Historic Landmark at 35 Mountain Road, F…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM 
