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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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., …
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…
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 …
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…
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 …
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…
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.…
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…
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, …
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…
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…
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…
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…