Author line up for 12-29-20

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Author Line-Up for 12-22-20

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At 9:05am " The Magic Christmas Ornament"

THE MAGIC CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT COLLECTION is much more than a book. The collection includes a super premium hardback with stunning full-color illustrations, an ornament just like the one in the story, and a beautiful decorative package, suitable for making the gift of Christmas a lasting memory.

At 9:35 am ' Don't Sleep With Him Yet"

Any woman who's had her heart broken by a promising new partner or who has fumbled through a casual hookup will relate to Don't Sleep with Him Yet, a much-needed, groundbreaking book written by Beverly Hills clinical psychologist Dr. Nancy Lee. Having helped countless women with every dating and relationship issue imaginable (and then some), Dr. Lee clearly demonstrates how to let go of self-doubt to finally find the fulfilling romantic relationship you desire and deserve. Completely in step with today's oftentimes confusing sexual landscape, this no-nonsense, go-to guide is filled with intimate stories and thoroughly researched revelations including:

- How to turn up the chemistry with someone you're interested in, including what flirting does for the brain.

Author Line-Up for 12-15-20

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Bishop Harry R. Jackson Jr. will discuss his new book " A Manifesto " 

Poetry: Robert Eugene Perry will discuss the state of New England Poetry and Marketing

More than in any time in our nation’s history, there’s a greater opportunity now for minority populations to let their voices be heard, influence society, and reshape the role of government in their lives.

This is not the time for violence, nor is it the time to demand more handouts from governments that have failed to give minorities what they truly need and deserve: a better life so they can achieve their own destiny.

A Manifesto: Christian America’s Contract with Minorities by Bishop Harry R. Jackson Jr. sets the stage for a biblical agenda or manifesto to bring about social change in our nation. Christians of every denomination and ethnic stripe are welcome to join this coalition to contribute to our national vision and strategic direction.

Rather than continuing to let government view minorities as precocious children too young to drive, A Manifesto offers an outline to strengthen people to work together to be empowered in key areas, from education and public policy reform to wealth creation and entrepreneurship.

Christians everywhere are urged to join in and build a brighter tomorrow for all of us!

So, you want to be an indie author?

Author Line-Up for 12-01-20

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At 9: 05 am Author Christa Parravani will discuss her memoir, " Loved and Wanted " 

Christa Parravani was forty years old, in a troubled marriage, and in bad financial straits when she learned she was pregnant with her third child. She and her family were living in Morgantown, West Virginia, where she had taken a professorial position at the local university.

Haunted by a childhood steeped in poverty and violence and by young adult years rocked by the tragic death of her identical twin sister, Christa hoped her professor’s salary and health care might set her and her young family on a safe and steady path. Instead, one year after the birth of her second child, Christa found herself pregnant again. Six weeks into the pregnancy, she requested an abortion. And in the weeks, then months, that followed, nurses obfuscated and doctors refused outright or feared being found out to the point of, ultimately, becoming unavailable to provide Christa with reproductive choice.

By the time Christa understood that she would need to leave West Virginia to obtain a safe, legal abortion, she’d run out of time. She had failed to imagine that she might not have access to reproductive choice in the United States, until it was too late for her, her pregnancy too far along.

So she gave birth to a beautiful baby boy named Keats. And another frightening education began: available healthcare was dangerously inadequate to her newborn son’s needs; indeed, environmental degradations and poor healthcare endangered Christa’s older children as well.

Loved and Wanted is the passionate story of a woman’s love for her children, and a poignant and bracing look at the difficult choices women in America are forced to make every day, in a nation where policies and a cultural war on women leave them without sufficient agency over their bodies, their futures, and even their hopes for their children’s lives.

Author Line-Up for 11-24-20

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A Unique New Therapy Tool for Healing and Self-Discovery

How inspired qualities and affirmations helped one psychotherapist honor her loved one, cope with grief, and find meaning.

Give Grief Meaning. How do you make sense of loss and tragedy? After the sudden and devastating loss of her infant daughter, Lily Dulan, a marriage and family therapist (MFT), psychotherapist and certified yoga teacher, meditated, prayed, and ruminated on the only thing she had left–her baby girl’s name. In Lily’s courage to address and move through her pain, she developed The Name Work, a cross pollination of proven psychological modalities, 12-step wellness tools, spiritual healing applications, meditation and ancient yoga. In her heartfelt memoir, Lily shares her healing journey and her method for unleashing the power in names and giving them special meaning to help move through the grief process in a thoughtful and transformative way.

Author Line- Up for 11-17-20

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Tentatively scheduled at 9;05 am Author Paul Podolsky will discuss, " Raising A Thief" a memoir

A true story about raising an unusually challenging child, in this case one who struggled to reciprocate love. Unfolding over nearly 20 years, Raising a Thief focuses on the struggles of a Russian orphan, Sonya, mistreated early in life, ultimately diagnosed with Reactive Attachment Disorder, and the family that adopted her. Sonya's story will allow a reader to better understand the immeasurable impact of a caregiver early in a child's life and also grasp why some bounce back from terrible childhood adversity and some struggle.

What is your favorite book on the Civil War, readers ask....

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The Andersonville Military Prison is here presented in a narrative packed with excitement. John McElroy, who was in the first contingent of Union prisoners sent to Andersonville and who survived all its terrors, tells this true story in outspoken words.

Author Line-Up for 11-10-20

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At 9 am Author Lorie Kleiner Eckert will discus, Love, Loss, and Moving On

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"Love, Loss, and Moving On" captures the universal truths about the risks and rewards of relationships when you’re a woman of a certain age. With a relatable style both hilarious and heart-rending, Lorie Kleiner Eckert shares her grief, loneliness, and curiosity as she processes her past to create a rich, fulfilling future for herself. Lorie comes to terms with the death of her longtime partner, coping with her uncertainties by connecting with good friends, writing to work through her emotions, searching the Internet, and eating her fair share of ice cream. (Oh, and there’s also the matter of falling head over heels for a certain handsome British actor known for his bespoke navy suits.) "Love, Loss, and Moving On" will have readers laughing, crying, and above all, nodding in recognition as they travel Lorie’s path with her, gaining strength and inspiration for their own journeys into what comes next.

Author Line-Up for 11-3-20

Charge head on into the battle with breast cancer, armed with these outstanding survivors' tips on how to stay sane, focused, and in charge. Written by a breast cancer survivor with expert insights, handy checklists and helpful questions to ask your doctors, all geared toward streamlining your new life. This detailed, upbeat book helps you make informed decisions, eat and exercise to stay strong, look and feel your best, eliminate stress and boost your spirits with positive thinking and a dose of humor. Don't let your cancer control you; empower yourself and ease the transition with this all-inclusive guide. This book is WINNER of the 2014 International Book Award for Cancer Health topics.

"You may not have chosen to have cancer, but you can choose how you mange your treatment and treat yourself to stay strong, focused and healthy moving forward."

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Author Line-Up for 10-27-20

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A bull gets loose in Tennessee. a black sergeant stops the murder of a Trump supporter in North Carolina. The third husband of a nurse in Pawtucket wins the lottery. A schizophrenic women who lives on Kennedy Plaza discovers that social security thinks she is dead. The 19-year-old Latina caretaker of a rich old man loses her mother to Covid-19. A horse that represents the hopes and dreams of a family in India falls asleep, and then awakens.

Ten stories. People whose lives are transformed. People who struggle and survive, who see their world through lost hopes, inappropriate loves, and irrational dreams. Ten stories, each one a new way to listen, see, feel, and dream.

9:40 am Author Leo Frisk " Mr. Nobody" will discuss his two new books

Authors Line-Up for 10-6-20

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Celebrities Write to Mona is a collection of over 350 notes, cards, letters and photographs Mona received from celebrities while working for the Hopkins Health Center in North Providence, Rhode Island. She was the activities director for many of the forty plus years she was employed there. She would write to celebrities and then share their replies with the patients. Eight of the celebrities wrote to her on a continual basis over nine years, Paul Peterson to nineteen years, Joey bishop. They sent Easter cards, Christmas cards and Happy New Year cards. They wrote about their families, their travels and where they were performing. They also asked about some of the patients personally. Joey even called the center on Christmas day 2001 to wish the patients a Merry Christmas. The time was even scheduled so the patients could listen to the call. This book is a heartwarming look at many of the celebrities behind the scene and in their personal lives. It includes over 100 photographers they included with their correspondence.

The Rhode Home: Rhode Island Authors Expo

Author Line-Up for 9-29-20

 Posted by Wayne G. Barber Tuesday at 9:05 am will be Author Chad M Bowlin

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Until the Dust Settles is a story explained in the first few pages as true to fact—life changing, life altering, life enhancing—and anything but forgetful. Although you’ll discover that the author may want to forget a few instances, they remain an indelible part of his mind.

As you travel with him to the most remote parts of this world—to Europe and up to the highest of altitudes, the most treacherous rivers, tumultuous waterfalls, below the Tropic of Cancer then south of the equator, to South America and to the end of the world—you will be treated like a guest in his life, taking in all the same fear, excitement, and anticipation. Welcome to the "Dust.”

Brandon Leake: POWERFUL Poetry About Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, Breonn...

'AGT': Poet Brandon Leake wins star-studded finale !

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He failed in his AGT 2017 audition and came back this year to get a Golden Buzzer from Canadian Judge Howie Mandell. He was the first spoken-word poet to grace the talent competition. And now, Leake is the first poet to win it all after being crowned the Season 15 winner during Wednesday's live, two-hour season finale.

The Stockton, California, native, 27, has been one of the front-runners of the NBC talent show . Leake left the judges speechless throughout his “AGT" journey, with poignant performances about the Black Lives Matter movement, his newborn daughter and estranged father, and the loss of his sister. He was the first spoken-word poet to grace the talent competition. And now, Leake is the first poet to win it all after being crowned the Season 15 winner during Wednesday's live, two-hour season finale.

Author Line-Up for 9-15-20

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Tentatively Scheduled for 9:05 am will be Author Marjorie Turner Hollman discussing, 

"  Finding Easy Walks "     Wherever You Are 

Getting outdoors can be exciting and challenging. For some, it’s especially challenging. You, or those you love, may have health and/or mobility issues that preclude venturing onto rocky or rooty trails. Your children may have special needs. You may have toddlers, or older parents who can no longer venture onto the demanding trails they used to. You’ll find inside these pages encouragement, resources, and tips to help you have better outdoor experiences. Regardless of your challenges, the outdoors is not off-limits. Happy Trails

 

Author Line-Up for 9-1-20

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Just like Harry, Hermione and the Weasley brothers in Harry Potter, the Fitzgerald kids continue their adventures in Time Benders and the Two Promises. In this second book in the series, the full impact of what Joe has done sinks in, angering Deb and Ken, and causing Ken to say no more to the time machine. Later, when Deb learns about Mr. Brewster’s history, she and Joe defy Ken and take the machine to Las Vegas, 1958 to keep Mrs. Brewster from a certain accident. Bolstered by the success of this trip, Deb decides recklessly to try to undo what Joe had done in his solo trip in the machine, returning to Cambridge to stop Joe. The unknown forces of the universe and energy are working against their efforts to be in the same space and time and she barely makes it back alive! All of this creates a rift between Deb and her best friend Mary, because of the spiritual questions of whether one should try to change someone’s fate, until she finally understands, when she learns she may face a terrible future and major illness. She convinces the Fitzgerald siblings to use the machine to go forward in time to find out her fate. Through all of this, the siblings commit to two major promises about the machine, and their parents, and wrestle with their faith, the questions presented by the time travel; the loss of their parents and the fact that there trips continue to wreak havoc on their memories; and their relationships amongst the siblings, with their friends, girlfriends and boyfriend.

Author Line-Up for 8-25-20

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At 9:05am will be Author Kirk Shaw and his new release, " Make America Safe" A Bail Bondsman Story. 

Life of a New Jersey bail bondsman, showing how the bail industry has changed throughout the years. Headlines exposing a lawless society, spiraling out of control, that needs to be reined back in. Criminals should be held accountable for their actions in a fair and rational way. In order to create a safer society, especially for those in indigent communities, the game of catch and release needs to end.

The negative impact of Bail Reform, replacing the human element of judges by computer algorithms, isn't working. The Corona Virus now in play, opening the jail doors, creating the perfect criminal storm. Unfortunately, Bail Reform has become a democratic and republican issue, instead of a safety issue. Allowing complete anarchy is not going to fix the divide within our country.

Author Line - Up for 8-18-20

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Tentatively Scheduled for 9:05am  Author Patria Walsh Chadwick will discuss her Memoir, 

Little Sister 

Imagine an eighteen-year-old American girl who has never read a newspaper, watched television, or made a phone call. An eighteen-year-old-girl who has never danced—and this in the 1960s.

It is in Cambridge, Massachusetts where Leonard Feeney, a controversial (soon to be excommunicated) Catholic priest, has founded a religious community called the Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The Center's members—many of them educated at Harvard and Radcliffe—surrender all earthly possessions and aspects of their life, including their children, to him. Patricia Chadwick was one of those children, and Little Sister is her account of growing up in the Feeney sect.

Separated from her parents and forbidden to speak to them, Patricia bristles against the community’s draconian rules, yearning for another life. When, at seventeen, she is banished from the Center, her home, she faces the world alone, without skills, family, or money but empowered with faith and a fierce determination to succeed on her own, which she does, rising eventually to the upper echelons of the world of finance and investing. 

A tale of resilience and grace, Little Sister chronicles, in riveting prose, a surreal childhood and does so without rancor or self-pity.

Author Line-Up for 8-11-20

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Tentatively Scheduled for 9:05am Author Lucretia Bingham will discuss, "  Absolute Cornelia"

Absolute Cornelia follows Cornelia's bewildering and unusual childhood journey. Catapulted from her mother's island shack to her wealthy father's life with a "religious group," Cornelia struggles to find her footing. Her father's rigid moral standards feel safer than her mother's emotional unreliability, but beneath the deceptively calm exterior of the group lurks power-hungry adults, sexual harassment, and mental manipulation.

Will Cornelia's tender inner strength prevail against evil? Will she be able to break the mental bonds of the church? And if so, does she return to the chaos of her mother's home? And will Hadji be waiting for her when she's ready for love?

Author's Line-Up for 8-4-20

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Tentatively Scheduled for 9:40am Stage Director, Composer, Lyricist, Playwright, Acting Coach and a Dam good Poet from New York with James B. Nicola

Tentatively scheduled at 9:05am  Author Joe Silva with " Frogs, Friends & Funerals

Frogs, Friends & Funerals is an unforgettable story that follows seven friends from their childhood frog pond into adulthood. Each one of them chooses their own unique path in life, but true friendship is what keeps them connected throughout. This compelling story will have you feeling like you gained seven new friends, as you grow up with them, and visit with them as adults in Savannah, Martha's Vineyard, St. Thomas, and New York, laughing and crying with the friends along the way. Moving. Tender. Inspiring.

Author Line-Up for 7-21-20

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Tentatively Scheduled at 9:40 am Author  Jason Reed will discuss, "Daboom and Izzy"

Everybody will fall in love with DaBoom and Izzy!

DaBoom and Izzy is a story of adventure and laughter. DaBoom, a street dog, is taken in by Jason, an artist living in Brooklyn. Jason and DaBoom befriend a girl squirrel named Izzy. 

DaBoom is a dog with street smarts and Izzy has the talents of a cat burglar. Jason, DaBoom and Izzy then leave Brooklyn, New York and move to Providence, Rhode Island to house sit his Uncle’s house and watch over seven squirrels from around the world. Izzy accidentally finds a hidden treasure in a mansion and the adventures begin!

At 9:05 am  Author John Berlau  will discuss " George Washington Entrepreneur

George Washington: general, statesman...businessman? Most people don't know that Washington was the country's first true entrepreneur, responsible for innovations in several industries. In George Washington, Entrepreneur, John Berlau presents a fresh, surprising take on our forefather's business pursuits.

History has depicted Washington as a gifted general and political pragmatist, not an intellectual heavyweight. But he was a patron of inventors and inveterate tinkerer, and just as intelligent as Jefferson or Franklin. His library was filled with books on agriculture, chemistry, and engineering. He was the first to breed horses with donkeys to produce the American mule. On his estate, he grew countless varieties of trees and built a greenhouse full of exotic fruits and flowers. Unlike his Virginia neighbors who remained wedded to tobacco, Washington planted seven types of wheat. His state-of-the-art mill produced flour which he exported to Europe in sacks stamped GW Flour—one of the very first branded food products. Mount Vernon was also home to a distillery and became one of the largest American whiskey distributors of the era.

Author Hour Line-Up for 7-14-20

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9:35 am  Tentatively:     Poetry special guest !

Gage Callahan knew his latest assignment with Callahan Security was going to be a disaster. He traipsed around Europe to locate the computer programmer he was hired to protect only to discover she’s actually a hacker hiding in Alaska. Tensions mount when she narrowly escapes becoming roadkill as a vicious organization comes after her. It will take all his ingenuity to rush her to safety, especially when Gage’s primary objective…get her and the prototype to New York…becomes secondary to protecting his heart from a fatal attraction to the spunky woman.

Dani Pierce is used to working on the dark web but now she is truly scared because deadly trouble has arrived at her front door. The self-reliant hacker knows she’ll need help to survive her contract to build facial recognition software. The aggravating yet handsome man hired to protect her makes it clear he detests her, but that doesn’t stop her from developing feelings for him.

It soon becomes apparent to Gage that Dani’s in deeper than she’ll admit but her answers don’t explain why the deadly gang after her is always one step ahead. It will take his military skills and her hacking know-how to save not only their butts, but the budding love they’ve discovered in the midst of danger.

Authors Line-Up for 7-7-20

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Two books today !

At 9:05 am   Author Skyler .W King

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At 9:35 am Author Ronald F. Levant & Shana Pryor

Authors Hour Line-Up 6-23-20

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Lies and Secrets! The spawn of Satan has resurfaced to wreak havoc and reclaim what is hers through any means possible. Glen and Kali's happy-ever-after that they once knew is about to be turned upside-down by the persuasive lies of Iona Monroe. Satan's spawn, and the one who still believes she has one hidden secret up her sleeves to control over Glen's life forever! But is love more powerful than evil? Well, it is about to be put to the test as Kali restlessly pleads. "Where is God now!" Kali is blinded by that fear of the unknown, but who else, but God can stop the lips of Satan's spawn herself, Iona Monroe. He took Iona's revealed lies and secrets of Glen's sordid past buried from Kali's ear, which Iona wish to be used for evil, yet God used it for His glory. Who's hand, but God's was there carrying Kali and Glen through this storm!" Although, His presence wasn't evident to Kali or Glen, like in the Book of Esther, God's trusty and mighty hand of protection are ever-present,  keeping a watchful eye over Satan's annihilation of His people.

Author Line- Up for 6-2-20

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A high school senior, Jack Duncan dreams of playing college baseball and leaving the political turmoil of the agricultural town Delano behind. Ever since his father, a grape grower, died ten years earlier, he's suspected that his mother has been hiding the truth from him about the suspicious circumstances surrounding the death.

With his family's property on the verge of a tax sale, Jack drives an old combine into town to sell it. On the road, an old friend of his father shows up with evidence that Jack's father was murdered. Armed with this new information, Jack embarks on a mission to discover the entire truth, not just about his father but the corruption endemic in the Central Valley.

When Jack's girlfriend warns him not to do anything to jeopardize their post graduation plans and refuses to help him, Jack turns to his best friend, Adrian, the son of a boycotting fieldworker who works closely with Cesar Chavez. The boys' dangerous plan to rescue the Duncan family farm leaves Adrian in a catastrophic situation, and Jack must step up to the plate and rescue his family and his friend before he can make his escape from Delano.

The Road to Delano is the path Jack and Adrian must take to find their strength, their duty, their destiny.

Author Line-Up for 5-19-20

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Tentatively Scheduled today will be Author Elsa Kurt

Welcome to Chance, Book 5,    " Feather Anne's Song"

and her children's book series too !

Book Review Day

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First Journey,  by   Winston S. Churchill

RI Author Wins Grand Prize in Writer’s Digest Contest

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Writer’s Digest announced the winners of the 7th Annual Self-Published E-Book Awards In the May issue of their nationwide publication -- and Rhode Island's Rachel Menard to took top honors.

The contest features the best self-published e-books in eight popular categories with one book taking first prize in each category and a single book claiming the grand prize overall. 

For 2019, out of all the entries, Menard’s young adult fantasy book, STEEL HAND, COLD HEART was awarded the Grand Prize.

“I was completely shocked,” said Scituate resident Menard. “You enter these contests never expecting to hear back. It’s always a shot in the dark. For my weird, little YA Viking book to win the grand prize…I still can’t believe it.”

As part of her contest winnings, Menard will receive $5000 in cash, a paid trip to the Writer’s Digest conference in New York, and a feature in the May/June issue of the magazine. 

“I decided to self-publish STEEL HAND, COLD HEART because I believe it deserved a place in the marketplace,” says Menard. “My heroine, Carina, is not someone you would want to hang out with. She’s kind of scary, but I love exploring the workings behind imperfect characters. I thought putting the book out there, I would find a small niche of readers who liked her as much as I do. I am thrilled that she has exceeded my expectations.”

About Book

STEEL HAND, COLD HEART follows the journey of Carina, a young girl who is kidnapped from her island of women Vikings and has to decide if she wants to go home or embark on a new life. She’s also in possession of a magic rune stone that can raise the dead, and on her self-discovery adventure, she has to protect the stone from pirates, a wicked priest, and a gang of thieves. 

Since the publication of STEEL HAND, COLD HEART, Menard signed with senior literary agent Valerie Noble at the Donaghy Literary Agency for her next YA fantasy book, a gender-swapped Hercules re-telling. 

The ebook is available for purchase at Amazon. Physical/paper copies may also be purchased at Amazon or at Stillwater Books in Pawtucket, RI. 

To learn more about the author and her works, please visit: www.rachelmenard.com.
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Author Line-Up for 5-5-20

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Tentatively scheduled for 9:05 am  Author Terence Hawkins will discuss " Turing's Graveyard Stories"

Ideas drive the narrative in all Terence Hawkins's work. His first novel, The Rage of Achilles, is a deeply researched account of the Iliad that describes a Trojan War as it really happened, informed by the theory of the bicameral mind--now the basis for HBO's Westworld. His second, American Neolithic, explores a dystopian near-future America from the point of view of the last surviving Neanderthals, who live in an abandoned warehouse on the Lower Easy Side. In naming it a Year's Best, Kirkus Reviews called it "a towering work of speculative fiction."

These stories test the boundaries of science and superstition, reason and faith. They are for readers who can't wait for the next season of Black Mirror and think the best thing about New Year's is the Twilight Zone marathon on SyFy.

Explore the limits.   

 at 9:35 am 

Amanda Palmer will read some great poetry.

Author Line-Up for 4-28-20

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Today at 9:05 am Tentatively scheduled is a Ct. Author Bill Ludwig and his book,

" Chasing Labyrinths"

You have probably driven by many labyrinths without noticing them. I once walked across one in a church courtyard to ask directions only to be told I had been on it already! Thus the need for a guidebook to help you in your search so you may do a bit less chasing that I did.

Labyrinths have been enjoying a renaissance which began just before the turn of this century with the Lauren Artress Founder of Veriditas leading the way.  In 1998 there were only 100 labyrinths listed online, today there are over 4,440 in the US alone. The oldest permanent outdoor labyrinth in Connecticut will be found in Litchfield, at Wisdom House, built in 1996. The increased interest in spiritualty, mindfulness, seems to have inspired the growth. They can be viewed as a metaphor for life with twists and turns.  They teach us to trust the path we are on is our life’s path. 

Authors Line-Up for 4-14-20

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At 9:05 am Author Guntis Goncarovs will make a second appearance on the Authors Hour to discuss another of his books,  " Havanas Secret " a fiction set in 1898

Author Line-Up for 4-7-20

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9:05 am Author Delia Owens," Where the Crawdads Sing "

For years, rumors of the "Marsh Girl" have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark, the so-called Marsh Girl. But Kya is not what they say. Sensitive and intelligent, she has survived for years alone in the marsh that she calls home, finding friends in the gulls and lessons in the sand. Then the time comes when she yearns to be touched and loved. When two young men from town become intrigued by her wild beauty, Kya opens herself to a new life--until the unthinkable happens.

Where the Crawdads Sing is at once an exquisite ode to the natural world, a heartbreaking coming-of-age story, and a surprising tale of possible murder. Owens reminds us that we are forever shaped by the children we once were, and that we are all subject to the beautiful and violent secrets that nature keeps.