THE PUBLISHERS ARE COMING, THE PUBLISHERS ARE COMING….(Virtually on Zoom) ….. to talk about the upcoming hot books of summer and fall! Join us as book reps from Hachette Book Group, Simon & Schuster, Penguin Random House, Harper Collins, W. W. Norton & Co., Workman Publishing and MacMillan will present their summer and fall
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Parents and caregivers, get ready for your family's Summer Reading adventures! Heide Merjian of Elm Street Books and Miss Rebecca of New Canaan Library will highlight some of their favorite summer stories, from picture books to young adult novels. Miss Rebecca will also introduce the Library's Summer Reading challenge! Join us at the Library for
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New Canaan Library and Elm Street Books are delighted to present The Art of the Twist: Two Authors Discuss Plotting a Modern-Day Mystery Today’s thriller and mystery readers are savvier than ever. They’ve seen it all, from the unreliable narrators of Gone Girl, Fight Club, and Rebecca, to the jaw-dropping plot twists of Shutter Island and And Then There Were None. How,
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As we edge happily towards summer, Book Chat host and Readers’ Advisor Laura Cavers welcomes special guest Manda Riggs, from Elm Street Books. The duo will highlight the hot reads of summer, and possibly offer a peek at what’s coming up for fall. You’ll leave the Chat with a long list of books for your
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New Canaan Library is pleased to welcome The New York Times bestselling author William Martin, speaking on his recently released WW II thriller, December '41. On the day after Pearl Harbor, shocked Americans gather around their radios to hear Franklin Roosevelt declare war. In Los Angeles, a German agent named Martin Browning is planning to
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Please join us for this in-person program at the Lapham Community Center, 10am-11:30am. June is Pride Month and is the perfect time to learn new things! This training will engage participants in a thorough overview of the LGBTQ+ community. It will cover an understanding of “who” and “what” we’re referring to when we talk about
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Summer Writers’ Workshops at New Canaan Library are back - with a twist! Learn how to develop suspenseful, page-turning plots, unforgettable characters that readers love - or hate - and settings that, in some cases, take center stage and rule both character and plot. These are all integral tools of great storytelling that will enrich
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