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SUMMARY:Friends of Fairfield Public Library Annual Meeting & Author Event
DESCRIPTION:Join the Friends of Fairfield Public Library for their Annual Meeting & Author Event\, featuring Latina authors Naima Coster and Cleyvis Natera in conversation with Christine Kandic Torres. \nIn celebration of Latin American Heritage Month (Sept. 15 – Oct. 15)\, the authors will discuss Coster’s book Take What You Can (release date: August 4) and Natera’s The Grand Paloma Resort (paperback edition issued July 14).  Barrett Bookstore will be on hand to sell copies of both books. \nA brief business meeting will lead off the annual meeting\, followed by the installation of officers\, conversation with the authors\, and book signings.  Light refreshments will be served. \nRegistration is required for this special event. 
URL:https://ctcenterforthebook.org/event/friends-of-fairfield-public-library-annual-meeting-author-event/
CATEGORIES:Discussion,September 2026,Talks, Lectures, Presentations,Written & Spoken Word
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SUMMARY:How to Read a Short Story at Fairfield Public Library
DESCRIPTION:In celebration of America’s 250th birthday\, renowned lecturer Dr. Mark Schenker will discuss four short stories of the 20th century\, all by award-winning female authors. \nMonday\, September 14\n“A Jury of Her Peers“ 1917 by Susan Glaspell \nMonday\, September 28\n“Why I Live at the P.O.” by your Eudora Welty \nTuesday\, October 13\n“A Conversation With My Father“ by Grace Paley \nMonday\, October 26\n“Everyday Use” by Alice Walker \nRegister just once for this four-part series celebrating America 250. Print copies of the short stories are available at the Library’s Information Desks (both Fairfield locations).
URL:https://ctcenterforthebook.org/event/how-to-read-a-short-story-at-fairfield-public-library/
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Talks, Lectures, Presentations,Written & Spoken Word
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SUMMARY:Author Talk with Liv Constantine:  "Promise Me Never"
DESCRIPTION:NYT-bestselling author Liv Constantine will discuss her new book\, Promise Me Never\, in conversation with Tessa Wright.  Promise Me Never is an unmissable thriller about a women who becomes embroiled in the mystery of her husband’s deceased first wife.  Join Fairfield Public Library for refreshments at 5:30pm followed by the author talk\, a Q&A session\, and book signing.  Books will be for sale from Barrett Bookstore. \nMs. Constantine is also a co-author of the book The Last Mrs. Parrish\, and her critically-acclaimed books have been praised by The Washington Post\, USA Today\, People magazine\, and  TV’s Good Morning America. \nFree.  Please register.
URL:https://ctcenterforthebook.org/event/author-talk-with-liv-constantine-promise-me-never/
CATEGORIES:August 2026,Discussion,Talks, Lectures, Presentations,Written & Spoken Word
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SUMMARY:Author Talk with Ruta Sepetys:  "A Fortune of Sand"
DESCRIPTION:Please join Fairfield Public Library as Ruta Sepetys\, in conversation with Kathleen Carter\, discusses her new book\, A Fortune of Sand.  Refreshments will be provided by The Friends of Fairfield Public Library\, and copies of the book will be available to purchase from Barrett Bookstore. \nSet against the crumbling grandeur of 1920s Detroit and inspired by actual\, long-buried historical events\, A Fortune of Sand is a haunting mosaic of glamour and grift in a city built on ambition\, as young Marjorie Lennox rejects her family’s powerful automotive dynasty to apply to an exclusive arts program.  When strange things begin happening in the program’s grand building\, Marjorie begins to question herself and the fate of other women who don’t fit neatly into a gilded frame… \nFree.  Please register.
URL:https://ctcenterforthebook.org/event/author-talk-with-ruta-sepetys-a-fortune-of-sand/
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