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Author Frank Delaney Talks About His Book, Venetia Kelly’s Traveling Show: A Novel, At Greenwich Library, Thursday March 11 @ 7pm, FREE

THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 7:00 PM
FRANK DELANEY
VENETIA KELLY’S TRAVELING SHOW: A NOVEL

Greenwich Library
101 W. Putnam Avenue, Greenwich, CT
Free and Open to the Public

Come meet New York Times bestselling novelist Frank Delaney, author of Ireland, Tipperary, Shannon and Simple Courage: A True Story of Peril on the Sea. Delaney is a former judge for the Man [...]

For The Mets Fans Out There, Author Dana Brand Discusses His Book – The Last Days of Shea – at Greenwich Library, Tuesday February 9th from 7pm-9pm, FREE

2/9/2010
Start Time: 7:00 PM
End Time: 9:00 PM
Description: Author Dana Brand talks about the his book The Last Days of Shea: Delight and Despair in the Life of a Mets Fan. Mr. Brand will sign copies of his book. Free and open to everyone.
Library: Greenwich Library
Location: Meeting Room
Contact: Carl White
Contact Number: 203-622-7948

Author and NYU Professor Hasia Diner to Speak at Temple Sholom, Tuesday, February 9th, 7:00 pm, FREE

Author and NYU Professor Hasia Diner to Speak at Temple Sholom

“We Remember with Reverence and Love” – American Jews and the Myth of Silence after the Holocaust:  1945-1962

Professor Hasia Diner will be at Temple Sholom on Tuesday, February 9th talking about her book “We Remember with Reverence and Love”, which dispels the myth that [...]

Matthew Scialabba and Melissa Pellegrino, authors of The Italian Farmer’s Table, Speak At Greenwich Library, Wednesday February 3rd @ 7:30PM, FREE

Get a taste of Northern Italy’s agriturismi and learn easy ways to bring Italian farmhouse cuisine to your table. Matthew Scialabba and Melissa Pellegrino, authors of The Italian Farmer’s Table, will share their experiences of a four-month journey exploring 30 agriturismi (working farms with accommodations and restaurants) to learn authentic farm-to-table regional Italian cuisine, Wednesday, February [...]

How Do You Make Your Workplace (And Job) More Sustainable? Climb The Green Ladder. Author Shari Aaron Speaks at Greenwich Library, Tuesday January 26 @ 6:30PM, FREE

Date: 1/26/2010
Start Time: 6:30 PM
End Time: 8:30 PM
Description: Shari Aaron, author of Climb the Green Ladder, will speak about how to make your company and career more sustainable. Co-sponsored with the YWCA of Greenwich.
Library: Greenwich Library
Location: Meeting Room
Contact: Wynne Delmhorst
Contact Number: 203-622-7921
Presenter: Shari Aaron
Link: Official Website

Children’s Book Author, Rosemary Wells, Among Panel To Celebrate Abraham Lincoln’s 200th Birthday; Greenwich Library, Wednesday December 9 @ 7pm, FREE

Rosemary Wells, better known for her “Max and Ruby” children’s books, will discuss her new history-based story, Lincoln and His Boys, prompted by a 200-word letter by Lincoln’s son, Willie, about a trip he took with his father.

To round out the panel, local history librarian, Carl White, will discuss the Gettysburg Address, Westchester historian Patrick [...]

Coleman Andrews, Former Gourmet Columnist and Author of The Country Cooking of Ireland to Appear at Just Books, Saturday December 5, From 10AM – 2PM, FREE

Leave it to Colman Andrews, restaurant columnist for the unfortunately shuttered Gourmet Magazine, to launch an Irish comfort food book – The Country Cooking of Ireland. He’ll appear at Just Books on Saturday, Dec. 5th from 10am-2pm to discuss and sign his new cookbook. Admission is free and open to the public. [...]

Marina Julia Neary, Author of Wynfield’s Kingdom, to Read and Sign at Just Books, Old Greenwich, Saturday, November 21 10AM-2PM, FREE

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
MARINA NEARY
WYNFIELD’S KINGDOM

Just Books

Just Books is pleased to welcome Marina Julia Neary, an award-winning historical essayist, multilingual arts & entertainment journalist, published poet, playwright, actress, dancer and choreographer, as she introduces her first novel Wynfield’s Kingdom (Fireship Press, $29.95).

Welcome to 1830s Bermondsey, London’s most notorious slum, a land of gang [...]

Lee Woodruff Discusses Her Latest Book, Perfectly Imperfect For A “Girls Night Out” At Greenwich Library, Thursday, November 19th @ 6:30PM, FREE

Lee Woodruff’s world was blown apart In An Instant when her husband, ABC-TV commentator/reporter Bob Woodruff was critically injured by a roadside bomb in Iraq.  Bob’s harrowing experience and miraculous recovery is documented in “In An Instant” – the best-selling book co-authored by the married couple.

Now, the down-to-earth, self-deprecating, funny and delightful Lee is promoting [...]

The Historical Society of the Town of Greenwich will present the William C. Crooks Distinguished Lecture on Tuesday, November 17, 2009, featuring Russell Shorto, author of The Island at the Center of the World, Greenwich Library, 7pm, FREE

The Historical Society of the Town of Greenwich will present the William C. Crooks Distinguished Lecture on Tuesday, November 17, 2009, featuring Russell Shorto, author of The Island at the Center of the World.

An archivist’s “find” in the New York State Library inspired this landmark tale about the Dutch people’s crucial role in making America what it is today. Published [...]