Author Events & Book Discussions
Nourish: Author Event with Terry Walters & Barden Farm
Community Room 281 Country Club Road, Avon, CT, United StatesAvon Public Library welcomes friend and neighbor, Terry Walters for a special evening event! Terry is the best-selling cookbook author of CLEAN FOOD, CLEAN START, EAT CLEAN LIVE WELL, and most recently, NOURISH: Plant-based Recipes to Feed Body Mind and Soul. She is a James Beard Foundation Award finalist, recipient of the Nautilus Gold and […]
International Book Discussion Series: A Thousand Splendid Suns
Community Room 281 Country Club Road, Avon, CT, United StatesMon., Dec. 18, 2023 2 PM: A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini Two women born a generation apart witness the destruction of their home and family in war-torn Kabul, losses incurred over the course of thirty years that test the limits of their strength and courage. This is an in-person book discussion led by […]
Morning Book Club: The Only Woman in the Room
Atrium, First Floor Reference Area 281 Country Club Road, Avon, Connecticut, United StatesJoin the Morning Book Club to talk about The Only Woman in the Room by Marie Benedict. THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER THE USA TODAY BESTSELLER Bestselling author Marie Benedict reveals the story of a brilliant woman scientist only remembered for her beauty. Her beauty almost certainly saved her from the rising Nazi party and led to marriage with an […]
Psychological Thriller Book Discussion: The Overnight Guest
Community Room 281 Country Club Road, Avon, CT, United StatesTues., Jan. 9, 2024 7 PM: The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf True crime writer Wylie Lark, snowed in at an isolated farmhouse where she's retreated to write her new book, finds a small child in the snow outside and, bringing him inside for warmth and safety, learns that the farmhouse isn't as isolated as […]
Our Hidden Landscapes: Indigenous Stone Ceremonial Sites in Southern New England
Online (Zoom)Join us for a virtual lecture, "Our Hidden Landscapes: Indigenous Stone Ceremonial Sites in Southern New England" A hike in the woods often reveals a variety of built stone cultural features. Many of these are the remains of abandoned farmsteads and industrial mill sites. Others, however, represent Native American ceremonial sites. The idea of Native […]