This festival, a tradition since Summer 2014, has featured writers from New England and the tri-state area who share their work, inspiration, and ideas with our audience. Throughout the pandemic we have invited Kirstin Harmel, Spencer Quinn, Gail Tsukiyama, Kristy Harvey, and Bill Hayes virtually into our living rooms! Previous summers have included the talents of Liv Constantine, Ann Leary, Matthew Dicks, Kristan Higgins, James Frey, Adriana Trigiani, Archer Mayor, Marilyn Simon Rothstein, B.A. Shapiro, and Andrea Bartz.
In 2026, we’ll be hosting Cozy Con with Kensington Books, and the Friends will be hosting author Marie Benedict, Amity Gaige, and Christina Baker Kline. Details on all three events are available on the Friends part of our website.
In 2025, we welcomed authors with books connected to America’s 250th.
Summer 2024 focused on the 10th anniversary of our Local Author Festival with Ten Events to Celebrate Ten Years of Local Authors.
We host authors year-round, so join us for these events:
Events
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Judge A Book By Its Cover! Find Out How Book Covers Are Created (virtual event)
Online (Zoom)Join us for a virtual conversation with Seth Lerner, Assistant Art Director at Kensington Books in New York City, and learn how a book cover is created! What goes into […]
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Cozy Con: Celebrating All Things Cozy Mystery! (in-person event)
Community Room 2 (divided room) 281 Country Club Road Connecticut, Avon, CT, United States +1 moreJoin us for a fun-filled day that celebrated cozy mysteries. We're partnering with Kensington Books to plan a great day of authors, programs, book signings, and giveaways! Enjoy an author […]
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A Protest History of the United States/Author Event with Gloria J. Browne-Marshall (in-person)
Join us for an in-person, moderated conversation with Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, to discuss A Protest History of the United States. Exploring 500 years of resistance movements in US history—and how […]
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Crafting for Your Cat/Virtual Author Event & Demo with Annika Hinds
Online (Zoom)Join us for a virtual event and demo with author Annika Hinds, to celebrate the release of Crafting for your Cat. This event is part of our Week of Cozy, connected […]
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Edward Lewis Wallant Award Ceremony and Author Discussion (in-person, off-site)
The Edward Lewis Wallant Award is one of the oldest and most prestigious Jewish literary awards in the United States. The annual award recognizes a writer, preferably unrecognized, whose published work […]