Westport’s own Dan Woog brings his popular blog “06880: Where Westport Meets the World” to life, via the Verso Studios at The Westport Library – recorded LIVE in the Trefz Forum! On Monday, May 15, watch his interview with Robin Chung, editor of Westport Lifestyle Magazine.
Westport’s own Dan Woog brings his popular blog “06880: Where Westport Meets the World” to life, via the Verso Studios at the Westport Library – recorded LIVE in the Trefz Forum! On Monday, May 1, watch his interview with Tommy Greenwald. Tommy is the author of Game Changer, , a YALSA Top Ten Pick for Reluctant Readers, an Amazon Best Book of The Month, a Junior Library Guild premiere selection, and the winner of the Kentucky and Rhode Island Middle School Reading Awards; His new series, The Good Sports League, just launched with the first book, The Ultimate Goal. He is the Co-Founder of Spotco Advertising, an entertainment advertising agency in New York City, and the lyricist and co-bookwriter of John & Jen, an off-Broadway musical.
Please join authors and educators Peggy S. Bud and Tamara L. Jacobson on Monday evening, April 24, at 7 pm in the Trefz Forum for an exploration of their new book, Navigating Special Education, which provides a timely and innovative roadmap for parents, educators, and administrators to build proactive, positive partnerships that will lead to 21st century best practices for students. Sivan Hong, a well-known advocate for special education and a bestselling children’s book author, will moderate the conversation.
The second in Andrew Wilk's three-part medical series focused on atrial fibrillation, what it is and why it is so important! Dr. Robert Altbaum explained what atrial fibrillation means and what it looks like on an electrocardiogram. Dr. Murali Chiravuri, an expert in electrophysiology, highlighted the causes, medical complications, medical treatment, and newest ablation therapies for atrial fibrillation.
Women's fiction author Barbara Josselsohn had a bumpy start and then published four novels in three years. Here's how. Barbara Josselsohn is the author of five novels: The Cranberry Inn (Bookouture, 2022), The Lily Garden (Bookouture, 2021), The Bluebell Girls (Bookouture, 2020), The Lilac House (Bookouture, 2020) and The Last Dreamer (Lake Union, 2015). Her articles and essays appear in a range of publications, including New York Magazine, Parents Magazine, Westchester Magazine, WorkingMother.com, and the New York Times.You can find out more about Barbara and her books at www.barbarajosselsohn.com
Go Ahead, Write Something is for writers who want motivation and the deep-down truths about getting published, and how to find joy in writing and sharing your work with the world. Listen in to hear the stories of a variety of authors, from bestsellers to those debuting with their first book. About the hosts: Tessa Smith McGovern is a published author, and writing instructor. Learn more at www.tessasmithmcgovern.com Patricia Dunn, aka T.M. Dunn, is a published author, writing instructor, and coach. More at www.tmdunnauthor.com
Westport’s own Dan Woog brings his popular blog “06880: Where Westport Meets the World” to life, via the Verso Studios at the Westport Library – recorded LIVE in the Trefz Forum! On Monday, April 17, watch his interview with Art Schoeller of the Greens Farms Association, a neighborhood dedicated to preserving and enhancing the residential quality of life in the Green’s Farms area of Westport, Connecticut.
Brooke Lea Foster, author of GIN LANE, talks about her journey from experienced journalist to novelist. Brooke Lea Foster is an award-winning author and journalist who has worked as a writer and editor at The Boston Globe Sunday Magazine, The Huffington Post/AOL, and the Washingtonian magazine. She’s currently a contributing writer to Psychology Today magazine. Her articles have appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Washington Post Magazine, Good Housekeeping, Parents, PARADE, Scholastic Parent & Child, The Baltimore Sun, The Boston Globe, and Psychology Today, among many others. Brooke's debut novel, Summer Darlings, was featured as a top summer read in People Magazine, named a top summer pick by Entertainment Weekly, and named one of PARADE’s best books of summer. An alumna of The Writing Institute at Sarah Lawrence College, she is the author of three nonfiction books. On Gin Lane is her second novel. www.brookeleafoster.com
Go Ahead, Write Something is for writers who want motivation and the deep-down truths about getting published, and how to find joy in writing and sharing your work with the world. Listen in to hear the stories of a variety of authors, from bestsellers to those debuting with their first book. About the hosts: Tessa Smith McGovern is a published author, and writing instructor. Learn more at www.tessasmithmcgovern.com Patricia Dunn, aka T.M. Dunn, is a published author, writing instructor, and coach. More at www.tmdunnauthor.com
Christina Thompson, editor of Harvard Review and award-winning author discusses how writers get published in HR. Christina Thompson's first book, Come on Shore and We Will Kill and Eat You All, is a '...highly unusual blend of personal memoir, travel writing and anthropology . . . the happy result of a scholarly writer looking round at this particular theoretical minefield and deciding to make it her home.' — Sunday Times (London) It received the following awards: A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE FINALIST, 2009 NSW PREMIER’S LITERARY AWARD, 2010 WILLIAM SAROYAN INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR WRITING. Her second book, Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia, is the quest to understand who first settled the islands of the remote pacific, where they came from, how they got there, and how we know... It received the following awards: A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE, WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER, 2020 PRIME MINISTER’S LITERARY AWARD, 2020 VICTORIAN PREMIER’S LITERARY AWARD, 2019 NSW PREMIER’S GENERAL HISTORY AWARD FINALIST, 2019 MOUNTBATTEN MARITIME AWARD, 2020 PHI BETA KAPPA RALPH WALDO EMERSON AWARD, 2019 SIGURD F. OLSON NATURE WRITING AWARD, 2019 QUEENSLAND LITERARY AWARD. Since 2000 she has been the editor of Harvard Review. The recipient of an NEH Public Scholar Award, as well as fellowships from the NEA, the Australia Council, and ArtsVictoria, she will be a Creative Arts Fellow at the National Library of Australia in 2023. She teaches writing at Harvard University Extension and lives outside Boston with her husband and three sons. Learn more about Christina at christinathompson.net
Go Ahead, Write Something is for writers who want motivation and the deep-down truths about getting published, and how to find joy in writing and sharing your work with the world. Listen in to hear the stories of a variety of authors, from bestsellers to those debuting with their first book. About the hosts: Tessa Smith McGovern is a published author, and writing instructor. Learn more at www.tessasmithmcgovern.com Patricia Dunn, aka T.M. Dunn, is a published author, writing instructor, and coach. More at www.tmdunnauthor.com
Westport’s own Dan Woog brings his popular blog “06880: Where Westport Meets the World” to life, via the Verso Studios at the Westport Library – recorded LIVE in the Trefz Forum! In the latest podcast, Dan interviews Daniele Dickerson and Dale Mauldin, the executive directors of A Better Chance of Westport.
The Library's guest for the Spring 2023 Malloy Lecture in the Arts, held April 1 as the closing act of VersoFest Day 3, was Richard Butler, acclaimed painter and frontman for the Psychedelic Furs, in conversation with Rock 'n' Roll Hall or Famer Chris Frantz, drummer for Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club. The Malloy Lecture in the Arts is made possible by a generous contribution from the late Westport artist Susan Malloy.
Women's fiction author Barbara Josselsohn had a bumpy start and then published four novels in three years.
Here's how. Barbara Josselsohn is the author of five novels: The Cranberry Inn (Bookouture, 2022), The Lily Garden (Bookouture, 2021), The Bluebell Girls (Bookouture, 2020), The Lilac House (Bookouture, 2020) and The Last Dreamer (Lake Union, 2015). Her articles and essays appear in a range of publications, including New York Magazine, Parents Magazine, Westchester Magazine, WorkingMother.com, and the New York Times.
You can find out more about Barbara and her books at www.barbarajosselsohn.com Go Ahead, Write Something is for writers who want motivation and the deep-down truths about getting published, and how to find joy in writing and sharing your work with the world. Listen in to hear the stories of a variety of authors, from bestsellers to those debuting with their first book.
Best-seller Naomi Novik's down-to-earth wisdom will help you start (and finish) your stories. Naomi Novik is an acclaimed American author of speculative fiction. She is known for the Temeraire series (2006–2016), an alternate history of the Napoleonic Wars involving dragons, and her Scholomance fantasy series (2020–2022). Her standalone fantasy novels Uprooted (2015) and Spinning Silver (2018) were inspired by Polish folklore and the Rumpelstiltskin fairy tale respectively. Novik has won many awards for her work, including the Alex, Audie, British Fantasy, Locus, Mythopoeic and Nebula Awards. Her latest award-winning trilogy, The Scholomance, is available now. The first book in the trilogy is 'A Deadly Education' and here are some reviews: “A must-read . . . Novik puts a refreshingly dark, adult spin on the magical boarding school. . . . Readers will delight in the push-and-pull of El and Orion’s relationship, the fantastically detailed world, the clever magic system, and the matter-of-fact diversity of the student body.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) “The magic and mystery of this chillingly lovely novel will appeal to both YA and adult fans of J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter books. . . . An unresolved ending leaves readers eager for the next installment.”—Library Journal (starred review) You can find out more about Naomi and her books at her website, https://www.naominovik.com/
Go Ahead, Write Something is for writers who want motivation and the deep-down truths about getting published, and how to find joy in writing and sharing your work with the world. Listen in to hear the stories of a variety of authors, from bestsellers to those debuting with their first book. About the hosts: Tessa Smith McGovern is a published author, and writing instructor. Learn more at www.tessasmithmcgovern.com Patricia Dunn, aka T.M. Dunn, is a published author, writing instructor, and coach. More at www.tmdunnauthor.com
