Meet author Jai Chakrabarti as he discusses his debut novel A Play for the End of the World with Westport Country Playhouse assistant artistic director, Liam Lonegan. A dazzling debut novel—set in early 1970’s New York and rural India—the story of a turbulent, unlikely romance, a harrowing account of the lasting horrors of the Second World […]
Pages Through the Ages is a book discussion group hosted jointly by the Westport Museum for History and Culture and the Library. Discuss War: How Conflict Shaped Us by Margaret MacMillan with Bruce McGuirk and other history buffs. Meetings will alternate between the buildings, so please check the venue prior to attending! Registration suggested. If […]
In this year's Westport Reads novel, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab, a young woman's Faustian bargain allows her immortality, but leaves her in oblivion until one person remembers her. Centuries ago, Dr. Faustus signed away his soul to the devil in exchange for eternal life, power, and perfection, thus creating the […]
Deepa Purushothaman will discuss her research about women of color in workplace culture when she speaks about her new book, The First, the Few, the Only: How Women of Color Can Redefine Power in Corporate America with Fran Pastore, founder of the Women's Business Development Council. After experiencing her own "isolation and burnout" climbing corporate […]
Westport author Lisa Cloherty shares the journey of her two new picture books with fellow author Michaela MacColl. Find out who Katie Spector the Art Collector and Terrance the Hothead are and how they came to be. These two stories may inspire you to write our next Saugatuck Scribes book. If you missed this event, you can watch […]
The Westport Writers’ Workshop will hold its first annual Westport Writers Pitch and Publish Your Book Conference on Saturday, April 2. The conference events will be held at the Westport Library with WestportWRITES, a program of the Westport Library. A networking reception on Friday, April 1 at 7:00pm will be held at Westport Writers Workshop, 25 Sylvan Road […]
Pages Through the Ages is a book discussion group hosted jointly by the Westport Museum for History and Culture and the Library. Discuss Bill Bryson's One Summer: America, 1927 with Bruce McGuirk and other history buffs. Meetings will alternate between the buildings, so please check the venue prior to attending! The summer of 1927 began with […]
Authors Drew Pendergrass and Troy Vettese will discuss their radical plan to address climate disaster and their book, Half-Earth Socialism with Kevin Gallagher, host of WPKN's "Digging in the Dirt." Rather than allow the forces of the free market to destroy the planet, we must strive for a post-capitalist society able to guarantee the good life […]
Westporters write books on a wide variety of subjects in all sorts of genres. Authors Gabi Coatsworth and Ted Aldrich will share their new books - a memoir and a history with our community. Saugatuck Scribes is a series that showcases Westport writers and their newest books. If you missed the event, you may watch […]
Miles Rapoport and state senator Will Haskell will discuss whether it is time for the United States to take the leap and recognize voting as both a fundamental civil right and a civic duty. In 100% Democracy: The Case for Universal Voting, co-authors E.J. Dionne and Miles Rapoport argue that every citizen has the right to vote […]
Rescheduled from January! The life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. will be celebrated with a very special event featuring renowned author Heather McGhee. Her book, THE SUM OF US: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together, spent 10 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and was longlisted […]
