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Thoreau, Landscape Scale Wildlands & Natural Democracy with Jamie Sayen

Virtual Concord, MA, United States

Join The Walden Woods Project and RESTORE: The North Woods for a special presentation from wilderness activist and author Jamie Sayen. Thoreau’s "Maine Woods" provides the most lyrical and ecological introduction to the “mossy and moosey” landscape of undeveloped northern Maine before lumberjacks, paper companies and contemporary land speculators degraded this wild place “not bound to be kind […]

Ayo’s Adventure Book Launch: Meet the author & illustrator

Barefoot Books 23 Bradford Street 2nd Floor, Concord, MA, United States

Author Ain Heath Drew and illustrator Erin Robinson discuss their newly released picture book ‘Ayo’s Adventure: Across the African Diaspora from Afro to Zulu’, for ages 5-10. Accompanied by Senior Editor Autumn Allen, this family-friendly panel discussion delves behind the scenes of ‘Ayo’s Adventure’, an A-to-Z “journey through the sights and sounds of the African […]

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Followed By the Lark: Author Helen Humphreys in conversation with Jeffrey S. Cramer

Thoreau Farm 341 Virginia Road, Concord, MA, United States

Join The Thoreau Farm and The Walden Woods Project for a discussion on Helen Humphrey’s "Followed by the Lark".  Inspired by the life, letters, and diaries of Henry David Thoreau, "Followed by the Lark" shows how strikingly similar the concerns of the early nineteenth century are to our own, and reminds us to listen for news of change: the […]

Concord Festival of Authors 2024 begins!

Concord Main Library Concord, MA, United States

Concord Festival of Authors Features Books, Speakers and Stories for all Ages in October 2024 Concord, MA-- The 32nd annual Concord Festival of Authors (CFA), managed by the Friends of the Concord Free Public Library, celebrates the written and spoken word this fall with literary events throughout town on October 17 – October 30. The 2024 […]

Concord Festival of Authors Keynote Speaker Rajani LaRocca

Concord Free Public Library 129 Main Street, Concord, MA, United States

Join us as we kick off the 2024 Concord Festival of Authors with award-winning author Rajani LaRocca for a talk entitled “Connections: Four Books, Four Connections, and the Stories They Inspired”! Rajani LaRocca was born in India, raised in Kentucky, and now lives in the Boston area, where she practices medicine and writes award-winning books […]

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Discover West Concord Poets at Fowler

Fowler Library 1322 Main Street, Concord, MA, United States

Let's celebrate the poets featured on the West Concord Poetry Phone, an art installation by the West Concord Junction Cultural District Committee! Opened in May 2024, the Poetry Phone is a repurposed public payphone located along the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail. Each number allows passersby to hear a different poem read by its author, and […]

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Little Women: Letters to Laurie. Finding a real life model for Louisa May Alcott’s “Laurie Laurence”

Barrow Book Store 79 Main St, Concord, MA, United States

Little Women: Letters to Laurie. Finding a real life model for Louisa May Alcott's "Laurie Laurence" Alcott scholar Lis Adams will her recent book "Little Women: Letters to Laurie" and her tireless hunt through previously unpublished letters to reveal Alf Whitman as a real-life inspiration for Louisa May Alcott's LITTLE WOMEN character of Laurie Laurence. […]

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Concord Festival of Authors: Miller Award for Excellence in American History Winner Jacqueline Jones

Concord Free Public Library 129 Main Street, Concord, MA, United States

The Friends of the Concord Free Public Library are thrilled to announce the winner of this year’s Ruth Ratner Miller Award for Excellence in American History: Concord resident Jacqueline Jones. Join the Friends in this very special FREE program on Oct. 19 at 7 p.m. at the library. Born in Delaware, Dr. Jones received a […]

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Concord Festival of Authors: Poetry at the Library Series presents Andrea Cohen & Heather Treseler

Concord Free Public Library 129 Main Street, Concord, MA, United States

Join us for an in-person afternoon with award-winning poets Andrea Cohen and Heather Treseler who will read and engage in a Q & A about their inspirations and craft. PLEASE REGISTER FOR A SEAT IN THE FORUM Andrea Cohen reads from her eighth book of poetry, The Sorrow Apartments (Four Way Books, 2024). “You keep […]

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Concord Festival of Authors: Richard Higgins, author of Thoreau’s God

Concord Free Public Library 129 Main Street, Concord, MA, United States

Join local author Richard Higgins for a discussion of his new book Thoreau’s God. Henry David Thoreau's spiritual life is a riddle. Thoreau's passionate critique of formal religion is matched only by his rapturous descriptions of encounters with the divine in nature. He fled the church only to pursue a deeper communion with a presence […]

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