Connecticut Book Festival - Book Discussions

	West Hartford Public Library is supporting the Connecticut Book Festival with two book discussions* at the Noah Webster Library, 20 S. Main St. Click the links just below to register, or call the library at 860-561-6990. Extra copies of each title are available for loan at the library.
	• Thur. May 19 at 7:30 p.m. Wally Lamb's *I Know This Much Is True. Discussion is facilitated by Sara De Beer*.
	• Friday May 20 at 10:00 a.m. Sam Pickering's Letters to a Teacher. Discussion is facilitated by David Garnes.
More about the Connecticut Book Festival...
Novelist Alice Mattison, gardening expert Tovah Martin, and science fiction writer Ronald L. Mallett are among more than 30 Connecticut authors scheduled to join Honorary Chair Wally Lamb at the first-ever Connecticut Book Festival on May 21 and 22, 2011, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., on the University of Connecticut Greater Hartford campus. The free, family-friendly Festival is open to the public, to promote and celebrate books, reading, and our state’s bountiful and diverse literary community. Authors of fiction and nonfiction for adults and teens will offer presentations, panel discussions, readings, and book signings. Scheduled authors include: • Essayist Sam Pickering, an English professor at the University of Connecticut and the model for the film Dead Poets Society. • Mystery writer Rosemary Harris, nominated for the Agatha and Anthony awards for her first book, Pushing Up Daisies. • Food writer Nancy Freeborn, co-author of the book New Haven Chef’s Table: Restaurants, Recipes, and Local Food Connections and manager of the Chester Farmers’ Market. • Bessy Reyna, author of two bilingual books of poetry and a former winner of the Outstanding Latina Cultural Arts, Literary Arts and Publications Award; she will moderate a panel of Latino authors. Connecticut Book Festival is May 21 and 22 on the University of Connecticut Greater Hartford Campus, West Hartford website: http://ctbookfestival.org/ *These book discussions have been made possible with a generous grant from the Connecticut Humanities Council.

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