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Beatriz Williams 6-23-16

Meet the ‘Ladies of Summer’ — Three Novelists with Great Summer Reading Coming Out

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Barrett Bookstore will host a special evening Wednesday, June 29 at 6 p.m. at Wee Burn Country Club, 141 Hollow Tree Ridge Road, Darien: “The Ladies of Summer” event will feature three authors who have books coming out just in time for great vacation reading. “Back by popular demand, this is the second year we have organized this evening,” said Sheila Daley, owner of Barrett Bookstore. “It is a lot of fun to hear the authors discuss the backstory of their new novels—all of which have summer themes.”
Dorothea Benton Frank: ‘All Summer Long’
In Dorothea Benton Frank’s “All Summer Long,” prominent New York designer Olivia Richie and her husband make plans to retire to Charleston, SC. where Nick wants to return to his roots and enjoy a slower life style. Olivia is not so sure.

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Jane Hamilton photo thumbnail by Leslie Brown 4-10-16

Bestselling Novelist Jane Hamilton at Barrett Bookstore on April 21

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Bestselling author Jane Hamilton, whose new novel, The Excellent Lombards (to be released April 19), has been chosen as Barrett Bookstore’s Spring Book Club selection, will be at the store at 7 p.m., Thursday, April 21. “Each season we select a book that we have loved and invite the author to come and speak about their work,” said Sheila Daley, owner of Barrett Bookstore, at 314 Heights Road, in the Noroton Heights Shopping Center. The event will be formatted as an ‘in conversation’ with Carol Anshaw, another author who visited Barrett Bookstore when her novel, Carry the One, was published in 2012. “Everyone is welcome,” Daley said.  These evenings have become very special — a chance to hear some wonderful writers talk about their craft. I am a huge fan of Jane Hamilton and we are so excited that she is coming.”

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Two of Jane Hamilton’s earlier novels, The Book of Ruth and Map of the World were chosen by Oprah Winfrey for her immensely popular Book Club and became New York Times bestsellers.

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Author Evan Thomas

‘Being Nixon’ Author Speaks 5 PM Sunday at Barrett Bookstore: Reserve a Seat

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Evan Thomas, former editor at large of Newsweek and bestselling author of Ike’s Bluff and Sea of Thunder, will be at Barrett Bookstore, 314 Heights Road on Sunday, evening, Oct. 4 at 5 p.m. to speak and sign copies of his new biography Being Nixon: A Man Divided. ___________

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Everyone thinks they know Richard Nixon. His “Tricky Dick,” persona has come to define his perception. Mr. Thomas disposes of this version of Nixon and creates a three dimensional portrait of a complex man filled with both light and darkness.