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.
Moby, the singer/songwriter who grew up in Darien, will talk about and sign copies of his new memoir, Porcelain, when he visits Stamford next Saturday, May 21, and tickets are available now. Barrett Bookstore and Franklin Street Works are hosting the evening event (which begins at 6:30 p.m.) at 41 Franklin St. in Stamford. Tickets are $35 apiece or $50 for two (and you get a copy of the book, which has a list price of $28). According to the Biography.com website: “Soon after his father’s death, Moby’s mother, who was then only 23 years old, moved the family to Darien, Connecticut.
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.
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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— This is an announcement from Barrett Bookstore. ___________
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.
Author David Moore will talk about money laundering and his new crime novel at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 27 at Barrett Bookstore, 314 Heights Road.
