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SUMMARY:Jasminne Paulino launches "The Extraordinary Orbit of Alex Ramirez" with Lofty Pigeon Books
DESCRIPTION:Join Lofty Pigeon Books for the launch of The Extraordinary Orbit of Alex Ramirez\, Jasminne Paulino’s (WFYP\, June 2023) powerful debut novel in verse about a neurodivergent seventh grader who dreams of traveling to the stars one day. \n\n\n\nJasminne will be joined by New York Times–bestselling children’s author Michelle Knudsen (WFYP\, MFA Writing Faculty) for a reading\, conversation\, signing\, and reception. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSeventh grader Alex’s favorite things to do are watching YouTube videos of rocket launches with his Papi and spending hours on the NASA website reading about astronauts and planets. He even dreams of going to space one day himself\, and knows he’ll have to study hard in order to get there. \n\n\n\nBut Alex is in his grade’s SC (self-contained) classroom\, which means doing the same dull worksheets every day and reading books his sister read back in the third grade. Worst of all\, being in SC means nobody thinks he’s ready to join Ms. Rosef’s mainstream science class—the class Alex knows will be the first step on his path to NASA. \n\n\n\nWhen his teacher says “not yet” for the millionth time\, Alex decides it’s time to make a change. Now he’s ready to try everything he can to get the people in his life—his teachers\, his parents\, and the kids at school—to understand that he\, Alex Ramirez\, is capable of the extraordinary.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/jasminne-paulino-launches-the-extraordinary-orbit-of-alex-ramirez-with-lofty-pigeon-books/
LOCATION:Lofty Pigeon Books\, 743 Church Avenue\, Brooklyn\, New York\, 11218\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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SUMMARY:Author Talk & Book Signing with Cindy House
DESCRIPTION:Visit Obodo Serendipity Books to see Cindy House (Fiction\, June 2017) in conversation with Zach Miko about her memoir\, Mother Noise. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn the opening of this “unexpectedly uplifting…masterfully crafted memoir” (Shelf Awareness\, starred review) Cindy\, twenty years into recovery after a heroin addiction\, grapples with how to tell her nine-year-old son about her past. She wants him to learn this history from her\, not anyone else; but she worries about the effect this truth may have on him. Told in essays and graphic narrative shorts\, Mother Noise is a stunning memoir that delves deep into our responsibilities as parents while celebrating the moments of grace and generosity that mark a true friendship—in this case\, her benefactor and champion through the years\, David Sedaris. \n\n\n\nThis is a powerful memoir about addiction\, motherhood\, and Cindy’s ongoing effort to reconcile the two. Are we required to share with our children the painful details of our past\, or do we owe them protection from the harsh truth of who we were before?
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/author-talk-book-signing-with-cindy-house/
LOCATION:Obodo Serendipity Books\, 3588 Main Street\, Stratford\, Connecticut\, 06614\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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SUMMARY:Flower Talk with Sara Levine
DESCRIPTION:Join children’s book author and environmental educator Sara Levine (Nonfiction/WFYP\, January 2006) to expand your learning about pollinators in this interactive and playful program that includes an opportunity to have your book signed by the author! Sara will read from her award-winning Flower Talk: How Plants Use Color to Communicate\, narrated by a cantankerous cactus who will teach you how bees\, bats\, birds\, and more seek out flowers based on their colors. Stick around after the reading for flower-focused crafts\, a pollination game\, and the chance to connect with other nature-curious kids. This program is wheel accessible.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/flower-talk-with-sara-levine/
LOCATION:Garden in the Woods\, 180 Hemenway Road\, Framingham\, Massachusetts\, 01701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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SUMMARY:Suzanne Cope presents Women of War\, in conversation with Matthew Goodman
DESCRIPTION:Suzanne Cope (Nonfiction\, 2007) presents Women of War\, in conversation with Matthew Goodman. \n\n\n\nSuzanne Cope is a scholar and narrative journalist\, and is the author of Power Hungry: Women of the Black Panther Party and Freedom Summer and Their Fight to Feed a Movement. Her work on themes of political and social change\, feminism\, food\, and culture has appeared in The New York Times\, The Atlantic\, Los Angeles Review of Books\, Food & Wine\, the BBC\, The Washington Post\, Aeon\, and others. She is a professor at New York University. \n\n\n\nMatthew Goodman is a New York Times-bestselling author of five books: Paris Undercover: A Wartime Story of Courage\, Friendship\, and Betrayal (Ballantine Books\, 2025); The City Game: Triumph\, Scandal\, and a Legendary Basketball Team (Ballantine\, 2019); Eighty Days: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland’s History-Making Race Around the World (Ballantine\, 2013); The Sun and the Moon: Hoaxers\, Showmen\, Dueling Journalists\, and Lunar Man-Bats in Nineteenth-Century New York (Basic Books\, 2008); and Jewish Food: The World at Table (HarperCollins\, 2005).
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/suzanne-cope-presents-women-of-war-in-conversation-with-matthew-goodman/
LOCATION:Community Bookstore\, 143 Seventh Avenue\, Brooklyn\, New York\, 11215\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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SUMMARY:Fierce Reads Sour and Sweet Tour with Mary E. Pearson\, Axie Oh and D.L. Taylor
DESCRIPTION:Join the St. Charles City-County Library for the Fierce Reads Sour and Sweet Tour\, a celebration of young adult romantasy novels! Featuring Mary E. Pearson\, Axie Oh (WFYP\, June 2017) and D.L. Taylor\, the evening will include a moderated conversation\, book signing and fun themed surprises. \n\n\n\nThis is not a ticketed event\, but registration is requested. \n\n\n\nThere will be a signing line after the discussion for individuals to get books personalized. Individuals are welcome to bring additional books from home! Additional books will be available for sale at the event.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/fierce-reads-sour-and-sweet-tour-with-mary-e-pearson-axie-oh-and-d-l-taylor/
LOCATION:St. Charles City-County Library\, 427 Spencer Rd\, St. Peters\, Missouri\, 63376\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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SUMMARY:Sweet Fierce Reads Romantasy Tour Stop with Mary E. Pearson\, Axie Oh\, and D.L. Taylor
DESCRIPTION:Eagle Eye Book Shop is partnering with Fierce Reads to host three amazing authors- Mary E. Pearson\, Axie Oh (WFYP\, June 2017)\, and D.L. Taylor. The conversation will be moderated by Librarian Jessi Dunlap. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Authors\n\n\n\nMary E. Pearson is the author of many novels for teens\, including Dance of Thieves\, Vow of Thieves\, the New York Times–bestselling Remnant Chronicles—The Kiss of Deception\, The Heart of Betrayal\, and The Beauty of Darkness—and the acclaimed Jenna Fox Chronicles. She writes full-time from her home in Carlsbad\, California. \n\n\n\nAxie Oh is the New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea\, the Floating World duology\, XOXO and ASAP\, and the Rebel Seoul series. Born in New York City and raised in New Jersey\, she studied Korean history and creative writing as an undergrad at the University of California San Diego and holds an MFA in Writing for Young People from Lesley University. Her passions include K-pop\, anime\, stationery supplies\, and milk tea\, and she currently resides in Las Vegas\, Nevada\, with her dogs\, Toro and Leila. \n\n\n\nD.L. Taylor is an attorney by trade. She’s worked in criminal defense and civil non-profit law\, but writing has always had a special hold on her heart. Though she hails from the sunny lands of California\, she married a Midwestern boy and ended up settling down outside Chicago. She has three kids\, two cats\, and minimal sanity\, but in the quiet hours before dawn she likes to write about magic\, mischief\, and moral quandaries. The Beasts We Bury is her YA debut. \n\n\n\nJessi Dunlap taught high school English for 14 years before becoming a school librarian. She works at a middle school in the metro Atlanta area and loves cats\, puzzles\, and helping her students find their next favorite book. 
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/sweet-fierce-reads-romantasy-tour-stop-with-mary-e-pearson-axie-oh-and-d-l-taylor/
LOCATION:Eagle Eye Book Shop\, 2076 N. Decatur Road\, Decatur\, Georgia\, 30033-5306\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250512T190000
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SUMMARY:Romantasy Panel: An Evening With Axie Oh\, D.L. Taylor\, and Mary E. Pearson
DESCRIPTION:Books & Books is proud to present a Romantasy Panel featuring the works of Axie Oh (WFYP\, June 2017) and D.L. Taylor\, and Mary E. Pearson. \n\n\n\nThis event is free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase the night of the event. RSVP requested. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout The Authors\n\n\n\nAxie Oh is the New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea\, the Floating World duology\, XOXO and ASAP\, and the Rebel Seoul series. Born in New York City and raised in New Jersey\, she studied Korean history and creative writing as an undergrad at the University of California San Diego and holds an MFA in Writing for Young People from Lesley University. Her passions include K-pop\, anime\, stationery supplies\, and milk tea\, and she currently resides in Las Vegas\, Nevada\, with her dogs\, Toro and Leila. \n\n\n\nD.L. Taylor is an attorney by trade. She’s worked in criminal defense and civil non-profit law\, but writing has always had a special hold on her heart. Though she hails from the sunny lands of California\, she married a Midwestern boy and ended up settling down outside Chicago. She has three kids\, two cats\, and minimal sanity\, but in the quiet hours before dawn she likes to write about magic\, mischief\, and moral quandaries. The Beasts We Bury is her YA debut. \n\n\n\nMary E. Pearson is the author of many novels for teens\, including Dance of Thieves\, Vow of Thieves\, the New York Times–bestselling Remnant Chronicles—The Kiss of Deception\, The Heart of Betrayal\, and The Beauty of Darkness—and the acclaimed Jenna Fox Chronicles. She writes full-time from her home in Carlsbad\, California.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/romantasy-panel-an-evening-with-axie-oh-d-l-taylor-and-mary-e-pearson/
LOCATION:Books & Books in Coral Gables\, 265 Aragon Ave\, Coral Gables\, Florida\, 33134\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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SUMMARY:Dead Ladies Show NYC #34 with Miriam Torres\, Juliette Clark\, and Suzanne Cope
DESCRIPTION:Visit the KGB Bar to raise a glass to three deceased dames who changed the world. You’ll be learning about an 19th-century entrepreneur (Eliza Jumel); a queer\, trans activist\, scholar\, and priest (Pauli Murray); and an Italian anti-fascist fighter (Carla Capponi). Presented by a lady-about-town\, a paralegal\, and an author\, respectively\, with a smattering of commentary from the co-hosts Molly O. Kemper and Sheila Enright. \n\n\n\nYour Presenters: \n\n\n\nMIRIAM TORRES is a living lady who’s thrilled to be presenting on one of the night’s fabulous dead ladies. When she’s not zipping around NYC on a Citibike (and getting a rush out of yelling ‘BIKE LANE!’ at pedestrians)\, you’ll find her exploring museums\, browsing thrift stores\, and enjoying all the fascinating things (and people) this great city has to offer. \n\n\n\nJULIETTE CLARK is a recent Duke grad – turned transplant living and working as an affordable housing paralegal in New York City. They grew up in Colorado\, and then moved to North Carolina at 14\, ending up about a mile away from the childhood home of their dead person of choice. \n\n\n\nSUZANNE COPE (Nonfiction\, 2007) is the author of two books: WOMEN OF WAR: The Italian Assassins\, Spies and Couriers Who Fought the Nazis (Dutton\, 2025) and POWER HUNGRY: Women of the Black Panther Party and Freedom Summer and Their Fight to Feed a Movement (2021). She has also written for The Atlantic\, CNN\, New York Times\, BBC\, among others\, and is a professor at NYU.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/dead-ladies-show-nyc-34-with-miriam-torres-juliette-clark-and-suzanne-cope/
LOCATION:KGB Bar\, 85 East 4th Street\, New York City\, New York\, 10003\, United States
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SUMMARY:Mass Kids Lit Fest 2025: Zoo Adventure Storytime with Sara Levine
DESCRIPTION:The Zoo in Forest Park will host award-winning author Sara Levine for an animal themed storytime! Bring your favorite stuffed animal for a read along of Sara’s picture books The Animals Would Not Sleep and Poop for Breakfast. Afterward\, you will get to visit some of the animals featured in the books! \n\n\n\nIn these inquisitive and fun stories written by a veterinarian\, kids will learn how to use science to explore animal behavior. And\, as a bonus\, how to make sure their stuffed animals get a good night’s sleep! \n\n\n\nSpace is limited and registration is required. There is no more online availability left. \n\n\n\nSara Levine is an award-winning author\, educator and a veterinarian. Her books for children include the Animal by Animal series\, illustrated by T.S Spookytooth; Flower Talk: How Plants Use Color to Communicate\, illustrated by Masha D’yans; The Animals Would Not Sleep\, illustrated by Marta Álvarez Miguéns; Germs up Close; A Peek at Beaks\, illustrated by Kate Slater; Poop for Breakfast\, illustrated by Florence Weiser; Sensitive\, illustrated by Mehrdokht Amini; and A Terrible Place for a Nest\, illustrated by Erika Meza. Sara’s books have received multiple awards\, including the Cook Prize honor book for best STEM picture book\, a Junior Library Guild selection\, and the Mathical Book Prize. Sara was an assistant professor of biology at Wheelock College for twelve years and has taught children’s environmental education classes for the Massachusetts Audubon Society and other nature centers for over twenty years.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/mass-kids-lit-fest-2025-zoo-adventure-storytime-with-sara-levine/
LOCATION:Zoo in Forest Park\, 293 Sumner Ave\, Springfield\, Massachusetts\, 01108\, United States
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SUMMARY:Women of War: Author Talk with Suzanne Cope
DESCRIPTION:Join author Suzanne Cope (Nonfiction\, 2007)\, in conversation with Tracy Gates\, who will read from and discuss her new narrative nonfiction book\, Women of War: The Italian Assassins\, Spies\, and Couriers Who Fought the Nazis. \n\n\n\nReservations suggested. Brunch will be available to order. \n\n\n\nSuzanne Cope\, PhD is a narrative journalist and scholar\, author of WOMEN OF WAR: The Italian Assassins\, Spies and Couriers Who Fought the Nazis (Dutton\, 2025) and POWER HUNGRY: Women of the Black Panther Party and Freedom Summer and Their Fight to Feed a Movement (2021). She has published with The New York Times\, The Atlantic\, Washington Post\, CNN\, BBC\, among others. She is a professor at New York University and splits her time between Sullivan County and Brooklyn with her husband\, the musician Steve Mayone\, and her two children.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/women-of-war-author-talk-with-suzanne-cope/
LOCATION:Seminary Hill Catskills\, 43 Wagner Lane\, Callicoon\, New York\, 12723\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250429T190000
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SUMMARY:Enzo Silon Surin author of American Scapegoat and January O'Neil author of Glitter Road
DESCRIPTION:Porter Square Books: Boston Edition is excited to welcome poets Enzo Silon Surin (Poetry\, 2012) and January O’Neil to read from and discuss their books American Scapegoat and Glitter Road. \n\n\n\nEnzo Silon Surin is a Haitian-born award-winning poet\, author\, educator\, publisher and social advocate. He has taught\, performed\, and lectured on topics such as social justice\, the immigrant experience\, mental health\, and racial disparities. He is the author of American Scapegoat (Black Lawrence Press\, 2023) and When My Body Was A Clinched Fist (Black Lawrence Press\, 2020)\, winner of the 21st Annual Massachusetts Book Awards. He is also the author of two chapbooks and co-editor of Where We Stand: Poems of Black Resilience (Cherry Castle Publishing\, 2022). Surin currently serves as Founding Editor & Publisher at Central Square Press and Founder/Executive Director at the Faraday Publishing Company\, Inc.\, a nonprofit literary services and social advocacy organization. \n\n\n\nJanuary O’Neil is an associate professor at Salem State University and the author of Glitter Road (2024)\, Rewilding (2018)\, Misery Islands (2014)\, and Underlife (2009)\, all published by CavanKerry Press. Glitter Road was a finalist for the 2024 New England Book Award. From 2012-2018\, she served as the executive director of the Massachusetts Poetry Festival. Her poems and articles have appeared in The New York Times Magazine\, the Academy of American Poets’ Poem-A-Day series\, American Poetry Review\, The Nation\, Poetry\, and Sierra magazine\, among others. Her poem\, “At the Rededication of the Emmett Till Memorial\,” was a co-winner of the 2022 Allen Ginsberg Poetry Award from the Poetry Center at Passaic County Community College. The recipient of fellowships from the Massachusetts Cultural Council\, Cave Canem\, and the Barbara Deming Memorial Fund\, O’Neil was the 2019-2020 John and Renée Grisham Writer-in-Residence at the University of Mississippi\, Oxford. She currently serves as the 2022-2025 board chair of the Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP).
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/enzo-silon-surin-author-of-american-scapegoat-and-january-oneil-author-of-glitter-road/
LOCATION:Porter Square Books: Boston Edition\, 50 Liberty Dr.\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02210\, United States
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SUMMARY:Still Healing - Author Event with Rosalind Kaplan
DESCRIPTION:Visit Moore Books for drinks\, snacks\, and conversation with Rosalind Kaplan (Nonfiction\, June 2020) about her memoir in essays\, Still Healing. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe American view of doctors vacillates between seeing them as heroes with hearts of gold and nerves of steel and disparaging them as arrogant\, callous\, and careless. The truth lies between: Doctors are human beings with professional training that\, at best\, allows them to heal people and\, at worst\, to harm or even hasten death. Still Healing\, a memoir in essays\, explores the complicated realm of medical training\, practice\, and culture. With vulnerability and humor\, it gives a glimpse into the world of a doctor and an honest and sometimes searing view of our healthcare system.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/still-healing-author-event-with-rosalind-kaplan/
LOCATION:Moore Books\, 28 W. Eagle Road\, Havertown\, Pennsylvania\, 19083\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Ocean Has No Borders: Celebrating Community Through Poetry and Stories with Enzo Silon Surin
DESCRIPTION:As a culmination of the American Scapegoat book discussions and workshops\, award-winning author and poet Enzo Silon Surin (Poetry\, 2012) will deliver reflective remarks on how storytelling and poetry are vital tools for fostering empathy\, deepening understanding\, and bringing people together in meaningful ways. \n\n\n\nThe event will also showcase creative writing from participants across Swampscott and Lynn\, uplifting the voices of youth\, educators\, social advocates\, and justice leaders. In addition\, Enzo will lead a community-wide discussion on the role of poetry in creating inclusive spaces where all voices are heard and valued.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/the-ocean-has-no-borders-celebrating-community-through-poetry-and-stories-with-enzo-silon-surin/
LOCATION:Lynn Museum & Arts Center\, 590 Washington Street\, Lynn\, Massachusetts\, 01901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250426T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250426T153000
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UID:11431-1745676000-1745681400@cambridgecommonwriters.org
SUMMARY:Voices of Poetry with Shari Caplan
DESCRIPTION:Visit the Forbes Library in Northampton\, MA for an afternoon of great poetry\, featuring these distinguished poets:  \n\n\n\nEllen Doré Watson – Director Emerita\, Boutelle-Day Poetry Center at Smith CollegeJen Jabaily-Blackburn – Program & Outreach Coordinator\, Boutelle-Day Poetry Center at Smith CollegeShari Caplan (Poetry\, June 2014) – Exhibitionist (Lily Poetry Review Books\, 2024) was awarded the Paul Nemser PrizeCharles Coe – selected by the Associates of the Boston Public Library as a Boston Literary Light in 2014Lee Desrosiers – editor\, Naugatuck River ReviewDeborah Leipziger – co-founder of Soul-Lit\, an on-line poetry magazine which features spiritual poetry\, & co-founder of the New England Jewish Poetry Festival
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/voices-of-poetry-with-shari-caplan/
LOCATION:Coolidge Museum (3rd Floor)\, 20 West St.\, Northampton\, Massachusetts\, 01060\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250426T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250426T120000
DTSTAMP:20260420T152641
CREATED:20250401T010251Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250401T010252Z
UID:11546-1745661600-1745668800@cambridgecommonwriters.org
SUMMARY:The Sonnet: From Sidney to Seuss Poetry Workshop with Michael Mercurio
DESCRIPTION:COURSE DESCRIPTION: Originating in Sicily in the 13th Century\, the sonnet (from the Italian sonetto\, “little song”) is a beloved form for English-language poets\, beginning in the 16th Century with Sir Phillip Sidney. In the 500 years that have followed\, the sonnet has been used — and changed — by poets to think through big questions about existence\, love\, and morality.  \n\n\n\nOver the 8 weeks of this survey course\, we will read through chronological examples of the sonnet to consider shifts in style over time. We will also cover the formal elements of the sonnet (e.g.\, prosody\, rhyme scheme) to provide students with a working basic understanding of these elements.  \n\n\n\nEach week\, students enrolled in the class will be provided with a packet of sonnets to be covered during each session. Students will also be asked to write a sonnet each week in the style of one of the sample poets and will have the opportunity to share it and discuss the experience of writing in that style.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/the-sonnet-from-sidney-to-seuss-poetry-workshop-with-michael-mercurio/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Pioneer Valley Writers' Workshop":MAILTO:joy@pioneervalleywriters.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250417T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250417T200000
DTSTAMP:20260420T152641
CREATED:20250401T011238Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250401T011239Z
UID:11551-1744916400-1744920000@cambridgecommonwriters.org
SUMMARY:Hayley Krischer in Conversation with Raegan Revord to Celebrate You Belong to Me
DESCRIPTION:Visit Annabelle’s Book Club LA for a book signing with Hayley Krischer (Fiction\, June 2009) in conversation with Raegan Revord about Hayley’s new book\, You Belong to Me.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/hayley-krischer-in-conversation-with-raegan-revord-to-celebrate-you-belong-to-me/
LOCATION:Annabelle’s Book Club LA\, 12200 Ventura Boulevard\, Studio City\, California\, 91604\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250417T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250417T200000
DTSTAMP:20260420T152641
CREATED:20250307T021509Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250307T021512Z
UID:11442-1744916400-1744920000@cambridgecommonwriters.org
SUMMARY:Cambridge Common Writers Presents: moon moon by July Westhale\, Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a virtual celebration of July Westhale’s (Poetry\, June 2013) latest poetry collection\, moon moon! Registration required. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA moon’s moon may or may not be the astronomically accurate descriptor of a moon that orbits another moon. Whether rooted in logic or merely a cosmically precise description of “space trash”\, moon moon is a collection that observes worlds: above\, below\, and inside of. Rife with chaotic eco grief\, undercut with dark humor and strangeness. (Whitney Houston as two oracles to the moon of the moon\, humans as gods as humans again.) It takes us from the world to the moon\, to the moon of the moon\, and back again–sometimes scientifically\, often experientially\, and always obsessively. It is a collection for anyone who holds curiosity\, exploration\, and the existentialism of climate change simultaneously. It is for the truest astronauts among us.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/cambridge-common-writers-presents-moon-moon-by-july-westhale-book-launch/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event,CCW Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Cambridge Common Writers":MAILTO:lesleycambridgecommon@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250415T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250415T193000
DTSTAMP:20260420T152641
CREATED:20250401T013620Z
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SUMMARY:Hayley Krischer discusses & signs YOU BELONG TO ME with Liz Lawson
DESCRIPTION:Barnes & Noble Clifton Commons will be hosting a book signing with Hayley Krischer (Fiction\, June 2009) in celebration of her new book You Belong to Me. Hayley will be in discussion with New York Times bestselling author Liz Lawson. Attendees must purchase the featured title\, You Belong to Me\, from the store in order to gain access to the signing line.  \n\n\n\nHayley Krischer is the author of The Falling Girls\, Something Happened to Ali Greenleaf and the adult fiction book\, Where Are You\, Echo Blue? She has written for The New York Times\, Elle\, The Atlantic and more. She lives in New Jersey with her family.Liz Lawson is the New York Times bestselling author of The Agathas (with Kathleen Glasgow) and The Lucky Ones. Liz lives with her family and two VERY bratty cats. You can find her on TikTok\, Instagram\, and Twitter at @lzlwsn.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/hayley-krischer-discusses-signs-you-belong-to-me-with-liz-lawson/
LOCATION:Clifton Commons\, 395 Route 3 East\, Clifton\, New Jersey\, 07014\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250412T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250416T153000
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CREATED:20250401T005147Z
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UID:11533-1744468200-1744817400@cambridgecommonwriters.org
SUMMARY:Reclaiming Our Voices: Poetry\, Identity\, and the Power of Community with Enzo Silon Surin
DESCRIPTION:S.U.R.E. Diversity and Award-winning author and educator Enzo Silon Surin (Poetry\, 2012) invites educators\, book clubs\, and local groups from Lynn and Swampscott to engage in meaningful conversations about identity\, belonging\, and community through the lens of poetry and storytelling. \n\n\n\nInspired by the themes explored in American Scapegoat\, each 60 to 70-minute session includes a book discussion followed by a generative writing workshop. This gives participants a deeper understanding of their personal stories and roles within their communities. \n\n\n\nReclaiming Our Voices: Poetry\, Identity\, and the Power of Community \n\n\n\nApril 12\, 2025 – Adult Discussion with groups from Lynn and Swampscott with Enzo \n\n\n\nApril 16\, 2025 – High School Discussion with groups from Lynn and Swampscott with Enzo
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/reclaiming-our-voices-poetry-identity-and-the-power-of-community-with-enzo-silon-surin/
LOCATION:Lynn Museum & Arts Center\, 590 Washington Street\, Lynn\, Massachusetts\, 01901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250406T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250406T150000
DTSTAMP:20260420T152641
CREATED:20250401T011728Z
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SUMMARY:Author Event at the Willoughby Wallace Memorial Library: Sara Levine
DESCRIPTION:Local author Sara Levine (WFYP\, January 2006) will kick off National Library Week (April 6-12) at the WWM Library along with her latest book\, Hello Dog/Hello Human. (It’s a guide for humans in dealing with dogs and for dogs in dealing with humans!) Sara will read from that book\, plus her award-winning picture book Bone by Bone. Afterwards\, kids will be invited to participate in an activity involving animals and their skeletons. Books will be available Sara’s books for sale and signing!  \n\n\n\nRegistration requested. This event is free\, for all ages\, and all are welcome.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/author-event-at-the-willoughby-wallace-memorial-library-sara-levine/
LOCATION:Willoughby Wallace Memorial Library\, 146 Thimble Islands Road\, Stony Creek\, Connecticut\, 06405\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250402T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250402T153000
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UID:11529-1743604200-1743607800@cambridgecommonwriters.org
SUMMARY:Firewater Poetics at Emerson College with Enzo Silon Surin
DESCRIPTION:Featuring Enzo Silon Surin (Poetry\, 2012) in a night of poetry and spoken word\, bringing together dynamic voices to explore creativity\, identity\, and the power of storytelling.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/firewater-poetics-at-emerson-college-with-enzo-silon-surin/
LOCATION:Emerson College\, 120 Boylston Street\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02116\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Emerson College":MAILTO:bookpubclub@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250401T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250401T200000
DTSTAMP:20260420T152641
CREATED:20250401T010747Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250401T010748Z
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SUMMARY:Poet Swap: Not the Poetry Reading You’re Used To with Kate Kearns\, Mike Bove and David Stankiewicz
DESCRIPTION:Kate Kearns (Poetry\, June 2008)\, Mike Bove and David Stankiewicz are shaking up the usual poetry reading format. \n\n\n\nWhy? Because at a normal reading\, there’s surprise and discovery for the audience\, but there’s none for the poet. In a poet swap\, the poet gets to see their own work in a new and likely uncomfortable way\, and the audience gets the added bonus of watching them squirm. \n\n\n\nWhat’s a poet swap? It’s like a body swap for a body of work. A trust fall. A torture wheel. Instead of presenting their own writing\, each reader will present one of the other poets’ work\, which they’ve had time to read and prepare. \n\n\n\nAt this event\, Kate Kearns will present Mike Bove’s poetry\, Mike will present David’s\, and David will present Kate’s. The poet whose work is being read has no idea what poems the reader has chosen\, what order they’re in\, or what context will come with them. The only rule is all poems must be read word for word\, true to the original. \n\n\n\nKate Kearns is the author of You Are Ruining My Loneliness (Littoral Books\, 2023) and How to Love an Introvert (Finishing Line Press\, 2015). Kate’s work has appeared in Rustica\, the Maine Sunday Telegram\, Salamander\, Peregrine\, Sugar House Review and elsewhere. Kate was a finalist for the Charles Simic Memorial Prize and the 2024 Maine Postmark Competition. She earned her MFA from Lesley University. Learn more at www.katekearns.com. \n\n\n\nMike Bove is a prize-winning author of four books of poetry. His poems have appeared in Rattle\, Southern Humanities Review\, Tar River Poetry\, Rust & Moth\, and many others. He served as a 2024 Writer-in-Residence at Acadia National Park and is Associate Editor for Hole in the Head Review. Mike lives with his family in Portland\, Maine where he was born and raised. www.mikebove.com \n\n\n\nDavid Stankiewicz is the author of two poetry books: Night Garden (Deerbrook Editions 2024) and My First Beatrice (Moon Pie Press 2013). A graduate of the Stonecoast MFA program\, David is a professor of English at Southern Maine Community College. He lives in Cape Elizabeth with his family.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/poet-swap-not-the-poetry-reading-youre-used-to-with-kate-kearns-mike-bove-and-david-stankiewicz/
LOCATION:Print: A Bookstore\, 273 Congress St\, Portland\, Maine\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Print%3A A Bookstore":MAILTO:events@printbookstore.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250327T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250327T190000
DTSTAMP:20260420T152641
CREATED:20250306T215323Z
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UID:11437-1743098400-1743102000@cambridgecommonwriters.org
SUMMARY:Where the Universe Is with Michael Mercurio
DESCRIPTION:Join Michael Mercurio (Poetry\, January 2017) and Rebecca Faulkner for an in-person session of Michael’s online poetry series\, What the Universe Is during the 2025 AWP Conference & Bookfair in Los Angeles\, California. Attendees can RSVP to read a poem during the event\, which will be held outside of the conference area.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/where-the-universe-is-with-michael-mercurio/
LOCATION:The Liberties of Dublin\, 1111 Wilshire Blvd\, Los Angeles\, California\, 90017\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250320T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250320T203000
DTSTAMP:20260420T152641
CREATED:20250220T220952Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250220T221034Z
UID:11373-1742499000-1742502600@cambridgecommonwriters.org
SUMMARY:CCW Presents: To Die Is Different Than Supposed by Alissa Butterworth\, Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a virtual celebration of Alissa Butterworth’s (Fiction\, June 2012) debut novel\, To Die Is Different Than Supposed! Registration required. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe died by bicycle\, by a breakfast gone bad\, by a fist\, a broken promise\, a rowboat\, letters no one else was supposed to see.Twenty years ago\, the Gable family was nearly perfect—five siblings growing up in an old farmhouse in Pennsylvania with supposedly loving parents. But when a series of devastating events rocks the family—a house fire\, the death of their young brother\, infidelity\, and betrayal—the siblings are left shattered and lost.Jackson is the oldest\, the distant wanderer. Lex is trapped on the other side\, desperately trying to communicate. Adrian is on the verge of a breakdown. Ella is haunted\, finding comfort in a familiar ghost. Remy is the embittered “good” son. And Calvin is the youngest\, the half-brother trying to make sense of inherited pain.When the estranged siblings come together for their father’s funeral\, they must reckon with his legacy of abuse and abandonment\, and with the secrets they kept from each other for so long. Will Jackson find it in himself to tell the horrific story the family most needs to hear? Or will they all be forever trapped by their complicated pasts\, unable to move into a more hopeful and united future?
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/ccw-presents-to-die-is-different-than-supposed-by-alissa-butterworth-book-launch/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event,CCW Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Cambridge Common Writers":MAILTO:lesleycambridgecommon@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250318T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250318T200000
DTSTAMP:20260420T152641
CREATED:20250128T224131Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250129T000104Z
UID:11185-1742324400-1742328000@cambridgecommonwriters.org
SUMMARY:Kate Fussner\, author of 13 Ways to Say Goodbye\, in conversation with Sara Farizan
DESCRIPTION:Porter Square Books is excited to welcome Kate Fussner (WFYP\, June 2021) to discuss her novel\, 13 Ways to Say Goodbye. Author Sara Farizan (WFYP\, January 2012) will join Fussner in conversation. RSVP requested. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA novel-in-verse about life after loss\, 13 Ways to Say Goodbye beautifully renders the power of sibling bonds\, the depth of grief\, and the strength of learning to love again\, perfect for fans of Everywhere Blue and The Distance to Home\, from the author of The Song of Us. \n\n\n\nNina always followed her older sister\, Lily. But just before her thirteenth birthday\, Lily died\, leaving Nina behind forever. \n\n\n\nIn the three years since she lost her sister\, Nina has completed Lily’s secret Before Birthday lists to continue in her footsteps. But now Nina is catching up. When Nina flies to Paris\, France\, and completes tasks that Lily never finished\, Nina finds herself magically transported inside of her own memories\, face-to-face with the ghosts of her past. \n\n\n\nWith her birthday looming and the last list running out\, Nina is torn between visiting her sister in her memories and adventuring in the present\, including crushing hard on her art classmate\, Sylvie. Should she follow Lily’s instructions or try something new? And what happens when she finishes the list?
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/kate-fussner-author-of-13-ways-to-say-goodbye-in-conversation-with-sara-farizan/
LOCATION:Porter Square Books\, 1815 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, 02140\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Porter Square Books":MAILTO:INFO@PORTERSQUAREBOOKS.COM
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250315T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250315T120000
DTSTAMP:20260420T152641
CREATED:20250128T234022Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250129T000040Z
UID:11188-1742036400-1742040000@cambridgecommonwriters.org
SUMMARY:Story Time with Sara Levine\, author of Hello Dog / Hello Human
DESCRIPTION:Porter Square Books is delighted to welcome picture book author Sara Levine (Nonfiction/WFYP\, January 2006) for a story time featuring her book Hello Dog / Hello Human! RSVP requested. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn how to properly introduce yourself to a dog or human in this enticing flip book guide that is two stories in one\, perfect for fans of MAY I PET YOUR DOG?\, TAILS ARE NOT FOR PULLING\, and all dog-lovers. \n\n\n\nA clever\, useful how-to flip book guide for both humans and our canine best friends\, Hello Dog / Hello Human offers advice to little humans (and dogs) on how to politely introduce themselves. \n\n\n\nThe book opens with a primer on how little humans should interact with dogs. Flip the book and find another story that advises dogs on how to interact with humans\, offering a fun insight into a dog’s mind while also providing additional information and empathy for our four-legged friends. \n\n\n\nThis delightful guide encourages readers to properly interact with the furry companions\, and the format is perfect for younger hands\, robust and ready to be read and shared. With a charming cast of dogs\, sweet art\, and a fun special format\, this is the perfect gift book for families looking to adopt a furry friend\, or anyone who wants to celebrate our canine pals.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/story-time-with-sara-levine-author-of-hello-dog-hello-human/
LOCATION:Porter Square Books\, 1815 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, 02140\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Porter Square Books":MAILTO:INFO@PORTERSQUAREBOOKS.COM
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250131T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250131T190000
DTSTAMP:20260420T152641
CREATED:20250129T000015Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250129T000018Z
UID:11191-1738348200-1738350000@cambridgecommonwriters.org
SUMMARY:Author Night Thrillers Panel: Alafair Burke\, TR Hendricks\, Vanessa Cuti\, and Hayley Krishcher
DESCRIPTION:Join authors Alafair Burke\, TR Hendricks\, Vanessa Cuti\, and Hayley Krisher (Fiction\, June 2009) at the Venetian Room in the Lindenhurst Memorial Library for their discussion of the suspense fiction writing process. 
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/author-night-thrillers-panel-alafair-burke-tr-hendricks-vanessa-cuti-and-hayley-krishcher/
LOCATION:Lindenhurst Memorial Library\, 1 Lee Avenue\, Lindenhurst\, New York\, 11757\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250114T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250114T140000
DTSTAMP:20260420T152641
CREATED:20241017T212434Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241017T212436Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Author Event with Jasmine Warga
DESCRIPTION:Register for admission to this virtual author event with Jasmine Warga (WFYP\, June 2013) for your WHOLE school! Admission includes 5 hardcover copies of A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall. Recommended for Students in 4th-6th Grades. Space is limited. \n\n\n\nFrom the award-winning\, New York Times bestselling author of A Rover’s Story and Other Words for Home comes an extraordinary story about two friends\, a ghost\, a missing painting\, and a turtle named Agatha. The perfect next read for fans of The Swifts\, Kate DiCamillo\, and Erin Entrada Kelly. A painting has been stolen! When Rami sees a floating girl in the museum\, he knows he has seen her somewhere before. Then he realizes: She looks just like the girl in the painting that has gone missing. But how does her appearance connect to the theft? Agatha the turtle knows–she has been watching from the garden. But she can’t exactly tell anyone…can she? Will Rami\, with the help of his classmate\, Veda\, be able to solve the mystery? The clues are all around them\, but they’ll have to be brave enough to really look. This is a whimsical\, moving story about the universal desire to be seen and understood and how art can help us find connection\, even when we are at our loneliest. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe One and Only Ivan meets The Wild Robot\, in this unique and deeply moving middle grade novel about the journey of a fictional Mars rover\, from Jasmine Warga\, the Newbery Honor-winning author of Other Words for Home. Meet Resilience\, a Mars rover determined to live up to his name. Res was built to explore Mars. He was not built to have human emotions. But as he learns new things from the NASA scientists who assemble him\, he begins to develop human-like feelings. Maybe there’s a problem with his programming… Human emotions or not\, launch day comes\, and Res blasts off to Mars\, accompanied by a friendly drone helicopter named Fly. But Res quickly discovers that Mars is a dangerous place filled with dust storms and giant cliffs. As he navigates Mars’s difficult landscape\, Res is tested in ways that go beyond space exploration. As millions of people back on Earth follow his progress\, will Res have the determination\, courage — and resilience — to succeed…and survive? \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJasmine Warga is the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of middle grade novels Other Words For Home\, The Shape of Thunder\, and A Rover’s Story. Other Words For Home earned multiple awards\, including a John Newbery Honor\, a Walter Honor for Young Readers\, and a Charlotte Huck Honor. The Shape of Thunder was a School Library Journal and Bank Street best book of the year\, a finalist for the Barnes & Noble Children’s and YA Book Award\, and has been named to several state award reading lists. A Rover’s Story\, her latest novel\, was an instant New York Times bestseller\, a Indie Next List and a Junior Library Guild selection\, and was named a best book of the year by Publishers Weekly and The Washington Post. She is also the author of young adult novel\, My Heart and Other Black Holes\, which has been translated into over twenty different languages. Her next middle grade novel\, A STRANGE THING HAPPENED IN CHERRY HALL\, will be published on September 10th\, 2024. Originally from Cincinnati\, she now lives in the Chicago-area with her family in a house filled with books.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/virtual-author-event-with-jasmine-warga/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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SUMMARY:Presentation and Signing: Where Are You\, Echo Blue? by Hayley Krishcher
DESCRIPTION:All are welcome to a presentation and signing at Asbury Book Cooperative with Hayley Krischer (Fiction\, June 2009) presenting her newest title\, WHERE ARE YOU\, ECHO BLUE? \n\n\n\nAward-winning journalist and YA novelist Hayley Krischer makes her adult novel debut with WHERE ARE YOU\, ECHO BLUE? (Dutton; on sale July 16\, 2024)\, a whirlwind tale of celebrity\, fandom\, and the price of ambition. The novel follows both Goldie Klein\, a scrappy young journalist trying to make it in the New York magazine world\, and the object of her admiration\, Echo Blue\, the most famous child star of thenineties who goes missing on the eve of the millennium. When Echo disappears ahead of a highly publicized New Year’s Eve television appearance\, most people assume it’s because she’s gotten herself into trouble. After all\, between strained family relationships\, a high-profile relationship with a Hollywood “bad boy\,” and a stint in rehab\, she’s no stranger to drama. But Goldie is Echo’s biggest fan and knows there must be more to the story. Determined to make this investigation her big media break\, she sets off for L.A. in search of Echo—and the truth. \n\n\n\nGoldie\, and readers\, fall deep into Echo’s complicated past\, following her rise from plucky child star to ingenue to rebel. The more Goldie unearths\, the more she questions her own complicity in the young star’s downfall\, but it becomes impossible to pull herself away. Alternating perspectives between the two women until their twin journeys collide\, WHERE ARE YOU\, ECHO BLUE? is a sharp interrogation of celebrity culture\, the thin line between admiration and obsession\, and what it means to tell other peoples’ stories. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHayley Krischer has earned critical acclaim for her moving YA novels\, Something Happened to AliGreenleaf and The Falling Girls. She also spent two decades as a journalist\, examining culture and interviewing celebrities—including Gabrielle Union\, Celine Dion\, and former child star Tatum O’Neal—for publications like the New York Times\, Marie Claire\, and the Atlantic.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/presentation-and-signing-where-are-you-echo-blue-by-hayley-krishcher/
LOCATION:Asbury Book Cooperative\, 644A Cookman Ave\, Asbury Park\, New Jersey\, 07712\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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SUMMARY:Music Into Written Word with Erin Cecilia Thomas
DESCRIPTION:Erin Cecilia Thomas (Jan ’23\, Fiction) will be instructing the seminar\, ‘Music Into Written Word.’  \n\n\n\nHow can writers translate the intangible experience of listening to or performing music into written words? This seminar will look at the work of writers who use music in their narratives and the craft elements they employ\, such as syntax\, sentence structure\, metaphor\, rhythm\, and tone. We will look at examples of how writing styles vary according to the musical genre being described\, and how other elements such as character and setting affect how the reader interprets a scene that revolves around music. Samples of music will be played followed by text that describes the music to show how these techniques are applied. We will listen to a piece of music and free-write\, and volunteers can present their writing for discussion.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/music-into-written-word-with-erin-cecilia-thomas/
LOCATION:The Porch House\, 2811 Dogwood Pl\, Nashville\, Tennessee\, 37204\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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