Westport Library Announces Author Talk Series

From Westport Library:

The following is a list of authors speaking at the Library in November. The programs, free and open to the public, will be in the Library’s McManus Room.

• Saturday, November 5, 9:30 am-noon: YA Lit Fest. Meet first-time Young Adult (YA) literature authors Carrie Firestone (The Loose Ends List), Karen Fortunati (The Weight of Zero), Shannon Parker (The Girl Who Fell) and Rebecca Podos (The Mystery of Hollow Places). They will speak about their debut novels, their writing inspiration, and about the publishing process. Books will be available for purchase and signing. Grades 6-adult. Registration is free and includes coffee. Register online.
• Thursday, November 17 at noon: Author Diane Saxton on Her Novel Peregrine Island. In her debut novel Peregrine Island, Diane Saxton explores the mysteries behind three generations of women, one valuable painting, the artist who created it and those who would do anything to possess it. Their quiet lives are turned upside down when two art “experts” appear on their doorstep to appraise a favorite heirloom painting. When incriminating papers along with other paintings are discovered behind the painting-in-question, the appraisal turns into a full-fledged investigation.

As a journalist with Vanity Fair, The Huffington Post, Holiday Magazine, and Greenwich Review, Saxton covered everything from torture victims to psychics, animal rights activists, exotic travel and movie producers. A new chapter opened up for her after interviewing Amnesty International US founder Hannah Grunwald. Alarmed that the stories of incredible and influential lives such as Grunwald’s could be lost as the Greatest Generation passes, Saxton began capturing their histories and compiled them into a 1,000-page biographical collection, which became the inspiration for her next novel.

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