Virtual Author Talk: Smithsonian Curator Sabrina Sholts
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How We Create Pandemics, From Our Bodies to Our Beliefs with Smithsonian Curator Sabrina Sholts
Tuesday, February 4th at 2:00 PM EST
Adult Services
Virtual Author Talk: Seth Fishman
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An Inside Look at Working with a Literary Agent: A Conversation with Seth Fishman
Tuesday, January 28th at 1:00 PM EST
Virtual Author Talk: Amanda Montell
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Notes on Modern Irrationality with Bestselling Author Amanda Montell
Thursday, January 23rd at 2:00 PM EST
Virtual Author Talk: TJ Klune
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The Magic of Found Family: In Conversation with Author TJ Klune
Wednesday, January 15th at
Staff Use
AWW
The Adult Writer's Workshop is now full.
Whether you’re working on the Great American Novel or crafting a short story, poem, or non-fiction article, this workshop, which meets the first Wednesday of every month, offers adult writers an opportunity to discuss their work and submit sample pages for feedback from groups members and the facilitator. Group size is limited to 12. Participants must be 18 or over.
CANCELLED: Silent Book Club of Central NJ
THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED.
At Silent Book Club, there's no assigned reading. All readers are welcome—ebooks, audiobooks, textbooks, comic books... it's BYOBook. Our events are free. Friends and strangers gather at a set time and location and settle in for an hour of silent, sustained reading. At the end of the hour, attendees can socialize—or not!
Meetings of the Silent Book Club of Central New Jersey rotate throughout Middlesex, Mercer, and Somerset counties.
A Look at Black History Through Jazz (In-person)
Guest presenter Sanford Josephson, Editor of Jersey Jazz Magazine, will take us on a tour of significant movements in the history of jazz. Josephson will take attendees on a journey through the rich and vibrant history of jazz, focusing on the important role it played in the Harlem Renaissance, as well as the experiences of expatriates and their resistance to racism. Whether you're a seasoned jazz aficionado or simply looking to learn more about the genre, this discussion is engage and captivate all in attendance.
Book Discussion Group: Yellowface (in-person)
This month we will be reading Yellowface by R.F. Kuang.
White lies. Dark humor. Deadly consequences… Bestselling sensation Juniper Song is not who she says she is, she didn’t write the book she claims she wrote, and she is most certainly not Asian American—in this chilling and hilariously cutting novel from R.F. Kuang, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Babel.
Book Discussion Group: The Wager (in-person)
This month we will be reading The Wager by David Grann.
From the author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. The powerful narrative reveals the deeper meaning of the events on The Wager, showing that it was not only the captain and crew who ended up on trial, but the very idea of empire.