Mary Elder Jacobsen, author of Stonechat, will read her poetry, including sonnets and sonnet-inspired poems at the Adamant Community Club, an 1895 one-room schoolhouse. Bring a favorite sonnet, written by anyone and, following her reading, join Mary in a sonnet circle, a collective reading where participants will take turns reading sonnets.
“Covid -19 stole so much. But one of the things it couldn't steal was the power of stories.” These stories were written during the pandemic from Greene’s porch in Montpelier.
Thomas Christopher Greene is the author of six novels, including the international bestseller The Headmaster’s Wife. Greene is also the founder of the Vermont College of Fine Arts where he served as president for thirteen years. He makes his home in Montpelier.
Copies of the book will be available to purchase, courtesy of The Galaxy Bookshop! This event is free and open to the public at the Jeudevine.
C.O. Moed reads from her collection of essays, It Was Her New York: True Stories & Snapshots. Free and open to the public.
Author Michael Pevarnik will be reading and signing A Peek Under the Hood: Heroin, Hope, and Operation Tune-Up at Book Love in Plymouth, MA. Copies of this true crime, award-winning tale will be on sale.
Please join us to celebrate the launch of Vermont poet Amy Allen's debut collection of poetry, Mountain Offerings, at Phoenix Books Rutland. Signed copies of Mountain Offerings will be available at the event. Learn more here.
Join author Bernie Lambek for a reading of An Intent to Commit: A Novel, followed by a Q&A and book signing. Lambek, an attorney and civil rights advocate, is also the author of the novel Uncivil Liberties.
C.O. Moed will be among the more than fifty readers at the first annual Silver Tongued Devil Reunion on March 23 in Manhattan. She will read from It Was Her New York: True Stories and Snapshots. The celebratory reading is open to the public.
Celebrate World Poetry Day on March 21 with C.O. Moed who will read from her book, It Was Her New York: True Stories and Snapshots. She’ll be appearing with other authors and poets at Principles GI Coffee House in Brooklyn. The event, which was organized by NYC Poets Afloat and Singapore Unbound, is free and welcomes all.
This month’s Phoenix Poetry Open Mic Series features C.O. Moed, author of It Was Her New York, and poet with Matthew Hupert, reading from their work.
Join author C.O. Moed at Open Mic at Wordshed, Jan. 28 at 6:30pm at Urban Vegan Kitchen, 41 Carmine Street, NYC. Moed is the author of It Was Her New York: True Stories & Snapshots. She will read excerpts from her work.
Join author C.O. Moed at this reading series where she will read excerpts from her forthcoming collection, It Was Her New York: True Stories & Snapshots, which releases February 13th. Co-sponsored by the art collective and poetry press NeuroNautic Institute / Neuronautic Press.
Join author C.O. Moed at this Open Mic where she will read excerpts from her forthcoming collection, It Was Her New York: True Stories & Snapshots, which releases February 13th.
Join the Green Mountain Writers Group for an online Zoom meetup poetry reading with Betty Nadine Thomas, author of Unleashed: Poems & Drawings.
The Poetry & Performance workshop, led by Darlene L. Witte, works to bridge the gap between poetic words on a page and poetry read aloud. On the first and third Tuesdays of each month, we focus on the work of a feature poet presented live in a Zoom session. The group is invited to respond to the poetry and discuss the work. Sessions then progress to an Open Mic where anyone can share a poem of their own or one they have just taken a liking to.
Learn more and sign up here: https://www.meetup.com/green-mountain-writers/events/296251921/
Join artist and poet Nancy Stone for a reading of her haiku interspersed with the process of writing and creating the artwork for her new book Indigo Hours: Healing Haiku. Free and open to the public. Sponsored by the Dorothy Alling Memorial Library and friends.
Join Rootstock Publishing and three local Vermont authors to celebrate their new books! Authors and their books include:
Novelist Mike Magluilo (A Reason to Run) of Cornwall, VT
Novelist Chris Lincoln (The Funny Moon) of East Thetford, VT
Memoirist Marilyn Webb Neagley (Attic of Dreams) of Shelburne, VT
Authors will each read a short passage and be available to answer questions and sign books. Publisher Samantha Kolber will also be available to answer questions about publishing. Free and open to the public.
Thanks to Bridgeside Books in Waterbury, Vermont for hosting!
Words Out Loud marks its ninth year of Sunday afternoon readings of work by Vermont writers at the historic 1823 meetinghouse, the Old West Church, presented in tandem with the annual fall Art at the Kent exhibit in Kents Corner, Vermont. This year, “Words Out Loud: Poetry, Place, and the Passage of Time” will be an all-poetry series of readings by engaging literary Vermonters: Sept. 17, Sean Prentiss and Scudder Parker; Sept. 24, Sarah Audsley and Nadine Budbill; and Oct. 1, Nadell Fishman and Sydney Lea.
Book sales and signings and a chance to meet the presenters will follow the readings. Donations suggested. No tickets required for the readings. Please arrive early to allow time for parking and seating ahead of the 3 p.m. start.
Vermont poets Sean Prentiss and Scudder Parker will be the first to read in this year’s series on Sunday, Sept. 17.
Sean Prentiss is the award-winning author of “Finding Abbey: The Search for Edward Abbey and His Hidden Desert Grave,” which won the National Outdoor Book Award, Utah Book Award, and the New Mexico-Arizona Book Award, and the author of “Crosscut: Poems.” He is also the author of two textbooks: “Environmental and Nature Writing,” and “Advanced Creative Nonfiction.” Prentiss is coeditor of “The Far Edges of the Fourth Genre: Explorations in Creative Nonfiction” and coeditor of “The Science of Story: The Brain Behind Creative Nonfiction.” He and his family live on a small lake in northern Vermont, and he serves as an associate professor at Norwich University.
Scudder Parker’s first volume of poetry, “Safe as Lightning” (Rootstock Publishing, 2020) was awarded the Best Poetry Book of 2020 by the Independent Publishers of New England. His poetry has appeared in numerous literary journals including Sun Magazine, Crosswinds, The Lascaux Review, Northern Woodlands, Sky Island Journal, Vermont Life, Northern Woodlands, and Twyckenham, and his poem “The Poem of the World” was awarded an Honorable Mention in the 2021 Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest. A passionate gardener and proud grandfather of four, Parker lives with his wife, Susan, in Middlesex.
For more information about Words Out Loud and other programs of this year’s Traces exhibit, go to kentscorner.org/2023-readings.
Friends of the New Salem Public Library presents a Fall Local Author Series with Celia Jeffries, author of BLUE DESERT, 7pm at the library with refreshments, and on Zoom. Book will be available for purchase. Learn more and register for the Zoom link at nsfriendsoflibrary.weebly.com/events.html.
C.O. Moed will be reading excerpts from IT WAS HER NEW YORK at the First Floor Walk Up Reading Series, Monday, September 11th at P&T Knitwear Bookstore, 180 Orchard Street (between Houston and Stanton), F Train to 2nd Ave Station. FREE and open to the public! Hosted by Wayne Kral.
IT WAS HER NEW YORK ia a collection of true stories and snapshots of undying love, dementia, old lesbians, family, gentrification and every New Yorker we bump into, says Moed. Due out February 13, 2024 from Rootstock Publishing!
Join Moed, who will share the stage with:
writer/multi-media artist Matthew Hupert;
poet-extraordinaire Zev Torres,
NYT bestseller Peter Blauner,
journalist Nancy Rommelmann
and writer/poet Dorothy Friedmann.
Featuring: Poetry by Scudder Parker, Readings by Bryan Pfeiffer, Music by D. Davis and Ruth Einstein. An evening of ideas, prose and music as a fundraiser for North Branch Nature Center, a small preserve on a grand mission to connect more of us to nature and its many rewards. Suggested Donation: $15 - $30. Register Here
A PoemCity 2023 Event.
Join co-authors Rebecca and Sallyann Majoya for a book reading and signing of UNCERTAIN FRUIT: A MEMOIR OF INFERTILITY, LOSS, AND LOVE. Free and open to the public. Learn more at piersonlibrary.org.
Join Celia Ryker, author of Walking Home: Trail Stories, for a reading and talk during the Montpelier Senior Activity Center’s outdoor FEAST Farm Stand! Free and open to the public.
Love live poetry? Join the Montpelier Senior Activity Center for a live poetry reading with Scudder Parker at this week's FEAST Farm Stand at 2 pm on Wednesday, July 13th.
Scudder Parker grew up on a family farm in North Danville, VT. He’s had careers as a Protestant minister, a politician and as an expert in energy efficiency and renewable energy. His first volume of poetry “Safe as Lightning” released in June, 2020, by Rootstock Publishing, was awarded the Best Poetry Book of 2020 by the Independent Publishers of New England (IPNE). It received a Kirkus starred review and was featured in Kirkus Review’s “Best Books of 2020.” Scudder is currently working on a new book of poetry and reflection.
Join the Springfield Town Library on Wednesday, July 13, at 12 p.m. as they welcome Vermont author Michael Freed-Thall to talk about his published romantic historical fiction novel, “Horodno Burning.”
Esther (Estes) Leving, a brilliant young bibliophile, chafes at male dominance, religious dogma, and anti-Semitism. Bernard Garfinkle, a religious Jew and the son of a vodka distiller, hides a shameful secret: in a culture that worships books, he can’t read. Despite their differences, they fall in love. Estes teaches Bernard to read, and he, in turn, builds her a bookshop. They start a family, but when ferocious pogroms target Russian Jews, they must confront violent oppression.
Exploring this turbulent history, “Horodno Burning” brings the reader into a culture under terrible stress. How Estes and Bernard respond will determine who they become and whether or not they survive.
When he’s not cutting next winter’s firewood, pulling weeds in the garden, or off on an adventure with his wife Patricia, Michael Freed-Thall is probably staring at his computer waiting for inspiration. When he retired after thirty years as a teacher and principal in Vermont schools, he took up writing.
A collaboration between the Springfield Town Library and Village Square Booksellers, this event is free and open to the public. Contact the library at 802-885-3108 with any questions.
To attend through zoom you must sign up to receive the link at www.bit.ly/3QTnbum.
This event is both in-person and offered via Zoom.
FREE IN-PERSON EVENT. Rootstock poets Scudder Parker and Eva Zimet join Rootstock poetry editor Samantha Kolber along with Vermont poet Megan Buchanan and Sarah Anderson, owner of The Word Barn in New Hampshire and author of We Hold On To What We Can. This is Bridgeside’s first event devoted entirely to the beautiful art form of poetry. Learn more at bridgesidebooks.com/events.
Join Michael Freed-Thall, author of Horodno Burning, along with other local authors, for a talk at Manchester’s Northshire Bookstore! Free and open to the public.
Celia Ryker talks about her memoir, Walking Home: Trail Stories, a series of short stories about her difficult time thru-hiking The Long Trail.
Free and open to the public. Registration Required. Event Type: Adult Program. Register by emailing Stephanie Burnham burnhamh@cidlibrary.org.
Join us for a presentation by Vermont author Michael Freed-Thall on his new book Horodno Burning. This book explores the turbulent history from 1881 to 1914 that led to the migration of one-and-a-half million Jews from czarist Russia to America.
This presentation will be both live and virtual. Contact RJC Office for more information.
Co-sponsored by Lost Nation Theater and Bear Pond Books, with an introduction by Howard Norman!
A reading and book launch party to celebrate the release of Bernie Lambek’s second novel, "An Intent to Commit," which Kirkus Reviews calls "An engrossing, thoughtful, and disturbing drama."
This is an indoor event with masks required and proof of Covid-19 vaccinations required to enter the theater. Seating limited to 50 people. Please RSVP here
Join Rootstock poet Eva Zimet for a night of poetry, music & fine fine art at Kuya’s Kitchen VT in Randolph on Wednesday, November 17th at 5:30pm, part of Kuya’s monthly Artist Meet/Greet with:
Featured Artist: Mark Rosalbo - paintings.
Guest Poet: Eva Zimet author of “The Lost Grip” and Pushcart Prize nominee.
Special Performance by ~Second Wind~ Jim Sardonis: vocals; Jim Green: guitar; Eric Sakai: bass; Ralph Molinario: cajón.
Free and open to the public.
FāVS Is Reading will be hosting author Gerette Buglion to come and speak about her book, ‘An Everyday Cult.’ Her book was their Fall 2021 club pick, and they are excited to be hearing from her about her story, the writing process in telling it, and whatever questions the audience may have for her.
The talk will take place via Zoom.
*NOTE that the time is Pacific Standard Time. Eastern Standard Time is 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
You don’t have to be a participant of the book club to join that day.
If you are interested in buying the book, Wishing Tree Books has copies and 20% of the purchase of each book will be donated back to Spokane FāVS.
Conact Cassy Benefield at 509.720.1781 or spokanefavs.cassy@gmail.com if you need more information or have any questions.
Mandy Hotchkiss, owner of The Blue Paddle Bistro is hosting a reading and signing event for The Inland Sea. Blue Paddle is offering complimentary pizza on their outdoor deck overlooking Keeler Bay, the scene of the novel. Join us in celebrating not just a re-opened best of the best rated bistros and a page turning mystery set on site but a beautiful island in the heart of Vermont’s Champlain Lake. The sunset just doesn’t get any better. This is a great way to end a day on South Hero/Grand Isle, home to one of Vermont’s most beautiful State Parks.
Fairfax Community Library hosts Michael Freed-Thall in-person for a reading of his newly released novel Horodno Burning, a love letter to literature, freedom and Jewish survival followed by conversation.
NOTE that the library closes for entry at 7:00. The event will continue past closing hours.
To sign up, please email fairfaxlibrarian@gmail.com or call 802.849.2420
Fairfax hosts a monthly book club and childrens programs. Fairfax also has a digital library which is always open. Fairfax library card holders have full access too all of the digital programs available. For those over 65 it is available regardless of residency.
Vermont author, minister, activist, organizer and 8-year member of the Vermont State Senate, Scudder Parker reads from ‘Safe as Lightning’ this coming Wednesday.
Scudder has published in Sun Magazine, Vermont Life, Northern Woodlands, Wordrunner, Passager, Eclectica, Twyckenham, Crosswinds, Ponder Review, La Presa, Aquifer, and Sky Island Journal.
This event is live and via ZOOM through this link.
Ginny Sassaman is the creator of the Happiness Paradigm. Since 2013, she has served as a lay preacher at Unitarian Universalist churches.
Her book, Preaching Happiness: Creating a Just and Joyful World, hones in on creating thriving, peaceful, and content personal lives, while creating conditions for maximum well-being for all humans, animals, and the planet, requires soul-deep transformation.
