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SUMMARY:CANCELED: Author visit with Monica Wood
DESCRIPTION:We will announce information about a visit by Monica at a later 
 date.\n\nVisit Monica Wood as she stops in Bangor as part of her swing 
 through northern Maine with her latest title "How to Read a Book."\n\nClick 
 here for a reader's guide and more information about how the book came to 
 be.\n\nAbout the book\n\nViolet Powell\, a twenty-two-year-old from rural 
 Abbott Falls\, Maine\, is being released from prison after serving 
 twenty-two months for a drunk-driving crash that killed a local 
 kindergarten teacher.\n\nHarriet Larson\, a retired English teacher who 
 runs the prison book club\, is facing the unsettling prospect of an empty 
 nest.\n\nFrank Daigle\, a retired machinist\, hasn’t yet come to grips 
 with the complications of his marriage to the woman Violet killed.\n\nWhen 
 the three encounter each other one morning in a bookstore in 
 Portland—Violet to buy the novel she was reading in the prison book club 
 before her release\, Harriet to choose the next title for the women who 
 remain\, and Frank to dispatch his duties as the store handyman—their 
 lives begin to intersect in transformative ways.\n\nHow to Read a Book is 
 an unsparingly honest and profoundly hopeful story about letting go of 
 guilt\, seizing second chances\, and the power of books to change our 
 lives. With the heart\, wit\, grace\, and depth of understanding that has 
 characterized her work\, Monica Wood illuminates the decisions that define 
 a life and the kindnesses that make life worth living.  - Barnes & 
 Noble\n\nAbout Monica\n\nMonica Wood is a novelist\, memoirist\, and 
 playwright\; the 2024 recipient of the Sarah Josepha Hale Award for 
 excellence in the arts in New England\; the 2019 Constance Carlson Prize 
 for contributions to the public humanities in Maine\; and the 2018 Maine 
 Writers and Publishers Alliance Distinguished Achievement Award for her 
 contributions to the literary arts. Her newest novel\, How to Read a Book\, 
 has already secured translation rights in five countries. Her previous 
 novel\, the bestselling The One-in-a-Million Boy\, was translated into 20 
 languages in over 30 countries. She is also the author of When We Were the 
 Kennedys\, a New England bestseller and winner of the May Sarton Memoir 
 Award.\n\nHer other fiction\, Any Bitter Thing\, Ernie’s Ark\, and My 
 Only Story\, have also won awards and made bestseller lists. Her short 
 stories have been widely anthologized and featured on Public Radio 
 International. Her nonfiction and reviews have appeared in O\, the New York 
 Times\, Literary Hub\, Down East\, the San Francisco Chronicle\, Martha 
 Stewart Living\, Parade\, and many other publications. She is also the 
 author of several books for aspiring writers and three plays\, Papermaker\, 
 The Half-Light\, and Saint Dad. She lives in Portland with her husband\, 
 Dan Abbott\, and their cat\, Susie.\n\nVisit Monica's website.\n\nBook 
 reviews\n\n "An utter gem." People\n\n"A charming\, openhearted novel\, 
 deceptively easy to read but layered with sharp observations\, hard truths 
 and rich ideas...it is also generously seasoned with unexpected twists and 
 a wonderful wit." NYT\n\n"Gorgeously told\, with deeply memorable 
 characters." Kirkus\n\n "A deeply humane and touching novel\, highly 
 recommended." Booklist\n\n"How to Read a Book is a wry\, hopeful 
 celebration of literature\, unlikely friendships\, and the power of small 
 gestures of connection." Shelf Awareness
LOCATION:Norman Minsky Lecture Hall
ORGANIZER;CN="Candis Joyce":MAILTO:candis.joyce@bangorpubliclibrary.org
CATEGORIES:Books & Authors
CONTACT;CN="Candis Joyce":MAILTO:candis.joyce@bangorpubliclibrary.org
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URL:https://bangorpubliclibrary.libcal.com/event/12284133
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