Latest Past Events

Paul Krugman – Arguing with Zombies: Economics, Politics, and the Fight for a Better Future

The Sanctuary, First Congregational Church 40 Sth Fullerton Ave, Montclair

For our final event of 2020, we welcome New York Times columnist, best-selling author, and Nobel prize–winning economist Paul Krugman to Montclair to discuss his latest book, Arguing with Zombies: Economics, Politics, and the Fight for a Better Future. Don’t miss this accessible, compelling overview of today’s major policy issues, moderated by renowned journalist, political commentator, and former White House ...

Erik Larson: The Splendid and the Vile

The Sanctuary, First Congregational Church 40 Sth Fullerton Ave, Montclair

For our closing event on Festival Day 2020, we welcome Erik Larson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Devil in the White City and Dead Wake, to talk about his latest book, The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz. Join one of “the modern masters of popular narrative nonfiction” (New ...

Madeline Miller: Circe

The Sanctuary, First Congregational Church 40 Sth Fullerton Ave, Montclair

Don’t miss the chance to hear novelist Madeline Miller speak with her editor Lee Boudreaux about her phenomenally successful retelling of the life of the Greek goddess, Circe, on March 28, Festival Day at Succeed2gether's Montclair Literary Festival 2020. Described as “bold and subversive” (The New York Times), “blisteringly modern” (The Times) and “a daring feminist take on a classic ...