MLF September 2020
Online Fiction Book Talk: Dark Matters – Outsider Female Narrators
NJ, United StatesWelcome to Succeed2gether's Montclair Literary Festival 2020! Kicking off our day of FREE online events is a Fiction discussion about Dark Matters: Outsider Female Narrators. Register here. Mona Awad (Bunny, 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl), Lauren Acampora (The Paper Wasp, The Wonder Garden) and Laura Sims (Looker) consider their female characters’ tendencies toward loneliness, obsession, delusion, and, ultimately, violence. Why are these characters and ...
Online Book Talk: Race/History – America’s Journey
NJ, United StatesWelcome to Succeed2gether's Montclair Literary Festival 2020! Our second FREE online event is a Race/History discussion about America's Journey from Slavery to Segregation. Register here. An exploration of the legacy of slavery in our country and its impact on racial segregation, African-American culture, and the preservation of African traditions and identity, with Steve Luxenberg, author of Separate: The Story of Plessy v. Ferguson, and ...
Online Book Talk: Sport – In the Zone
NJ, United StatesWelcome to Succeed2gether's Montclair Literary Festival 2020! Our third FREE online event is a discussion about sports and being 'in the zone'. Register here. The Hot Hand: The Mystery and Science of Streaks by Ben Cohen, Running to the Edge: A Band of Misfits and the Guru Who Unlocked the Secrets of Speed by Matthew Futterman, and Astroball: The New Way to Win it All, by Ben Reiter, are ...
Online Book Talk: Addiction and the Family
NJ, United StatesWelcome to Succeed2gether's Montclair Literary Festival 2020! Our fourth FREE online event is a discussion about addiction and how it affects the family dynamic. Register here. Eilene Zimmerman’s powerful memoir, Smacked: A Story of White Collar Ambition, Addiction and Tragedy, examines the world of white-collar drug abuse as the author pieces together the mysteries surrounding her ex-husband’s descent into drug addiction, while Dr. Larry ...
Online Book Talk: The Future of Reading
NJ, United StatesWelcome to Succeed2gether's Montclair Literary Festival 2020! Our fifth FREE online event is a conversation about reading, writing, and the role of libraries. Please note this event has been pre-recorded so the Q&A function is disabled. Register here. Montclair Public Library Director Peter Coyl talks with Newark Librarian Maisy Card about her electric family saga, These Ghosts are Family, and about how being a librarian impacted ...
Online Book Talk: Gender Politics – Breaking Boundaries
NJ, United StatesWelcome to Succeed2gether's Montclair Literary Festival 2020! Our sixth FREE online event is a discussion about gender politics and women breaking boundaries. Register here. Montclair State University Professor and Chair of Sociology, Yasemin Besen-Cassino talks to the authors of three recent books about women breaking cultural norms and how their experience reflects on the gender politics of today. Nancy Princenthal’s Unspeakable Acts: Women, ...
Online Book Talk: American Poison with Eduardo Porter
NJ, United StatesWelcome to Succeed2gether's Montclair Literary Festival 2020! Our seventh FREE online event is a discussion about American racism and the ongoing wounds. Register here. Veteran NY Times journalist Eduardo Porter’s book, American Poison: How Racial Hostility Destroyed Our Promise, is a sweeping examination of how American racism has broken the country's social compact, eroded America's common goods, and damaged the lives of every American—and ...
Online Book Talk: 2020 and The Future of American Politics
NJ, United StatesWelcome to Succeed2gether's Montclair Literary Festival 2020! Our eighth FREE online event is a discussion about American politics in 2020 and what lies ahead. Register here. From his anti-immigration campaign in 2016 through the Democratic wave of 2018 and impeachment, Donald Trump has been the most polarizing president in modern history. New York Times National Correspondent Kate Zernike leads a discussion about the ...
Pitchapalooza
NJ, United StatesWelcome to Succeed2gether's Montclair Literary Festival 2020! Our ninth FREE online event is Pitchapalooza – the American Idol for books (only kinder and gentler). Register on ZOOM here (moved from Crowdcast) Around 20 writers will be selected at random to pitch their book. Each writer gets one minute—and only one minute! Dozens of writers have gone from talented amateurs to ...
Online Book Talk: Virtual Brunch with Adam Platt
NJ, United StatesWelcome to Succeed2gether's Montclair Literary Festival 2020! Join us for our last Festival event – Virtual Brunch with Adam Platt. Grab take-out from your favorite local eatery or cook your own and tell us what you're eating! Register here. Food writer and journalist Marissa Rothkopf Bates talks with Adam Platt, New York Magazine food critic and the author of The Book of Eating: Adventures in Professional ...