book festival
Dani Shapiro in Conversation with Deborah Davis
Glen Ridge Country Club 555 Ridgewood Ave, Glen Ridge, NJ, United StatesS2G's Montclair Literary Festival is excited to announce its first Winter Pre-Festival event on December 10, 2019. Best-selling author Dani Shapiro will talk with Deborah Davis about her gripping memoir on the meaning of parenthood and family identity. In the spring of 2016, through a genealogy website to which she had whimsically submitted her DNA for analysis, Dani Shapiro received ...
Book Tour – Isabel Allende: A Long Petal of the Sea
The Sanctuary, First Congregational Church 40 Sth Fullerton Ave, Montclair, NJ, United StatesSucceed2gether’s Montclair Literary Festival is thrilled to welcome iconic author Isabel Allende to a pre-festival event in Montclair on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, to discuss her latest novel, A Long Petal of the Sea. A masterful work of historical fiction about hope, exile, and belonging, A Long Petal of the Sea shows Isabel Allende at the height of her powers. ...
Malcolm Gladwell: Talking to Strangers
The Sanctuary, First Congregational Church 40 Sth Fullerton Ave, Montclair, NJ, United StatesBestselling author, New Yorker staff writer, and podcast host Malcolm Gladwell comes to Montclair in a pre-festival event for Succeed2gether’s Montclair Literary Festival to discuss Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About The People We Don’t Know. In his latest book, Gladwell offers a powerful examination of our interactions with strangers, why they often go wrong, and how we ...
POSTPONED – An Evening with Colum McCann: Apeirogon
St James Episcopal Church of Upper Montclair 581 Valley Rd, Montclair, NJ, United StatesIn a pre-festival event for Succeed2gether's Montclair Literary Festival, don’t miss the chance to hear Colum McCann, National Book Award–winning and bestselling author of Let the Great World Spin, discuss his most ambitious work to date, Apeirogon, an epic novel rooted in the real-life friendship between two men united by loss. McCann will be in conversation with New York Times ...
Kristof & Wudunn – Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope
St James Episcopal Church of Upper Montclair 581 Valley Rd, Montclair, NJ, United StatesWe are delighted to welcome Pulitzer Prize-winning authors Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn to Montclair for the opening event of Succeed2gether’s Montclair Literary Festival 2020. They will discuss their latest book, Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope, with former NJ gubernatorial candidate and Montclair resident, Jim Johnson. In Tightrope, the authors of the acclaimed, best-selling Half the Sky issue a ...
Susan Rice – Tough Love: My Story of the Things Worth Fighting For
Alexander Kasser Theater MSU, 1 Normal Ave, Montclair, NJ, United StatesSucceed2gether’s Montclair Literary Festival presents an evening with Ambassador Susan Rice, recalling pivotal moments from her dynamic career on the front lines of American diplomacy and foreign policy. Ambassador Rice will be in conversation with Jeh Johnson, former Secretary of Homeland Security. In Tough Love, Susan E. Rice—National Security Advisor to President Barack Obama and U.S. Ambassador to the United ...
Mo Rocca: Mobituaries
The Sanctuary, First Congregational Church 40 Sth Fullerton Ave, Montclair, NJ, United StatesDon’t miss the chance to hear beloved CBS Sunday Morning correspondent and humorist Mo Rocca discuss Mobituaries: Great Lives Worth Reliving, a book that celebrates the dead people who have long fascinated him on March 28, Festival Day at Succeed2gether's Montclair Literary Festival 2020. Come and hear Rocca bring these men and women back to life with dogged reporting and ...
Madeline Miller: Circe
The Sanctuary, First Congregational Church 40 Sth Fullerton Ave, Montclair, NJ, United StatesDon’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 ...
Erik Larson: The Splendid and the Vile
The Sanctuary, First Congregational Church 40 Sth Fullerton Ave, Montclair, NJ, United StatesFor 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 ...
Paul Krugman – Arguing with Zombies: Economics, Politics, and the Fight for a Better Future
The Sanctuary, First Congregational Church 40 Sth Fullerton Ave, Montclair, NJ, United StatesFor 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 ...
Online Book Talk: Erik Larson “The Splendid and the Vile”
NJ, United StatesFor our second Succeed2gether's Montclair Literary Festival at Home event, 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 with longtime Montclair resident and bestselling author, Christina Baker ...
Online Book Talk: Nicholas Kristof & Sheryl WuDunn “Tightrope”
NJ, United StatesFor our third Succeed2gether's Montclair Literary Festival at Home event, we are delighted to welcome Pulitzer Prize-winning authors Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn to discuss their latest book, Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope, with former NJ gubernatorial candidate and Montclair resident, Jim Johnson. This is part of Succeed2gether's Montclair Literary Festival at Home series and replaces the event originally ...
Online Book Talk: Mo Rocca “Mobituaries”
NJ, United StatesFor our fourth Succeed2gether's Montclair Literary Festival at Home event, don’t miss the chance to hear beloved CBS Sunday Morning correspondent and humorist Mo Rocca discuss Mobituaries: Great Lives Worth Reliving, a book that celebrates the dead people who have long fascinated him, with his co-author and college friend, Montclair State University English Professor Jonathan Greenberg. This is part ...
Online Book Talk: Colum McCann “Apeirogon”
NJ, United StatesFor our fifth Succeed2gether's Montclair Literary Festival at Home event, don’t miss the chance to hear Colum McCann, National Book Award–winning and bestselling author of Let the Great World Spin, discuss his most ambitious work to date, Apeirogon, an epic novel rooted in the real-life friendship between two men united by loss. McCann will be in conversation with New York Times bestselling author Garth Risk Hallberg. ...
Online Book Talk: Madeline Miller “Circe”
NJ, United StatesFor our sixth Succeed2gether's Montclair Literary Festival at Home event, we're delighted to hear novelist Madeline Miller speak with her editor Lee Boudreaux about her phenomenally successful retelling of the life of the Greek goddess, Circe. Described as “bold and subversive” (The New York Times), “blisteringly modern” (The Times) and “a daring feminist take on a classic narrative” (O Magazine), Circe has won numerous awards and accolades, ...
Saturday Storytime with author Michael Rex “Fact vs Opinion vs Robots” “Eat Pete”
NJ, United StatesJoin Michael Rex, author and illustrator of over 40 books for children, on Saturday June 13 at 10am for Succeed2gether and the Montclair Literary Festival’s first Storytime Saturday via Zoom. Suitable for children ages 4 to 8. Registration required. Zoom link here. Mike will read his recently released picture book Fact vs. Opinion vs Robots, in which he uses humor ...
Online Book Talk: Maria Russo “How to Raise a Reader”
NJ, United StatesLearn about How to Raise a Reader with Maria Russo, former children's book editor of The New York Times Book Review, as she discusses her book with New York Times national correspondent Kate Zernike. The book, an indispensable guide to welcoming children—from babies to teens—to a lifelong love of reading, combines clear, practical advice with inspiration, wisdom, tips, and curated reading lists. Maria debunks common myths, assuages ...
Saturday Storytime with author Lori Richmond “Bunny Business (Mama’s Day at Work)”
NJ, United StatesDon’t miss author-illustrator Lori Richmond as she reads her new book Bunny Business (Mama’s Day at Work) on Saturday June 20 at 10am for Suceed2gether and the Montclair Literary Festival’s Storytime Saturday via Zoom. Suitable for children ages 4 to 6. Registration required. Zoom link here. It's morning when Mama gets the call that the bunnysitter is sick. But Papa ...
Online Book Talk: John Sayles “Yellow Earth” with Joe Morton
NJ, United StatesJoin acclaimed film director, screenwriter, actor, and author, John Sayles in conversation with actor Joe Morton as they discuss John's latest novel Yellow Earth and their past movie collaborations, including The Brother from Another Planet. In Yellow Earth John introduces an epic cast of characters. When rich layers of shale oil are discovered beneath the town of Yellow Earth, all hell breaks loose. Through the intertwining lives of its ...
Saturday Storytime with author Diana Murray & illustrator Amber Alvarez “Wild About Dads”
NJ, United StatesCelebrate dads of all kinds with author Diana Murray and illustrator Amber Alvarez as they read from Diana’s new book Wild About Dads on Saturday June 27 at 10am for Suceed2gether’s Montclair Literary Festival’s Storytime Saturday via Zoom. Suitable for children ages 3 to 7. Registration required. Zoom link here. Everyone loves dads—humans, lions, frogs, prairie dogs, and even pelicans! ...