Latest Past Events

Online Book Talk: American Poison with Eduardo Porter

NJ

Welcome 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: Gender Politics – Breaking Boundaries

NJ

Welcome 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: The Future of Reading

NJ

Welcome 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 ...