Online Book Talk: Erik Larson “The Splendid and the Vile”

NJ, United States

For 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 States

For 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 States

For 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 States

For 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 States

For 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 States

Join 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 States

Learn 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 States

Don’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 States

Join 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 ...