Welcome 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: Race/History – America’s Journey
Welcome 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 Fiction Book Talk: Dark Matters – Outsider Female Narrators
Welcome 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: Bill Buford “Dirt” with Ruth Reichl
Join us for an entertaining and gastronomic evening with former editor of Granta magazine and writer and editor for The New Yorker Bill Buford talking about his latest book Dirt with bestselling author, food editor and restaurant critic, and former editor-in-chief of Gourmet magazine Ruth Reichl. Dirt is a hilariously self-deprecating, highly obsessive account of Bill’s adventures in the world of French haute cuisine; a great read for anyone who has found …
Online Book Talk: Paul Krugman “Arguing with Zombies”
For one of our final Succeed2gether’s Montclair Literary Festival at Home events, we welcome New York Times columnist, best-selling author, and Nobel prize–winning economist Paul Krugman to discuss our economic future and the impact of the covid pandemic and national recession on inequality, drawing from his latest book, Arguing with Zombies: Economics, Politics, and the Fight for a Better Future, as well as current events. Don’t miss this …
Saturday Storytime with author Diana Murray & illustrator Amber Alvarez “Wild About Dads”
Celebrate 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! …
Saturday Storytime with author Michael Rex “Fact vs Opinion vs Robots” “Eat Pete”
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 …
Saturday Storytime with author Lori Richmond “Bunny Business (Mama’s Day at Work)”
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
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 …
Online Book Talk: Maria Russo “How to Raise a Reader”
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 …
Online Color & Design Talk with authors Arielle & Joann Eckstut
Want to have all your design questions about color answered? Join Arielle Eckstut and Joann Eckstut, authors of The Secret Language of Color, as they discuss their new book, What is Color?: 50 Questions and Answers About the Science of Color with Petia Morozov, founder of Montclair Design Week. This FREE event is part of Succeed2gether’s Montclair Literary Festival at Home series and was postponed from June 10, …
Online Book Talk: Colum McCann “Apeirogon”
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”
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, …
Online Book Talk: Nicholas Kristof & Sheryl WuDunn “Tightrope”
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: Erik Larson “The Splendid and the Vile”
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: Mo Rocca “Mobituaries”
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 …
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