Margalit Fox will read from her newest book, The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum. A true-crime tale set in 19C New York. It tells the story of an impoverished immigrant’s rise in crime.
Margalit Fox is the winner of the William Saroyan Prize for Literature. She is the author of Conan Doyle for the Defense, and The Riddle of the Labyrinth. She is a former senior writer for the famed New York Times Obituary News Department.
Refreshments at 3:30pm!
Bruce’s Garden Summer Reading Series begins on Wednesday, June 26 at 6:30 when noted Thoreau scholar, Geoff Wisner will read from his newest book, A Year of Birds. Geoff has researched Thoreau’s careful observations of the natural world for many years. In this book he thoughtfully arranged selections of Henry David Thoreau’s writings on birds by days within year, emphasizing the relationship of birds with their environment and the spiritual significance of the seasons.
The book begins with a foreword by celebrated naturalist Peter Alden, the author of numerous Audubon Field Guides and includes 150 color illustrations by renowned bird artist Barry Van Dusen.
Each year the reading series dedicates a talk to the memory of the noted geologist Sid Horestein (1938-2018). Geoff’s book on Thoreau’s close observations of nature is in keeping with Sid’s insights into our neighborhood’s geological wonders.
Join us for a reading with Mary Annaïse Heglar for her debut novel Troubled Waters, an intimate portrait of two generations, a granddaughter and a grandmother coming to terms with what it means to be family, Black women, and alive in a world on fire. In conversation with Heglar will be Kendra Pierre-Louis, an award-winning climate reporter.
This event is a $5 suggested donation ticket with 50 max attendees. Please register in advance.
In compliance with Word Up Community Safety guidelines, all attendees are encouraged to stay masked at all time.
