Author Talk

Harold Holzer is the recipient of the 2015 Gilder-Lehrman Lincoln Prize. One of the country’s leading authorities on Abraham Lincoln and the political culture of the Civil War era, Holzer was appointed chairman of the US Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission by President Bill Clinton and awarded the National Humanities Medal by President George W. Bush. He…

Maggie Jackson is an award-winning author and journalist with a global reach. Her new book, Uncertain: The Wisdom and Wonder of Being Unsure, explores why we should seek not-knowing in times of flux. Nominated for a National Book Award and named to three “Best Books of 2023” lists, Uncertain has been lauded as “incisive and timely…triumphant” (Dan Pink), “surprising and practical”…

Talk by Aaron Lansky How We Rescued a Million Yiddish Books and Why They Matter Aaron Lansky was 24 years old in 1980 when he took what he thought would be a two-year leave of absence from graduate school to rescue unwanted and discarded Yiddish books. At the time, scholars estimated there were just 70,000…

Going behind the scenes with a veteran member of the White House press corps Steven L Herman, chief national correspondent for the nonpartisan, government-funded Voice of America (VOA), weaves together memoir and history to pull back the curtain on the inner workings of the White House press corps, giving readers a rare glimpse into the…

Click this link to reserve your seat. Michael S. Roth, '78 became the 16th president of Wesleyan University in 2007. He has overseen the launch of academic programs at Wesleyan such as the Allbritton Center for the Study of Public Life and the Shapiro Center for Writing, as well as five new interdisciplinary colleges emphasizing…

Follow the adventures of a Berkshire guest house owner...a saga of forty years, sharing details of a variety of guests and even some Tanglewood tales. There are a few inside stories that include names like Seiji Ozawa, Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax, and Leonard Bernstein. Learn about local residents...carpenters, plumbers, electricians, lawn and garden experts, and…

Join us on Saturday, September 14 from 3:00 to 4:00 for a stimulating conversation with George Gilder and Jim Brooke discussing, The Israel Test: How Israel’s Genius Enriches and Challenges the World. “Gilder’s originality, plus the sheer force of his enthusiasm for the extraordinary virtues of the beleaguered Jewish state, sweep away the prevailing vitriol…

Join us on Saturday, September 21, for a talk with local author, Ruth Bass, on her newest book, The Triangle. "Ruth Bass brings her shrewd reporter's eye and well-honed writing skills to a gritty and absorbing crime novel packed with a can't-put-down plot and a cast of (mostly) misbehaving characters. From dialogue to courtroom scenes…

Join us at the Stockbridge Library for this book talk. With the 200th anniversary of the First Congregational Church in Stockbridge arriving in 2024, it seemed like a good idea to uncover and share that history. The two-year effort is capped by the publication of How Firm a Foundation. While most church histories focus on the…

Raymond Arsenault is the John Hope Franklin Professor of Southern History emeritus at the University of South Florida. Educated at Princeton and Brandeis, he is one of the nation’s leading civil rights historians and the author of several widely acclaimed and prize-winning books, including Freedom Riders: 1961 and the Struggle for Racial Justice (2006), The…

Join us on on Saturday, November 9, to hear from local author, Dr. Joyce E.  Butler, on her newly released book, Comparative Psychology and Educational Outcomes. Joyce E. Butler is an educational consultant, specializing in systematic analysis and change, and educational/transition assessments that result in action plans, closing learning gaps and building upon strengths, preferences,…