Apr 20 Saturday
This spring, self-publishing and book marketing company ReadersMagnet returns to the Golden State for the 29th Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. The book event will occur at the University of Southern California, LA, on April 20-21, 2024.
The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books is the largest book fair in the country. It celebrates literature, people, and talent. The free indoor and outdoor community event includes over 300 exhibitors and more than 500 authors. Everyone is welcome to experience storytelling in all its forms and revel in the music, arts, panel discussions, and brilliant conversations. Its family-friendly fun activities include author readings, book giveaways, and educational activities.
ReadersMagnet's participation in the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books allows its authors to showcase their books to a wide variety of audiences — this provides a platform for RM and its authors to connect with potential partners, collaborators, and readers.
ReadersMagnet prepares exciting activities for its valued authors and visitors, starting with its compelling book signing sessions, interactive mini confab, and thrilling Scavenger Hunt where lucky winners can win a brand-new Kindle and more. These activities provide valuable insights into industry trends, best practices, and emerging opportunities that can help the company and its authors stay ahead of the competition.
Take a moment to visit ReadersMagnet's exhibit booth number 225 and discover hundreds of new and exciting titles by new and established authors from America and worldwide. If you have any questions or would like further information, please don't hesitate to call us at 1-800-805-0762, email us at events@readersmagnet.com, or visit www.readersmagnet.com.
The Federated Church celebrates the publication of "Seasonings: Prayers of Praise and Complaint," written by one former minister at the church (Mick Comstock) and illustrated by another (Cara Hochhalter). This is a reading/party, and admission is free. Books will be available for purchase.
Apr 21 Sunday
Apr 23 Tuesday
Amherst for Palestine, the Muslim Student Association, MENAA, and the Black Student Union present Palestine Hijacked: A Book Talk by Thomas Suárez.
The century of violence in historic Palestine brought by Zionism has reached its inevitable reckoning. Suárez will explore the marketing of the Israeli state that has manufactured the public’s consent, and propose strategies to break its hold.
Food and drinks will be provided after the talk, and copies of the book will be available for purchase with a 20% student discount from Interlink Books, a Northampton-based, Palestinian-owned publisher and bookseller since 1987.
This talk was made possible by the generous support of the Georges Lurcy Lecture Series Endowment. The event is sponsored by the Center for Humanistic Inquiry and the Department of Anthropology and Sociology, and is affiliated with ENST330, “Environmental Justice”.
The talk is free, open to the public, and wheelchair accessible.
On February 23, 2024 at 7 pm, Belchertown Voices for Justice (BVJ) will host an evening of readings and discussion about storytelling. “Stories Told & Untold: Writing Between Memory & History” will feature three local award-winning writers, novelists Thérèse Soukar Chehade and Uzma Aslam Khan, and children’s book author Hannah Moushabeck. All will share their work aloud and discuss how memory and history shape the stories they write. The event is co-sponsored by the Clapp Memorial Library and is free and open to the public.
Apr 24 Wednesday
We invite you to enjoy our 53rd Annual Conference: Liberating Literacies: Stories That Sing! You will be in the presence of some wonderful keynote speakers such as: Gholdy Muhammad our Thursday Morning Keynote, Kelly Gallagher Thursday Afternoon Keynote, Lorena Escoto Germán Friday Morning Keynote and Lauren WolkFriday Afternoon Keynote and 2024 Children's Literature Award Recipient. There are many other wonderful speakers joining the line-up. Please check out the website and learn more about the schedule for each day!
Apr 25 Thursday
Do you love to read? So do we! Join us for the NEPM Book Club — a quarterly virtual meet-up dedicated to bringing NEPM friends together to chat about new, diverse and interesting fiction.
Our next meeting will be Thursday, April 25 at 7 p.m. We'll be reading "North Woods" by Daniel Mason, which is set right here in western Massachusetts.
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ABOUT THE NOVEL
When two young lovers abscond from a Puritan colony, little do they know that their humble cabin in the woods will become the home of an extraordinary succession of human and nonhuman characters alike. An English soldier, destined for glory, abandons the battlefields of the New World to devote himself to growing apples. A pair of spinster twins navigate war and famine, envy and desire. A crime reporter unearths an ancient mass grave—only to discover that the earth refuse to give up their secrets. A lovelorn painter, a sinister con man, a stalking panther, a lusty beetle: As the inhabitants confront the wonder and mystery around them, they begin to realize that the dark, raucous, beautiful past is very much alive.
This magisterial and highly inventive novel from Pulitzer Prize finalist Daniel Mason brims with love and madness, humor and hope. Following the cycles of history, nature, and even language, "North Woods" shows the myriad, magical ways in which we’re connected to our environment, to history, and to one another. It is not just an unforgettable novel about secrets and destinies, but a way of looking at the world that asks the timeless question: How do we live on, even after we’re gone?
Learn more about the NEPM Book Club at nepm.org/bookclub.