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April 28, 2008
This Week at the Library April 24 to May 1
COMING NEXT WEEK
Books (publication date May 6):
Audition: A Memoir by Barbara Walters
Careless in Red by Elizabeth George
Killing Rommel by Steven Pressfield
Phantom Prey by John Sandford
The Prince of Frogtown by Rick Bragg
Skeletons at the Feast by Chris Bohjalian
DVDs (release date May 6):
Meet the Author Series: John Feinstein at the Library:
In a rare personal appearance, sportswriter and commentator John Feinstein will be at Darien Library on Sunday, May 4 at 5:30 p.m. to talk about his book, Living on the Black: Two Pitchers, Two Teams, One Season to Remember. The program, part of the Library’s “Meet the Author” series, will be the first public speaking engagement for Feinstein about his newly published book.
The book, an insider’s look at the game of baseball, is about two veteran New York pitchers, Tom Glavine of the Mets (now of the Atlanta Braves) and Mike Mussina of the Yankees, and their 2007 seasons. “Living on the Black” is a behind-the-scenes look, from a masterful storyteller, at the high stakes, tension, and human drama that make baseball America’s favorite pastime.
John Feinstein is a commentator on NPR’s “Morning Edition,” a regular on ESPN’s “The Sports Reporters,” an essayist for CBS Sports, and known for his color commentary for the United States Naval Academy football games. His writing career includes years on the staff at The Washington Post as well as writing for Sports Illustrated, The National Sports Daily, Inside Sports, Golf, Tennis Magazine, and Basketball America.
Copies of “Living on the Black” will be available for purchase. A book signing and reception will follow the presentation. Refreshments will be served.
The “Meet the Author” series is funded solely by contributions made to the Annual Campaign.
Poet’s Voice:
Poet’s Voice, yearly readings in Fairfield County libraries by outstanding poets, will be held at Darien Library on Sunday, May 4 at 3 p.m. Susan Howe will be the guest poet. A reception will follow the reading.
Howe is the author of several books of poems and two volumes of criticism. For more than 30 years, she has written with insight of the lives of wayward pilgrims and spiritual wilderness, and she has received two American Book Awards from the Before Columbus Foundation. She is a Professor of English at the State University of New York at Buffalo. In 2000, she was elected a Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets.
“Howe’s painstakingly arranged words and spaces give definition and even voice
to what might otherwise have remained inapprehensible, incoherent, lost.” –
Lynn Keller
“This dance of syllables – leading to a heightened awareness of words as musical
energies…” – Stephen Paul Martin
The reading is supported by the Horace E. Manacher Poetry Fund and contributions to the Darien Library Annual Campaign.
HOURS:
Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
World Wide Web: darienlibrary.org
Posted by Cathy at April 28, 2008 11:50 AM
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