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The discussion is free and open to the public and you need not be a library member to attend. Terry Parish will be the discussion leader; she is the author of many books for children and adults. She has taught at Rivier College and the Salt Institute and directs'a literacy project in Lawrence, Mass. Copies of the books will be available at the Exeter Public Library before each discussion. Call 772-3101 for more information.■ THE 2008 NEWBURY-PORT LITERARY FESTIVAL(NLF) runs from Friday, April 25 through Sunday, April 27. The NLF aims to promote literacy in the community and in America with various literary' efforts over the month of April. A three-day celebration of reading, writing, and the love of books, this year’s festival features mdre than 50 writers of distinguished fiction and non-fiction-including short story' writers, children’s authors, biographers, nature writers, critics, screenwriters, poets, novelists, and journalists, who will read and discuss their work in venues throughout Newburyport’s historic downtown.All events are free, except for the opening night gala. For complete information about the festival, including event times and venues, visit www.new-buryportliteraryfestival.org.■ LOCAL POETS PAT PARNELL AND TAMMITRUAXwill be hosting a reading and discussion on the value of reading and/or writing poetry' when dealing with cancer. The event will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 29 in the Lev-enson Room of the Portsmouth Public Library, 175 Parrott Ave., Portsmouth. Tammi and Pat will read from the recentlypublished anthology “Alternatives to Surrender,” edited by Martin Willitts, which includes their poetry' as well as other works. Guest readers include current Portsmouth Poet Laureate Liz Knies and Hugh Harter. People who have no experience reading or writing poetry are strongly encouraged to attend. An open mic session of cancer related readings conclude the evening. Visit www. cityofportsmouth.com or call 427-1540.■ LOCAL AUTHOR JOANN DREW DWORMAN will be visiting the Gale Library in Newton at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 30 for a reading and signing of her new children’s book, “Floaty Feet.” “Floaty Feet’ is a delightful adventure of a child who imagines what it wouldbe like to defy gravity' and fly through his day doing all he’d like to do with the magic of his floaty feet.Dworman wrote “Floaty Feet with both children and adults in mind. She wanted to create a book that would be enjoyable for parents to read to their children and a story that would captivate young minds. The illustrator is Nathan Walker. Dworman lives in East Kingston, and is currently working on “Around the World with Floaty Feet,” the next in the series.■ MAY TWILIGHT BOOK CLUB TO DISCUSS THE BOOK THIEF — The next Friends of the Lane Library’s Twilight Book Club is scheduled for Tuesday, May 6 at 6:30 p.m. in the Dorothy Little Room of the Hampton library. The focus of discussion will be “The Book Thief,” the newest novel by Markus Zusak. Death narrates this World War II-era story of Liesel Meminger whois taken, at age nine, to live in Molching, Germany, with a foster family in a working-class neighborhood. Stolen books, and the power of the written word, form the backbone of this inspiring story. For information about the Twilight Book Club, which meets at the Lane Library' the first Tuesday of each month, contact Debra Perry at debraperry/n gmail. com or visit www.hampton.lib. nh.us/library friends/index, htm.■ “MERIDIAN” BY ALICE WALKER WILL BE THE BOOK DISCUSSION topic at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 6 and at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 8 at the Exeter Public Library. Meridian Hill is a young woman at an Atlanta College attempting to find her place in the revolution for racial and social equality'. Working in a campaign to register African American voters, Meridian cares broadly and deeply for the people she visits, and, while her coworkers quit and move to comfortable homes, she continues to work in the Deep South despite a paralyzing illness. Meridian’s nonviolent methods, though seemingly less radical than the methods of others, prove to be an effective means of furthering her beliefs. Alice Walker won the Rilitzer Prize and the American Book Award for her novel “The Color Purple.”These book discussions will be offered in the morning and in the evening for each book; you need not be a library' member to participate. Julia DiStefano will be the leader for both discussions. She was a professor of English and communication at Southern New Hampshire University and designed the first Women’s Studies course for that institution, teaching it for almost 20 years. Now re-
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Portsmouth Hampton Union
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, US
Fri, Apr 25, 2008
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