Books & a Brunch with Carol Hoenig

Oceanside Library 30 Davison Ave., Oceanside, NY, United States

Enjoy brunching while Carol Hoenig discusses her latest novel, Before She was A Finley. Adele, a reluctant young journalism student is assigned to "get" a story from a local nursing home where she comes across elderly Grace Finley. Over time, Grace slowly takes Adele back to the 1930s and subsequent years that follow as she ... Read more

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Meet Emma Donoghue

Long Beach Library 111 W. Park Avenue, Long Beach, NY, United States

It will be release day for Emma Donoghue’s novel, The Paris Express, and she will be in conversation with author Carol Hoenig. Emma Donoghue, the "soul-stirring" (Oprah Daily) nationally bestselling author of Room, returns with a sweeping historical novel about an infamous 1895 disaster at the Paris Montparnasse train station. Based on an 1895 disaster that ... Read more

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Meet Jude Warne

Oceanside Library 30 Davison Ave., Oceanside, NY, United States

Jude Warne will join us to discuss her latest book, Lowdown: The Music of Boz Scaggs. Boz Scaggs founded his connection to music through the blues, but his lasting legacy is one of glamorous and romantic pop songwriting. He possessed a somewhat shy and sensitive demeanor never totally at home in the public eye, yet ... Read more

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