Virtual Panel Discussion: The Day of the Dead in the Works of Latinx Authors– a Words on a Wire Podcast Episode in the Making, Hosted by Daniel Chacon

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Listen to a haunting author panel discussion about the Day of the Dead –a traditional Mexican celebration of the yearly lifting of the veil between the worlds of the living and departed. Three celebrated Latinx writers will discuss Mexican and Chicanx views about death, life, ghosts, and spirits, just in time for Halloween. This prestigious panel […]

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Virtual Meeting: Diverse VoicesBook Club with special guest author Emerald Garner

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Join us for a special Diverse Voices in conversation with Emerald Garner. This month's meeting is in partnership with Lafayette College and the Easton Book Festival! Diverse Voices has been meeting since January 2021. Each month we focus on diverse voices across various mediums and meet virtually for discussion. Contact Angela at angelar@eastonpl.org to register. […]

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Virtual Author Dialogue: with Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group members Judy England-McCarthy and Janice Rodgers.

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Join GLVWG authors Judy England-McCarthy and Janice Rodgers for an online discussion of writing books.   Judy England-McCarthy As both an author and professional storyteller my creative intention is to make connections with people through writing and sharing stories. I hope to entertain, inform and transform people through my telling and writing stories. In this […]

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Virtual Interview: Author Karen Lillis

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Interview with Karen Lillis, bookseller and the author of four novellas, most recently, "Watch the Doors as They Close" (Spuyten Duyvil). Karen writes in a variety of forms, including short stories, micro fic, poetry, poetic prose, and memoir. She received a 2014 Acker Award for Avant Garde Excellence in Fiction, and once wrote a story on […]

Virtual Short Story Panel: with Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group

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Join host Judy England-McCarthy and the Lehigh Valley Writer's Group (GLVWG) for a virtual panel discussion on creating short stories. Christopher Ochs, Rachel Thompson, Carol L. Wright, Hilary Hauck, and Suzanne Mattaboni. Suzanne's most recent book "Once in a Lifetime" is available now on Amazon.

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Marly Youmans Reading, hosted by John Wilson

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Marly Youmans is one of today's masters of language and imagination. Her poetry and fiction blend fantastic, historical, and everyday elements that have delighted readers for decades. In this program, book critic and editor John Wilson introduces a series of dramatic readings of Youmans's fiction and poetry, from her critically acclaimed Catherwood (1996) to her […]

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Words in Action: a panel discussion with playwrights and screenwriters

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Playwrights and screenwriters discuss their forms and how the pandemic is affecting their ability to share ideas with the public. With Dennis Bush, Lori Fischer, Sylva Kelegian, and Maureen Davis. Dennis Bush-Playwright/screenwriter Dennis Bush's plays have been performed in New York, and throughout the United States, Canada, England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Italy, […]

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Why Zines? An Easton Book Festival Panel Discussion

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Why zines? Zines are typically DIY books that are shared, traded, spread, and collected. Zine culture has been around for years, with a role in subversion, activism, radical self expression, book arts, political activism, and so much more. In this panel for the Easton Book Festival, local zine collector/maker/enthusiast Lynn Alexander will host guest panelists […]

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Future of Education panel discussion

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Challenged by the Covid pandemic, people everywhere are rethinking where, when and how we do teaching and learning. It’s safe to say this is a time to re-think the aims of education not just of children, but of adults as well. For Lisa Jackson, being appointed Education Coordinator for the Savannah African Art Museum last […]

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Learning the History of Books – Chris Phillips Class

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Join Lafayette professor, Chris Phillips, as he takes us on a journey through the history of books. Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85259135609?pwd=aVBRbzM1REFrVXNSSlhrenlKMGxNZz09 Passcode: 607999 Or iPhone one-tap : US: +13126266799,,85259135609#,,,,,,0#,,607999# or +16465588656,,85259135609#,,,,,,0#,,607999#

Lee Upton & Joyce Hinnefeld in Conversation

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Author Lee Upton (Lafayette College)  speaks with Joyce Hinnefeld (Moravian College) about writing. Each author reads from their newest works, and they discuss their writing process. Lee Upton is the author of fourteen books, including six books of poetry, short story collections, an essay collection, and volumes of literary criticism. She is a librettist as […]

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