Lewes Library Partner Event | Online

Conversation with Matti Friedman | Who by Fire

ONLINE EVENT
MAY 31 | 12 PM EST
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Lunch and learn with us as we have an online conversation with Matti Friedman, author of Who by Fire: Leonard Cohen in the Sinai, the little-known story of Leonard Cohen's concert tour to the front lines of the Yom Kippur War. Friedman gives a riveting account of those weeks in the Sinai, drawing on Cohen's previously unpublished writing and original reporting to create a kaleidoscopic depiction of a harrowing, formative moment for both a young country at war and a singer at a crossroads.

Conversation with John Vercher | After the Lights Go Out

HYBRID EVENT
MAY 18 | 5 PM EST
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Join us in-person in the library or online for a conversation John Vercher, author of After the Lights Go Out, a harrowing and spellbinding story about family, the complications of mixed-race relationships, misplaced loyalties, and the price athletes pay to entertain. This haunting, unflinching look at the aftermath of a career in MMA fighting was named a Booklist Editors' Choice Best Books of 2022 and a Publishers Weekly Best Books of Summer.

Shakespeare Was a Woman and other Heresies | Conversation with author Elizabeth Winkler

HYBRID  EVENT
APRIL 27 | 5 PM EST
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Join us in the library or online as we close out the Lewes Public Library Shakespeare Festival with a conversation with Elizabeth Winkler, author of  and Other Heresies: How Doubting the Bard Became the Biggest Taboo in Literature, a thrillingly provocative investigation into the Shakespeare authorship question, exploring how doubting that William Shakespeare wrote his plays became an act of blasphemy…and who the Bard might really be.

Conversation with Shannon McKenna Schmidt | The First Lady of World War II

ONLINE  EVENT
MAY 3 | 5 PM
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Join us online for a conversation with Shannon McKenna Schmidt, author of The First Lady of World War II: Eleanor Roosevelt's Daring Journey to the Frontlines and Back, the first book to tell the full story of Eleanor Roosevelt's unprecedented and courageous trip to the Pacific Theater during World War II.

Conversation with Maya K. van Rossum | The Green Amendment

HYBRID EVENT
APRIL 4 | 6 PM EST
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In preparation for Earth Day 2023, join us in the library or online for a conversation with Maya K. van Rossum, author of The Green Amendment: The People's Fight for a Clean, Safe, and Healthy Environment, a roadmap to a healthier world—one that uses the law to empower activists and provide hope for communities everywhere. Joining van Rossum are Delaware State Representative Madinah Wilson-Anton, lead sponsor of Delaware's proposed Green Amendment, and Delaware State Representative Kerri Evelyn Harris.

Cooks & Books Presents Asia Lui Chapa | The Home Café

ONLINE EVENT
FEBRUARY 9 | 5 PM | EST
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Join us for an online conversation with Asia Lui Chapa, author of The Home Café: Creative Recipes for Espresso, Matcha, Tea and Coffee Drinks.

Asia will be interviewed by Denise Clemons, Cape Gazette food columnist and author of A Culinary History of Southern Delaware: Scrapple, Beach Plums and Muskrat. She has been writing her weekly food column, Cape Flavors since 2005, focusing on seasonal, local ingredients and food history. She looks forward to sharing the discovery of new cookbooks through these discussions with cookbook authors.

This event is co-sponsored by Edible Delmarva.

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