Meet the Author: Pamela Paul, NYT Book Reviews Editor at Darien Library on Oct. 21

Pamela Paul, Editor of the New York Times Book Review and co-author of the new book, How To Raise A Reader, will visit Darien Library on Monday, October 21 at 7 p.m. She will provide insider know-how to parents searching for the tools to instill a lifelong love of reading in their children.

Study after study shows that babies and toddlers thrive intellectually and emotionally when they’re read to and that books help children of every age expand their language skills and comprehension of the world, boost their critical thinking and imagination, build empathy, and strengthen bonds with caregivers. At the same time, reading can be a source of stress for parents.

Darien Library is proud to co-sponsor this event with the YWCA. The Library and YWCA Darien/Norwalk Parent Awareness will also offer a book group for parents about parenting. The books selected will target different age groups from early childhood to the teen years. For more information, please visit https://www.ywcadn.org/parentingbookgroup

There will be an author signing after the event and refreshments will be served.

About the Author

Pamela Paul is the editor of the New York Times Book Review and oversees books coverage at The New York Times, which she joined in 2011 as the children's books editor. She is also the host of the weekly Book Reviews podcast for the Times. She is the author and editor of five books, most recently, My Life with Bob: Flawed Heroine Keeps Book of Books, Plot Ensues.

Her work has appeared in the Atlantic, the Washington Post, the New York Times Magazine, the New York Times Education Life, the Economist, Vogue, Psychology Today, and other national publications.

About Darien Library

Darien Library is among the busiest in the state with over 1,300 people visiting on an average day, the highest per capita circulation in Connecticut, with more than 32 items per resident, and nearly a quarter of a million Wi-Fi and computer uses a year. The library collection includes 125,000 books and 300 newspaper and magazine subscriptions. In addition, the library presents over 1,500 public events annually, hosting a lineup of bestselling authors, the latest in coding and technology classes, and workshops for small business owners and entrepreneurs.