Please join us for a dynamic in-person celebration of summer reading as we welcome superstar authors Ann Napolitano (Hello Beautiful), Sunny Hostin (Summer on Sag Harbor) and Mary Beth Keane (The Half Moon) to town for an evening of conversation about the best summer books on on Wednesday, May 24 at 6:30pm.
Each author will talk about their brand-new blockbuster novels. Following the program, the authors will be available for book sales and signing.
The ticket includes admission, a glass of wine, and light bites.
Purchase your tickets via Eventbrite HERE.
ABOUT ANN NAPOLITANO
Ann Napolitano is the author of HELLO BEAUTIFUL, an instant New York Times best seller and the 100th Oprah Book Club pick. Her novel Dear Edward was a New York Times bestseller, a Read with Jenna selection, a Barnes & Noble book club pick, and was named one of the best books of 2020 by The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, Real Simple, Fast Company, and others. Dear Edward was released as an Apple TV+ series starring Connie Britton earlier this year. Ann is also the author of the novels A Good Hard Look and Within Arm’s Reach. She received an MFA from New York University and has taught fiction writing at Brooklyn College’s MFA program, New York University’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies, and Gotham Writers Workshop. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two children.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • From the author of Dear Edward comes a “powerfully affecting” (People) family story that asks: Can love make a broken person whole?
“Another tender tearjerker . . . Napolitano chronicles life’s highs and lows with aching precision.”—The Washington Post
William Waters grew up in a house silenced by tragedy, where his parents could hardly bear to look at him, much less love him—so when he meets the spirited and ambitious Julia Padavano in his freshman year of college, it’s as if the world has lit up around him. With Julia comes her family, as she and her three sisters are inseparable: Sylvie, the family’s dreamer, is happiest with her nose in a book; Cecelia is a free-spirited artist; and Emeline patiently takes care of them all. With the Padavanos, William experiences a newfound contentment; every moment in their house is filled with loving chaos.
But then darkness from William’s past surfaces, jeopardizing not only Julia’s carefully orchestrated plans for their future, but the sisters’ unshakeable devotion to one another. The result is a catastrophic family rift that changes their lives for generations. Will the loyalty that once rooted them be strong enough to draw them back together when it matters most?
An exquisite homage to Louisa May Alcott’s timeless classic, Little Women, Hello Beautiful is a profoundly moving portrait of what is possible when we choose to love someone in not spite of who they are, but because of it.