Corinne Demas: Author Talk and Reading
Truro Public LibraryAward-winning author Corinne Demas will read from her newest novel The Road Towards Home.
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Author Talk
Shakespeare Explains Today’s Geopolitics Channeled by Stephen Kinzer
Truro Public LibraryThe Boston Globe columnist and former New York Times foreign correspondent surveys modern challenges with help from Shakespeare. Topics include war and peace, gender relations, migration, racism and anti-Semitism, the brutal fight for political power, and why all... Read More
David Corn Unfiltered!
Truro Meeting House @ 3 1st Parish Ln, Truro, MA 02536, USA , United StatesCo-sponsored by the Truro Meeting House A lot has happened to roil our country since our friend’s appearance last summer as guest speaker. You don’t want to miss this! Signed copies of David’s new book, An American Psychosis:... Read More
Steps to turn your real life story into a novel with Robert Markowitz
Truro Public LibraryThe presentation, How Writers Create Fiction from their Lives, is aimed both at writers (fiction & memoir) and non-writers who are curious about how to augment a narrative. Additionally, Ernest Hemingway fans, or anyone interested in drastic career change... Read More
Diamonds in the Marsh: An Introduction to the Diamondback Terrapin with Barbara Brennessel
Truro Public LibraryThe Diamondback Terrapin, named for the beautiful concentric rings on its shell, is the only salt marsh turtle in North America and we live in its northernmost range. This talk will examine the unique aspects of the life... Read More
The Holland Experience: On the Road to the Mayflower
Truro Public LibraryA photographic journey with Kevin Doyle and Karen Rinaldo. In 2022 historic research brought Kevin and Karen on a Holland journey–walking in the footsteps of the Pilgrims. This photographic experience takes you through the timeless canals, row houses,... Read More
Whaling in New England
Truro Public LibraryMany different forms of whaling have been used in Cape Cod. Drift, shore, herding, and artic whaling have all been practiced at one time or another. Each specific form of whaling has a small history connected to it.... Read More
Keith Althaus Poetry Reading
Truro Public LibraryKeith Althaus is the author of three poetry collections, Rival Heavens, Ladder of Hours, and Cold Storage, which won the 2016 Off the Grid Poetry Prize. He has also received a Pushcart Prize and grants from the National... Read More
Eastern Coy-Wolf with Peter Trull
Truro Public LibraryLearn more about Eastern coyotes, or "coywolves," and their thriving habitat across Massachusetts, including Cape Cod. These fascinating wild canines are often misunderstood, leading to fear and anxiety. Through Peter Trull's research (since 1989), he aims to educate... Read More
Poetry Reading with Pond Road Press
Truro Public LibraryCelebrating Poet Jane C. Miller’s collection “Canticle for Remnant Days,” with additional readings from Pond Road Press founders Mary Ann Larkin and Patric Pepper. Jane C. Miller is the author of Canticle for Remnant Days, her debut poetry... Read More
Passion & Provocation: A Poetry Reading with Judith Partelow
Truro Public LibraryJoin us in welcoming Judith Partelow reading from her latest book, Passion & Provocation, Selected Poems. A collection of her work over her adult years, and covers numerous subjects including domestic issues, relationships, spiritual contemplations, etc. There are... Read More
In My Time of Dying: An Evening with Sebastian Junger
Truro Public LibraryNew York Times bestselling author and award-winning journalist Sebastian Junger discusses his new book, In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife, part medical drama, part searing autobiography, and... Read More
David Corn — Election 2024
Truro Meeting House @ 3 1st Parish Ln, Truro, MA 02536, USA , United StatesCo-sponsored by the Truro Meeting House Just back from the Republican and Democratic Conventions leading up to the election of all times, David Corn will discuss how our votes will impact our individual freedoms and the future of... Read More
The Quiet Season on Outer Cape Cod with Kai Potter
Truro Public LibraryJoin us for a reading from local author Kai Potter and his new book Noticing: The Quiet Season on Outer Cape Cod. Noticing is a collection essays and intimate depictions of the natural world of the Outer Cape.... Read More
Love at First Grape: My journey from Wine Enthusiast to Debut Novelist
Truro Public LibraryJoin debut novelist and Truro resident Jackie Fein-Zachary for a look at her adventure of becoming a vintner and later becoming a writer. Her novel Harvest Dreams steps into the lush Napa Valley of 1982 and the unforgettable... Read More
“Nurturing Nature: A Guide to Gardening for Special Needs” by Jill Mays
Truro Public LibraryJoin Jill Mays for a panel discussion of her new book, Nurturing Nature: A Guide to Gardening for Special Needs. The Sustainable CAPE's Children’s Community Garden and the gardening activities at the library became the catalyst for Mays’... Read More
Author Talk with Dennis Minsky
Truro Public LibraryMany people know Provincetown, but no one knows the real bones of the place quite like year-rounder and naturalist Dennis Minsky does. He has observed its abundance of life – animal and human – since he hitchhiked here... Read More