Haystack Book Talks: Fall 2023 Program
Haystack Book Festival celebrates its 5th year. The Fall program will take place at the Norfolk Library in Norfolk, CT with events the weekend of September 29th – October 1st, 2023
Haystack Book Talk events are free and open to the public at the Norfolk Library*.
Registration is recommended in advance for all events – in-person attendance is limited.
Register at www.norfolkfoundation.net/book-talks
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The Fall program for 2023 includes the following events:
Friday, September 29th
4:00 PM
Writing Lives
Ada Calhoun, author of Also A Poet; Frank O’Hara, My Father and Me and
Priscilla Gilman, author of The Critics Daughter: A Memoir
in conversation with novelist and memoirist, Courtney Maum the author of A Year of the Horses
6:00 PM
Brendan Gill Lecture
Susanna Moore, author of The Lost Wife: A Novel
An open reception will follow immediately after the Brendan Gill Lecture at the Manor House Inn, 67 Maple Ave Norfolk, CT
Saturday, September 30th
10:30 AM
On the Use and Abuse of Religion for Life
Elizabeth Bucar, author of Stealing My Religion: Not Just Any Cultural Appropriation
In conversation with
Bob Smietana, author of Reorganized Religion: The Reshaping of the American Church and Why It Matters
1:00 PM
Inspired by the Legacy of Anne Garrels: A Conversation About Covering Conflict
George Packer, author of The Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal
In conversation with
Elizabeth Becker, author of You Don’t Belong Here: How Three Women Rewrote the Story of War
3:00 PM
Liberalism and Resentment: Political Ideas and Emotions
Samuel Moyn, author of Liberalism Against Itself: Cold War Intellectuals and the Making of Our Times
In conversation with
Robert Schneider, author of The Return of Resentment: The Rise and Decline and Rise Again of a Political Emotion
5:30 PM A Haystack Evening at the Norfolk Country Club – Ticketed event. Tickets are available at www.norfolkfoundation.net/book-talks ($125.00 per person)
Sunday, October 1st
8:00 AM
Birding Through Great Mountain Forest
Early morning bird watch through Great Mountain Forest with Eileen Fielding, Director, Sharon Audubon Center.
*Registration is required, and this event is limited to 20 people. Meet at Mountain House, 200 Canaan Mountain Road, Falls Village CT
11:00 AM
A Look at Contemporary America by Traveling Through History
Neil King Jr, author of American Ramble: A Walk of Memory and Renewal
In conversation with
Rinker Buck, author of Life on the Mississippi: An Epic American Adventure
1:30 PM
How the Changing Landscape Touches Us All – Humans and Non-Humans Alike
Carl Safina author of Alfie & Me: What Owls Know, What Humans Believe
Haystack Book Talks Festival is a stand-alone book festival that is sponsored by the Norfolk Foundation with patronage from residents and businesses in Norfolk, CT. Our objective is to bring writers and thinkers together in unmoderated conversation to explore new ideas, concepts, and designs, in literature and in the arts. As well as exploring nature and its relationship to humans and other beings, and the beauty of the Earth, among other topics.
www.norfolkfoundation.net/book-talks
Haystack Book Festival is sponsored by the Norfolk Foundation, a 501©3 private operating foundation, is dedicated to contributing to the vitality and sustainability of the town of Norfolk, Connecticut, particularly in relationship to the town’s natural setting and multiple artistic and cultural attractions.
