Author Events
| March 29, 2008 | A Puerto Rican Mystery Writer Confesses, March 29, 2008 Author Steven Torres, speaks about his writing process, and how he became a published and award-winning writer. Audio only (1 h 5 min) |
| March 26, 2008 | Mysteries Solved Connecticut authors of serial mysteries -- Chris Knopf, Karen Olson, and Mary-Ann Tirone Smith -- will discuss their craft and inspiration as members of a panel moderated by Virginia Hale, Ph.D. Audio only (1 h 5 min) |
| March 15, 2008 | How to Write Thrillers in Your Spare Time for Fun and Profit a Writing Workshop, 3/15/2008 - Learn practical techniques for writing a novel from start to finish while managing a full time work and family schedule. with best selling mystery writer Phillip Margolin. Audio only (1 h 45 min) |
| March 14, 2008 | Big Read 2008 Keynote Event Phillip Margolin, author of 12 New York Times mystery bestsellers talks about how he gets his ideas for his novels and what he likes about The Maltese Falcon. Audio only (1 h 17 min) |
| October 26, 2007 | One Book for Greater Hartford 2007 One Book for Greater Hartford 2007 – with author of “Dreaming in Cuban” author Cristina Garcia (1 h) |
| February 22, 2007 | Big Read - Lucy Anne Hurston - The Life of Zora Neale Hurston Dr. Lucy Anne Hurston speaks about her aunt, and her book about her aunt Zora Neale Hurston, entitled “Speak, so You Can Speak Again" Audio Only (1 h) |
| February 2007 | Big Read – Keynote Event: From Twain to Hurston to Jones Tayari Jones reads from her work and discusses the influence of Twain and Hurston on American Literature. (Video approx 45 minutes) |
| February 2007 | Big Read - Parallel Lives: Eatonville Florida and Hartford, Connecticut Tracie Hall examines aspects of life in Eatonville, Florida that influenced Hurston's writing, specifically agriculture, spiritual influences, and folk culture, and considers what role these same elements have played in the lives of Greater Hartford residents who emigrated from the West Indies and Caribbean islands. Audio Only (approx 60 minutes) |
| September 22, 2006 | One Book for Greater Hartford 2006 Event One Book for Greater Hartford 2006 Event |
| October 22, 2005 | Azar Nafisi One Book for Greater Hartford 2005 Author Event 2005 Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi (Video approx 1 h) |