Haystack Book Festival presents Jean Strouse, author of Family Romance: John Singer Sargent and the Wertheimers, in conversation with Susan Galassi, author of Picasso’s Variations on the Masters

Haystack Book Festival presents Brendan Gill Lecture Betsy Lerner, author of Shred Sisters (a novel).

Haystack Book Festival presents, Hampton Sides, author of The Wide, Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook, in conversation with Adam Higginbotham, author of Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space.

Haystack Book Festival presents, Dagmar Herzog, author of The Question of Unworthy Life: Eugenics and Germany’s Twentieth Century, in conversation with Sophia Rosenfeld, author of The Age of Choice: A History of Freedom in Modern Life. 

Bike historic Norfolk, CT on Sat. Oct. 18 and support Norfolk Rails 2 Trails! Ride a 13-mile fun ride on dirt+paved roads or a 29-mile gravel ride. Peak autumn views of lakesand historic homes plus the majestic Great Mountain Forest and trails not usually open to the public. All ages welcome! Come solo, with friends or plan a family ride-kids under 12 are free. REGISTER: http://www.bikereg.com/norfolk-ct-tour-de-forest

Proceeds to support the Northbrook Fully Accessible Trail by Norfolk R2T