Category: Books
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Help Me Continue Manifest (zine)
Since 2020, MANIFEST (zine) has presented writing, art, photography, and creative bits of whatnot in a series of zines ranging in topics from creativity, grief, change, the environment, social issues, and finding refuge in turbulent times. It’s an eclectic combination of lit mag, artist book, and poetry chapbook, that also includes a curated Spotify playlist.…
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Breakwater Books Celebrates National Independent Bookstore Day with a Weekend of Guest Authors and Activities
Join Breakwater Books in celebrating the 12th Annual Independent Bookstore Day with a weekend of Connecticut authors and activities on Saturday, April 26 and Sunday, April 27. On Saturday, author Amy Lionetti-Scorziello will be in the store with her bookLove, Mommy (an unintended book) from 10 a.m. – 12 noon. It is the perfect gift for new mothers…
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Happy National Poetry Month (+ NaPoWriMo)!
“Launched by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996, National Poetry Month is a special occasion that celebrates poets’ integral role in our culture and that poetry matters. Over the years, it has become the largest literary celebration in the world, with tens of millions of readers, students, K–12 teachers, librarians, booksellers, literary events…
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Creatively Speaking: Choose Real Dopamine
SPRING 2025 Choose Real Dopamine Phew! OK. Are we still breathing? It’s been three months since the last issue of Creatively Speaking and Wow! OK, how ’bout them Eagles? It’s been a pretty intense few months, and if you’re anything like me, it’s been hard to look away, right? And maybe you’re feeling a little over-stimulated, a…
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Happy World Poetry Day!
Practiced throughout history – in every culture and on every continent – poetry speaks to our common humanity and our shared values, transforming the simplest of poems into a powerful catalyst for dialogue and peace. Held every year on March 21, World Poetry Day celebrates one of humanity’s most treasured forms of cultural and linguistic…
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Have you seen Manifest (zine) #16?
“You Are Here” is the reassuring little icon on a trail map that gives you your bearings, lets you know, in the grand scheme of things Where. You. Are. It’s often the first thing you see when you start out on an adventure somewhere. These days, with things so frighteningly askew, it’s good to have…
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Fireside Chat & Poetry Reading with Jen Payne Honoring International Women’s Day
As part of its ongoing Fireside Chats program, the Blackstone Memorial Library welcomes Branford author Jen Payne for a poetry reading on Saturday, March 8, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. In honor of International Women’s Day, Jen will be reading from her new book, Sleeping with Ghosts, focusing on some of the women she’s written about…
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INTERVIEW: Jen Payne and Kaecey McCormick, Some Thoughts: Everything Creativity
Today, I talk with Kaecey McCormick at Some Thoughts: Everything Creativity, who writes: “I’m thrilled to bring author Jen Payne to the blog today in an interview to discuss life, writing, and her new book, Sleeping with Ghosts. Earlier this month, I hosted a Community Poetry & Prose Night with the theme “The Ghosts We Carry,”…
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Introducing: Books for Good
“As a child I had free rein in libraries, selecting whatever books on whatever shelves interested me. It’s what inspired me to write books and publish books. And it’s part of what inspired Books for Good.” — Jen Payne, Three Chairs Publishing Books for Good is a non-profit project from Three Chairs Publishing. Our mission…
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How One Phone Call in 1996 Led to a Life of Self-Publishing
by Jen Payne, author, Sleeping with Ghosts I started my business, Words by Jen, in 1993. It was a part-time effort at first, offering writing and “desktop publishing” services to a small-but-growing list of local businesses, artists, and non-profits. By 1996, I had moved my office from the second bedroom of an apartment to commercial…
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Upcoming Spring Events
FEBRUARY 13Valentine’s Book Signing & Spontaneous Poetry ReadingThursday, February 13, 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.at Guilford Art Center (411 Church Street, Guilford) The Shop at Guilford Art Center is hosting a Valentine’s Day Shopping Event, all day on Thursday, February 13. Come see the treasury of beautiful objects made by hand with lots of love…it’s…
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Valentine’s Book Signing & Spontaneous Poetry Reading
Valentine’s Book Signing & Spontaneous Poetry ReadingThursday, February 13, 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.at Guilford Art Center (411 Church Street, Guilford) The Shop at Guilford Art Center is hosting a Valentine’s Day Shopping Event, all day on Thursday, February 13. Come see the treasury of beautiful objects made by hand with lots of love…it’s the…
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