Virtual: Meredith Hall at the Newburyport Literary Festival

Sunday, May 1, 2022 | 2:30 PM (ET)

Hosted by the Newburyport Literary Festival via Zoom

Panel Discussion: I’m Sorry for Your Loss: Writing About Grief

In this panel discussion, we’ll work our way through the five stages of grief as we look at different ways of writing about loss and its aftermath. There’s no one way to grieve and, as these books show us, there’s no one way to write about it. Bookseller Hannah Harlow of The Book Shop of Beverly Farms will moderate a discussion with Jenna Blum, author of Woodrow on the Bench, Steven Rowley, author of The Guncle, and Meredith Hall, author of Beneficence.

Presenters: Jenna BlumSteven Rowley  and Meredith Hall
Moderator: Hannah Harlow

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Neeli Cherkovski: In Person

Friday, May 20 | 7:00 p.m. (PT)

Hosted by The Beat Museum, San Francisco

Neeli Cherkovski will launch Ferlinghetti: A Life at The Beat Museum in San Francisco. Don’t miss the chance to hear a world-class raconteur share stories about the man who published the Beats.

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Billy O’Callaghan: Live from Ireland

Thursday, May 26 | 1:00 p.m. (PT)      

Hosted ONLINE by Warwick’s

Join Billy O’Callaghan for a discussion about his novel Life Sentences, which was recently hailed by the New York Times as “Poignant . . . powerful.”

Warwick’s is the country’s oldest continuously family-owned and operated bookstore, and exceptional event host!

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Beneficence: A Talk by Read ME 2022 Fiction Author Meredith Hall

Thursday June 2 | 6:30 p.m. (ET)

Hosted by the Rockland Public Library ONLINE

Author Meredith Hall will discuss her riveting novel BENEFICENCE which was chosen by Christina Baker Kline for 2022’s Read ME statewide summer reading program, offered by the Maine Humanities Council and Maine State Library.

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TO REGISTER: This event will take place over Zoom. There will also be seating available in the library’s Community Room to watch the Zoom call onscreen. For more information or for Zoom links, please email [email protected].

ReadME 2022 Kick-Off on Maine Calling

Friday June 3 | 11:00 a.m. (ET)

Hosted by Maine Humanities Council, broadcast on Maine Calling

Every summer, Read ME gets Maine adults all reading two books recommended by a well-known Maine author. This coming summer, recommending author Christina Baker Kline has chosen Sigh, Gone by Phuc Tran and Beneficence by Meredith Hall.

This year’s program will kick-off with a special episode of Maine Calling.

Listen on Friday June 3 live at 11 a.m. (ET) or catch the rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m. (ET) on Maine Calling.

Beneficence: Meredith Hall in Bath, ME

Wednesday, July 27 | 5:30 p.m. (ET)

Hosted IN PERSON and live on Zoom by Patten Free Library

Meredith Hall’s Beneficence was selected for Read ME 2022 (a program of the Maine Humanities Council and Maine State Library), and the author is currently appearing around the state. Novelist Christina Baker Kline, who selected Beneficence for Read ME, writes: “This book will stay with me; I will cherish it.”

Registration required for Zoom event.

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Beneficence: Meredith Hall in York, ME

Tuesday, August 2 | 7 p.m. (ET)

Hosted IN PERSON by York Public Library

Meredith Hall’s Beneficence was selected for Read ME 2022 (a program of the Maine Humanities Council and Maine State Library), and the author is appearing around the state. Novelist Christina Baker Kline, who selected Beneficence for Read ME, writes: “This book will stay with me; I will cherish it.”

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