Top book and movie downloads, upcoming events
Montclairians continue to watch movies and books during this pandemic. Here are the top downloads from Montclair Public Library.
Local Writing/Anderson Park: ‘The Wishing Willow’ by Vaurie Wilson
Vaurie Wilson's "The Wishing Willow,' the third winner in the Anderson Park Short Story contest, imagines good kid — and bullies — and a magic tree.
Montclair Literary Festival, at home
Montclair Literary Festival offers its ticketed author conversations online, and some authors and editors find there is a new intimacy in that.
‘Teddy Spaghetti’ by Dorothea and Victoria Benton Frank
The late, beloved author Dorothea Benton Frank and daughter Victoria Benton Frank wrote "Teddy Spaghetti" together. It came out on May 12.
Local writing/Anderson Park: ‘Anthony and the Mole’ by Beckett Simon
A chubby ant meets a friend in Anderson Park, in Beckett Simon's "Anthony and the Mole," a winner in the Anderson Park Short Story Contest.
All Write Now: writing during the pandemic
The quarantine has changed some things, but writing can continue, just a little differently, writes Steph Auteri in her latest "All Write Now."
Montclair Public Library popular downloads
Montclair Public Library patrons are downloading eBooks, audiobooks and movies, though the library has closed its phsyical doors.
Local writing/Anderson Park: ‘Elves’ by Abigail Shepheard-Walwyn
Magical beings inhabit Anderson Park, in Abigail Shepheard-Walwyn's "Elves," one of the winners in this year's Anderson Park Short Story Contest.
All Write Now: Thank you artists everywhere
In her latest "All Write Now," Melissa D. Sullivan thanks artists everywhere. The Philadelphia Orchestra performed to an empty house, on Facebook Live.
In brief: Montclair Literary Festival presents Colum McCann
Irish author Colum McCann will speak in a fundraiser for the Montclair Literary Festival on Thursday, March 12, at St. James Episcopal Church.