Join us for an informal talk by authors on the process of writing and publishing books and the adventures they have had along the way. Includes Q&A with the author and book-signing. Reservations required: 2 per person, 718-368-5051.

Memoir
A.M. Homes
Tuesday, February 5 at 7pm
FREE

A.M. Homes dissects modern life. Her novels and short stories - at once surreal, disturbing, and hilarious - reveal the darker side of normal middle-class American life with a clarity and fearlessness that has earned her praise and controversy. Her latest work is a memoir, "The Mistress's Daughter." Events are free and include a Q&A with the author and a book-signing.

Suspense
David Baldacci
Tuesday, March 4 at 7:30pm SPECIAL TIME
FREE

David Baldacci's mysteries and thrillers have been published in more than 40 languages in 80 countries, with 50 million copies in print worldwide. He has thirteen blockbusters to his credit, including "Absolute Power" (made into a movie starring Clint Eastwood), "Total Control," "The Winner" and "Saving Faith." "Simple Genius" (2007) marked the return of former Secret Service agents Sean King and Michelle Maxwell and zoomed to the number one spot on the New York Times best-seller list shortly after its release.

MEET THE AUTHOR: Come to a wine and cheese reception with Mr. Baldacci from 6:30pm to 7:30pm. Tickets are $10 and entitle you to preferred seating at his talk, following the reception.

Non-fiction
Dr. Howard Gardner
Thursday, March 27 at 7pm
FREE

Dr. Howard Gardner is one of the world's most foremost authorities on human intelligence and the author of over twenty books and several hundred articles. Best known for his groundbreaking work "The Theory of Multiple Intelligences," Dr. Gardner has had a profound impact on education by proposing that there are different types of intelligence, not just the kind measured with IQ tests.

Biography
Debby Applegate
Wednesday, April 16 at 7pm
FREE

Historian Debby Applegate won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for her riveting biography of Henry Ward Beecher, the Brooklyn preacher Abraham Lincoln called "the most influential man in America." More than a historical account, Applegate's work is a study of what happens when religion, passion, and politics converge.