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February 2009
Greetings,
We have some wonderful authors visiting this winter, starting with the mathematician Sarah Glaz to celebrate the approach of Valentine's Day. We are also celebrating Black History Month with a look at Venture Smith and, later in the month, a visit from Jennifer Baszile who received a wonderful review in the Sunday NYTBR.
It's amazing how many books on Lincoln and Darwin have come out this year. We've picked the best and displayed them together on a table. Stop by and take a look.
Cheers!
Readings & Talks
You can always check our website for the lastest information on our literary events such as Tea with Barbara McClintock February 22 at 3pm.
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 Sarah Glaz
Poetry Reading
Thursday, February12, 4:00 pm, UConn Co-op
University of Connecticut math professor Sarah Glaz brings us a wonderful collection of love poems in time for Valentine's Day, Strange Attractors: Poems of Love and Mathematics. The book spans three thousand years. As the American mathematician David Eugene Smith wrote, "What, after all, is mathematics but the poetry of the mind, and what is poetry but the mathematics of the heart?" In this entertaining collection, Glaz shows the affinity of math and poetry. Glaz was born in Romania and studied at the University of Tel Aviv and Rutgers. She served on the board of Ibis Review and has published several poems and translations. She is also the author of Commutative Coherent Rings.
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Susan Campbell, Dating Jesus
Monday February 16, 6:30 pm, UConn Co-op
Hartford Courant reporter and columnist Susan Campbell will talk about her memoir, Dating Jesus: A Story of Fundamentalism, Feminism, and the American Girl. Wally Lamb writes, "Simultaneously wisecracking and scholarly, both heartfelt and hilarious, Campbell's story gives testament to a 'Christ-haunted' life that rejects the chauvinistic dictates of religious dogma and insists on fairness and equal footing for all. Amen to that. I loved this book." Regina Barreca writes, "Driven by anger and longing, but sustained by grace and joy, she offers the gift of her own journey to faith without sentimentality and with unmatched honest and wit." The reading is free and open to the public, but please call 860-486-5027 to reserve a seat.
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 Chandler Saint on
Venture SmithTuesday, February 17, 4:00 pm
UConn Co-op
Making Freedom: The Extraordinary Life of Venture Smith by Chandler Saint, George Krimsky and James O Horton, is the story of Venture Smith (1728-1805) the legendary Connecticut slave who purchased his own freedom, and that of his family, and through hard work and determination, transformed himself into a highly respected American citizen. Based on Smith's own autobiography and years of research, this is the first in-depth account of Smith's life. Chandler Saint is president of the Beecher House Center for the Study of Equal Rights in Torrington.
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