New biography aims to humanize its subject.
Open Book/Open Mind
Montclair Public Library Foundation receives $10,000 grant from Investors Foundation
The grant will support the Open Book/Open Mind conversation series.
Open Book/Open Mind: Montclair native Susan Glasser and Peter Baker
Montclair native Susan Glasser and husband Peter Baker appeared at Open Book/Open MInd in November to talk about their new book.
Montclair Literary Festival, virtually, this weekend
Montclair Literary Festival offers free online panels and author talks on Sept. 11 and 12, and writing workshops during the week.
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.
Connections at Montclair Public Library
Montclair Public Library has closed its physical buildings, but its work goes on: online Storytimes, lectures, Open Book/Open Mind and more.
Open Book/Open Mind: Gail Collins on older women
Gail Collins, NYT columnist and author, will discuss her new book “No Stopping Us Now: The Adventures of Older Women In American History” at MPL on Sunday.
Brodesser-Akner to discuss ‘Fleishman’
Taffy Brodesser-Akner will discuss her bestselling debut novel, “Fleishman Is in Trouble,” at the first Open Book/Open Mind of 2020, on Jan. 12.
Culture in brief: Okrent, Alter in Open Book/Open Mind Sunday
Daniel Okrent will discuss his book “The Guarded Gate” at Open Book/ Open Mind with Jonathan Alter, Sunday, Nov 3, at 4 p.m.
Marcy Dermansky finds commas in coffee shops
Montclair author Marcy Dermansky loves to work in cafes. She’ll be reading in one on Oct. 28, as part of the Halfway There reading series.
Fall into fall with the ABCs of Montclair
Get out your phones, your datebooks, your Hipster PDAs — whatever you use — and put down some dates. Fall in Montclair is already hopping, and the season hasn’t even […]
In brief: Open Book/Open Mind hosts Marcy Dermansky
Open Book/Open Mind hosts author Marcy Dermansky on Sunday, Sept. 15, 4 p.m., at the Montclair Public Library, 50 South Fullerton Ave.
Open Book/Open Mind: the life of Robin Williams
Dave Itzkoff, culture reporter for the New York Times, will talk about his biography of Robin Williams, “Robin,” to Rolling Stone’s Alan Sepinwall.
Welcome to Montclair: reading builds community
“Montclair encourages readers to ask both “what am I reading?” and “with whom am I reading?” writes Kirsten Levingston, in “Welcome to Montclair.”