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Carolyn See, award-winning writer



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Shows in Westchester County, NY:




Westchester Magazine’s Best of the Decade



Tuesday, March 27th

Kathryn Harrison
Kathryn Harrison
Critically-acclaimed, best-selling writer Kathryn Harrison reads from her new novel, Enchantments.
(“Ask yourself who, in all the world, would be the best novelist to imagine being Rasputin’s daughter. Kathryn Harrison makes the answer obvious. Her Enchantments is a stupendous work of historical imagination.” —Peter Carey

“[A] dazzling return to historical fiction . . . Harrison will attract fans and new readers . . . with this bewitching historical novel about the infamous demise of a legendary dynasty. . . . Harrison sets historic facts like jewels in this intricately fashioned work of exalted empathy and imagination, a literary Fabergé egg.” —Booklist starred review)


Lucette Lagnado
Lucette Lagnado
Best-selling, critically-acclaimed writer Lucette Lagnado reads from her new memoir, The Arrogant Years: One Girl’s Search for Her Lost Youth, from Cairo to Brooklyn.
(“The Arrogant Years is a paragon of memoir writing, a story about the complex swirl of people and events and forces out of which individual lives are made — some, like Ms. Lagnado’s, more painfully, but also more fully, than others.” —New York Times

“Lagnado is a gifted storyteller who spins ordinary family experiences into enchanting fairy tales, complete with magical backdrops...nasty villains and dashing heroes…. Vivid and evocative...tender and heartfelt.” —Kirkus)


Ben Marcus
Ben Marcus
Critically-acclaimed Ben Marcus reads from his new novel, The Flame Alphabet.
(“Ben Marcus is the rarest kind of writer: a necessary one. It's become impossible to imagine the literary world—the world itself—without his daring, mind-bending and heartbreaking writing.” —Jonathan Safran Foer

“As I read The Flame Alphabet, late into the night, feverishly turning the pages, I felt myself, increasingly, in the presence of the classic.” —Michael Chabon)



All Westchester shows held at Riverview - scroll down or click here for more info






Wednesday, April 25th

Robert K. Massie
Robert K. Massie
Pulitzer Prize winning, best-selling writer Robert K. Massie reads from his new novel, Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman.
(“In Catherine the Great, Massie has created a sensitive and compelling portrait not just of a Russian titan, but also of a flesh-and-blood woman.” —Newsweek

“A consistently nimble and buoyant performance... [Massie] has always been a biographer with the instincts of a novelist. He understands plot—fate—as a function of character, and the narrative perspective he establishes and maintains, a vision tightly aligned with that of his subject, convinces a reader he’s not so much looking at Catherine the Great as he is out of her eyes. . . juicy and suspenseful.” —Kathryn Harrison, The New York Times Book Review)


Frank Delaney
Frank Delaney
Best-selling writer Frank Delaney reads from his new novel, The Last Storyteller: A Novel of Ireland.
(“Wonderful entertainment [that] encompasses Irish history and politics, a mystery, a quest, and a coming-of-age story . . . written with style and humor by a masterful storyteller.” —The Boston Globe

“A delight to read . . . with its memorable characters and variety of adventures . . . A consummate storyteller.” —Kirkus Reviews starred review)


Priscilla Gilman
Priscilla Gilman
Priscilla Gilman reads from her debut memoir, The Anti-Romantic Child: A Story of Unexpected Joy.
( “The daughter of literary agent Lynn Nesbit and the late theater drama critic Richard Gilman crafts a beautifully sinuous and intensely literary celebration of the exceptional, unconventional child.” —Publisher’s Weekly Starred Review

“With unforgettable honesty, Priscilla Gilman recounts how the reality of a challenging child transformed her dream of the perfect family. I couldn’t put this book down.” —Gretchen Rubin, bestselling author of The Happiness Project)



All Westchester shows held at Riverview - scroll down or click here for more info






Tuesday, May 15th

Ann Packer
Ann Packer
Award-winning, best-selling writer Ann Packer (The Dive from Clauen's Pier) reads from her new book Swim Back to Me.

(“A novella and five stories limn with acuity and empathy the intricate negotiations and painful losses of family life. . . . [Packer’s] prose is deceptively simple, her insights always complex. . . . Touching, tender and true. . . . As rich and satisfying as Packer’s two fine novels.” —Kirkus Review starred review)


Critically-acclaimed, best-selling writer A.J. Jacobs reads from his new book, Drop Dead Healthy: One Man’s Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection.
AJ Jacobs
A.J. Jacobs
(“We can become healthier by learning from AJ's discomfort in this very funny book. He moves us from theory to practice by dragging his body through all the longevity practices.” —Dr. Mehmet Oz, host, "The Dr. Oz Show"

"Who wouldn't want to be fitter, happier, more productive? In this riotous, madcap book, AJ Jacobs sets himself an ambitious goal: to become the person we all wish we could be. It's vintage AJ. Do your future self a favor and read this book." —Joshua Foer, author of Moonwalking with Einstein)


Best-selling writer Jane Gross reads from her new book, A Bittersweet Season: Caring for Our Aging Parents – and Ourselves.
AJ Jacobs
Jane Gross
(“A forthright story and trenchant advice . . . Gross’s chronicle of her mother’s decline is intimate and affecting, and her advice to readers is insightful.” —The New York Times Book Review

“Poignant . . . Both heartwarming and heartrending.” —Edith Paller, Haaret

“Smart and highly detailed.” —Meredith Resnick, Psychology Today)






Event Information

At Riverview
One Warburton Avenue
Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 10706
Catered by Chutney Masala
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Make reservations online.

To receive invitations for each month, please contact us.
Supper Buffet 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Spoken Interludes 7:30 – 8:30 pm  (writers read from their work with a Q&A)
Book signing 8:30 – 9:00 pm

$25.00 at the door

Chutney Masala will take cash or checks at the door,
but the Riverview bar can only take cash. The bookseller can take cash, check, or credit card.

Books sold by The Village Bookstore of Pleasantville, NY



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