Mark Twain House Celebrating The 'Wicked' Phenomenon

The Mark Twain House's annual fundraiser event, Mark My Words 2014: A WICKED Cool Evening!, will be held Tuesday, Oct. 21, at 8 p.m., at The Bushnell, 166 Capitol Ave., Hartford.

Author Gregory Maguire, whose novel, "Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West," imagines the sympathetic backstory of the iconic "Wizard of Oz" character, and Stephen Schwartz, composer and lyricist of "Wicked," the Tony Award-winning musical adaptation of Maguire's book, will be in conversation with Courant theater critic Frank Rizzo. Tickets: $25 to $55, VIP $125. Information: TwainMarkMyWords.com or 860-987-5900 or bushnell.org.

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>>On Thursday, Oct. 23 at 7 p.m. at The Mark Twain House & Museum Center, 351 Farmington Ave., Hartford, Katherine Howe, who edited "The Penguin Book of Witches" (Penguin Classics, $17), will give a free Book/mark talk. The book gives historical accounts of the persecution of accused witches, from medieval Europe through colonial America.

>>Twain House Writing classes continue with Intro to Self-Publishing, led by Patrice Fitzgerald, covering all aspects and showing how to publish a story on Amazon. Fitzgerald is a best-selling indie author, publisher and attorney. The class runs weekly on Mondays, from Oct. 20 through Nov. 10, from 6 to 8 p.m., and the cost is $199.

Reservations: 860-280-3130 or marktwainhouse.org.

An Evening with Noam Chomsky

The noted and controversial linguist, philosopher and political activist Noam Chomsky will appear Friday, Oct. 24, at 7 p.m., at Immanuel Congregational Church, 10 Woodland St., Hartford, in conversation with WNPR's Colin McEnroe. The Mark Twain House & Museum will present the event.

Chomsky, an outspoken intellectual and professor emeritus at MIT and the author of more than 100 books, has been called the "father of modern linguistics" and is known for his work in analytic philosophy, as well as opposition to the wars in Vietnam and Iraq and support of the Occupy movement.

Tickets are $30 for the general public and $25 for members: 860-280-3130 or marktwainhouse.org.

One Book/One Hartford

Hartford Public Library's annual One Book/One Hartford series will present Tony Award-winning Hartford Stage artistic director Darko Tresnjak and Library CEO Matthew K. Poland in a free discussion of Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic artist Art Spiegelman's illustrated novel about the terrorist attacks of 9/11, "In the Shadow of No Towers." The free event will take place at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 23, in the Atrium of the Downtown Library, 500 Main St. Hartford.

Information: hplct.org or 86-695-6300.

Mandell JCC Book Festival

The 21st Annual Mandell JCC Jewish Book Festival begins Thursday, Oct. 23 at 7 p.m. with a program called Hot Buzz about Books and Book Clubs, featuring Roxanne Coady, owner of R.J. Julia Booksellers of Madison; literary podcast hosts Michael Kindness and Ann Kingman from Books on the Nightstand and local author Matthew Dicks. Guests can bring up to three books to swap and there will be giveaways and a dessert reception.

Tickets are $5 in advance and $10 at the door.

Reservations or information: 860-231-6310 or mandelljcc.org.

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Connecticut And Slavery

Anne Farrow, a scholar of Connecticut's history of slave trading and a former Courant reporter and editor, will give two free talks about her new book on the connection between a famous Connecticut family and the slave trade.

"The Logbooks: Connecticut's Slave Ships and Human Memory" (Wesleyan, $27.95) traces the life of the logbooks' author, Dudley Saltonstall, a controversial figure in Connecticut history who was the brother-in-law of Wethersfield's Silas Deane.

On Wednesday, Oct. 22, at 7 p.m., Farrow will speak at an event co-sponsored by The Mark Twain House & Museum and the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center at the Center, 77 Forest St., Hartford. Historian and author Steve Courtney will moderate the talk. Registration: Info@StoweCenter.org or 860-522-9258, Ext. 317.

On Thursday, Oct. 23, at 6:30 p.m., Farrow will speak in the Webb Barn at the Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum, 211 Main St., Wethersfield, following a wine reception at 6 p.m. Information: webb-deane-stevens.org or 860-529-0612.

CrimeCONN at the Westport Library

Connecticut mystery authors and two forensic experts will speak Saturday, Oct. 25, from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. at a CrimeConn event at Westport Public Library, 20 Jesup Road, Westport, co-sponsored with Mystery Writers of America, New York Chapter.

Michele Clark, death investigator with the state Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, and homicide detective Art Weisgerber, of the Norwalk Police Department, will join authors Tim Hall, Justin Scott, Steve Liskow, Jonathan Stone, Dan Burstein, James Benn, H.T. Narea, A.J. Pompano, Jessica Speart, Karen Olson, Lee Barwood, Rosemary Harris, David Handle, M.J. Rose, Chris Knopf and David Rich and journalists Joe Meyers and John Valeri in various presentations.

Tickets are $25, which includes lunch and a post-conference reception.

Information and registration: 203-291-4800 or westportlibrary.org

Authors At R.J. Julia

Topics ranging from cats and dogs to Benghazi will be discussed by authors appearing at R.J. Julia Booksellers, 768 Boston Post Road, Madison. All but one are free, and reservations are required: 203-245-3959 or rjjulia.com.

On Tuesday, Oct. 21, at 7 p.m., BuzzFeed's editorial director Jack Shepherd takes on the eternal battle of cats vs. dogs, and Shepherd says cats rule. His photo-laden book is "67 Reasons Why Cats Are Better Than Dogs" (National Geographic, $12.99).

On Wednesday, Oct. 22, at 7 p.m., author Azar Nafisi will discuss her follow-up to her best-seller, "Reading Lolita In Tehran." The new book is "The Republic of Imagination: America in Three Books" (Viking, $28.95), a combination of memoir and analysis of three great American novels: "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," "Babbitt" and "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter."

On Thursday, Oct. 23, at 6 p.m., chef, restaurateur and media personality Fabio Viviani will sign copies of "Fabio's American Home Kitchen" (Hyperion, $30), which includes more than 125 recipes for his favorite American dishes. He owns restaurants in Los Angeles and Chicago, with more on the way. Admission to the signing line is a copy of the book purchased for $30 at the store.

On Friday, Oct. 24, at 5 p.m., expert pop-up book creator Robert Sabuda will talk about his new fairy tale treasury, "The Dragon & the Knight: A Pop-Up Misadventure" (Little Simon, $29.99). Sabuda's artistic pop-up paper engineering has won many awards and has made him a worldwide best-seller.

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On Saturday, Oct. 25, at 1 p.m., journalist and author Mitch Zuckoff will discuss his nonfiction account of the controversial battle of Benghazi. "13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened In Benghazi" (Twelve, $28), is based on interviews with the six CIA Annex Security Team members who were there. Zuckoff is a bestselling and award-winning author, professor of journalism at Boston University and former a reporter and writing coach for The Boston Globe.

Authors At Hickory Stick

Sigrid MacRae will discuss her book, "A World Elsewhere'' (Viking, $27.95) at The Hickory Stick Bookshop, 2 Green Hill Road, Washington Depot, on Sunday, Oct. 19 at 2 p.m. The book is based on the life of MacRae's mother, a Connecticut heiress, and her husband who were caught up in the turmoil of World War II in Europe. When he was killed in the war, she struggled to survive and bring her six children home.

Connecticut author Marcia Desanctis will discuss her book of essays, stories and advice, "100 Places in France Every Woman Should Go" (Travelers' Tales Guides, $19.95) on Saturday, Oct. 25, at 2 p.m.

Information: 860-868-0525 or hickorystickbookshop.com.

WordForge Reading Series

Poets JoAnne Bauer and Brian Simoneau will read at a free WordForge Reading Series program on Monday, Oct. 20, at 7 p.m. followed by an open mike at The Studio @ Billings Forge, 563 Broad St., Hartford.

Both have been published in literary journals.

Information: 860-508-2810 or wfreadings.blogspot.com.

Women In World War II

Avon Library, 281 Country Club Road, Avon, will host a free program on the role of women in World War II on Tuesday, Oct. 21, at 7 p.m.

John Cilio, author of "Women's Work in WWII" (Vintage Flyer Media, $44.95) will speak. His book describes how millions of women with little training successfully took on thousands of jobs during the war. Two other programs on the war will take place in November and December.

Information: 860-673-9712, ext.4 or avonctlibrary.info.

Horgan In Mansfield

Journalist and author Denis Horgan will give a free talk titled "Writing. You call this work?" for the Connecticut Humanities Council project, "CT at Work," at Mansfield Public Library, 54 Warrenville Road, Mansfield, on Oct. 23 at 7 p.m.

A former columnist at The Courant, Horgan is also the author of several books, including the memoir, "The Bangkok World," an account of soldiering and newspapering in Southeast Asia.

Information: TheBangkokWorld.com or 860-423-2501.

Prudence Crandall's Legacy

State Senator Donald E. Williams, Jr., president pro tempore of the Connecticut State Senate and author of "Prudence Crandall's Legacy: The Fight for Equality in the 1830s, Dred Scott, and Brown v. Board of Education" (Wesleyan University Press, $35), will give two talks about the 19th century Canterbury teacher and early proponent of civil rights who integrated her school for girls, was jailed for her efforts and became a national figure in the fight against slavery.

He will speak Sunday, Oct. 19, at 3 p.m. at Litchfield Historical Society, 7 South St., Litchfield. Admission is $5: registration@litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org

On Saturday, Oct. 25, at 10 a.m., Williams will speak at Prudence Crandall Museum, 1 S. Canterbury Road, Canterbury. Information: 860-546-7800.

Tony Abbott In Fairfield

Tony Abbott, bestselling author of 100 mystery and adventure books for middle grade readers, will launch his latest book at the downtown Fairfield University Bookstore, 1499 Post Road, Fairfield, on Wednesday, Oct. 22, at 6:30 p.m.

Abbott will discuss the Copernicus Legacy series book, "The Serpent's Curse" (HarperCollins Children's Books, $16.99)and his other works.

Information: thecopernicuslegacy.com or 203-255-7756

WHPL Authors Live

Nicole C. Kear, author of "Now I See You" (St. Martin's Press, $25.99), her memoir about learning at age 19 that she had an eye disease that would leave her blind, will speak Sunday, Oct. 19, at 2 p.m. at an Authors Live! program at Noah Webster Library, 20 S. Main St., West Hartford, followed by a book signing at 3 p.m. at Barnes & Noble in Blue Back Square.

Kear's book is notable for its humor and frankness. She also writes a column, "Dispatches from Babyville," and a blog, "A Mom Amok," and her work has appeared in the New York Times, Good Housekeeping, New York, Psychology Today, Parents, American Baby, Salon, Huffington Post and xoJane.

Information and registration here.

Also at the library, on Friday, Oct. 24, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., I will host a conversation about The New Yorker's annual books issue, published this year on Oct. 20, at a regular meeting of the weekly New Yorker magazine discussion group. Guests can bring snacks or covered beverages.

Information: 860-561-6998 or nyrdiscussion@westhartfordlibrary.org.

The library will validate parking in the Isham Road garage.

"They Called Her Reckless"

Connecticut author Janet Barrett, a horse riding expert and author of "They Called Her Reckless — A True Story of War, Love And One Extraordinary Horse" (Tall Cedar, $15.95), will give a free talk on Tuesday, Oct. 21, from noon to 1 p.m., at a Lunch & Learn event at Guilford Free Library, 67 Park St., Guilford. Guests may bring their lunches.

Barrett's book is about an extraordinary mare thatand aided a Marine rifle platoon during the Korean War and was given the rank of sergeant in recognition of its service to the American troops.

Information: 203-453-8282.

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