November Events Roundup

This past month has been full of wonderful authors, both new and returning Books, Etc., and for my first month of being the person-in-charge-of-events, I couldn't have asked for nicer authors or more interesting books!

Falling firmly into the 'returning' category was Gail Straub on the 8th with her new book, Returning to My Mother's House. Eve Ensler, founder of V-Day and author of The Vagina Monologues said that it is "a book of enormous transformation, intimacy, and heart."

Gail Straub is coauthor of the best-selling Empowerment: The Art of Creating Your Life as You Want It and author of the critically acclaimed The Rhythm of Compassion: Caring for Self, Connecting with Society, as well as Circle of Compassion, a book of meditations. Considered a leading authority on empowerment, she codirects the Empowerment Institute, a school for transformative leadership.

On the 20th we were thrilled to welcome Portland's own Colin Sargent. Colin is founding editor and publisher of award-winning Portland Magazine, as well as a board member of Maine Reads. He has been awarded the Maine individual artist fellowship in literature and earned a Stonecoast MFA in Creative Writing. He is a playwright and the author of three books of poetry. Museum of Human Beings is his first novel, and tells the story of Sacagawea's son, Jean-Baptiste Charbonneau.




Last but certainly not least was Stephanie Kaza on the 21st. Stephanie is a Professor of Environmental Studies at the University of Vermont, and has been actively engaged in campus sustainability initiatives to reduce waste, conserve energy, and promote environmental values. She has authored, coauthored, and edited innumerable articles and books on the environment and religious practice. Her newest work, Mindfully Green: A Personal and Spiritual Guide to Whole Earth Thinking draws upon her background in Buddhism, presenting a simple philosophy for engaging in environmental action in real, practical, and effective ways.

We have some exciting new authors lined up for after the holiday season - keep an eye out for more info, or drop a line to bookhappenings@gmail.com to sign up for email notification of upcoming events!