Author Visits in 2023 | Darien

1) Home detox: make your home a healthier place for everyone who lives there

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Chace, Daniella

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Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Description

"Daniella Chace, a professional toxicologist and health writer, teaches readers how to identify potential toxins in the household, with an easy-to-follow, room-by-room evaluation. She explains the connection between toxins in everyday objects and chronichealth issues, and offers strategies for eliminating toxins, along with easy recipes for effective homemade cleaning solutions"--

2) When McKinsey comes to town: the hidden influence of the world's most powerful consulting firm

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Bogdanich, Walt

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Tuesday, January 31, 2023

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Book, Bag Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle, Large Print

Description

"A book about the McKinsey Consulting company and their impact on businesses"--

3) Tell me lies: a novel

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Lovering, Carola

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Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Description

"A thrilling, sexy coming-of-age story exploring toxic love, ruthless ambition, and shocking betrayal, Tell Me Lies is about that one person who still haunts you--the other one. The wrong one. The one you couldn't let go of. The one you'll never forget. Lucy Albright is far from her Long Island upbringing when she arrives on the campus of her small California college, and happy to be hundreds of miles from her mother, whom she's never forgiven for...

4) Make space for happiness: how to stop attracting clutter and start magnetizing the life you want

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McCubbin, Tracy

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Thursday, February 23, 2023

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Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

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"We've all done it: looked around and thought, "How did I get so much stuff I don't really need?" In Make Space for Happiness, Tracy McCubbin addresses that burning question, and offers a solution. What she's found is that people who suffer from chronic clutter want, above all, to attract the feeling their "stuff" represents. In this exciting decluttering book with Gretchen Rubin appeal, Tracy presents the 7 emotional magnets, and how you can recognize...

5) Design happy: colorful homes for the modern family

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Tuesday, February 28, 2023

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Book, eBook, Kindle

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"In her first book, interior designer Betsy Wentz shares 13 fabulous family homes. The book is really a practical design guide for anyone who may not want--or simply cannot afford--to hire an interior designer. The story of each home includes color studies, design lessons, and pro tips, plus plenty of practical advice for anyone who might face similar challenges."--Provided by publisher.

6) The good garden: how to nurture pollinators, soil, native wildlife, and healthy food--all in your own backyard

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McLaughlin, Chris

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Thursday, March 2, 2023

Description

"What makes a garden good? For Chris McLaughlin, it's about growing the healthiest, most scrumptious fruits and veggies possible, but it's also about giving back. How can your little patch of Earth become a sanctuary for threatened wildlife, sequester carbon, and nurture native plants?"--

7) Wei Skates On

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Thursday, March 9, 2023

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"Olympic gold medalist and three-time World Champion Nathan Chen delivers an inspirational picture book about facing your fears and finding the joy in sports, no matter the outcome. Wei has loved ice-skating ever since his first visit to the rink. He loves gliding across the ice, taking flight on jumps, and moving with the music--there's nothing else like it! But as Wei's first big competition draws near, he begins to worry. He's been training hard,...

8) My Vermont table: recipes for all (six) seasons

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Bullock-Prado, Gesine

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Monday, March 13, 2023

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Book, eBook, Kindle

Description

An instant New York Times bestseller

Vermont—arguably the OG farm-to-table state—is celebrated through 100+ recipes and stories from celebrated pastry chef Gesine Bullock-Prado.

When Gesine Bullock-Prado left her Hollywood life in 2004 and moved to Vermont, she fell in love with the Green Mountain State's flavors and six unique seasons. Spring, summer, fall, and winter all claim their

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9) Guardians of the valley: John Muir and the friendship that saved Yosemite

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Tuesday, April 18, 2023

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Book, Audiobook CD, eAudiobook

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"In June of 1889 in San Francisco, John Muir-iconic environmentalist, writer, and philosopher-meets face-to-face for the first time with his longtime editor Robert Underwood Johnson, an elegant and influential figure at The Century magazine. Before long, the pair, opposites in many ways, decide to venture to Yosemite Valley, the magnificent site where twenty years earlier, Muir experienced a personal and spiritual awakening that would set the course...

10) What kind of woman: poems

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Sunday, April 23, 2023

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Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

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A stunning and honest debut poetry collection about the beauty and hardships in being a mother, a wife, and a woman.

11) Prefabulous for everyone

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Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Description

"Prefabricated housing is a practical solution since it is faster to build, less expensive than site-built houses, and potentially more energy efficient--all aspects that are attractive to homeowners. According to manufacturers, they are seeing the trend for house size coming down but with higher quality amenities. Sheri Koones has authored a series of five prefabulous books; this one is her sixth. She includes a variety of prefab homes from small...

12) The Wager: a tale of shipwreck, mutiny and murder

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Tuesday, July 27, 2023

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Book, Audiobook CD, Bag Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle, Large Print

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"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon and The Lost City of Z, a mesmerizing story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth On January 28, 1742, a ramshackle vessel of patched-together wood and cloth washed up on the coast of Brazil. Inside were thirty emaciated men, barely alive, and they had an extraordinary tale to tell. They were survivors of His Majesty's...

13) The sharp edge of silence

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Rosenblum, Cameron Kelly

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Wednesday, May 24, 2023

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In one of the most elite private high schools in the nation, Quinn, Charlotte and Max question everything they thought they knew about themselves and the school when Quinn's sexual assault becomes public, implicating one of the top-tier athletes on campus.

14) Ted Kennedy Watson's guide to stylish entertaining

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Watson, Ted Kennedy

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Thursday, June 1, 2023

Description

"Stylish entertaining doesn't require perfection. It's not about flawlessly polished tableware or professionally arranged florals--it's about the small, creative touches that make each event unique. This uniquely informative entertaining/hosting guide combines stylishly practical advice along with gorgeous photos as well as personal essays & ideas from tastemaker, award-winning retailer, best-selling author and daily blogger Ted Kennedy Watson. Like...

15) Road to surrender: three men and the countdown to the end of World War II

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Monday, June 5, 2023

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"This suspenseful and propulsive account of the days leading up to the end of World War II, is told through the stories of three men: Henry Stimson, the Secretary of War, who had overall responsibility for decisions about the atomic bomb; Gen. Carl "Tooey" Spaatz, head of strategic bombing in Europe and the Pacific, who was in charge of actually dropping the bombs; and Shigenori Tōgō, the Japanese Foreign Minister, who was the only one in Emperor...

16) Together we ride

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Bolling, Valerie

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Saturday, June 10, 2023

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Told in rhyming text, a young African American girl learns to ride a bike, with the help of her father.

17) Ride, roll, run: time for fun!

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Bolling, Valerie

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Saturday, June 10, 2023

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"Celebrating community and friendship, this lively rhyming picture book follows children as they play their way through their culturally diverse neighborhood"--

18) Together we swim

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Bolling, Valerie

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Saturday, June 10, 2023

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Told in rhyming text, a young boy learns to swim in a pool with the example and encouragement of his family.

19) Bing, bop, bam: time to jam!

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Bolling, Valerie

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Saturday, June 10, 2023

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"This upbeat picture book--a companion to Ride, Roll, Run: Time for Fun!--follows the nine children from the first book as they help plan a big, musical block party. Author and educator Valerie Bolling's rhyming text makes for a rollicking read-aloud and features instruments from all around the world including the agogô, banjo, daegeum, djembe drums, double bass, erhu, maracas, piano, steel drums, and trumpet. Sabrena Khadija's stunning illustrations...

20) The gray day

Author

Bolling, Valerie

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Saturday, June 10, 2023

Description

On a rainy day, a young artist struggles to find inspiration--until she remembers all the things she loves that are black and white.